PZO9414 Inner Sea Primer.pdf

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INNER SEA PRIMER

Lands of the

Linnorm Kings

Lake of

Mists and Veils

The

Worldwound

Whitethrone

Realm of the

Mammoth Lords

Mendev

Kalsgard

Irrisen

Nerosyan

Brevoy

Starfall

Numeria

Belkzen

New Stetven

Ustalav

Varisia

Urgir

Riddleport

Vigil

River Kingdoms

Lastwall

Caliphas

Mordant Spire

Thronestep

Razmiran

Steaming Sea

Nirmathas

Lake

Encarthan

Magnimar

Korvosa

Isarn

Iadara

Tamran

Galt

Kyonin

Hermea

Five Kings

Mountains

Nidal

Kerse

Molthune

Pangolais

Canorate

Druma

Highhelm

Elidir

Isger

Cheliax

Andoran

Taldor

Egorian

Almas

Oppara

Absalom

Inner Sea

Absalom

Arcadian Ocean

Katheer

Merab

Azir

Qadira

Thuvia

Rahadoum

Sothis

Osirion

Ilizmagorti

Mediogalti

Island

Eye of

Abendego

Katapesh

Sodden

Lands

Nex

Jalmeray

Quantium

Mwangi Expanse

Niswan

Mana Wastes

The Shackles

Alkenstar

Port Peril

Geb

Obari Ocean

Mechitar

Sargava

Eleder

Mzali

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INNER SEA PRIMER

This Pathinder Player Companion book works best with the Pathinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook ,

the Pathinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Player's Guide , and the Pathinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary .

Although it is suitable for use in any fantasy world, it is optimized for the Pathinder campaign setting.

T able o f C o n T e n T s

The Inner Sea

Combat: Sword Styles of the Inner Sea

Faith: Gods of the Inner Sea

Magic: Arcane Schools of the Inner Sea

Social: Races of the Inner Sea

Author • Colin McComb

Cover Artist • Tyler Walpole

Interior Artists • Jef Carlisle and Carolina Eade

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This product makes use of the Pathinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook , the Pathinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Player's Guide , and the

Pathinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary . These rules can be found online as part of the Pathinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document at

paizo.com/pathinderRPG/prd .

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PLAYER COMPANION

THE INNER SEA

T hough countless worlds dot the heavens, spinning around distant suns, the heart of the Pathinder campaign setting

is a vibrant planet called Golarion, a place where civilizations rise, empires lourish, miracles grace the skies, and

unspeakable evils rise from the shadows to cast a cloak of darkness across the shining cities of the ancients.

In the region known as the Inner Sea, the triumphs of the present are overshadowed only by the ruined wonders of

the past, and a daring mortal may challenge the gods or join their number. From the frozen tundra of the Lands of the

Linnorm Kings to the carnivorous jungles of the Mwangi Expanse, and from the dervish-illed deserts of Qadira to the

elven bowers of Kyonin or even the devil-haunted metropolises of Cheliax, the lands and waters of the Inner Sea brim

with danger and untold opportunity for those souls who dare to brave them.

The Inner Sea, which gives its name to the surrounding region, lies between two major continents, Avistan to the

north and Garund to the south. Nations lourish along the coasts of the Inner Sea, including the city of Absalom,

founded by the deceased god of humanity and representing perhaps the greatest bastion of civilization in the known

world. A constant exchange of goods and ideas between these nations creates a vibrant and occasionally deadly tension

among the great powers of both continents. These are lands of adventure, where not even the gods know the limits of

one character’s potential.

This primer ofers a basic introduction to the various regions of the Inner Sea, designed to help players and GMs

familiarize themselves with the setting and customize their characters accordingly. For more information on any of the

aspects presented here, see World Guide: The Inner Sea.

INNER SEA PRIMER

HIsToRY

Among the common folk of the Inner Sea, little is known

about the ancient history of Golarion. Most humans have

heard of the magniicent island empire of Azlant, from

which Aroden, the Last Man, rose and brought civilization

to the uneducated peoples of the mainland. The long-

lived elves bear their own tales of their race’s ancient

exodus from Golarion, and relatively recent return to a

land overrun by humans. Yet beyond these few legends,

most folk know next to nothing of those ancient days, and

for good reason. Roughly 10,000 years ago, the sky opened

up and pelted Golarion with falling stars in a cataclysm

known as Earthfall, shattering entire civilizations and

raising a cloud of dust that blotted out the sun and

plunged the Inner Sea into an age of both literal and

metaphysical darkness. During this time, whole nations

were wiped from the face of the earth, and new races from

the depths of the Darklands made their way onto the

surface. When at last the darkness receded, the folk began

to rebuild. But though their new nations stretch far and

wide, traces of the grandeur that once was remain, the

corpse of a world lost beneath its descendants’ feet.

