Albion Armitages

Astounding
Arsenal
Sean OConnor
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 Albion Armitages
Astounding
Arsenal
Sean OConnor

Table of Contents
Introduction 4
The Adventure 6
Part I: The Town 6
Part II: The Wilderness 10
Part III: Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal 26
Part IV: The Return to Cathay 29
Part V: Future Adventure Hooks 29
NPCs 30
New Monsters 35
The Arsenal 37
Weapons 38
Siege Weapons 40
Magic Items 41
Props and Maps 45
Open Game License 53

Credits
Designer Sean OConnor
Editor Connie J. Thomson
Publisher Robert W. Thomson
Cover Artist Will Rodriguez
Cover & Logo Design Kristen M. Collins
Cartography Will Rodriguez
Interior Artists Jason Ammons, Will Rodriguez, Maciej Zagorski (The Forge Studios)
Some artwork copyright William McAusland, used with permission.
Some artwork copyright Larry Elmore, used with permission (see OGL on page 53).
Interior Layout Connie J. Thomson
Playtesters Benjamin Donnelly, Alicia J. Hocter, Sam Hocter, Connie J. Thomson, Beth Walsh, Jeff Watson,
and Mathew Winkle

The author would like to thank Robert and Connie for making this possible, Will for his excellent work, Joe
McCullough for letting me bounce ideas off him, sometimes at 3 in the morning, and Amy Xiaofang, whom I am a
better person for knowing.

Connie and Robert would like to thank all our fans for supporting us. This module is for you! Good gaming!

