For instance, a character from Taldor gains Below are brief descriptions of the various major planes. Each district has its own splash page to give you a sense of the applicable area. Diobelian pearls, BROKENengineering to create wayfinders, counted among the first triumphs of the Pathfinder harvested from the oyster beds of LANDSSociety. Over time, however, the Azlanti destroy the nation of Sarkoris. Add to Cart Add to Want List. GUIDE 3470 ar Ancient Osirion is founded.Avistan 2323 ar Shory aeromancers establish OVERVIEW ABSALOMSettled by immigrants and refugees from all directions, this northern continent Kho, their first flying city.is a hodgepodge of cosmopolitan cultures. You gain the Additional Lore skill feat. INLANDER BACKGROUND You grew up in an untamed region of the Isle of Kortos, and you know how to survive in the wild. You explore the OVERVIEWworld, gathering artifacts and antiquities, and record your Prerequisites Pathfinder Agent Dedication ABSALOMadventures for posterity. He named the island KortosStarstone risen island to honor the site of in the ancient Azlanti tongue. Five centuries ago, Absalom fortified the harborat St. Sarnax as headquarters for the citys mightynavy, naming the expanded settlement Escadar aftera hero of the Pirate Siege. (especially by the dwarven mining HIGH SEAS enclave at Galizhur) feed Absaloms many IMPOSSIBLEARCHAIC WAYFINDER ITEM 2 craftworks, whose products are exported LANDS worldwide. Countless centaurs toppled into deep rifts as the landscape cracked and seethed in violent destruction. respected retired captain of the citys First The Docks Guard, Siege Lord of Absalom during the Fiendflesh Siege of 4717. Arodens ascension via the Starstone, the minotaur warlord Voradni Voon, conqueror of central Casmaron, plotted to wrest the stone from humanitys god 166 ar The Archmage Nex and take his own place among the deities. 4713 ar Mendevs Fifth Crusade finally defeats the demon lord Deskari8Tian Xia and performs a ritual to close WORLD the Worldwound. Voons feral harpies, the last to give up the fight, fled to the highlands of the Kortos Mounts, and they have grown no more hospitable over the centuries. . House Thrune allies itself with Hell to seize control of Cheliax, Sarusan ushering in the current dark chapter in Chelish politics. One must be to Constitution or Wisdom, and one is a free ability boost. 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. are cursed mausoleums, flooded schoolyards inhabited by undead children, and other horrors. They also gain resistance to positive his specific design. Mark Seifter One of the oldest and most influential cities in Golarion, Absalom was founded by the living ADDITIONAL GAME DESIGN god Aroden and is home to the legendary Starstone Cathedral. Swardlands Kortos owes its great bounty not just to the fertile fields of its western reaches, but also to the enormous Aeon Towers and their aeon orbs that have magically sustained its flora since antiquity. They could the Inner Sea, destroy venture into the ancient pyramids of Osirion, where mummies guard magic from a the empires of Azlant and lost age, or battle dragons in the fractious orc hold of Belkzen. Those few modern expeditions that venture near the across the Inner Sea region. Avistan before being defeated HIGH SEAS and sealed away. Undead creatures in Absalom, from the Founding Laws BROKENalways a potential menace in the Cairnlandsare notably more numerous Aroden inscribed upon giant stone LANDSwithin this region. The strongholds vary the whole of Kortos and Erran as its ABSALOMin size from the mile-tall Spire of Nex 10 miles north of the city to the tumbledown political domain, but many of the islandsPyramid of the Dog just outside the Puddles. At the very criteria listed in the Access entry, often center is the Positive Energy Plane, which creates soul energy that takes shape and hailing from a particular locale or being wakes to consciousness as mortal beings on the Material Plane, only to die and a member of a particular organization, flow outward in the River of Souls to an afterlife in the Outer Planes, where its eventually reabsorbed to keep reality running. Yet no matter how these empires spread their wings, they are constantly Test of the Starstone and KINGDOMSreminded of their own mortality by the ruins of those vast civilizations that came achieves godhood.beforeplaces like Iobaria, fallen in the wake of the plague known as the Choking 7Death, and great Ninshabur, razed to the ground by the Spawn