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The Dragon Age games are dark, heroic, epic fantasy role playing games that have won legions of devoted fans. The first game went triple platinum (over three millions units sold) worldwide, and the second game was released in March of 2011 to solid reviews.

Raised as a wizard-priest in the church of the dark god Zon-Kuthon, Isiemescaped his sadistic masters and became a rebel, leaving behind everything heknew in order to follow his conscience. Now, his unique heritage makes himperfect for a dangerous mission into an ancient dungeon said to hold the magicalNightblade, a weapon capable of slaying devils by the thousands and freeing theworld of their fiendish taint. Accompanied by companions ranging from arighteous paladin to mercantile mercenaries, Isiem will lead the expedition backinto shadowed lands that are all-too familiar. And what the adventurers find atthe dungeon's heart will change them all forever!From critically acclaimed author Liane Merciel comes a tale of horror andsecond chances, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder RoleplayingGame.

For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea's culture, commerce, and prophecy. 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! This lore-packed 296-page hardcover guide to the locations, denizens, and adventures of Pathfinder's most famous city is the largest Pathfinder city sourcebook to date, presenting a fascinating locale suitable for years of adventure! A thorough appendix details the linking history, plots, and secrets of hundreds of individuals and organizations within the city, giving Game Masters the tools to weave complex narratives in a thriving urban environment. A huge 8-panel poster map of the city sets the scene in unprecedented detail, allowing your heroes to walk upon streets paved with centuries of history, following the steps of generations of questing heroes to chart a new path for the City at the Center of the World!Featuring the contributions of Allie Bustion, John Compton, Jeremy Corff, Katina Davis, Vanessa Hoskins, James Jacobs, Virginia Jordan, Erik Mona, Matt Morris, Liane Merciel, Dave Nelson, Samantha Phelan, Jessica Redekop, Mikhail Rekun, Brian Richmond, David N. Ross, Simone D. Sallé, Shahreena Shahrani, Abigail Slater, Chris Spivey, Diego Valdez, and Skylar-James Wall.

This indispensable 136-page guidebook to the world of Pathfinder presents everything you need to know for a lifetime of adventure in the uncertain Age of Lost Omens. The god of humanity is dead and prophecy is broken, leaving adventuring heroes like you to carve their own destinies out of an uncertain future!This gazetteer features 10 diverse regions packed with thrilling and deadly possibilities and is accompanied by a giant two-sided poster map depicting the heart of the Pathfinder setting.This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

Delve the mountain deep! When the first dwarves reached the surface of Golarion, they built enormous keeps as a monument to their legacy and to serve as their new home. The mightiest of these keeps was Highhelm, a Sky Citadel deep in the Five Kings Mountains. While other Sky Citadels have fallen since the Quest for Sky, Highhelm holds strong, serving as one of the major centers of dwarven culture. Lost Omens Highhelm delves deep into the Emperor's Peak to present Highhelm in all its glory. This book details everyday life in the city, dwarven culture, and the various clans that influence the Sky Citadel. It also provides a full gazetteer of the city's layers and surroundings, each with adventuring locations and sites of intrigue suitable for a multitude of adventures. An included poster map presents Highhelm's layers in high detail and serves as an aid for campaigns centered on the dwarven city. Characters looking for new options can visit Highhelm for new equipment, ancestry feats, animal companions, and more!

Delve the mountain deep! When the first dwarves reached the surface of Golarion, they built enormous keeps as a monument to their legacy and to serve as their new home. The mightiest of these keeps was Highhelm, a Sky Citadel deep in the Five Kings Mountains. While other Sky Citadels have fallen since the Quest for Sky, Highhelm holds strong, serving as one of the major centers of dwarven culture. Lost Omens Highhelm Special Edition delves deep into the Emperor's Peak to present Highhelm in all its glory. This book details everyday life in the city, dwarven culture, and the various clans that influence the Sky Citadel. It also provides a full gazetteer of the city's layers and surroundings, each with adventuring locations and sites of intrigue suitable for a multitude of adventures. An included poster map presents Highhelm's layers in high detail and serves as an aid for campaigns centered on the dwarven city. Characters looking for new options can visit Highhelm for new equipment, ancestry feats, animal companions, and more!This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