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 INTRODUCTION
Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal is designed
for a party of four to six 8th to 10th level characters.
This module is ideally suited for use between the
GMs planned adventures, or as a side trip during a
larger campaign. Required books are the Pathfinder
Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook and the Pathfinder
Roleplaying Game Bestiary. The antagonist NPCs have
heroic stats and will pose a definite threat to many, if
not most, parties; GMs may wish to adjust them to a
more suitable level (see Scaling the Adventure, below).
Included in the adventure are several maps and a host
of new weapons, armor and magic items.
PREPARATION
If you are a player and plan to play in this adventure,
stop reading now! If you are the GM, you should read
through the adventure carefully, paying attention to the
flow of the story, the NPCs, the specific encounters and
the random encounter tables. The only books required
to run this adventure are the Pathfinder Roleplaying
Game Core Rulebook and the Pathfinder Roleplaying
Game Bestiary, though if you have copies of the other
books from 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming you might also
find them useful (though they are not at all required).
A primary driving force in this adventure is a magical
map, showing the way to Albion Armitages Astounding
Arsenal. The map cannot be thrown away, intentionally
left behind or destroyed in any way. Attempting to get rid
of the map results in the map returning, and replacing
something in the characters inventory of gear (see the
maps description on page X). However, the map can
be stolen or unintentionally lost. The only exception
is that someone who is dying can pass the map on to
another person. The GM should be prepared for a party
that may not want to follow the map trying to get rid of
it. If the GM cannot convince the party (through telling
the story) to follow the map, he should have the map
stolen and let the adventuring party move on to other
adventures.
The NPCs in this module can be deadly. The assassin
Sparafucile and the evil cleric Matil Vellamo are
particularly powerful and each could potentially kill
one or more party members, especially if the party is
underpowered for their level. The GM should take care
to make sure he does not end up with a total party kill
on his hands by the end of the adventure portion.
ADVENTURE BACKGROUND
Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal is a mysterious
and oft-disbelieved weapons arsenal that not only
changes locations (though it always seems to be a
permanent structure when found), but even moves
from one plane of existence to another. Some say it even
moves from one reality to another while remaining
on the Prime Material Plane.
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Rumors of the existence of the arsenal and its
mysterious owner date back hundreds of years, leading
many to speculate just who or what Albion Armitage
is. Some say that he is a demi-god; others say he is a
demon. Others still insist that the Albion Armitage of
today is not the same one from a hundred years ago,
but is rather the apprentice to the original Albion
Armitages first apprentice. Whatever or whoever he is,
Albion Armitage knows what warriors and rulers want,
and he endeavors to give it to them.
ADVENTURE SYNOPSIS
The adventure begins in the small trade city of Cathay,
where the party comes into possession of a map
showing the location of Albion Armitages Astounding
Arsenal. With the map is a letter to Albion Armitage
from the local duke, Carnegie Fyfe, indicating the man
who had been carrying the map was a courier for the
duke. Trying to dispose of the map proves useless, as it
returns to a backpack or pouch belonging to one of the
PCs after each attempt.
The PCs eventually seek an audience with Duke Fyfe,
where they learn that, through special arrangements,
he managed to peruse Albion Armitages stock and
chose to purchase some powerful weapons. There is no
immediate threat of attack, but the duke was not willing
to pass up this opportunity to see Cathays defenses
strengthened. Unfortunately, an evil cleric named Matil
Vellamo found out that the Astounding Arsenal was
present on the Prime Plane, and nearby at that. Though
she was not invited to the arsenal herself, she knows
that if she can steal the map, she can then use it. Albion
Armitage does not turn away anyone who shows up at
his shop, so long as they have coin to spend.
Vellamos plan involved first kidnapping the family
of Petras Camerlengo (the dukes chamberlain). Under
threat of his family being slain, Camerlengo provided
Vellamo with the identity of the first courier and
Vellamo hired the legendary assassin Sparafucile to
track him down and take the map. Unfortunately, the
PCs ended up with the map before Sparafucile could
claim it.
Duke Fyfe, after having a priest verify with spells
that the PCs speak the truth, will enlist the PCs to take
up the mission the courier could not complete. Once
this happens, Sparafucile, who is disguised as a servant
in the dukes keep, will identify the PCs. Assuming
the PCs are no more of a threat than the dead courier,
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Sparafucile subcontracts a trio of local thugs to break
into their room at the inn and steal the map from them
while he insures that the chamberlain does not reveal
the truth to the duke.
When the local thugs prove unsuccessful in obtaining
the map, Sparafucile must follow the PCs into the
wilderness, as they follow the map to Albion Armitages
Astounding Arsenal. He sends a quick message to Matil
Vellamo, giving the general directions the PCs are
traveling in to her, then sets out in pursuit himself.
Four days along the road, the PCs are ambushed
by local brigands hired by Vellamo to aid the assassin.
When the PCs arrive before the assassin, the brigands
attack anyway. Two days later, the PCs encounter the
scene of another battle and recognize the dead as having
been some of the brigands that attacked them two days
ago. This is where Vellamo and Sparafucile met the
rogues and punished them for failing.
The next day the PCs spot greasy, black smoke on the
horizon, and the day after that they arrive in a ruined,
burned village. Unfortunately for the PCs, they find that
not everyone in the village is dead some are undead.
Ghouls and ghasts left behind by Vellamo assault the
party in wave after wave.
When the undead in the village fail to slay the
PCs, Vellamo orders Sparafucile to attack directly.
Two nights after the village, Sparafucile finds the PCs
campsite and watches before attacking, using his Death
Attack and Quiet Death in an attempt to take them one
by one.
After Sparafuciles failure (and possibly his death),
Matil Vellamo finally takes matters directly in hand
and confronts the PCs directly. She tricks them at first,
getting close, but finally reveals her true nature and an
epic battle ensues.
Once Vellamo is defeated, the PCs continue on,
finally arriving at Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal
fourteen days after leaving Cathay. They present the
dukes letter to Albion, and make arrangements to
have the dukes purchases delivered to him. Once that
is settled, the PCs are invited by Albion to peruse a
selection of his wares.
After purchasing a few goods, the PCs return to
Cathay, having little, if any, trouble along the way. The
dukes goods have arrived and the duke pays the PCs
the balance of their negotiated fee.
ADVENTURE TEXT
Information meant to be read aloud to the players is
presented in shaded text boxes. Information meant
for the GM only is not shaded, and should not be read
aloud to the players. Encounters include most of the stat
blocks needed for that encounter. The exception is with
the primary NPCs, where more detailed information
is presented in the back of the module, and with the
random encounters.
Scaling the Adventure
Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal is designed to
challenge a party of four to six 8th to 10th level PCs,
but can be played with both higher and lower level
characters. Make the following adjustments to scale
the adventure to the power level appropriate for the
PCs.
For PCs of 5th to 7th levels:
Reduce the DCs of all skill checks by 5 to
10, as the GM deems appropriate. Also,
the three minotaur thugs should have
regular hide armor instead of magical
rhino hide.
For the random encounter tables, remove
any templates, such as the advanced
template, that is listed for a particular
encounter.
Have the mercenary ambush consist solely
of the archers and the spearmen; do not
use the lancers. Remember to still have a
few of them escape.
At the village of the dead encounter,
remove the advanced simple template
from the ghasts and do not use the babau
demon.
Change Sparafucile to a 4th level assassin
and change his dagger of venom to a +2
dagger.
Change Matil Vellamo to a 12th level cleric,
remove the bebilith and the symbol of
death, as well as the subordinate cleric,
Blodwyn, and half of the fast zombies.
For PCs more powerful than 10th level:
Add one or more minotaurs to the trio of
minotaur thugs.
Double the number of archers and
spearmen in the mercenary ambush,
and add 2 cleric levels to the mercenary
chaplain.
Have two advanced ghasts accompany
every wave of ghouls in the village of the
dead, and change the babau demon to two
shadow demons.
Add two assassin levels to Sparafucile,
making him an 8th level assassin and
make his +2 shortsword a shortsword of
subtlety.
Add two cleric levels to Blodwyn and
two wizard levels to Raibohne, and add
six more fast zombies to those Raibohne
controls. Also add three mummies under
Matils control.
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 THE ADVENTURE
The adventure starts in the fortified town of Cathay.
Cathay has a keep and garrison of troops, a decent
amount of trade and travel, and is the seat of power
for the Duchy of Cathay. The town is at the edge of the
plains, just before hill and forest country, and as such is
often considered the last bastion of civilization before
heading into the untamed hinterlands. The population
of Cathay is around 1,200, 95% of that number being
human, with 5% halfling, 8% dwarf, 5% elf, 5% half-
elf, and 2% others. There are known to be bandits,
orcs, and hobgoblins in the hills so caravans often hire
on adventurers for protection before heading into the
hinterlands.
The town features a number of shops as well as a
general market held in a warehouse along the main
central road in Cathay; it has stables attached so
caravans can rent a berth and set up their goods inside
the converted warehouse. Once a month there is also an
auction held in the general market, sometimes offering
valuable or rare goods. There are several inns that are
used to serving traveling adventurers, a couple smithies,
and a few modest artisan shops, though nothing
particularly uncommon or elaborate is available. The
towns only armorer is capable of making most light
and medium grade armors and can repair, but not
construct, most heavy armors. The weapon smith can
make regular quality simple and martial weapons, but
nothing exotic and nothing masterwork.
Entertainment in Cathay consists of a large dance hall
with a few musicians, a handful of brothels, and nearly
a dozen places that serve food and drink but do not
generally offer lodging. Those with ranks in the various
Perform skills will often be able to find themselves work
for a night or two, though usually in exchange for room,
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board, and drink rather than coin. There is a modestly
sized hospital that is also the local temple of the god
of healing, and a few smaller shrines, most of them
unstaffed, to other faiths. In short, its a nice enough
place to burn off some money and rest between jobs,
but nothing adventurers havent seen before.
PART I: THE TOWN
1. Man on the Run
As one or more of the PCs are walking the main street
of Cathay, sunset approaches and the crowd thins out,
most people heading for taverns or their homes. Near
the mouth of a narrow alley between two buildings,
a figure blindly runs out into the street. GM, read the
following:
As you near the mouth of an alley between
two buildings, a figure in stained and ragged
livery staggers out of the alley with a folded
piece of parchment in his hand. He collapses to
the ground with his hand outstretched toward
you, as though offering you the parchment.
Your initial examination reveals that he is
dead there is a stab wound in the small of his
back that has already turned the flesh around
it black. The alley he came out of is pitch black
and appears empty
With a successful DC 15 Knowledge (local) or
Knowledge (nobility) check, a PC recognizes the livery
as belonging to the local duke.
A DC 40 Perception check for any PC (DC 30 for
any with darkvision) allows them to spot a cloaked,
dark figure disappearing out of the other end of the
alley. The figure is Sparafucile the assassin. Sparafucile
wont emerge from the shadows to kill the PCs, but will
disappear and head back to the dukes palace (where he
