The uppermost him contained. Nearly 5,000 years later, despite the death of the god his apotheosis. For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea's culture, commerce, and prophecy. The following backgrounds are particularly suitable for characters from the Absalom region. Absalom, but are eventually turned away by the citys Absalom defenders. Extensive tie-ins with Absalom: City of Lost Omens, a major 2020 Pathfinder hardcover release!- Contains dozens of hours of exciting Pathfinder play, either as a stand-alone adventure or as part of the epic Agents of Edgewatch campaign!- Adventure/sourcebook hybrid. Pathfinder Lost Omens: Absalom, City of Lost Omens. your character the perfect backstory, as well as new backgrounds, gods, feats, spells, and other rules to help you customize your ideal hero. You spent a portion of your youth diving and gathering precious GRAND COUNCIL BUREAUCRAT BACKGROUND pearls under the attentive eyes of Kortos Consortium merchants. Regardless, here youll find the rich details you need to give power, most notably Azlant. SHINING KINGDOMSEscadar 21In ancient times, Escadar was the site of an importantArodenite monastery called St. Sarnax, the trainingacademy and esoteric library of the Knights of theAeon Star, an order of holy sword-mages whoaccompanied Aroden in the uncertain days beforehis ascension. Whats more, those sailors 4709 ar Golarion learns of the who do return home often mysteriously forget the details of their voyages shortly existence of evil subterranean afterward, suggesting that the continents isolation may not be completely natural. The efforts seemingly pointless have met with some success, but among the reclaimed greenhouses and galleries civil squabbles. CENTAUR SAGA LANDSDunmire SHINING KINGDOMSNorth of the Kortos Mounts, the isle slopes toward the sea and thecentral lowlands sink into the Dunmire, a vast bog shrouded in thick 19fog that reaches a humans knees. Several mortals have traveledLogan Bonner across the Inner Sea to Absalom and gained godhood from the Test of the Starstone, andEDITING LEADJudy Bauer countless aspirants line the streets of the city, hoping to become the next to ascend.EDITORS 3 Broken Lands 24Amirali Attar Olyaee, Christopher Paul Carey,JamesCase, Leo Glass, Avi Kool, Lyz Liddell, In this region ruled by scarcity and struggle, residents of the Broken Lands scratch outLuis Loza, MarkMoreland, Adrian Ng,Lacy Pellazar, Patrick Renie, JamesL.Sutter, and a harsh existence, plagued by desperate demons, metal monstrosities, or the cruel andJason Tondro unfeeling predations of their own neighbors.COVER ARTISTDavid Alvarez 4 Eye of Dread 36CARTOGRAPHERS Where once a holy bastion against evil stood, evil has now prevailed. As a recently freed slave in Absalom, you belong to a new, close- Choose two ability boosts. Once you These four realms are each devoted to an elementAir, Earth, Fire, and Water have the archetypes dedication feat, you and wrap around each other like the layers of an onion. You have taken up the dangerous life of an adventurer in hopes of earning a spot among the Pathfinders. Yet upheaval has come in the form of arevolutiona new nation has overthrown its colonialist government andnow seeks to form an alliance in the region.9 Old Cheliax 96Once one of the most powerful human empires on the Inner Sea, thenation of Cheliax and its neighbors are some of the most significantpowers in the Inner Sea region, backed by the might of Hell itself.10 Saga Lands 108Filled with ancient legends and epic heroes, the Saga Landshave been the site of incredible events in the past decade.11 Shining Kingdoms 120 Home to the mighty nation of Taldor, the homelands of the elves and the dwarves, the democratic bastion of Andoran, and the blood-soaked nation of Galt, the Shining Kingdoms are host to some of Golarions oldest noble lines and finest knights, as well as centuries of deadly intrigue.12 Glossary and Index 132 3GOLARION TIMELINE Overview The following is an incomplete Heroes arent born, theyre forged: forced by extraordinary circumstances to rise summary of major events in Golarions above and shaped by the world they inhabit. Yet Golarion has many larger oceans, each Lastwall and ravaging Avistan MWANGIteeming with its own unique dangers and treasures. Although the islands northern reachesremained reserved for Arodens exclusive personal usefor centuries after his last appearance in Absalom,St. These include, in order, the Age Is your wizard a necromancer from haunted Ustalav, raised to battle the undead of Creation, in which mortal life first armies of the Whispering Tyrant, or a young student at the Arcanamirium in appeared; the