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ANDORAN

Spirit of Liberty

Andoran

The Dais

of Ryden

The Dais

of Ryden

Woodsedge

Canorate

Emperor

Peak

Emperor

Peak

Tavah Forest

Macridi

Tavah Forest

Macridi

Highhelm

Elidir

Mount

Langley

Mount

Langley

Wispil

Bellis

Verduran Forest

Mount

Kia

Mount

Kia

Logas

Mount

Gustus

Mount

Gustus

Diggen’s

Rest

Diggen’s

Rest

Droskar’s

Crag

Droskar’s

Crag

Chitterwood

Candlestone

Caverns

Candlestone

Caverns

Sauerton

Falcon’s Hollow

Carpenden

Fusil

Perin’s

Bluff

Perin’s

Bluff

Blackforks

Misarias

Olfden

Arthrosh River

Carpenden

Plains

Carpenden

Plains

Steyr

Norgortha

Peaks

Norgortha

Peaks

Crystal Falls

Oregent

Brastlewark

Tandak

Plains

Tandak

Plains

Cassomir

Nogortha Necropolis

Triela

Riverford

Alvis

Arthfell

Peaks

Arthfell

Peaks

Sirmium

Plain

Sirmium

Plain

Souston

Star Bay

Ridonport

Almas

Augustana

Aspo

Bay

Aspo

Bay

Laekastel

Missa

Shelf

Missa

Shelf

Claes

Lavieton

Ostenso

Point of Interest

Ruins

Point of Interest

Ruins

Cyremium

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Escadar

Cape of Hope

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ANDORAN

Spirit of Liberty

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Andoran: Birthplace of Freedom

Cities of Andoran: Liberty’s Foundation

Combat: Steel Falcon Prestige Class

Faith: Worship in Andoran

Magic: Andoren Spells and Items

Persona: Heroes of Andoran

Social: The Andoren Outlook

Authors • Hal Maclean, Colin Moulder-McComb, Jason Nelson,

Jonathan Keith, and Hank Woon

Cover Artist • Alex Aparin

Cartography • Rob Lazzaretti

Interior Artists • Jeremy McHugh,

Craig J Spearing, and Florian Sitiz

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COMPANION

ANDORAN

Birthplace of Freedom

I n the grand sweep of Golarion’s history, nothing quite

impossible dreams—and succeeded. They chose to shape

a future free of infernal taint, of tyrants dictating the

course of their lives, and to greet their destiny with open

eyes. Against the armies of Hell and the machinations of

princes, against the words of those who were too faint of

heart to continue the ight, they gambled with their lives

and were victorious. They chose to assert their beliefs

for themselves and for their children, neighbors, and

countrymen—and in so doing, lit a ire in the spirits of

the oppressed across Golarion.

Their descendants still carry this torch, and its light

ills the hearts of the citizens of Andoran. They are neither

like Andoran has ever existed before. Though old

Azlant may have seen the irst stirrings of democracy

among a few privileged members of society, this radical

government was neither widespread nor widely accepted,

and it died when Azlant was shattered among the waves.

Born again in the dreams of the poet Darl Jubannich and

the philosopher Hosetter, the idea of equality before the

law found a fuller expression in the tide of darkness that

threatened to shadow Golarion ater the death of Aroden.

Faced with the choice of servility under the lash or

the terrors of freedom, Andorens chose to follow their

ANDORAN: SPIRIT OF LIBERTY

pure nor innocent, but nearly all of them subscribe to the

dreams of their ancestors, and believe passionately in the

vision of freedom and equality that was born decades ago.

The Chelish skeptics say (and are encouraged by their

government to continue in this vein) that the Andoren

experiment is a false front for a shadowy cabal that

manipulates the citizens. They insist that the government

runs on self-serving interest, that greed and selishness

are human nature, and that the people of Andoran are

not truly free. They say that in a crisis, the Andorens will

revert to form and prove their animal nature.

Andorens are determined to prove them wrong.