The Season of Ghosts comes to an end! With the arrival of spring, the town of Willowshore can begin to recover from the ordeals brought on by a harrowing winter. The sinister curse that afflicted the town may have been lifted, but repercussions quickly manifest as a new murderous threat invades the region, even as the town's heroes navigate dangerous political terrain with the monstrous rulers of their nation. Will Willowshore ever find peace?To Bloom Below the Web is a Pathfinder Second Edition adventure for four 10th-level characters. This adventure continues the Season of Ghosts Adventure Path, a four-part campaign in which a band of adventurers must protect their hometown from supernatural peril. This adventure also includes an article to help continue your campaign beyond the scope of this Adventure Path, a look at horrific urban legends, spells and feats the PCs can encounter in this adventure, and a mix of brand new monsters to threaten your PCs.Each full-color softcover Pathfinder Adventure Path volume contains an in-depth adventure scenario, stats for several new monsters, and support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes use the Open Game License and work with both Pathfinder Second Edition and the world's oldest fantasy RPG.

Go Beyond Legendary! A god has been slain and nothing shall ever be the same again! As war and destruction spread across the world, new heroes must rise to the occasion and take arms to protect its mortal inhabitants. Two brand new classes provide new ways to engage with mythic themes—lay claim to your own spark of divinity and charge into battle as a mighty exemplar, or call upon the power of spiritual allies as a wise animist. Alongside these new classes are rules for running mythic games, archetypes for playing legendary characters, and a wide array of new items, spells, and monsters to tell stories straight out of myth and legend—but which fit perfectly into the remastered Pathfinder rules! Claim the power of the gods and battle the Universe's most fearsome foes with War of Immortals! The ideal resource for players and GMs looking to take a legendary step beyond the core rules, Pathfinder War of Immortals includes:Two new classes, the spiritual animist and the deific exemplarNew feats and lineages for nephilim characters5 new class archetypes including the avenger rogue archetype and the bloodrager barbarian archetypeRules for mythic play9 mythic destinies, including the fearsome apocalypse rider and the undying eternal legendNew weapons, items, and spells for mythic characters8 terrifying new mythic monsters and rules for creating mythic threats of your own!Additional writing by Jessica Catalan, Matt Chapmond, Steven Hammond, Steven Helt, Brent Holtsberry, Jason Keeley, Michelle Y. Kim, Luis Loza, Erik Mona, AJ Neuro, JK Saavedra, Tony Saunders, Andrew Stoeckle, Greg A. Vaughan and Ruvaid Virk.

Go Beyond Legendary! A god has been slain and nothing shall ever be the same again! As war and destruction spread across the world, new heroes must rise to the occasion and take arms to protect its mortal inhabitants. Two brand new classes provide new ways to engage with mythic themes—lay claim to your own spark of divinity and charge into battle as a mighty exemplar, or call upon the power of spiritual allies as a wise animist. Alongside these new classes are rules for running mythic games, archetypes for playing legendary characters, and a wide array of new items, spells, and monsters to tell stories straight out of myth and legend—but which fit perfectly into the remastered Pathfinder rules! Claim the power of the gods and battle the Universe's most fearsome foes with War of Immortals! The ideal resource for players and GMs looking to take a legendary step beyond the core rules, Pathfinder War of Immortals includes:Two new classes, the spiritual animist and the deific exemplarNew feats and lineages for nephilim characters5 new class archetypes including the avenger rogue archetype and the bloodrager barbarian archetypeRules for mythic play9 mythic destinies, including the fearsome apocalypse rider and the undying eternal legendNew weapons, items, and spells for mythic characters8 terrifying new mythic monsters and rules for creating mythic threats of your own!This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.Additional writing by Jessica Catalan, Matt Chapmond, Steven Hammond, Steven Helt, Brent Holtsberry, Jason Keeley, Michelle Y. Kim, Luis Loza, Erik Mona, AJ Neuro, JK Saavedra, Tony Saunders, Andrew Stoeckle, Greg A. Vaughan and Ruvaid Virk.