Age of Serpents, in which Absalom, the City at the Center of the World? Patrols of the First Guards Eagle Garrison range the trails connecting the forests of the islands settlement to house the settlements, which often fall prey to outlaws. sunders the plateau in a great upheaval, slaying Voon and The swiftly growing riches of Absalomand the priceless jewel at its heart trapping his minions in the drew more than just pilgrims in those early days. radius. Iron and other precious GOLDENhowever, and examples of archaic wayfinders can still be found at the bottom of metals and stones mined on the island ROADforgotten pit traps and in the collections of wealthy Pathfinder agents across the city. For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea region's culture, commerce, and prophecy. The Precipice Quarter is on its way to redemption, but considerable dangerous work remains to see the job through. primarch, Grand Council, Low Council, and Precipice Quarter other powerful actors is a complex one that can be manipulated by tugging on Twenty years ago, a terrible earthquake sheared the cliffside district of Beldrins the right strand. EYE OF DREADYour Pathfinder training has broadened your horizons and made GOLDENyou more flexible at various skills, since you never know when ROADyou might need an obscure skill to complete your mission. In the islands earliest days, treesin the western Immenwood grew taller and faster thanelsewhere on the island, and Kortos grew rich exportingwood to Qadira and the northern coast of Garund. Absalom is forced to dedicated to countless hopefuls who werent so successful, added to Absaloms rely on foreign mercenaries to growing religious communities, with new temples attempting to make converts protect itself, which they do among the citys assembled religious truthseekers and fanatics. Scholars divide the Darklands into three layers. With and strive to accomplish fantastic deeds of their own, many founding orders and the sweep of his hand, Aroden institutions of esoteric learning that continue to the modern day. Things were not always so orthodox, of the Inner Sea. Absalomians are certain that the Tyrant will return again in the coming years with an even greater force of undead horrors, however. Several large but Arodens death over a century ago mountains, some capped with snow and ice, cut distinctive enough silhouettes damaged the divine magic that had against the sky as to take on cultural significance even to folk who never leave Absalom. The smallest and most mysterious of Golarions continents lies south of Tian Xias Valashmai peninsula, isolated from the outside world by vexing currents and 4667 ar Democratic fervor sweeps powerful storms. The breadth of what's covered is staggering . who founded it, this settlement has grown to become one of the largest metropolises on Golarion, known to many as the City at the Center of the World. They are joined by scattered settlements of by Aroden, the wizard-kingsnowcaster elves, dwarves, and frost giants, as well as more predatory residents Tar-Baphon returns as thelike wendigos, dragons, and remorhazes. Your service taught you a thing or two about rousing speeches and manipulating the citys bureaucracy. Date Published : 2021. Every summer, the Linnorm Kings, founding thecaravans looking to avoid the dangerous and costly sea routes between the two winter-locked realm of Irrisen.continents race across the ice in a journey that can take several months. You can activate your wayfinder STARSTONE to cast that cantrip at will. Perhaps youre a daring priest from serpentfolk founded Golarions first the burning deserts of Qadira, blasting manticores and genies with the blazing great empire; and the Age of Legend, in light of the sun goddess Sarenrae, or a troll-hunting warrior from the icy Lands of which the first human empires rose to the Linnorm Kings. Keep trackof each type of creature you successfully identify with RecallKnowledge. Most notable are Mount Ganog, Arazlant Mox, and the Weeping protected the towers and kept the aeon Grandfather, each of which has its own legends, tavern songs, and folklore. Several mortals have traveled Logan Bonner across the Inner Sea to Absalom and gained godhood from the Test of the Starstone, and EDITING LEAD the Sovyrian Stone, or else retreat into the secluded The Inner Sea awaits. Below is a brief overview of Golarions different major regions. number of Hit Points you gain from the Material Plane Fighter Resiliency archetype feat). In its pages, youll learn about the heart of noted in Absalom Reckoning (ar), the Pathfinder setting, known as the Inner Sea region, from the towns and cities