is disguised as a servant) to plan how to get the map
from the PCs.
Give the PCs a couple of rounds to look over the dead
man, look down the alley, or cast spells, then read the
following:
A town watchman walks out of a building
onto the street a short distance away and starts
heading toward your party at a slow walk. He
notices something is amiss and calls out, Hold,
in the name of Duke Fyfe!
 If the PCs report the events of the murder to the
watchman, the watchman can make a Sense Motive
check (+8 total bonus) to determine if they are telling
the truth. If the watchman feels they are being truthful,
he thanks them and encourages the PCs to visit Duke
Fyfe as soon as possible. If he feels he is being lied to
(whether because the PCs actually lie and the watchman
succeeds on a Sense Motive check, or because the
watchman rolls a natural 1 on his check), he will order
the PCs to discard their weapons and he will shout for
assistance. If the PCs do not resist, they are taken to the
guardhouse and after a couple hours of telling and re-
telling their story, the captain is assured they are telling
the truth, and they are released. Before leaving, the
captain tells them the murdered man was a messenger
for Duke Fyfe.
If the PCs run from the watchman, they will be
hunted by the watch for the remainder of their time in
Cathay, until they finally visit the duke.
If one of the party members examines the small
folded square of parchment, they see it is of high quality,
sealed, and seems to have something inside it. A DC
15 Knowledge (local) or Knowledge (nobility) check
will identify the seal as belonging to the local duke. If
the seal is broken and the parchment is unfolded, it
reveals a map on the inside. On it, in magically glowing
symbols, is a location far to the west, several days travel
through hills and forested countryside. This location is
labeled Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal, the
text magically changing languages every few moments.
An image of this map is presented on page 47 and can
be presented to the players as a prop.
This is obviously no ordinary map. A detect magic
spell reveals strong magic from all the schools of magic.
The map will resist all non-magical means of destruction
it will not burn, will not tear, will not cut, and will
not dissolve in water; it is effectively DR 30/magic with
30 hit points against attacks directed at the map itself.
Area effect magic or attacks aimed at the possessor of
the map go through or around the map as though the
map were not present.
Tucked into the map there is another folded and
sealed square of parchment. The seal, once again, is
that of Duke Fyfe. If the seal is broken, it will reveal a
Master Armitage, I have perused your
wares and have elected to order 10 of your
Polyboli, each with 50 darts, and 20 of
your double-crossbows with 100 bolts each.
Enclosed please find a promissory note for
200,000 gold marks or currency of equivalent
value. Inform the courier presenting this letter
to you when I may expect delivery of these
goods.
letter written in eloquent script. It reads:
The letter bears the signature of Carnegie Fyfe, Duke
of Cathay and outlying territories. The promissory note
is pinned to the letter and bears the seal of the duke as
well as the dukes chamberlain, Petras Camerlengo. An
image of this letter is presented on page 48 and can be
presented to the players as a prop.
The three most obvious options for the PCs are to: a)
See the duke about the map (see Part I, 2. Off to See
the Duke); b) Try and gather information about the
arsenal (see Part I, 3. Gathering Information); or,
c) Head off into the wilderness and see where the map
leads them (see Part II: the Wilderness).
If the PCs attempt to get rid of the map by throwing
it away, the magical nature of the map will cause it to
return to them at increasing cost. The first time the
map is tossed aside, it will transport itself back among
the possessions of the PC disposing of it. The next time
that PC attempts to retrieve an item from a sack, bag,
backpack, etc, the PC will retrieve the map instead.
Each successive time it is thrown away, the map will,
1d4 minutes later, substitute itself for a random item
in the PCs possession, and will resurface the next time
they attempt to retrieve anything as per above. The
random item replaced can be found where the map was
last left, if they go back and look for it.
2. Off to See the Duke
If the PCs want to see Duke Fyfe, they can do so with
relative ease. During normal business hours (from after
breakfast until an hour before sundown) they can go to
the keeps gatehouse and request an audience. A herald
will take their names, ask their business, and let them
know when an audience is available (within 1d4 hours).
When the PCs arrive for their scheduled audience,
they will be provided locking trunks to stow their
equipment in (they will be allowed to keep the keys with
them) and will be mildly searched (the guards have a
Perception modifier of +5) before being shown into the
ducal throne room. If asked about the search and the
lock boxes for weapons, one of the guards will tell the
PCs that there have been rumors of plots against the
duke and theyre merely taking sensible precautions.
They are presented to Carnegie Fyfe, Duke of Cathay
and the outlying territories, who is accompanied by four
guards (LN human warriors 5, with 35 hp each), the
chamberlain, and the dukes bodyguard, Sir Barnabas
Van Der Deink (LN human fighter 10). Aside from the
richness of his dress (as befits his station), Duke Fyfe is
a fairly unremarkable middle-aged human male, except
for his mustache. The dukes mustache is exquisitely
groomed and thoroughly waxed, and hangs past his
earlobes, quivering with each syllable as he speaks.
The duke is a bit pompous but is not a bad or
unreasonable person. He is already aware of the
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Duke Carnegie Fyfe
couriers death and has a cleric (Father Corneel)
brought in to cast zone of truth to verify that the PCs
did not kill the courier, and that they are not in league
with the cabal of merchants. After the duke is satisfied
the PCs are telling the truth, and after a few minutes of
deliberating, he will choose what he feels is the most
practical option: hire the PCs as couriers to follow the
map and deliver his message and promissory note to
the destination. If asked about the arsenal, the duke will
tell the PCs that it contains nearly any weapon that can
be imagined, and some never dreamt of. This may or
may not be true Duke Fyfe personally does not have
the greatest imagination.
Duke Fyfe will offer each PC 1,000 gold pieces, half
up front and half when they return. If the PCs accept the
offer, the chamberlain will then lead them to his office,
where he will have servants bring each PC a pure gold
brick. Each brick weighs 10 lbs., bears the stamp of the
duke, and is worth 500 gold pieces. One of the servants
is the assassin Sparafucile in disguise, who uses the
chance to identify his new marks the PCs. As no PC
gained a very good look at the assassin last night (even
if succeeding on the Perception check), there should be
no cause for suspicion here.
The chamberlain will stress the need for discretion
to the PCs and ask where they are staying in town, when
they intend to leave, and other such things. A DC 20
Sense Motive check will reveal that he is quite
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anxious, though the rumors of plots against the duke
or having to trust unknown adventurers are seen as the
most likely explanations.
3. Gathering Information
There are only a few potential sources of information
in a place like Cathay, especially with little more than a
name to go on. A DC 15 Knowledge (local) check gives
the PCs the three most obvious sources of information:
among the merchants, on the black market, and other
adventurers.
The merchants can be questioned by going to the
Merchants Guildhouse, near the market warehouse.
If the PCs go to the Merchants Guild with questions,
the merchants have never heard of Albion Armitages
Astounding Arsenal. They may make an insultingly
small offer (no more than 100 gold pieces) to purchase
the map as a wondrous novelty, and are suspicious
that this Armitage fellow is an interloper looking to
compete with them.
The black market is harder to find, but a DC 20
Knowledge (local) check leads the PCs to a fence named
Josef Mandalor. Josef has no information either, and
will only share this lack of information after his palm
has been crossed with silver and gold (a bribe or
payment of at least 15 gold pieces). He will then offer
to purchase the map, but will not offer much more than
the Merchants Guild offers.
Among other adventurers, a DC 35 Knowledge
(local) or DC 25 Diplomacy check will produce a single
adventurer who knows something about the arsenal.
Malcolm Greycastle is a tall old mercenary with a
graying beard and closely cropped hair, more than his
fair share of battle scars on both his skin and armor,
and a mechanical prosthetic left arm. He is gruff, but
friendly enough to fellow adventurers, and will let the
characters buy him a few drinks before speaking in
depth.
Some say the arsenal is run by the son of
the trickster god. Some say its never in the
same place twice, and that it can only be seen
by the light of a gibbous moon. All I know for
sure is that you wont have an easy time getting
there, and youd better bring a lot of coin.
Malcolm goes on to explain that he has never seen
Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal himself, but
that thirty years ago when he was with the Black Eagle
Company, his captain had a map just like the one the
PCs have now but indicating a location thousands of
miles from here, not even on the same continent.
 The captain took a wagon full of coin and
loot with his personal guard to that place, and
returned days later, several guards and all
the coin lighter. He was wearing brand new
armor and a new sword, much better than he
had before, as were his guards. Ill tell you this
much, half the company was ready to mutiny,
seeing hed spent all our pay on some shiny
new kit. Somehow he talked his way out of it,
and told us wed be on our knees thanking him
when we saw what hed bought. Well, a few
days passed, and most of us decided that it was
time to get a noose for him. Before we could,
though, something incredible happened.
You can hear the gears whirring in Malcolms
mechanical arm as it moves, lifting his drink
to his lips. He drains his goblet in one draught
before continuing.
The sky opened with a slash of white light,
and suddenly there were crates, dozens of
them, in the middle of our camp. These strange
men were sorting them, and one handed the
captain a folded piece of paper. The captain
nodded, and the men all disappeared at once.
The slash in the sky was gone, too, as though it
had never been.
He wipes his face with his flesh and blood
hand. Youre about to ask me what was in
the crates, of course. It was weapons. Magic Malcolm Greycastle
weapons, and enough for the entire company.
Crossbows with exploding bolts, for most of do not leave. The PCs will not find any more information
us. Swords that crackled with thunder and about the arsenal and asking around further will only
ice, spears that shrieked across the battlefield. attract the attention of the dukes men. If the PCs have
There was even a small catapult that launched not yet met with the duke, they will be summoned to the
spheres, spheres what turned into demons dukes keep (see Off to See the Duke, above). If the
where they hit, he says, eyes far away. PCs have already met with the duke, one of the dukes
Terrible, incredible weapons. We tore a swath guards approaches with a note from the chamberlain.
across two nations that way. The note instructs the PCs to kindly keep the nature of
And then we ran out of bolts and spears, their mission a bit quieter.
and our swords took a beating, and we couldnt
get any more. Just about then, the remnants of 4. Rare Thugs, Well Done
the armies wed smashed banded together and
came down upon us. I think only a dozen of us No matter what the PCs do, Sparafucile knows they
survived, the old veteran says, rubbing softly have (or at least, had) the map. He saw them with the
at where his prosthetic limb connects to his dead courier earlier, and if they went to see the duke, he
body. The arsenal is real, my young friends. saw them there (handed them their gold bricks, in fact).
But even the best equipment doesnt make If the PCs asked around about the map, word got back
you immortal. Remember that, he says, rising to Sparafucile.
from the table and walking toward the door. The assassin, unable to get out of the dukes palace
for long again without seeming suspicious and also
having a desire to keep watch on the chamberlain, lest
The old mercenary does not know any more about the man reveal what is going on, hires three local thugs
the arsenal and does not wish to talk any further. If the to jump the PCs and take the map. The thugs are a trio
party tries to force the issue, the rest of the patrons of of minotaur brothers who live in the sewers beneath
the inn threaten to throw the PCs into the street if they Cathay.