The first Pathfinder novel in years promises a world-changing tale of epic scale set amidst the War of Immortals! Gods are not meant to die. They're supposed to be immortal, too powerful to be struck down or wither to dust like the people of Golarion. It has been more than a century since Aroden, god of humanity, met his mysterious doom, and his death ushered in a new era of uncertain prophecy and turmoilóthe Age of Lost Omens. Now another god has died, his death broadcast across the skies in a metaphysical projection of his murder reverberating over any world on which he was worshipped. And from his rent corpse falls the Godsrain, a torrent of the god's blood and divine essence. Those touched by this rain are blessedósome would say cursedówith a god-spark that imbues upon them mythic power. Four veteran adventurers—the barbarian Amiri, the wizard Ezren, the cleric Kyra, and her wife, the elven rogue Merisiel—witness this calamity, and with their newfound mythic power find themselves on the trail of fell forces looking to capitalize on the chaos. Using their unique skills, nascent god-sparks, and even the firsthand blessings of one of Golarion's most potent deities, they must race against time and fate to prevent the greatest threat to Golarion and beyond from escaping an impenetrable prison. From fan-favorite author Liane Merciel (Hellknight, Nightglass, War of Immortals) comes a truly iconic adventure of high fantasy set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Follow the heroes from the desert bazaars of Osirion to the heart of the permanent hurricane known as the Eye of Abendego, as they come to terms with their own mortality, the tenuous powers of the immortal gods, and the new world that unfolds before them in the wake of the Godsrain.Printed in hardcover with a handsome dust jacket illustrated by Mirco Paganessi.

The first Pathfinder novel in years promises a world-changing tale of epic scale set amidst the War of Immortals! Gods are not meant to die. They're supposed to be immortal, too powerful to be struck down or wither to dust like the people of Golarion. It has been more than a century since Aroden, god of humanity, met his mysterious doom, and his death ushered in a new era of uncertain prophecy and turmoilóthe Age of Lost Omens. Now another god has died, his death broadcast across the skies in a metaphysical projection of his murder reverberating over any world on which he was worshipped. And from his rent corpse falls the Godsrain, a torrent of the god's blood and divine essence. Those touched by this rain are blessedósome would say cursedówith a god-spark that imbues upon them mythic power. Four veteran adventurers—the barbarian Amiri, the wizard Ezren, the cleric Kyra, and her wife, the elven rogue Merisiel—witness this calamity, and with their newfound mythic power find themselves on the trail of fell forces looking to capitalize on the chaos. Using their unique skills, nascent god-sparks, and even the firsthand blessings of one of Golarion's most potent deities, they must race against time and fate to prevent the greatest threat to Golarion and beyond from escaping an impenetrable prison. From fan-favorite author Liane Merciel (Hellknight, Nightglass, War of Immortals) comes a truly iconic adventure of high fantasy set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Follow the heroes from the desert bazaars of Osirion to the heart of the permanent hurricane known as the Eye of Abendego, as they come to terms with their own mortality, the tenuous powers of the immortal gods, and the new world that unfolds before them in the wake of the Godsrain.Printed in hardcover with a handsome dust jacket illustrated by Mirco Paganessi.

Based upon the hit role-playing video game from award-winning developer BioWare! The Templar Order, once the sworn protectors of the Circle of Magi, are murdering and burning mages across the land. Seeking haven with the Grey Wardens, elf mage Valya joins a caravan to Weisshaupt, where she stumbles onto an ages-old secret diary from the infamous end of the Fourth Blight. Reading it, Valya falls into the tragic story of Isseya, another elven mage - a fierce Grey Warden and the lost-to-history twin sister of the hero Garahel, who sacrificed himself to end the Fourth Blight. Isseya once kept the now-extinct griffons, watching and caring for the trained mounts and their empathic warrior companions - a noble task. But her dreams of protecting Thedas from the ever-encroaching threat led to a perilous decision, and her name has been shrouded in secrecy ever since. Isseya's tale winds deep into Valya's heart, and now the fate of Thedas may just rest in her hands.