counting forward (or backward) from your heroes call home to the wild frontiers and monstrous lairs where theyll risk the founding of the titular city. DEVELOPMENT LEADS 20 lesser-known gods that are also commonly worshipped within the region. The World of Golarion 4987 ar The dwarves complete their Quest for Sky, emerging onto While the multiverse is a big place, most Pathfinder adventures take place on Golarions surface for the Golarion: a planet of magic and mystery, where mortal heroes can ascend to first time, driving the orcs godhood and terrifying monsters threaten entire civilizations. The Old Forest Tower near the lumber town of Meravon once ensured the health and regrowth of the western Immenwood, but its powers grow weaker and weaker each season. A week LANDSchallenge sailors with strange currents, making an already pirate-plagued journey has 7 days and a year has 52 weeks. His metal automatons are defeated by the citys druids.14ABSALOM WORLD GUIDEand each with numerous neighborhoods and intrigues tempting to both common 4137 ar Under the banner of theresidents and thrill-seeking adventurers alike. Adventuring heroes came to Absaloms defense, as they had so many Prophets. drastically reducing the Inner BROKENFarther east, the samurai of Minkai rub shoulders with kami in the Forest of Seas slave trade. Due to everything in search of fortune and glory. Traders flock to the archipelago of Inner Sea, becoming a livingIblydos, where legends walk the streets under the tutelage of cyclopean sages, while god. The Outer Sphere contains everything from the righteous mountain other feats from that archetype. Additionally, you can Activate your UNCOMMON ARCHETYPE DEDICATION wayfinder with a [one-act (envision) activation to transform it into ISLE a nondescript pin or brooch to hide your affiliation with the BROKENPrerequisites member of the Pathfinder Society; Access You are Pathfinder Society. the greater Inner Sea region. The new Chelish empire begins A land of scorching deserts and impassable jungles, Garunds northern half is centuries of expansion. THE CITY IS YOURS. You can use the unusual resonance of your wayfinder to grant it additional effects. Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (2nd Edition) Pathfinder System. The wooded foothills of the Kortos Mounts hold mines, both on the Isle of Erran, in the first decades active and inactive, almost all of which have inhabitants of one kind or another. Closer to the sun are the machine-ruled world Abadius ( January)of Aballon and the steaming jungle world of Castrovel, home to the psychic Calistril (February)lashuntas. The norths empire since Earthfall. View cart for details. Absaloms navy frequentlyuncovers these ruins as they cut down sections of the forests to obtain lumber SAGAfor ship construction, and they often hire adventurers to explore LANDStheir strange discoveries. Next comes the Diaspora, an asteroid belt inhabited by angelic beings Desnus (May)who fly on wings of light, and then follows dread Eox, ruled by undead Sarenith ( June)spellcasters who were transformed by an ancient apocalypse that set fire to the Erastus ( July)planets atmosphere. Theaters, performance halls, andconcert venues with worldwide reputations crowdthe ivy-lined streets that give the district its name,as do dozens more with less savory standing.Performers and artists scrape by on the patronageof nobles, and bardic schools like the White Grottotrain the next generation of performers. Now, with the death of the city's founder-god Aroden, the disappearance of the city's lord mayor, and newly launched attacks from some of its greatest foes, Absalom stands at the gateway to a new and uncertain destiny! For instance, a character from Taldor gains Below are brief descriptions of the various major planes. Only three elderlyKnights of the Aeon Star remain today to maintain St.Sarnax, but the white marble monastery still shines asbrightly on the southern shores of Escadar as it didin Arodens day. As perhaps the Omens. The irezoko, the enigmatic full-face magical tattoos of the colleges master students, are a badge of honor in the Petal District equal to The web of control between the citys the finest and most luxuriant of gowns designed by the citys master tailors. Material Plane, fleeing a mysterious and now forgotten Arcadia calamity in the First World. SAGAdid during the First Siege, but although the vault is immense, the citys population is LANDSnow too great for all to shelter there. Its tunnels are inhabited 3832 ar Iomedae, hero of the Shining by isolated tribes of xulgaths, deros, duergar, calignis, and other surface creatures Crusade, passes the Test of who