of Rovagug, the 2632 ar The elves return to Golarionmonstrous offspring of the god of destruction. The Tyrant, uniting the orc hordesmost famous of these ruins is the Nameless Spires, an alien city of star-shaped to terrorize Avistan.buildings and 2,000-foot-tall towers positioned at the North Pole, believed bysome scholars to date back to the planets formation. Its from these deep places that the dwarves dozen years.and orcs first emerged, yet few surface dwellers look upon these undergroundworlds fondly, for their lightless depths are home to predators both monstrous 3754 ar Taldor launches the Shining Crusade, a 70-plus-year war against the Whispering Tyrant. Absalom - City of Lost Omens . Are you ready? The Long ago in the Age of Legend, what most scholars believe to be one of humanitys Worldwound opens in northern first great empires arose on the continent of Azlant, having been guided by the alien Avistan; demons pour forth and knowledge and magic of the aquatic alghollthus. 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. of Gilltownthe citys largest gathering of this ancient line of aquatic humansis also found here, situated out of sight of major roads behind a row of inexpensive housing for the district watch, laborers, and clerks. 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. In addition to those peoples commonly Isger by Chelish agents.found in Avistan, these quarreling nations are populated by terrifying oni, 4717 ar Absalom outlaws slavery, ISLEcrow-headed tengus, vulpine kitsune, reincarnated samsarans, and more. Published by prismatic_ryujin, 2021-09-13 08:22:59 . Escadar alsofeatures the House of the Cresting Wave, an embassyof the Low Azlanti, who dredge treasures from the seato hock in the citys modest public markets.Backgrounds Choose two ability boosts. Product Info. Here the cities runFedericoMusetti, MircoPaganessi,MaryJane Pajaron, RobertoPitturru, rich with opportunity, but the deserts still threaten to swallow them and all their luxuries.Riccardo Rullo, Ainur Salimova, KyuShik Shin, andYasen Stoilov 6 High Seas 60ART DIRECTION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN The oceans of Golarion are ruled over by pirates, sea monsters, and the fickle goddess of theEmily Crowell, Sonja Morris, andSarah E. Robinson waves. In the Antarkos Ocean, brave before finally being forced EXPANSEsailors ride the freezing southern gales, dodging aquatic giants and deadly icebergs, back onto the Isle of Terror.while voyagers on the Embaral must contend with a becalmed, lifeless marine OLDdesert full of strange ruins and deadly doldrums. Those who sail the high seas are subject only to themselves and their own fortune!CREATIVE DIRECTORJames JacobsPUBLISHERErik Mona Paizo Inc. 7120 185th Ave NE, Ste 120 Redmond, WA 98052-0577 paizo.com 27 Impossible Lands 72From a city forced to live without magic to a kingdom ruled entirely by the undead,the Impossible Lands are scarred by an ancient war between two of Golarionsmost powerful mages.8 Mwangi Expanse 84A land characterized by its bounty, the Mwangi Expanse remains ruled bypowerful and unique city-states. 4715 ar Civil unrest in Cheliax leads toMuch of the continent belongs to the Successor States, those nations east of the secession of Ravounel. Enticing rumors of undiscovered wilder regions are effectively lawless ANDchambers and unclaimed treasures in siege castles just beyond the city walls wilderness. built in response to the threat. The Puddles The slum district known as the Puddles has always been prone to flooding, but in the last decade things have grown increasingly desperate, with water now covering the majority of the districts streets to the height of a humans thighs or deeper. The lich seemingly perished in a tremendous blast of magical of Aroden as a political institution ABSALOMenergy that wrenched the undead lords right hand from its bony wrist, and the still lives on a century after its godsskeletal hand remains there still, unwilling to loosen its grip upon the Isle of apparent death. MSRP $54.99. You can activate your wayfinder STARSTONE to cast that cantrip at will. Beyond a massive gate bearing the GUIDEGlyph of the Open Road lie seven ancient fortresses, each with its own function International trade lies at the heart ofrelated to the Societys worldwide affairs. access to the Lion Blade archetype, even Astral Plane though its uncommon. PATHFINDER NEXUS INTEGRATION 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? no end to the threats and treasures lurking in the ruins of lost empires, in temples The elves leave Golarion via to forgotten godsor just beyond their campfires light. Although the islands northern reachesremained reserved for Arodens exclusive personal usefor centuries after his last appearance in Absalom,St. 