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 No Map for the Minotaur Battle
As this encounter can take place in several different
locations, no specific battle map is provided. If the
battle happens in the city of Cathay, the GM could use
the Village of the Dead map. If the encounter takes
place on the road, the GM could use the Harbinger
map. Other maps from other sources can also be
substituted, as the GM sees fit.

If the PCs went to the duke, the trio assaults them

upon leaving the ducal palace. If the PCs ask around
town, the minotaurs attack them in the streets. If the
PCs head out of town, the brothers jump them not far
from the gates.

PORTERHOUSE, RIBEYE, AND CHUCK

CR 8
4,800 XP
Male minotaur fighter 2
Large monstrous humanoid
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +11
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 9, flat-footed 20 (+6 armor, -1 size,
+5 natural)
hp 62 (8d10+18)
Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +5
OFFENSE
Spd 20 ft.
Melee gore +11 (1d6+6) or punching dagger +11/+6 (1d6+4)
or masterwork greataxe +13/+8 (3d6+6) or masterwork
greataxe +13/+8 (3d6+6) and gore +6 (1d6+2)
Special Attacks powerful charge (gore +11, 2d6+6)
STATISTICS
Str 19, Dex 10, Con 15, Int 7, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +7/+2; CMB +13 (+15 bull rushing); CMD 23 (25
vs. bull rush)
Feats Cleave, Great Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Bull
Rush, Power Attack, Weapon Focus: Greataxe
Skills Acrobatics -1, Climb +3, Escape Artist -1, Fly -3,
Intimidate +6, Perception +11, Ride -1, Stealth +1,
Survival +10, Swim +3
Languages Giant
SQ bravery +1 (Ex), natural cunning (Ex)
Combat Gear masterwork greataxe, punching dagger,
rhino hide armor
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Bravery +1 (Ex) +1 Will saves vs. fear
Cleave Take an extra attack on an adjacent target with a
successful hit.
Improved Bull Rush +2 to push back. No attack of
opportunity.
Natural Cunning (Ex) Although minotaurs are not
especially intelligent, they possess innate cunning and
logical ability. This gives them immunity to maze spells
and prevents them from ever becoming lost. Further, they
are never caught flat-footed.
Power Attack -3 to attack/+6 to damage.
Rhino Hide Armor Grants extra 2d6 damage on any
successful charge
Chuck
The trio of minotaur brothers should not be an
overly deadly or challenging encounter for the PCs,
as Sparafucile has underestimated their capabilities.
However, with each minotaur having rhino hide armor
that grants an extra 2d6 damage on a charge attack,
they can deal out a fair amount of damage.
Chuck is the oldest brother of the three, and is
slightly more intelligent (he can speak the common
tongue, in addition to Giant). He will demand the party
turn over the map and promise not to hurt anyone if
they do (hes lying). If the PCs fail to comply, or they
taunt the minotaurs, Chuck will order Porterhouse
and Ribeye to charge. Chuck will watch the battle for a
round to size up the most dangerous opponent, then on
the second round he will charge that target (provided
no PC has moved up to attack him).
The minotaurs are not foolhardy, and will only fight
so long as they feel they can win. If all three are reduced
to less than 20 hp, they will attempt to escape the
battle. If the PCs manage to capture and question one,
the minotaur will reveal they were hired by a slender
human male dressed like a servant of Duke Fyfe.
PART II: THE WILDERNESS
Judging by the map (which isnt exactly to scale, but
the PCs recognize some of the landmarks and know
their general location), it will take about 14 days of
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foot) to reach the arsenal. The first day or two will be
on the plains, entering forest for the next few days
afterward before finally reaching hill country. The party
will be traveling in the hills for at least a week of their
journey. The arsenal appears to be located where the
hills become mountains. The weather starts off good.
The GM can decide the weather each successive day
or roll each day for random weather conditions, using
the tables in Chapter 13 of the Pathfinder Roleplaying
Game Core Rulebook.
The PCs are being tracked by Sparafucile, but the
assassin wont directly act until later in the journey.
He will observe the party at night, studying their usual
sentry arrangements, and may occasionally set up
simple mechanical traps ahead of the party on the road
to judge their awareness and capabilities, and to slow
them down a bit (GMs discretion). He has reported
back to Matil Vellamo, the evil cleric he is employed by,
and she has made arrangements to deal with the party
as well.
On the days where no set encounter takes place,
the GM can roll for a random encounter. Not all of the
possible random encounters involve combat, and many
can provide opportunities for roleplaying. Stat blocks
are not provided for the random encounters. If the
random encounters are used, the GM should use the
appropriate creatures from the Pathfinder Roleplaying
Game Bestiary. If the GM wishes to speed the adventure
along, the random encounters can be skipped for some
or all of the days.
1. Day One The Plains
You pass a few scattered farms in the early
hours of travel and are soon beyond any trace
of civilization. The countryside is composed
of broad grassy plains that roll gently to the
horizon. In the distance you can see the edge of
a forest and hills behind them.
The GM can roll for a random encounter on Table I.
2. Day Two Nearing the Forest
More rolling grasslands surround you,
though the occasional cluster of trees and
shrubs breaks the otherwise uninteresting
terrain. The forest grows ever closer as you
travel on, and the land slowly begins to increase
in elevation at an almost unnoticeable grade.
The GM can roll for a random encounter on Table II.
Table I: Day 1, Temperate Plains
(roll 1d6)
Roll Encounter
1 A small herd of aurochs cross the road, preventing
the PCs from making progress until they have
gone through. There are several dozen aurochs in
the herd and they will take 4d6 minutes to clear
the way. The aurochs appear to be calm but if the
PCs attempt to force their way through the herd,
four of the bulls charge at the intruders. CR 6
2 A riding horse with saddle and reins but no rider
canters past the PCs. Further down the road, the
PCs encounter a fat human man in the garb of a
wealthy merchant. He asks if theyve seen a horse.
The merchant may reward the PCs for the return
of his horse, or he may not. CR 0 (though if the
PCs help the merchant, grant them each
XP as if this were a CR 3 encounter)
3 Eight goblins ambush the PCs, shooting arrows
from the tall grass. They are a roving band of
troublemakers looking for easy victims and will
flee if their victims fight back. CR 6
4 A mated pair of centaurs patrolling the area hails
the PCs. They know most of the local farmers and
are suspicious of, but not hostile to strangers.
They mention that there are several bands of
goblins in the area but arent sure where they are
coming from. CR 5 (only if the PCs fight the
centaurs, though if they do they run the
risk of angering the local tribe)
5 An ankheg (advanced creature simple template)
scurries out onto the road and attacks the PCs. It
will try to grab the smallest PC and drag them off.
CR 4
6 A pegasus soars overhead before setting down
across a field to drink from a nearby creek. It will
fly away if startled. CR 3 (only if the pegasus
is slain or captured)
3. Day Three The Outer Forest
The grasslands are left behind as you enter
the sparse outer edges of the forest. Dense
undergrowth, berry bushes, and some smaller
trees abound along both sides of the road. In
addition to the changes in plant life, the types
of animals youve been seeing on a daily basis
changes. A few woodlands creatures sneak out
of the forest to explore, as well as to investigate
the sounds being made by your party. You
hear new birdsongs, and even the tap of a
woodpecker in the distance.
The GM can roll for one or two random encounters
on Table III.
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 Table II: Day 2, Temperate Plains
(roll 1d6)
Roll Encounter
1 Bison stampede! A stampeding herd of bison is
heading right for the PCs and will trample over
them unless action is taken immediately. CR 10
2 Four giant scorpions rear their tails and attack!
They appear in front of and behind the PCs and
are blocking the road in both directions. The
scorpions will fight to the last. CR 7
3 The PCs interrupt six worgs tearing at the carcass
of a bison. The creatures react violently to the
partys presence and attack. CR 7
4 A pair of bull aurochs (advanced creature
simple template) are fighting, locking horns and
attempting to gore each other, bellowing and
tearing up the turf with their hooves. They are
blocking the road as they fight and any attempts
to interrupt them will provoke a goring charge
from one or both of them. They will continue
until one is defeated, exhausted, or frightened off.
CR 5
5 Twelve goblins with slings or javelins and short
swords attack the party. They appear to be an
organized warband, though without goblin dog
mounts, and will not run until at least of their
number have been defeated. CR 7
6 Four ankhegs burst from the ground beneath
the party, gaining 1 surprise round unless each
PC succeeds on a DC 13 Perception check. Any
PC who is surprised must make a DC 12 Reflex
save (if on foot) or Ride check (if mounted) to
avoid falling prone when the ground bursts open
beneath their feet. CR 7
4. Day Four The Forest
The underbrush is still quite dense but the
trees are larger now, the light becoming thinner
underneath the forest canopy. As you traveled
through the morning you had gotten used to
the sound of birdsong and of squirrels hustling
through the brush, and now you realize that
things are suddenly very quiet. Before you can
investigate the cause, a voice shouts, There
they are! and a volley of arrows bursts forth
from the forest!
Mercenary Ambush! CR 10
Matil Vellamo has hired a band of brigands and
deserters to ambush the PCs. These down-on-their luck
soldiers of fortune arent especially well-equipped or
very brave, and will retreat if at least one of the three
units (archers, spearmen or lancers) is wiped out.
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Table III: Day 3, Temperate Plains &
Forest (roll 1d10)
Roll Encounter
1 A shambling mound attacks one of the PCs
(in particular, any elf), attempting to grab and
constrict that PC first and deal with the others
afterward. CR 6
2 Six ankhegs skitter out from the brush and from
mostly concealed holes in the ground. They see
the PCs as an easy meal. CR 8
3 A dire tiger is stalking the PCs and soon chooses
to attack with a pounce. It will rake any PC or
pack animal it manages to grab and will attempt
to flee with the body after it has made a kill. It will
also try to escape after it has suffered more than
50% hp loss. CR 8
4 Four giant scorpions attack the PCs, completely
interrupting a rest break. CR 7
5 Six goblins and four goblin dogs ambush the PCs.
The goblins on goblin dog mounts have short
spears they use as light lances to charge with. CR
7
6 A giant wasps nest has been broken open by a
dire bear (which has fled the scene). Four giant
wasps attack the PCs for simply being nearby
while they are agitated. CR 7
7 A pair of dire boars attacks the PCs, whether
out of hunger or sheer viciousness is uncertain.
The hateful creatures will often choose the same
target, one goring it after the other. CR 8
8 Six giant hunting spiders have decided this part
of the trail is a perfect hunting ground. The
trapdoors count as secret or hidden doors for
Perception checks (DC 15 to notice); if the PCs do
not spot the doors, the spiders will attack when
someone nears the first one, gaining surprise. CR
6
9 A treant tending this patch of the forest can be
spotted nearby. The treant is not particularly
sociable but wont attack if the PCs seem to
be respecting the forest. It will respond very
negatively to axes and fire. CR 8
10 Four giant stag beetles crawl out of rotting logs
and skitter toward the party. CR 8
They are lurking in the trees and underbrush at the
sides of the road and will attack on three fronts: six
archers with shortbows will fire from cover on the left
flank, while six spearmen with spears and bucklers will
charge from the right at the beginning of the second
round. On the third round, half a dozen lancers on light
warhorses will charge down the road, hoping to catch
the party pinned between the archers and spearmen
(see the battle map on page 49). The archers are wearing
leather armor; the spearmen have slightly rusty chain
shirts; the cavalry are girded by suits of chainmail. The
archers and spearmen have shortswords as secondary
weapons for close combat, while the cavalry have
longswords for use in melee. All the mercenaries are
3rd level fighters. Each group of mercenaries is led by a
sergeant (5th level fighter). The group is accompanied by
their chaplain, a 5th level cleric. The cleric will focus on
healing his flock as the PCs wound them, but will throw
offensive spells at the PCs if he can.
If any are taken prisoner, they will readily talk,
though they know little: A scary woman hired us to
stop you guys, dunno why. If asked to describe the
scary woman, they will agree that she was tall, blond,
good looking, carried a huge axe with chunks of ice
stuck to the blade, wore armor with claws and a helmet
with horns and fangs, and that she was terrifying.
6 ARCHERS CR 7
3,200 XP
Male human fighter 3
NE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Perception +0
DEFENSE
AC 16, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+2 armor, +1 shield, +3
Dex)
hp 25 (3d10+9)
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +1
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee dagger +5 (1d4+2) or shortsword +5 (1d6+2) or
unarmed strike +5 (1d3+2)
Ranged composite shortbow (str +2) +7 (1d6+2)
STATISTICS
Str 14, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10
Base Atk +3; CMB +5; CMD 18
Feats Deadly Aim +2/-1, Far Shot, Point Blank Shot, Rapid
Shot, Weapon Focus: Shortbow
Skills Acrobatics +2, Climb +6, Escape Artist +2, Fly +2,
Handle Animal +4, Intimidate +5, Ride +6, Stealth +2,
Survival +5, Swim +5
Languages Common
SQ armor training 1 (Ex), bravery +1 (Ex)
Combat Gear composite shortbow (str +2), 20 arrows,
dagger, shortsword, leather armor, buckler
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Bravery +1 (Ex) +1 Will saves vs. fear.
Deadly Aim (+2/-1) Take a -1 penalty to ranged attacks in
exchange for a +2 bonus to damage.
Far Shot Only suffer a 1 penalty per full range increment.
Point Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with
ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Rapid Shot Extra attack with ranged weapons; each attack
is at -2.
ARCHER SERGEANT CR 4
1,200 XP
Male human fighter 5
NE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Perception +1
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+6 armor, +1 shield,
+3 Dex)
hp 42 (5d10+15)
Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +1
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee dagger +7 (1d4+2) or shortsword +7 (1d6+2) or
unarmed strike +7 (1d3+2)
Ranged +1 composite shortbow (Str +2) +11 (1d6+6)
STATISTICS
Str 15, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 11, Wis 10, Cha 10
Base Atk +5; CMB +7; CMD 20
Feats Deadly Aim +4/-2, Far Shot, Point Blank Shot,
Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Weapon Focus: Shortbow,
Weapon Specialization: Shortbow
Skills Acrobatics +2, Climb +7, Escape Artist +2, Fly +2,
Handle Animal +4, Intimidate +7, Perception +1, Ride
+6, Stealth +2, Survival +7, Swim +5
Languages Common
SQ armor training 1 (Ex), bravery +1 (Ex), weapon training:
bows +1 (Ex)
Combat Gear 20 arrows, dagger, shortsword, buckler, +1
composite shortbow (str +2), mithral breastplate
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Bravery +1 (Ex) +1 Will saves vs. fear.
Deadly Aim (+4/-2) Take a -2 penalty to ranged attacks in
exchange for a +4 bonus to damage.
Far Shot Suffer a 1 penalty per full range increment .
Point Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with
ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot No -4 penalty when shooting or throwing into
combat.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons.
Each attack is at -2.
Weapon Training: Bows +1 (Ex) +1 to attack, damage,
CMB, and CMD with bows.
6 SPEARMEN CR 7
3,200 XP
Male human fighter 3
NE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +5; Perception +0
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 11, flat-footed 16 (+4 armor, +2 shield,
+1 Dex)
hp 25 (3d10+9)
Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +1
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee dagger +6 (1d4+3) or shortspear +7 (1d6+3) or
shortsword +6 (1d6+3) or unarmed strike +6 (1d3+3)
STATISTICS
Str 16, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +3; CMB +6; CMD 17
Feats Cleave, Improved Initiative, Power Attack +2/-1,
Shield Focus, Weapon Focus: Shortspear
Skills Acrobatics -1, Climb +6, Escape Artist -1, Fly -1,
Handle Animal +3, Intimidate +4, Ride -1, Stealth -1,
Survival +4, Swim +1
Languages Common
SQ armor training 1 (Ex), bravery +1 (Ex)
Combat Gear dagger, shortspear, shortsword, chain shirt,
light wooden shield
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Bravery +1 (Ex) +1 Will saves vs. fear.
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 Cleave Get an extra attack on an adjacent target if the first Base Atk +5; CMB +8; CMD 19
attack hits. Feats Cleave, Great Cleave, Improved Initiative, Power
Power Attack (+2/-1) -1 attack penalty gives +2 to damage. Attack +4/-2, Shield Focus, Weapon Focus: Shortspear,
Weapon Specialization: Shortspear
SPEARMEN SERGEANT CR 4 Skills Acrobatics -1, Climb +7, Escape Artist -1, Fly -1,
1,200 XP Handle Animal +5, Intimidate +8, Ride +3, Stealth -1,
Male human fighter 5 Survival +7, Swim +1
NE Medium humanoid (human) Languages Common
Init +5; Perception +0 SQ armor training 1 (Ex), bravery +1 (Ex), weapon training:
DEFENSE spears +1 (Ex)
AC 20, touch 11, flat-footed 19 (+6 armor, +3 shield, Combat Gear dagger, shortsword, +1 shortspear, +1 light
+1 Dex) wooden shield, adamantine breastplate
hp 42 (5d10+15) SPECIAL ABILITIES
Fort +6, Ref +2, Will +1 Bravery +1 (Ex) +1 Will saves vs. fear.
DR 2/- Cleave Get an extra attack on an adjacent target if the first
OFFENSE attack hits.
Spd 30 ft. Damage Reduction (2/-) granted via adamantine
Melee +1 shortspear +11 (1d6+7) or dagger +8 (1d4+3) or breastplate.
shortsword +8 (1d6+3) or unarmed strike +8 (1d3+3) Power Attack (+4/-2) Take -2 penalty to attack and add +4
STATISTICS bonus to damage.
Str 17, Dex 12, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10
6 LANCERS CR 7
3,200 XP
Male human fighter 3
NE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Perception +1
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 18 (+6 armor, +2 shield)
hp 25 (3d10+9)
Fort +5, Ref +1, Will +2
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee dagger +6 (1d4+3) or lance +7 (1d8+4) or longsword
+6 (1d8+3) or unarmed strike +6 (1d3+3)
STATISTICS
Str 16, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +3; CMB +6; CMD 16
Feats Mounted Combat, Ride-by Attack, Spirited Charge,
Trample, Weapon Focus: Lance
Skills Acrobatics -6, Climb +1, Escape Artist -6, Fly -6,
Handle Animal +5, Intimidate +5, Stealth -6, Survival +5,
Swim -3
Languages Common
SQ armor training 1 (Ex), bravery +1 (Ex)
Combat Gear dagger, lance, longsword, chainmail, heavy
wooden shield
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Bravery +1 (Ex) +1 Will saves vs. fear.
Mounted Combat Once per round, attempt to negate a hit
to mount in combat.
Ride-by Attack Move - attack - move when charging
mounted.
Spirited Charge Double damage when making a mounted
charge (triple with a lance).
Trample Target may not try to avoid mounted overruns.