The people of Andoran are iercely independent. Having

freed themselves irst from Taldor’s inluence, and then

from the boot of Cheliax, they now insist on charting

their country’s destiny without the inluence of foreign

dictators, and on allowing each and every citizen his or

her own say in the matter. They are egalitarian, and look

beyond what a person says to what that person does.

The history of Andoran prior to its independence

is one of existence with greater powers—not exactly

subservience, but neither with willful steps toward self-

rule. The country had always existed slightly apart from

the centers of power, acting primarily as a resource for the

rulers who drew their necessities from its forests, rivers,

and people. Andorens have lived for centuries with others

siphoning away their most precious resources; thus it

was that when they were asked to submit to Hell itself,

on top of the other indignities, they revolted at last. They

discovered their power, and have decided they will assert

it, both for themselves and for others across Golarion.

Andorens are generally good, though their convictions

range from a irm belief in the rule of law to upholding an

individual’s rights above that of the group. They believe

in examining an argument on its merits, rather than

listening to gossip, slander, innuendo, and half-truths—

as Chelish agents have discovered, to their great regret.

Andorens are passionate about their country, about their

history, and about their future. They are not so proud

that they are blind to the potential pitfalls and dangers of

their ideology, and they do not share a collective mindset,

but they are truly engaged and informed citizens, believe

strongly in Andoran’s rightness, and will ight to the death

to protect their land. They believe in everyone’s right

to speak his mind, and believe equally in their right to

disagree—sometimes with a thrown ist.

The greatest schism in the country is between those who

believe in Andoran without question and without fail, and

those who believe that it is best and healthiest to point out

laws and shortcomings in the country and government so

they can work to ix those laws. Factions do exist in the

land, but given their neighbors, they take care to ensure

that their own arguments are clean from foreign taint: no

one wants their argument likened to Chelish positions.

G O V E R N M E N T

The Republic of Andoran is both driven and solidiied by

one underlying force: the fear of a return to tyranny. Within

the republic, the more inluential one becomes, the greater

the public scrutiny, as there is an inherent distrust among

Andorens for those with too much power and authority. As

such, the higher one climbs in the democratic government

or the more wealth one accumulates, the greater the social

pressure to be charitable and promote good works. Any

less draws derision, ridicule, or worse—suspicion.

Upon the overthrow of the old nobility, the newly

formed government moved quickly to redistribute the

land, allowing those nobles who wisely capitulated to keep

a modest amount of property and wealth but returning the

rest to the people. In keeping with millennia of convention,

traditional lands were kept intact, divided as they already

were into municipalities, each represented in the central

government by a duly elected councilor who sat on the

People’s Council. The council then, as a whole, appointed

mayors for each individual municipality. Thus far, this

system has worked to ensure a lack of corruption in local

governments, as local politicians cannot bribe, threaten,

or otherwise manipulate the local populace into electing

them as mayor, and the council bases its decisions solely

on a mayor’s credentials and merits.

In addition to the hundreds of municipalities, each

major guild of Andoran has a representative on the

People’s Council; from the merchants’ and bankers’ guilds

to the ishmongers’ and drovers’ guilds, every trade has

a voice on the council. The current number of seats on

the council is 350, though this can increase or decrease

through special legislation, such as would be required if

the country acquired or lost territory.

The People’s Council meets in Almas once every 6

months, on the 15th of Erastus and Abadius, though any

minister, consul, councilor, or the Supreme Elect can

call a special session. All meetings are open to the public,

though for a citizen to speak while a session is underway is

cause for removal from the building.

Such meetings are presided over by the Supreme Elect.

The current Supreme Elect, Codwin I of Augustana, has

proven to be a wise, fair, and capable leader, and one who

seems determined not to show any favoritism toward his

home city. His irst term ended in 4709, but such was his

acclaim that he was immediately reelected by a landslide.

H IS T O R Y

Though Andoran is best known for its novel government,

it has a long and storied history behind it: the country

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