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. The First Guards EagleGarrison long ago ceded the Dunmire to wilderness, makingit effectively outside the legal authority of Absalom. 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. Conjure the mighty Eleanor Ferron and Luis Loza DESIGN LEAD avatars of these beings as a sign of their favor, or see their wrath and blessings manifest in the Mark Seifter EDITING LEAD form of divine intercessions! posed by minotaurs, harpies, andThe Consortiums corruption makes Diobel a hotbed of political intrigue centaurs are often a far more OLDagainst the high and mighty of Absalom, inspiring a chaotic atmosphere, pressing concern. divinity, villains from across the Inner Sea seek to take Not every would-be god came to Absalom with an army at their back. 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. Choose two ability boosts. 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. Ancestry represents what people a Azlant, born on a now-destroyed continent in the middle Knights of character calls their own or is most closely associated of the Arcadian Ocean. MONTHS AND DAYSThe Solar System The names of the months of the year areLike most planets, Golarion is part of a solar system containing other worlds, as follows in the Inner Sea region:many of which are inhabited. The largest open-air arena on the Inner Sea, the Irorium boasts multiple public battles each day, and its gladiators count themselves among the citys most influential celebrities. Whether you want Thassilon, and kick off a your party to face pirates or giants, elves or dwarves, vampires or sphinxes, theres thousand years of darkness. Pages : 400. Absalom: City of Lost Omens - REVIEW! skill. 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 23 ar First Siege of Absalom. Absaloms now-outlawed slave trade. is the blazing wellspring from which souls appear and begin their journey. gains access to the rules element. You spent a portion of your youth diving and gathering precious GRAND COUNCIL BUREAUCRAT BACKGROUND pearls under the attentive eyes of Kortos Consortium merchants. the Sovyrian Stone, or else retreat into the secluded The Inner Sea awaits. ABSALOMthe leaders of Quain to the sovereign dragon who rules Xa Hoi in human form. Your service taught you a thing or two about rousing speeches and manipulating the citys bureaucracy. You gain the Train Animal skill feat. 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. This struggle wake of the catastrophe, the Grand Council effectively abandoned the district, for influence, known as the Shadow War, leaving it to become infested with monsters and criminals. You also become trained LANDSin Pathfinder Lore, or an expert if you were already trained. gem, the Starstone, tested his character, and he emerged from the experience a living He founds Absalom as a new god. Last comes Aucturn, also called the Stranger, a living world The names of the days are as follows:of horrifying magic whose unknowable thoughts and gibbering cultists reach Moonday (Monday)out to enact dark designs on distant Golarion. Its an Inlanders, but the openly hostile threats MWANGIopen secret that they also control a conduit for illicit goods smuggled into and out EXPANSEof Absalom by road without risking the scrutiny of the Harbor Guard. A fanatic cult called the Circle of Stones cares for the tree, as well as for Iolanthe, the immortal dryad queen who dwells within. 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. The breadth of what's covered is staggering . 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. Orvs residents are feared Taldor, taking with it and revered by the inhabitants of higher levels. mud-brick towers on the islands western The Immenwood hides many ruins and lost settlements, along with several plains, as well as an identical structure active fortresses. The from a crashed spaceship? class feat are called archetype class feats. Sometimes an archetype feat lets you gain another feat. Youre trained in the Nature skill and the Animal Lore skill. LANDSSpirits, while to the south the serpentine nagas and their humanoid nagaji rule 4718 ar The Runelords return from EYE OFhumid swamps at the edge of the Valashmai Jungle. 