descended into the dark for safety and found themselves twisted by isolation the Starstone and becomes and dark energies. Pathfinder: Absalom, City of Lost Omens - $46.99. Earthfall obliterated Azlant and its Lastwall with, as well as what personal, cultural, historical, colonies, but new societies arose from the ruins. Youre trained in the Society skill and the Absalom Lore skill. Thedeath of Aroden weakened the towers magic, however, andnow the harvested trees replenish at the normal rateperhapseven slowerand the lumber barons of the Kortos Consortiumlook to druids in hopes of restoring the forest to its previousglory. Acting IMPOSSIBLE Siege Lord Wynsal Starborn LANDSAzlanti Keep orders the manumission of MWANGI all slaves in Absalom willing EXPANSEAroden himself designed and erected this multitowered fortified keep, and the to fight in defense of the city.structures traditional ancient Azlanti style has been widely imitated throughout Slave trading and slavery OLDAbsalom and the Inner Sea region over the ages. respected retired captain of the citys First The Docks Guard, Siege Lord of Absalom during the Fiendflesh Siege of 4717. across the islands eastern Pilgrims came to Absalom from Osirion, Qadira, Taldor, and beyond to honor plateau to overwhelm the the citys mighty god-king, marvel at his seemingly impossible accomplishments, young citys defenses. access to the Lion Blade archetype, even Astral Plane though its uncommon. Over nearly 5 millennia, Absalom has been built, rebuilt, and rebuilt Karamoss assaults Absalom again, resulting in a tapestry of architectural styles as diverse as the countless citizens in an attempt to claim the and visitors who throng its streets and markets. An archaic wayfindercan hold an aeon stone and activate its resonant power. LOGM Lost Omens Gods & Magic LOWG Lost Omens World Guide 20184724 1041193 . 4717 ar The Fiendflesh Siege. Flotillas of traders hug the coasts TIME CHELIAXof the Obari Ocean, reaping huge profits from trade between Garund and Vudraby way of Iblydos, yet kept from faster blue-water routes by flame cyclones and Like Earth, Golarion spins on its axis SAGAmarauding dragons. ARCANAMIRIUM ARCHDEAN DARCHANA Greater Kortos Absalom claims all of the Isle of Kortos as its domain, but several wild regions remain outside the citys direct control. in defeat. The Whispering Tyrant Tar-Baphon, an old foe of Aroden, is Absaloms most recent would-be conqueror, having launched a surprise attack on the city just 2 1298 ar The mysterious Prophet Kings months ago in a bold assault that drew parallels to the initial siege of Voradni attack Absalom in the Siege of Voon. The from a crashed spaceship? A maze of half-sunken ships called the Flotsam Absalom only months ago. Absalom, City of Lost Omens is definitely one of the outliers of the entire Pathfinder Second Edition setting books. Most of the surviving minotaurs fled into the Riven Hills, where they harry Absalom and its allies to this day from their settlement at Hazrak. Product Code: PZO9304E ISBN-10 ISBN-13 Pages: 296 pages . Other dimensions and planes of existence, known collectively Sunday (Sunday)ACCESS TO RULES ELEMENTS as the Great Beyond, are equally important to the daily life of Golarions residents, both for the magic and monsters they birth, and for the Cycle of Souls that every Sometimes, a stat block for an mortal spirit must follow. Youre trained in the Society skill and the Pathfinder Society Lore skill. This quarterly product line for Pathfinder Second Edition includes maps, regional gazetteers, books on creatures and ancestries of Golarion and other worlds, and other subjects rooted in the Paizo Inc. fictional universe. Sometimes an archetype feat lets you gain another feat. the lost continent lest greedy fools inadvertently trigger a second apocalypseand picked over by the few bold adventurers in search of ancient magic who manage 4640 ar After decades of civil war, to dodge their attention. Just past Golarion is Akiton, a desert world of fierce warriors and Pharast (March)ancient secrets, followed by technologically advanced and tidally locked Gozran (April)Verces. IMPOSSIBLECasmaron LANDS AGE OF ENTHRONEMENT MWANGIDominated by the landlocked Castrovin Sea, Casmaron is at once densely populated EXPANSEand eerily emptyits bustling empires are interspersed with the ghost-haunted wastes 1 ar Aroden, the Last Azlanti, raisesof lost civilizations. 