What follows is a basic timeline of the Inner Sea,

featuring relatively well-known events that a reputable

sage might be expected to know. The Inner Sea measures

its years in Absalom Reckoning (ar), starting with the

year that Aroden raised the Starstone from the depths.

Age of Enthronement (1 aR to 4605 aR )

1 The hero Aroden raises the Starstone from the heart of the

Inner Sea, ascends to godhood, and founds Absalom.

896 Aroden mortally wounds the wizard-king Tar-Baphon

on the Isle of Terror.

1707 Taldor’s armies establish the province of Andoran.

1893 Norgorber passes the Test of the Starstone and

becomes a god.

2361 The Varisian hero Soividia Ustav founds Ustalav.

2497 The demon Treerazer begins deiling Kyonin.

2632 The elves return to Golarion from their place of exile.

2765 Cayden Cailean drunkenly passes the Test of the

Starstone to become a god.

3007 Taldor founds the province of Cheliax.

3203 The dreaded wizard Tar-Baphon returns to life as the

Whispering Tyrant and begins terrorizing central Avistan.

3313 The Witch Queen Baba Yaga creates the country of

Irrisen out of the eastern Lands of the Linnorm Kings.

3827 The Shining Crusaders imprison the Whispering Tyrant

in Gallowspire.

3828 Taldor founds the province of Lastwall to guard against

the Whispering Tyrant’s return.

3832 Iomedae successfully endures the Test of the Starstone

to become Aroden’s Herald.

4081 Cheliax breaks from Taldor, taking with it Andoran, Galt,

and Isger, beginning the ascent of Imperial Cheliax.

4137 Cheliax assaults Absalom and fails.

4138 Cheliax founds the colony of Sargava in Garund.

4307 The Pathinder Society is founded in Absalom.

4338 Shadow-haunted Nidal falls to Cheliax.

4499 Choral the Conqueror founds Brevoy.

4576 The irst militant order of the Hellknights is founded.

The Age of Darkness (–5293 aR to –4295 aR )

–5293 Earthfall. Falling stars destroy Azlant and the Starstone

creates the Inner Sea, ushering in the Age of Darkness.

The elves depart Golarion.

–5102 The orcs break through to the surface world and

rampage across much of Avistan, driven upward as the

dwarves tunnel toward the surface in their Quest for Sky.

Age of Lost Omens (4606 aR to modern day)

4606 Rather than fulilling prophecy and returning to

Golarion, Aroden dies. Demons and Abyssal energy

overrun Sarkoris, transforming the barbarian kingdom

into the Worldwound. The Eye of Abendego forms of

the western coast of Garund.

4609 Khemet I retakes Osirion from the Keleshite satraps.

4632 The province of Molthune secedes from Cheliax.

4640 The diabolical House of Thrune seizes control of Cheliax.

4655 Nirmathas breaks away from Molthune.

4661 Razmir, the Living God, establishes the nation of

Razmiran in his own name.

4667 The people of Galt break away from Cheliax in the

brutal Red Revolution.

4669 Andoran proclaims independence from diabolical

Cheliax in the People’s Revolution.

4674 The Shackles pirates unite under the banner of the

Hurricane King.

4710 The current year.

Age of Anguish (–4294 aR to –3471 aR )

The world, broken and shattered, begins to mend itself

as its peoples struggle for the power to heal the scarred

land—or dominate it. The Spawn of Rovagug emerge

from the depths for the irst time.

Age of Destiny (–3470 aR to –1 aR )

–3470 Ancient Osirion is founded and stands as a beacon of

civilization, reaching its peak in –3000 ar.

–1281 Taldor is founded, eventually growing into an empire

that dominates southern Avistan and much of the

Inner Sea.

–892 The wizard-kings Nex and Geb go to war with each other

in a conlict that lasts more than a thousand years.

–632 The Tarrasque emerges in the lands to the east and lays

waste to countless cities.

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