LANCER SERGEANT CR 4
1,200 XP
Male human fighter 5
NE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Perception +1

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DEFENSE MERCENARY CHAPLAIN CR 4
AC 22, touch 10, flat-footed 22 (+9 armor, +3 shield) 1,200 XP
hp 40 (5d10+13) Male human cleric 5
Fort +6, Ref +1, Will +2 NE Medium humanoid (human)
OFFENSE Init -1; Perception +4
Spd 20 ft. DEFENSE
Melee +1 lance +11 (1d8+8) or dagger +8 (1d4+3) or MW AC 13, touch 9, flat-footed 13 (+4 armor, -1 Dex)
longsword +9 (1d8+3) or unarmed strike +8 (1d3+3) hp 36 (5d8+10)
STATISTICS Fort +6, Ref +0, Will +8
Str 17, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10 OFFENSE
Base Atk +5; CMB +8; CMD 18 Spd 30 ft.
Feats Mounted Combat, Power Attack +4/-2, Ride-by Melee mithral longsword +6 (1d8+1) or dagger +4 (1d4+1)
Attack, Spirited Charge, Trample, Weapon Focus: Lance, or unarmed strike +4 (1d3+1)
Weapon Specialization: Lance Spell-Like Abilities battle rage, strength surge
Skills Acrobatics -5, Climb +2, Escape Artist -5, Fly -5, Cleric Spells Known (CL 5, +4 melee touch, +2 ranged
Handle Animal +7, Intimidate +7, Ride +3, Stealth -5, touch, spells marked (d) are domain spells):
Survival +7, Swim -2 3 (DC 17, 2/day) cure serious wounds, magic
Languages Common vestment (d), prayer
SQ armor training 1 (Ex), bravery +1 (Ex), weapon training: 2 (DC 16, 3/day) bulls strength (d), cure moderate
spears +1 (Ex) wounds (x2), sound burst
Combat Gear dagger, +1 lance, MW longsword, +2 banded 1 (DC 15, 4/day) bane, cure light wounds, divine favor,
mail, +1 heavy steel shield; magic weapon (d), shield of faith
SPECIAL ABILITIES 0 (DC 14) bleed, detect magic, guidance, resistance
Bravery +1 (Ex) +1 Will save vs. Fear STATISTICS
Mounted Combat Once per round attempt to negate a hit Str 12, Dex 8, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 18, Cha 13
to mount in combat. Base Atk +3; CMB +4; CMD 13
Power Attack +4/-2 Take -2 penalty to attack for a +4 Feats Extra Channel, Improved Channel, Selective
bonus to damage Channeling, Weapon Focus: Longsword
Ride-by Attack Move - attack - move when charging Skills Appraise +4, Climb +6, Diplomacy +7, Handle Animal
mounted. +5, Heal +10, Knowledge: Religion +6, Ride +3, Sense
Spirited Charge Double damage when making a mounted Motive +9, Spellcraft +6, Survival +8
charge (triple with a lance). Languages Common
Trample Target may not try to avoid mounted overruns. SQ aura (Ex), channel negative energy 3d6 (6/day) (DC 15)
(Su), cleric domains: Strength, War, spontaneous casting
7 LIGHT WAR HORSES Combat Gear mithral longsword, mithral shirt
Large animal Other Gear 6 potions of cure light wounds
Init +2; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +6 SPECIAL ABILITIES
DEFENSE Aura (Ex) The cleric has neutral evil aura.
AC 17, touch 11, flat-footed 15 (+6 armor, +2 Dex, -1 size) Cleric Domain Granted Powers: Strength:
hp 15 (+6) Strength Surge (Sp): As a standard action, touch a
Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +1 creature to give it great strength. For 1 round, the
OFFENSE target gains an enhancement bonus equal to 1/2 cleric
Spd 35 ft. level (minimum +1) to melee attacks, combat
Melee Hooves x2 +3 (1d4+3 each) maneuver checks that rely on Strength, Strength-
STATISTICS based skills, and Strength checks. This ability can
Str 16, Dex 14, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 7 be used a number of times per day equal to 3 +
Base Atk +0; CMB +5; CMD 17 (21 vs. Trip) Wisdom modifier.
Feats Endurance, Run Cleric Domain Granted Powers: War:
Tricks Attack [Trick], Combat Riding [Trick], Come [Trick], Battle Rage (Sp): Touch a creature as a standard action
Defend [Trick], Down [Trick], Guard [Trick], Heel [Trick] to give it a bonus on melee damage rolls equal to 1/2
Skills Acrobatics -3, Climb -2, Escape Artist -3, Fly -5, cleric level for 1 round (minimum +1). This can
Perception +6, Ride -3, Stealth -7, Swim -2 be done a number of times per day equal to 3 +
SQ combat riding [trick] Wisdom modifier.
Combat Gear chainmail barding Selective Channeling When channeling energy, choose a
SPECIAL ABILITIES number of targets in the area up to Charisma modifier.
Combat Riding [Trick] The animal has been trained to These targets are not affected.
bear a rider into combat. Spontaneous Casting The cleric can convert stored spells
Endurance +4 to a variety of skill checks. Sleep in Light/ into inflict spells.
Medium armor with no fatigue.
Run Run faster than normal. Mercenaries captured or slain and then searched
Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ feet by sense of produce 1d10 each copper and silver coins plus their
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their camp, with standard camp and adventuring gear,
but nothing of real value. Each mercenary bears a black
iron cloak pin with a griffon on it. A DC 15 Knowledge
(history) or DC 20 Knowledge (local) check allows the
PCs to identify the heraldry as that of the Black Griffon
Company, a once-proud band of mercenaries whose
reputation has fallen in recent years.
The GM should make sure that at least a handful of
the mercenaries get away, in order to set up the events
of Day 6 (see below).
5. Day Five The Deep Forest
The sunlight is quite diffuse as you advance
further into deep forest. The road is partially
overgrown and the land is starting to increase in
altitude, though the slope is still quite gradual.
The trees around you are very large and appear
old, and there is only sparse undergrowth due
to the lack of direct sunlight.
The GM can roll for one or two random encounters on
Table IV.
6. Day Six Bloody Road
The forest road begins to grow more
serpentine as it avoids the more difficult terrain.
Without the established trail, you are not sure
youd be able to travel through the forest at all.
The forest is very dense on both sides of the
road and in places appears quite impenetrable.
Even on the road, the going is slow. A sturdy
stone bridge spans a gap a dry creek bed
leading to the hills. Shortly after crossing the
bridge, you see signs of a vicious skirmish
While some of the mercenaries from the ambush a
few days ago escaped, it seems it was only temporary.
The PCs come across a stretch of road and downed