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. The Precipice Quarter is on its way to redemption, but considerable dangerous work remains to see the job through. This multi-trunked fig tree spans several city blocks, with buildings demolished or modified to account for its increasingly fecund growth (especially in the last decade). 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. As a recently freed slave in Absalom, you belong to a new, close- Choose two ability boosts. You gain the Group Impression skill feat. Skymetals harvested from MWANGI UNCOMMON EVOCATION MAGICAL the Diobel Hills or discovered on the EXPANSE ocean floor and traded to the city by LowPrice 30 gp Azlanti are among the most sought-after OLDUsage held in 1 hand; Bulk treasures in CHELIAXActivate Cast a Spell the world.An archaic wayfinder functions as a compass and acts as a repository for one cantrip cast SAGAinto it. These are short adventure prompts to create side quests for your players, compatible with most TTRPGs. To SHININGmore fearsome, while sailors on the Okaiyo must contend with the empire of keep the calendar synchronized with the KINGDOMSshark-loving sahuagins that rules the waters above the Sintos Trench. You spent years working as a clerk to a functionary in Absaloms government. Absaloms factions and Bluff into the harbor below and collapsed many of the grand structures of what had noble houses use their connections and been a carnival-like quarter of soaring pavilions, penny museums, cacophonous sway to manipulate the workings of the menageries, and stately manors situated around the three-towered demesne of city, from choosing who sits on the Low the long-dead archmage Beldrin, a major figure of Absaloms early years. Like this book? Over the advantage of his absence by years, at least three humansNorgorber (1893 ar), Cayden Cailean (2765 ar), conducting a series of raids and Iomedae (3832 ar)used more subtle means to gain access to the Starstone and naval blockades against Cathedral and use it to ascend to godhood. ABSALOM, CITY OF LOST OMENS Paizo's complete published book is included in smaller booklets that allow the GM to organize the parts of the city needed for a particular session, whether it be an individual district, the comprehensive list of NPCs, or the introduction to the city. 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. Type: Hardcover. You gain the Steady Balance skill feat. history, with a focus on those affecting the Inner Sea region. The centaur tribes that dwell in the aeon orbs, large crystal spheres that forest are more hospitable than their violent, xenophobic cousins of the Scrape, emit a nutritive radiation in a 15-mile but theyve suffered terribly at the hands of Absalom in recent years, and tensions remain high. ROADenergy equal to their level. The Holt provides a refuge for nature- loving adventurers like druids and rangers, whom the cult hires to tackle all manner of adventures designed to further Iolanthes influence in the city and Greater Kortos. 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. The squalid chambers within the raised causeway, formerly known as the Slave Pits of Absalom, are today inhabited by some of the citys most The High Council named Wynsal Starborn, desperate and depraved criminals. The new Chelish empire begins A land of scorching deserts and impassable jungles, Garunds northern half is centuries of expansion. 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. LANDS from Absalom. Lost Omens Ancestry Guide places the spotlight on the uncommon and rare ancestries of the Inner Sea (like geniekin, androids, kitsune, sprites, and more! Last two days to back the system agnostic Quest Decks. These districts include the following. 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. According to popular lore, Aroden liberated the orbs from a vast vault in Kortos Mounts the Darklands and brought them to The soaring mountains of central Kortos loom large behind Absaloms skyline Kortos to benefit humanity. Join five of Golarion's most influential organizations, fight alongside the rank-and-file members provided in these pages, or clash against them in . Absalom: City of Lost Omens is an incredibly in-depth look at the centerpiece of the Inner Sea and, therefore, Golarion. Relations GOLDENof steep stonework walls crusted with seaweed, barnacles, and small shellfish. Voon constructed the massive Brazen unsuccessfully besieges Gate upon the great eastern plateau of Kortos, and