skill. respected retired captain of the citys First The Docks Guard, Siege Lord of Absalom during the Fiendflesh Siege of 4717. Millennia ago, the mighty Razatlan Empire spread across this vast continent, 4120 ar The Jistka Imperium rises in gobbling up weaker nations and marking its victories with vast pyramids. 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. Absalom itself claims OVERVIEWnow are home to monsters, brigands, and the unquiet dead. 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. Perhaps dueto its natural beauty, the Ivy District is particularlypopular with elves and half-elves.The Petal DistrictThe wealthiest district in all of Absalom looksdown upon the city from its perch on ArodensHill. The keep is the headquarters for in Absalom is thereafter CHELIAXthe First GuardAbsaloms army that polices external threats. gem, the Starstone, tested his character, and he emerged from the experience a living He founds Absalom as a new god. 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. their legends of the shrouded continent are scattered and fragmentary. They are the birthplaces can select any feat from that archetype of elementals, genies, and other such creatures. OLD CHELIAX Special You cannot select another dedication feat until youhave gained two other feats from the Pathfinder agent archetype. Avistan before being defeated HIGH SEAS and sealed away. 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. 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. 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. House Thrune allies itself with Hell to seize control of Cheliax, Sarusan ushering in the current dark chapter in Chelish politics. Might they fight devils in diabolical Cheliax, or instead meteorites impacts form ally with the denizens of Hell themselves to reforge a troubled empire? 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. Revolution in Galt, as well as Yet while the archipelago remains inhabited by the nautical Tian-Sing people, the more successful Peoples whose appearance suggests descendance from unknown Sarusan cultures, even Revolt in Andoran in 4669 ar. 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. 23 ar First Siege of Absalom. PATHFINDER HOPEFUL BACKGROUND Youve long wanted to join the adventurous Pathfinder Society. Youre trained in the Athletics skill and the Ocean Lore skill. PATHFINDER NEXUS INTEGRATION 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. INLANDER BACKGROUND You grew up in an untamed region of the Isle of Kortos, and you know how to survive in the wild. They also gain resistance to positive his specific design. One must be to Constitution or Wisdom, and one is a free ability boost. 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. Westgate This sleepy, largely safe residential district is home to mid-tier merchants, common shopkeeps, and up-and-coming citizens who cant yet afford more expensive accommodation in the upscale neighborhoods of the Petal or Ivy Districts. In the distant without a divine mandate. Omens isn't the biggest city sourcebook ever (I believe that distinction belong to Ptolus: City by the Spire), but it's one of them. The Jistka Magaambya 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. 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 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. LANDSgreat gods of Golarion ring the chasm and the ancient neighborhoods stretching EYE OFout from it, flanked by lesser churches and shrines dedicated to deities mighty 4606 ar Aroden dies, triggering the DREADand forgotten. 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? 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. 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. 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. TRADE CONSORTIUM UNDERLING BACKGROUND Your experience as a ledger-keeper for one of Absaloms trade guilds has made you a canny investor and shrewd entrepreneur. 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. 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. THE CITY IS YOURS. built in response to the threat. Material Plane, fleeing a mysterious and now forgotten Arcadia calamity in the First World. Regardless, here youll find the rich details you need to give power, most notably Azlant. Each district has its own splash page to give you a sense of the applicable area. Although the islands northern reachesremained reserved for Arodens exclusive personal usefor centuries after his last appearance in Absalom,St. 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. 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. MENAGERIE DUNG SWEEPER BACKGROUND Whether you washed warrior beasts below the Iroriums arena floor or tended to the mutated animals of a Puddle sideshow, you are experienced with all manner of weird wildlife. One must be to Charisma or Intelligence, and one is a free ability boost. 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. 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. 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. 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. You spent a portion of your youth diving and gathering precious GRAND COUNCIL BUREAUCRAT BACKGROUND pearls under the attentive eyes of Kortos Consortium merchants. 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! the greater Inner Sea region. 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. Ethereal Plane Occasionally, an archetype feat works like a skill feat instead of a class feat. Even as blights like the Tyrants Grasp and the Welt seem to rob Kortos of its vitality, the Grand Holt grows stronger year after year. Over time, however, the Azlanti destroy the nation of Sarkoris. 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. 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. 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. A week LANDSchallenge sailors with strange currents, making an already pirate-plagued journey has 7 days and a year has 52 weeks. 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! Relations GOLDENof steep stonework walls crusted with seaweed, barnacles, and small shellfish. Pathfinder Lost Omens publications are sourcebooks detailing elements of the Pathfinder campaign setting. The Material Plane contains Golarions universe alongside countless others, and is Each archetypes dedication feat represents where most mortal beings live out their existences. founded in Absalom. Several mortals have traveled Logan Bonner across the Inner Sea to Absalom and gained godhood from the Test of the Starstone, and EDITING LEAD 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. Youre trained in the Society skill and the Business Lore skill. According to legend, the continent was once connected to Tian through eastern Avistan, Xia by a land bridge and inhabited by an empire called Taumata, before the gods prompting the endless Red shattered the bridge into the archipelago known today as the Wandering Isles. 1719 PRO SERIES 18-8 30cm myvehiclevalue.com,1719,30cm, , , . closely linked with Avistan due to the prosperous trade routes across the Inner Sea 4307 ar The Pathfinder Society is but is home to civilizations far older than most of those in its northern neighbor. Scholars divide the Darklands into three layers. Now, with the death of the city. This book is not about rules, but completely about the city of Absalom and how it fits into the setting overall. Absalom: City of Lost Omens - REVIEW! number of Hit Points you gain from the Material Plane Fighter Resiliency archetype feat). One must be to Constitution or Youre trained in the Acrobatics skill and the Absalom Lore Intelligence, and one is a free ability boost. Each district has its own splash page to give you a sense of the applicable area. 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. In their songs and the records of lost empires, Sarusan is a wild and mysterious land 4697 ar The Goblinblood Wars ravage where giant mammals long extinct on other continents still roam immense frozen Isger, drawing soldiers from deserts and dense woodlands. Does this HEFTY tome live up to its price tag and page count? You gain the Train Animal skill feat. 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. One must be to Dexterity or knit social class at the heart of the citys most important trades. in place of a class feat as long as you Energy Planes meet its prerequisites. He named the island KortosStarstone risen island to honor the site of in the ancient Azlanti tongue. Discover the best professional documents and content resources in AnyFlip Document Base. After the rending of the Brazen Arch, the devastated eastern plateau became known as the Scrape. 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. Taverns, hostels, and inns crowd the streets nearest the districts largest thoroughfares, attracting those who come to Absalom by road or by sea to rest a while among cordial strangers chattering in a symphony of languages. 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. For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea's culture, commerce, and prophecy. 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. 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. 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. history, with a focus on those affecting the Inner Sea region. The Scrape When Voradni Voons Brazen Arch thrummed to life as a magical portal at the center of the isles eastern plateau, the warlord called his armies from a continent away, and a seemingly infinite horde of minotaurs, harpies, and centaurs burst onto the Isle of Kortos. One must be to Constitution or Wisdom, and one is a free ability boost. Tar-Baphon HIGH SEASThe Inner Sea is among the most heavily trafficked waterways on Golarion, and has recently broken free of his IMPOSSIBLEthus its no coincidence that Absalom, the island nation at its heart, is often called prison, destroying the nation of LANDSthe City at the Center of the World. 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