Table IV: Day 5, Temperate Forest (roll 1d10)

Roll Encounter
1 Four giant mantises hiding in the trees and undergrowth attack the PCs, seeing them as food. CR 7
2 Six centaurs, fully armed and armored, approach the PCs. Their tribe claims this territory and while they
understand the necessity of a trade route, they will provide escort to any who pass through in order to make sure
they do not cause trouble. The centaurs will escort the party for the next 10 miles (just under a full days walk). If
the PCs met the two centaurs on day one, this group has heard about it and will react according to how the PCs
treated the pair of scouts. CR 10
3 One ettercap and six giant spiders attack the PCs. The ettercap has laced parts of the road with traps and the trees
along the road are filled with webs. CR 7
4 A unicorn gallops gracefully through the forest along narrow trails occasionally paralleling the road. The beautiful
creature acknowledges the PCs but will avoid direct contact with them. CR 0 (if the party actually attacks the
unicorn it teleports away)
5 Six giant stag beetles feed on fallen rotted trees nearby but will ignore the PCs unless attacked. CR 9
6 After the PCs makes camp for the night, six werewolves attack in hybrid form. They will continue attacking in pairs
throughout the entire night, or until slain. CR 7
7 A pair of dire tigers snarl nearby, followed soon by an animals bleating and the screams of a kill. The PCs will go
unnoticed by the tigers unless they investigate. If the PCs do investigate, the tigers attack to defend their kill. CR 10
8 A dryad lounging in the bough of a great tree observes the party passing by. A ranger or druid in the party can
attempt to speak to her (Diplomacy DC 15). If she feels like talking, she will warn them that she senses a shadow
trailing them, but cant explain further. She will not stay long and will disappear back into the trees. If she is
attacked, she casts entangle and deep slumber before melding into the nearest tree. CR 3 (the XP award should
be given out if the PCs successfully communicate with the dryad. If a good-aligned party attacks
her, the GM should subtract the value of the dryads XP from the overall XP for the adventure)
9 Six dire wolves howl through the trees and bear down on the party. CR 8
10 A nymph is singing to herself while bathing in a pond not far from the road. If any PCs decide to investigate
further, they will find that she has not repressed her blinding aura. The nymph will fight to protect herself but is
not aggressive and would rather just be left in peace. If she suffers more than her total hit points in damage, she
flees. CR 7 (the XP award should be given out if the PCs successfully communicate with the nymph.
If a good-aligned party attacks her, the GM should subtract the value of the dryads XP from the
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trees that appear to have been chopped and smashed
to pieces, though it is not clear what creature wielding
what weapons could have caused such damage. The
torn earth is stained with dried blood and among the
debris are broken bucklers bearing the same black
griffon emblem as the mercenary spearmen. There are,
however, no bodies to be found. A DC 15 Perception
check will note that there is no sign of either burial or a
furneral pyre.
Detect magic will determine very little the battle
happened too long ago for the aura to remain, other
than hinting that a great deal of magic was used. Detect
evil and detect chaos, however, will reveal stronger
lingering auras of chaos and evil thick across the scene.
The GM can roll for a random encounter on Table
V. Reroll if a result used the previous day comes up. If
the party encountered the nymph, dryad or unicorn the
previous day, the other two and the centaurs would be
aware of it on this day, and react accordingly (as noted
in the appropriate entries in the table).
7. Day Seven Into the Hills
The forest begins to thin out as it starts
climbing toward the hills. As you emerge
from the trees back into scrublands, you see
something at the horizon ahead of you
Smoke on the Horizon
As the PCs near hill country and the forest thins out,
they can see a thick line of black smoke up in the hills.
It appears to be around a full days travel ahead and
there is no direct line of sight, but smoke like that rarely

Table V: Day 6, Temperate Forest (roll 1d10)

Roll Encounter
1 Four giant mantises hiding in the trees and undergrowth attack the PCs, seeing them as food. CR 7
2 Six centaurs, fully armed and armored, approach the PCs. Their tribe claims this territory and while they
understand the necessity of a trade route, they will provide escort to any who pass through in order to make sure
they do not cause trouble. The centaurs will escort the party for the next 10 miles (just under a full days walk). If
the PCs met the two centaurs on day one, this group has heard about it and will react according to how the PCs
treated the pair of scouts. If the PCs attacked the dryad, nymph or unicorn yesterday, this group has heard about it
and will react accordingly. CR 10
3 One ettercap and six giant spiders attack the PCs. The ettercap has laced parts of the road with traps and the trees
along the road are filled with webs. CR 7
4 A unicorn gallops gracefully through the forest along narrow trails occasionally paralleling the road. The beautiful
creature acknowledges the PCs but will avoid direct contact with them. If the party met and attacked the dryad or
nymph yesterday, the unicorn will attack in retaliation. CR 0 (if the party leaves the unicorn alone) or CR 3
(if the unicorn attacks)
5 Six giant stag beetles feed on fallen rotted trees nearby but will ignore the PCs unless attacked. CR 9
6 After the PCs makes camp for the night, six werewolves attack in hybrid form. They will continue attacking in pairs
throughout the entire night, or until slain. CR 7
7 A pair of dire tigers snarl nearby, followed soon by an animals bleating and the screams of a kill. The PCs will go
unnoticed by the tigers unless they investigate. If the PCs do investigate, the tigers attack to defend their kill. CR 10
8 A dryad lounging in the bough of a great tree observes the party passing by. A ranger or druid in the party can
attempt to speak to her (Diplomacy DC 15). If she feels like talking, she will warn them that she senses a shadow
trailing them, but cant explain further. She will not stay long and will disappear back into the trees. If she is
attacked, she casts entangle and deep slumber before melding into the nearest tree. If the PCs met and attacked the
nymph or unicorn yesterday, the dryad lies in ambush and will attack. CR 3 (the XP award should be given
out if the PCs successfully communicate with the dryad. If a good-aligned party attacks her, the
GM should subtract the value of the dryads XP from the overall XP for the adventure. If the dryad
attacks the party, they receive full XP for the fight)
9 Six dire wolves howl through the trees and bear down on the party. CR 8
10 A nymph is singing to herself while bathing in a pond not far from the road. If any PCs decide to investigate
further, they will find that she has not repressed her blinding aura. The nymph will fight to protect herself but is
not aggressive and would rather just be left in peace. If she suffers more than her total hit points in damage, she
flees. If the PCs met and attacked the dryad or unicorn yesterday, the nymph lies in ambush, waiting for them. CR 7
(the XP award should be given out if the PCs successfully communicate with the nymph. If a good-
aligned party attacks her, the GM should subtract the value of the dryads XP from the overall XP
for the adventure. If the nymph attacks the party, they receive full XP for the fight)