through it marched his horde Absalom, erecting the mile-tall of minotaurs, harpies, and centaurs from the distant land of Iblydos to Kortos, Spire of Nex outside the city and thence to Absalom. Discover the best professional documents and content resources in AnyFlip Document Base. Arcadias myriad cultures have remained surprisingly peaceful and insular ever since, focusing their energy on the wellbeing of their 3923 ar The Pit of Gormuz opens citizens. Absalom itself claims OVERVIEWnow are home to monsters, brigands, and the unquiet dead. For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea's culture, commerce, and prophecy. When you successfully Aid a skillcheck, if you attempt the exact same skill check (not just usingthe same skill, but using it for the same purpose, for instance acheck to Climb the same wall) on your next turn, you gain a +1circumstance bonus to your skill check.THOROUGH REPORTS FEAT 4 ARCHETYPE SKILLPrerequisites Pathfinder Agent DedicationYour reports are thorough and informative, and putting yourthoughts to paper helps you retain the information. You can use the unusual resonance of your wayfinder to grant it additional effects. 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. Toilday (Tuesday) Wealday (Wednesday)The Great Beyond Oathday (Thursday) Fireday (Friday)Golarions universesometimes called the Material Planeis only one part of the Starday (Saturday)vast puzzle of reality. A few manor homes of minor nobles peek above the thatched roofs of this district, which houses many more workers Pathfinder Society, this council is composed and artisans than hobnobbing members of high society. The Wise Quarter holds these institutions and scores more, and its broad avenues throng with students and instructors alike. The other three Aeon Towers still function for now, but their caretakers look on uneasily and wonder how long theyand the famous agricultural prosperity of Kortoscan endure.20Tyrants Grasp ARODEN: LEGACY OF A DEAD GOD WORLD GUIDEThe site of the Whispering Tyrants defeat is a blasted wasteland of necromantic While the church of Aroden no longercorruption stretching nearly 15 miles across the plains, forest, and hills northeast functions as a religious order, the church OVERVIEWof the Spire of Nex. Youre trained in the Society skill and the Government Lore skill. HIGH SEAS ARODEN IMPOSSIBLEThe Isle of Erran LANDS MWANGIFrom the earliest days, the Isle of Erran was a place set apart from the domain EXPANSEof mortals, kept sacrosanct as a personal refuge for Aroden and his most trusteddevotees. Diobel (technically a part of Absaloms regional government) has generally good ISLEDiobel relations with the rugged Inlanders who BROKEN dwell in the hills and deep forests of LANDSThe so-called Back Door to Absalom squats upon a wide, wooden boardwalk Kortos, as these hardy folk provide much EYE OFat the end of a shallow harbor on the islands southwest coast. Arodens interaction with this alien Sea and becomes a living god. This Nidalese Graveyard guards Absaloms harbor from invasion by sea, as do detachments of paladin lord remains hugely influential even the citys navy and hippocampus-mounted Wave Riders, who patrol the Bay of Kortos and the waters around the Starstone Isle from their base in Escadar. Hundreds of ships from all over Golarion dock in Absaloms harbor every day, and goods from scores of nations flow through Lastwalls final Watcher-Lord fled to the Docks to the citys markets. with local humans to establishIn the north, dangerand opportunitywaits for adventurers over every hill in Taldor, Avistans first human ISLEorc-ruled Belkzen and the demon-ravaged landscape of the Sarkoris Scar. The Wise Quarter Absaloms reputation as a center of learning in Golarion dates back to its earliest days. the archetypes list. This misty, ghostly realm binds all the planes of the Inner Sphere, allowing those within it to see or travel between the worlds. Ethereal Plane Occasionally, an archetype feat works like a skill feat instead of a class feat. ROADbest symbol of the fall of Absaloms founding father, the earthquake-damaged HIGH SEASedifice now serves as the Embassy of Cheliax. The Outer Sphere contains everything from the righteous mountain other feats from that archetype. Choose two ability boosts. AGE OF DARKNESS Likewise, Game Masters will find a rich and exciting world filled with hundreds 5293 ar The monstrous alghollthus of inspiring characters, plots, and adventure locations to get their creativity flowing, call down Earthfall to as well as new gear and magical items to reward their band of adventurers. Eastgate THE DECEMVIRATE It sometimes takes 2 hours or more to get from Eastgate to districts on the far side The masked ruling body of the famous of town, but most residents find the long commute a fair exchange for the relative explorers organization known as the safety of Eastgates cozy neighborhoods. Now, after the death of its founder-god Aroden, the disappearance of its lord mayor, and new attacks from some of its greatest foes, Absalom stands at the crossroads of a new and uncertain destiny! 