8 new themed decks are available. In the sandy north, Osirian adventurers seek ancient secrets in their ancestors pyramids, while Thuvians peddle elixirs of immortality and atheistic Rahadoumi AGE OF LOST OMENS refuse to bow to gods, even to gain their aid. Absalom Ads (118) Captivator Spell Trickster Wrestler Equipment Table and Glossary (128) Equipment Table Glossary & Index Categories: Sourcebooks 2021 sourcebooks Pathfinder Lost Omens PFRPG 2E sourcebooks Works by Tineke Bolleman Works by Jesse Decker Works by Jessica Catalan Works by Dominique Dickey Works by Dana Ebert Works by Steven Hammond These are not archetype unbridled nature and inconsistent physical laws lies just behind the mortal world class feats (for instance, to determine the and is the ancestral home of gnomes and fey. They are the birthplaces can select any feat from that archetype of elementals, genies, and other such creatures. The Jistka Magaambya By: Paizo Publishing. Youre at home in tightly packed urban environments. Typically, you realms ruled by gods and populated by the transformed souls of the dead. SAGA LANDSCAREFUL EXPLORER FEAT 4 SHINING KINGDOMS ARCHETYPE 23Prerequisites Pathfinder Agent DedicationYouve explored enough dusty tombs and hiddenvaults to gain a sixth sense about traps, and yousometimes notice them even when youre not trying to.Even if you arent Searching in exploration mode, you geta check to find traps that normally require you to Search forthem. divinity, villains from across the Inner Sea seek to take Not every would-be god came to Absalom with an army at their back. With nearly 5,000 years ANDKortos. Type: Hardcover. DREADin the Inner Sea region, as dwarves attempt to reforge their lost empire in the Five 632 ar The Tarrasque, greatest of the GOLDENKings Mountains and elves guard the reclaimed lands in forested Kyonin that have Spawn of Rovagug, devastates ROADbeen their stronghold since their return to Golarion after the Age of Darkness. Each district has its own splash page to give you a sense of the applicable area. These rules have been provided for use along with the other Azarketi feats and heritages found in Lost Omens Ancestry Guide. Voradni Voon attacks Absalom, Aroden declared himself the patron not just of the Azlanti, but of all humanity, and mustering vast centaur armies called mystics from all the human lands to gather in Absalom and share their secrets. Published by prismatic_ryujin, 2021-09-13 08:22:59 . From the engineers in the Land of Northern Lakes, who craft clever in Casmaron, setting the machines from unusually abundant skymetal deposits, to the hero-gods of Xopatl massive Spawn of Rovagug and the distant south, Arcadias peoples both embrace a settled lifestyle among loose to rampage. laws of space and distance, making for a usefulalbeit dangerousmeans of magical travel.10Irrisen Realm of the Sarkoris Scar Mendev Lake of Mists Mammoth Lands and Veils Lands of the Linnorm Kings WORLD BrevoGy UIDE Saga Lands Numeria Kodar Mountains Belkzen OVERVIEW New Thassilon Ustalav BROKEN ABSALOM Varisia LANDS AND EYE OF Mindspin Dread Razmiran River Kingdoms STARSTONE Mountains ISLESteaming Sea BROKEN LANDS Nirmathas Isle of EYE OF Terror Galt DREAD Lake Kyonin Encarthan Hermea Oprak Molthune Tanglebriar GOLDEN ROADHIGH Nidal DrumaSEAS HIGH SEAS Ravounel SHINING KINGDOMS IMPOSSIBLE Menador Mountains Isger LANDS Five Kings OLD CHELIAX Mountains Verduran MWANGI Forest EXPANSE Cheliax Andoran TaldorCHOELLDIAXArcadian Ocean The Inner Sea Isle of Kortos SAGA LANDS ABSALOM SHINING KINGDOMS Rahadoum Thuvia GOLDEN ROAD Osirion Qadira Katapesh Barrier WallMediogalti Island Eye of Abendego Sodden lands Kibwe Shackles Nantambu Usaro Nex Bloodcove Jalmeray Senghor MWANGIFever Sea EXPANSE Shattered Mana Wastes Range IMPOSSIBLE Geb LANDS Vidrian Mzali Obari Ocean 11Absalom and Starstone Isle Nations Peoples Factions All Firebrands Absalom (n) Grand Council Capital: Absalom (303,900) Languages Knights of Lastwall All Pathfinder Society Religions Resources Abadar Irori Alcohol/ Armor/ Books/ Jewelry/ Lumber Luxury Goods Norgorber Drugs Weapons Lore Gems and Art Cayden Cailean Iomedae Shelyn Magic Items Ores Seafood Ships Skymetal Textiles12Starstone Isle WORLD GUIDE ISLE OF ERRAN Abberton OVERVIEW Aeon Tower ABSALOM Escadar AND STARSTONE High Harbor ISLE THE SCRAPE BROKEN LANDS Piers End Rovagugs Hall EYE OF DREAD DUNMIRE GOLDEN ROAD Willowside KORTOS Riven Hills Flesk HIGH SEAS Aeon Tower MOUNTS IMPOSSIBLE Hazrak LANDS The Welt MWANGIElyon EXPANSE Aeon Tower OLD Kerrick SWARDLANDS Aeon Tower Tyrants CHELIAX Meravon Grasp Aeon Tower IMMENWOOD SAGA Bosco LANDS CAIRNLANDS SHINING KINGDOMS Otari Absalom 13 Diobel INNER SEA50 MILES GalizhurTIMELINE Thousands of years after Earthfall tore a rift across continents to form the Inner Sea, the legendary hero Aroden emerged from the darkness of history to claim his 1 ar Aroden raises the Starstone divine destiny.