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 bodes anything well. (The smoke is from the Village of
the Dead, see Day 9, below).
The GM can roll for a random encounter on Table
VI. This table is for days 7, 8, 10 and 13.
8. Day Eight Higher Into the Hills
The going is a bit slower with the winding,
sloping roadway, and you estimate that
throughout the day youve climbed a few
hundred feet over the course of many miles.
The view is quite impressive, as you can look
around and see the forest and grasslands below
and behind you for miles.
The GM can roll for a random encounter on Table
VI, above. This table is for days 7, 8, 10 and 13. If an
encounter is rolled on a subsequent day that has already
been used, the GM should reroll.
9. Day Nine Village of the Dead
hp 13 (2d8+4)
Fort +2, Ref +2 Will +5
Defensive Abilities: channel resistance +2
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee bite +3 (1d6+1 plus disease and paralysis) and 2
claws +3 (1d6+1 plus paralysis)
Special Attacks paralysis (1d4+1 rounds, DC 13, elves are
immune to this effect)
STATISTICS
Str 13, Dex 15, Con -, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 14
Base Atk +1, CMB +2, CMD 14
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +4, Climb +6, Perception +7, Stealth +7,
Swim +3
Languages Common
Special Abilities
Ghoul Fever: Bite Injury; save Fort DC 12; onset 1
day; Frequency 1 day; effect 1d3 Con and 1d3 Dex; cure
2 consecutive saves; The save DC is Charisma based. A
humanoid who dies of ghoul fever rises as a ghoul at the
next midnight. A humanoid who becomes a ghoul in
this way retains none of the abilities it possessed in life. It
is not under the control of any other ghouls, but hungers
for the flesh of the living and behaves like a normal ghoul
in all respects. A humanoid of more than 4 HD rises as a
ghast.

Signs of civilization become apparent once

more as you travel the road. There is a faded
sign indicating a village ahead. However, as
you grow near, the smell of old smoke lingers,
over the rancid stench of death. As you near the
outlying buildings, you see that the village has
been utterly destroyed. And it gets worse

What once was a small but presumably peaceful

mountain village is now the site of a massacre. The
entire settlement has been razed to the ground. Worse
than the damage, however, is what remains. Among the
ruins are at least two dozen ghouls (20+4d4 ghouls)
and a dozen advanced ghasts. They are feasting on the
corpses of the residents their former neighbors and
family members when the PCs arrive on scene.
Matil Vellamo and some of her cohorts were through
here about three days past. When the village refused to
help her capture the PCs, this was their punishment.
When the undead spot the party, they howl and
begin attacking in groups, based on proximity (see the
battle map on page 50). Each group will consist of 1d4
ghouls and 1 advanced ghast.

GHOULS CR 1 EACH
400 XP each
CE Medium undead
Init +2, Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +7
DEFENSE
AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 natural)

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Table VI: Days 7, 8, 10 & 13 Hills/Mountains (roll 1d20)
Roll Encounter
1 A ferocious ogre mage swoops out of the sky, slashing at the PCs with its enormous blade. It will use invisibility and
darkness to confound the party and it loves engaging in melee, though it will use its magic to great effect as well,
using cone of cold or deeper slumber to catch the entire party when possible. CR 8
2 A young male chimera is trying to impress a female, and what better way to do that than attack a well-armed group
of adventurers? It will start off using its breath weapon from the air before landing and attacking the party on
the ground. Starting on round 3, the female will join the battle. CR 7 (if the male is defeated in less than 3
round) or CR 9 (if the female joins the battle)
3 Sixteen hobgoblins drilling nearby spot the PCs and attack. Half will engage with longbows at range while the
others advance with longswords and shields. CR 8
4 Four ogres are enjoying themselves smashing smaller humanoids to a pulp. These poor souls half of them ogre-
kin are very dead. The ogres havent spotted the PCs just yet. CR 7
5 A squad of orcs (10 orcs plus two sergeants (both with maximum hit points and masterwork weapons) and one
leader (with the advanced creature simple template, masterwork weapons and one magical +1 weapon)) spot the
PCs and attack, thinking of them good sport. CR 7
6 A successful DC 20 Perception check spots a pile of gray powder that smells quite bitter. If they dig through it,
the PCs find 1d4x10 gp worth of small gemstones and 1d6x10 gp in nuggets of precious ore. A DC 20 Knowledge
(nature) check will tell them it is gorgon dung. 1d4 minutes later, they encounter said gorgon, which immediately
attacks. CR 8
7 A shower of small boulders flies overhead, missing the PCs. The hoots and thundering footsteps that follow can only
belong to four hill giants spoiling for a fight. CR 11
8 The PCs find a severed arm holding a small wrapped parcel lying on the ground. If one of the party members
investigates the arm, they are immediately attacked by a leaping bulette (advanced creature simple template). It
will attack the entire party, diving into the earth and leaping again to attack often. Once the combat is done, if the
box is opened, it is found to contain several (2d12 each) horehound, peppermint, and licorice treats. CR 8
9 A conspiracy of 12 tengu is practicing swordplay in the hills. A few spot the party and give warning calls, causing
them all to scatter. For the remainder of the day, the tengu will follow the party, looking for the opportunity to steal
shiny baubles. They arent looking for a fight and mostly display good-natured avarice. They will defend themselves
if attacked, however. CR 7
10 Four ogres are being lorded over by a stone giant, bringing him their loot as tribute. The PCs can try and sneak past
before being noticed by the giants. CR 10
11 Twelve orcs hunting through the hills run across the PCs. Being orcs, they draw swords and attack. CR 7
12 A wyvern dives toward the party. It will attack with its stinger and attempt to grab a PC, and then drop them from a
great height. CR 6
13 Six bugbears, who have been stalking the party, strike while the party is resting. CR 7
14 Fifteen hobgoblins charge from higher up the hill. CR 8
15 A lone ogre (advanced creature simple template) has decided to attack travelers on the road, including the PCs. CR
4
16 A pair of trolls (advanced creature simple template), surly from the heat compared to their usual home, take it out
on anyone who happens by. Right now, that means the PCs. CR 6
17 Four giant eagles fly overhead. If the party isnt destroying large swaths of hillside as they go by, the eagles will
leave them alone. If the PCs are causing wanton destruction, or if the PCs attack the eagles, the eagles dive to
retaliate. CR 0 (if the party is not causing trouble) or CR 7 (if the eagles attack)
18 A pair of male hill giants is fighting each other in a narrow pass. Upon seeing the party, they decide instead to play a
round of punt the squishies and advance on the party. CR 9
19 A stone giant is clearing trees by smashing them with his club. While he doesnt appear to notice the party, he tosses
the fallen trees in their general direction. CR 8
20 An adult copper dragon is sunning on a hillside. It notices the party and climbs down to swap stories. It is a nice
enough creature, but tells awful jokes with annoying frequency. If the party can tell it a joke it hasnt heard before
(DC 35 Perform (oratory)) the dragon will give the PC who told the joke a valuable gemstone (worth 1d6x100 gp)
and fly off. Otherwise it will tell long rambling stories for 1d4 hours and will not take kindly to interruptions. CR 12