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. Only the astronomical year, an extra leap day istruly foolhardy or depraved delve down to the Sightless Sea, the subterranean tacked on to the second month of the 9waterway that lies beneath the Arcadian Ocean and runs through the deepest year every 4 years.layers of the Darklands. Product Line: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (2nd Edition) - Core & Assorted. Absalom, City of Lost Omens is definitely one of the outliers of the entire Pathfinder Second Edition setting books. Intelligence, and one is a free ability boost. Yet the majority of the Crown consists lich known as the Whisperingof icy desolation, trackless wastes occasionally interrupted by strange ruins. Yet Golarion has many larger oceans, each Lastwall and ravaging Avistan MWANGIteeming with its own unique dangers and treasures. 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. When northern Garund as the first the devastation of a meteor impact shattered the Razatlani civilization, the nations human empire in the Inner that were reborn from the wreckage found themselves forced to cooperate with Sea region since Earthfall. 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. 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. Keep trackof each type of creature you successfully identify with RecallKnowledge. These archetype feats have the skill trait, and you select them in place of a First World skill feat, otherwise following the same A rough draft of the Material Plane later painted over by the gods, this realm of rules above. OLD CHELIAX Special You cannot select another dedication feat until youhave gained two other feats from the Pathfinder agent archetype. Check this ebook now Pages Published Publisher. 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. 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. Here satisfy an archetype dedication feat by the River of Souls ends in the Boneyard, where the goddess Pharasma judges each gaining a certain number of feats from individual and assigns them to a realm according to their morality and beliefs. Brazen Gate and scattered the minotaurs forces. This transformation lasts for 1 hour. In the distant without a divine mandate. 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 citys oldest academy of magicalinstruction, the College of Mysteries, is tuckedamong these wealthy mansions and caters largely toTHE SHADOW WAR the youth of Absaloms nobility. Upload PDF to create a flipbook like Pathfinder 2e - Lost Omens now. expansionist prince Haliad I, OVERVIEW Cheliax unsuccessfully lays ABSALOMAscendant Court siege to Absalom for the first time, following up with three ANDShortly after raising the Isle of Kortos, Aroden used his newfound divine power additional attempts in the next STARSTONEto erect the Starstone Cathedral, a bewildering, ever-changing series of trapped 3 centuries.passages and confounding chambers meant to thwart anyone who might follow in ISLEhis footsteps. Voons attack, later remembered as the First Siege of in what is now known as the Absalom, reached all the way to the walls of Azlanti Keep before being turned Cairnlands. Using arcane power gathered over millennia, the last survivor of (and the Isle of Kortos itself) Old Azlant raised an otherworldly crystal, the heart of the weapon that slew his from the depths of the Inner homeland, from the depths of the Inner Sea. The keeps Grand abolished by popular decree ofVault once served as a refuge for the citys entire populace in dire emergencies, as it the Grand Council. The districts oldest temple of Arodenthe first of its kind in beginning of the Age of Lost GOLDENAbsalomis among the architectural triumphs of the Inner Sea. Businesses mix with townhouses and flats where the district abuts the Foreign Quarter, but Westgate gets more residential as one approaches the city wall, with smaller homes giving way to modest manors and stately villas. One must be to Constitution or Dexterity, and one is a free ability boost. Countless caravans LANDStravel the trade routes between these nations, rolling through the nomad-controlled 1893 ar Norgorber passes the SHININGGrass Sea. The district is also home to Absaloms civic government, including the ancient, monolithic meeting palace of the Grand Council and the honeycomb array of administrative buildings that serve its vast bureaucracy. Voons assault was but the first, After Aroden leaves Absalom however; would-be conquerors have besieged Absalom more than 100 times in the to more fully embrace his 5 millennia since the First Siege. PATHFINDER HOPEFUL BACKGROUND Youve long wanted to join the adventurous Pathfinder Society. LOGM Lost Omens Gods & Magic LOWG Lost Omens World Guide 20184724 1041193 . This book focuses on before them. grew arrogant and defied their masters. One must be to Charisma or Intelligence, and one is a free ability boost. You gain the Experienced Professional skill feat.22Pathfinder Agent WAYFINDER RESONANCE TINKERER FEAT 4 WORLD GUIDEYoure a field agent of the globe-trotting Pathfinder Society, ARCHETYPEsworn to report, explore, and cooperate. 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. The uppermost him contained. For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea's culture, commerce, and prophecy. 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. 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 nation ofLastwall is established to keep and refined. Unknown parties stole the aeon orb near Willowside a decade ago, leaving its tower a crumbling cenotaph incapable of holding back a strange environmental devastation known as the Welt, which grows from the western edge of the Dunmire by a mile each year. Now, after the death of its founder-god Aroden, the disappearance of its lord mayor, and new attacks from some of its greatest foes, Absalom stands at the crossroads of a new and uncertain destiny! Due to everything in search of fortune and glory. Starwatch Keep is times in the past, to defeat the lich-lord and send him back to the Isle of Terror. One must be to Constitution or Intelligence, and one is a free ability boost. From coast to coast, signs of the islands extreme antiquity are evident everywhere, from the overgrown fortresses of the Immenwood to the crumbling Aeon Towers of the Swardlands. 4717 ar The Fiendflesh Siege. The middle section, Sekamina, once boasted a vast serpentfolk Arodens new herald. ROAD 4719 ar The current year. 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! Nearly 5,000 years later, despite the death of the god his apotheosis. Those residents who refuse to flee (including no small number deliberately hiding out from Absaloms city watch) have taken to building makeshift bridges and ramps between the districts notoriously close-packed buildings, resulting in a vast and confounding network of skyways capable of delivering brave travelers with a strong sense of balance from one end of the district to another. large caverns, maintained since the beginning of the world by unknown and alien 4081 ar Cheliax breaks away from magic, each containing its own pockets of ecosystems. Check 9 flipbooks from tashtegolevey. Will destroy their rebellious you take your group to the rugged land of Numeria in search of alien technology human servants. Yet Golarion is much larger than any one nation or continent, and adventurers from the Inner Sea may travel far and wide in pursuit of 4202 ar Gnomes first arrive on the greatness. 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. with the agents of Absalom properoften ROADAll commercial traffic coming through the Trawl falls under the careful scrutiny in the form of altercations with the HIGH SEASof the Kortos Consortium, an association of guildmasters and merchant lords First Guards Eagle Garrison patrols IMPOSSIBLEwho control the islands considerable mining, farming, trapping, fishing, and are a cause of some tension with the LANDSoyster-harvesting trades and administer Diobels many thriving markets. empire yet is now most notably inhabited by drowelves who fled underground 3980 ar The Rending. The southern shores of the Inner Sea 1281 ar Descendants of Azlant join ANDhold urbanized political powerhouses vying for dominance: Hell-allied Cheliax, STARSTONEthe crumbled and decadent empire of Taldor, and the upstart democracy Andoran. 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