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 ADVANCED GHASTS CR 3 EACH
800 XP each
CE Medium undead (advanced creature simple template)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +11
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 16, flat-footed 18 (+6 Dex, +6 Natural)
hp 21 (2d8+12)
Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +9
Defensive Abilities: channel resistance +4
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee bite +7 (1d6+5 plus disease and paralysis) and 2
claws +7 (1d6+5 plus paralysis)
Special Attacks paralysis (1d4+1 rounds, DC 15, affects
elves normally)
STATISTICS
Str 21, Dex 23, Con -, Int 21, Wis 22, Cha 22
Base Atk +1; CMB +6; CMD 20
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +8, Climb +10, Perception +11, Stealth +11,
Swim +6
Languages Common
Special Abilities
Ghoul Fever: Bite-injury; save Fort DC 16, onset 1 day;
frequency 1 day; effect 1d3 Con and 1d3 Dex damage;
cure 2 consecutive saves. The save DC is Charisma based.
Paralysis (Su): Target: creature damaged by bite or claw
attack, Save: Fortitude DC 17, Duration 1d4+1 rounds,
Special: Affects elves normally. This special attack
renders the victim immobile. Paralyzed creatures cannot
move, speak, or take any physical actions. The creature
is rooted to the ground, frozen and helpless. Unlike hold
person and similar effects, a paralysis effect does not
allow a new save each round. A winged creature flying
in the air at the time that it is paralyzed cannot flap its
wings and falls. A swimmer cant swim and may drown.
The duration varies and is included in the Special Attacks
description.
Stench (Ex): Area: 10-foot radius, Save: Fort DC 17 negates,
Effect: sickened, Duration: 1d6+4 minutes. The stink
of death and corruption surrounding these creatures is
overwhelming.
After the PCs have fought at least three waves of
ghouls (at least a dozen of the undead), the next wave is
accompanied by an even more fearsome foe a babau
demon. The demon was brought to the village by Matil
Vellamo via a gate scroll. The demon is now free to
do as it wishes, and it was setting about making itself
general of an undead army when the PCs arrived. The
demon will not hesitate to try and gate in demonic help
if it feels the need.
DEMON, BABAU CR 6
2,400 XP
CE Medium outsider (chaotic, demon, evil, extraplanar)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., see invisibility;
Perception +19
Defense
AC 19, touch 11, flat-footed 18 (+1 Dex, +8 natural)
hp 73 (7d10+35)
20
Fort +10, Ref +6, Will +5
Defensive Abilities protective slime; DR 10/cold iron or
good; Immune electricity, poison; Resist acid 10, cold
10, fire 10; SR 17
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee 2 claws +12 (1d6+5), bite +12 (1d6+5) or longspear
+12/+7 (1d8+7), bite +7 (1d6+2)
Special Attacks sneak attack +2d6
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 7th)
Constantsee invisibility
At willdarkness, dispel magic, greater teleport (self
plus 50 lbs. of objects only)
1/daysummon (level 3, 1 babau at 40%)
Statistics
Str 21, Dex 13, Con 20, Int 14, Wis 13, Cha 16
Base Atk +7; CMB +12; CMD 23
Feats Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Skill
Focus (Stealth)
Skills Acrobatics +11, Climb +12, Disable Device +11, Escape
Artist +11, Perception +19, Sense Motive +11, Sleight of
Hand +11, Stealth +22; Racial Modifiers +8
Perception, +8 Stealth
Languages Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic; telepathy 100 ft.
Special Abilities
Protective Slime (Su) A layer of acidic slime coats a
babaus skin. Any creature that strikes a babau with a
natural attack or unarmed strike takes 1d8 points
of acid damage from this slime if it fails a DC 18 Reflex
save. A creature that strikes a babau with a melee
weapon must make a DC 18 Reflex save or the weapon
takes 1d8 points of acid damage; if this damage
penetrates the weapons hardness, the weapon gains
the broken condition. Ammunition that strikes a babau is
automatically destroyed after it inflicts its damage.
The babau will attempt to sneak up on the PCs while
they are distracted by the ghouls, hoping to strike from
the shadows and make use of its sneak attack. Once the
PCs are aware of the babaus presence it will attack in
a frenzy, but will attempt to flee if its hit points drop
below 20.
10. Day Ten Sparafucile Attacks
The razed village grows ever farther behind
you and it seems youre more than halfway to
your destination. The hillsides are fairly steep
and rocky but not completely lifeless the
occasional goat or mule deer is in view, grazing
on the tough grasses that grow here.
The GM can roll for a random encounter on Table
VI, above. This table is for days 7, 8, 10 and 13. If an
encounter is rolled on a subsequent day that has already
been used, the GM should reroll.
 At night while the party is encamped, Sparafucile
attacks. As the party sleeps, Sparafucile makes his
move. He will stalk whoever is on watch and use his
quiet death attack on them. Once the sentry is down, he
will search the sleepers for the map, then coup de grace
the PCs. This encounters map is provided on page 51.
GMs note: This is a particularly deadly encounter
for the party. It is recommended that they be allowed to
make Perception rolls vs. Sparafuciles Stealth in order
to wake up when the assassin is searching near that PC.
If the party is awakened, Sparafucile will attack whoever
is in his way before attempting to make his escape into
the darkness. He is an assassin, and fighting aware and
dangerous opponents is not his goal. He may try again
another night, though the party is likely to be too on-
guard to make this a practical solution. In all likelihood,
Sparafucile will abandon the job after the first attempt,
and slip away to another city. He can always get another
job, to his way of thinking.

SPARAFUCILE THE ASSASSIN CR 11

Male elf assassin 6/ranger 2/rogue 4
NE Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +5; Senses low-light vision; Perception +16
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 15, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, +4 Dex,
+1 dodge)
hp 60 (2d10+10d8)
Fort +6, Ref +15, Will +6
Defensive Abilities evasion, improved uncanny dodge,
trap sense +1; Immune magic sleep effects; Resist +3
save bonus against poison
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee +2 shortsword +13/+8 (1d6+4) or dagger of venom
+12/+7 (1d4+3) or +2 shortsword +11/+6 (1d6+4) and
dagger of venom +10 (1d4+2) or unarmed strike +11/+6
(1d3+2)
Ranged darkwood composite longbow (str +2) +15/+10
(1d8+2)
Special Attacks death attack (DC 20), sneak attack +5d6
STATISTICS
Str 15, Dex 21, Con 10, Int 18, Wis 16, Cha 15
Base Atk +9/+4; CMB +14; CMD 27
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Assassin Weapon Proficiencies,
Dodge, Mobility, Point Blank Shot, Spring Attack,
Stealthy, Two-weapon Fighting
Skills Acrobatics +12, Appraise +10, Bluff +12, Climb +7,
Craft: Alchemy +10, Craft: Traps +10, Diplomacy +13,
Disable Device +10, Disguise +13, Escape Artist +12,
Fly +3, Handle Animal +7, Heal +8, Intimidate +10,
Knowledge (dungeoneering) +9, Knowledge (geography)
+10, Knowledge (local) +11, Knowledge (nobility) +8,
Perception +16, Ride +9, Sense Motive +13, Sleight of
Hand +11, Spellcraft +9, Stealth +15, Survival +13, Swim
+7, Use Magic Device +10
Languages Common, Draconic, Elven, Gnoll, Goblin, Orc
SQ elven immunities, elven magic, favored enemy
(humanoids [humans]) (+2 bonus) (Ex), fast Stealth
(Ex), hidden weapons +6 (Ex), poison use, quiet death
(Ex), surprise attacks (Ex), track +1, trapfinding +2, true
Sparafucile
death (DC 21) (Su), two-weapon combat style (Ex), wild
empathy +4 (Ex)
Combat Gear dagger of venom, +2 shortsword, darkwood
composite longbow (str +2), 20 arrows, +1 mithral
chainmail
Other Gear elixir of fire breath, potion of cure moderate
wounds
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Poison Use +3 save bonus against poison and no accidental
poisonings
Death Attack (DC 20) (Ex) Kill or render a target helpless
for 1d6+6 rounds with a prepared sneak attack.
Elven Immunities +2 save bonus vs Enchantments.
Elven Immunities Immune to magic sleep effects.
Evasion (Ex) Take no damage on a successful save.
Fast Stealth (Ex) Move at full speed while using the Stealth
skill without penalty.
Hidden Weapons +6 (Ex) Gain +6 to Sleight of Hand
checks made to hide weapons.
Improved Uncanny Dodge (Ex) Retain DEX bonus to AC
when flat-footed. Cannot be flanked unless the attacker is
Level 14+.
Mobility +4 to AC against some attacks of opportunity.
Point Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with
ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Quiet Death (Ex) Make an opposed Stealth vs. Perception
check to avoid sneak attacks being noticed.
Sneak Attack +5d6 damage if flanking target or target is
flat-footed.
Spring Attack Move - attack - move when attacking with a
melee weapon.
Surprise Attacks (Ex) Opponents are always flat-footed
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 Track +1 to survival checks to track.
Trap Sense +1 (Ex) +1 bonus on reflex saves and AC
against traps.
Trapfinding +2 +2 to find or disable traps.
True Death (DC 21) (Su) Casting raise dead on a victim of
death attack requires a successful DC 21 caster level
check.
Wild Empathy +4 (Ex) Improve the attitude of an animal,
as if using Diplomacy.
Sparafucile will stalk his prey from the shadows,
studying them intently before striking. He will attempt
to use his death attack ability, usually with his dagger of
venom. If he fails with death or sneak attacks, generally
he will try and finish off his current opponent, then
slip away into the shadows and try again at another
time. He is not a coward, but sees no percentage in
getting bogged down in melee combat against prepared
opponents. Such is not the method of a proper assassin.
When opponents prove difficult, he may prepare traps
to slow them down and make them easier to deal with.
11. Day Eleven A Quiet Day
The wind in the hills whips against you as
you travel and there is little growing or moving
in this patch of country. Overhead it appears
only vultures soar, and you get a sense of the
ominous as you proceed.
There are no encounters this day.
12. Day Twelve The Harbinger
A cold stream runs near the road, clear and
rapid. The land is much less barren than your
previous days travel and there even seem to be
a few fish in the stream. As you round a curve
in the road, you spot a group of ominous figures
blocking your way. Two of the figures are huge
and inhuman, the rest appear to be roughly
humanoid. Over a dozen of the figures begin
charging headlong for you.
The partys behind-the-scenes nemesis, Matil Vellamo,
finally comes forward after Sparafucile fails. She will
meet the party, axe in hand and armored to the fullest,
raining hell upon the party if they do not hand over
the map. Even if they do, she will attack to the fullest.
Matil will fight until she can no longer stand; such is
the depth of her zealotry.
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Matil will almost always use righteous might first in
combat to increase her power, and with her greataxe of
frost, she enjoys melee greatly. She will use her magic
as well as her personal fighting ability, and she has
brought allies.
Matil has summoned a powerful creature to aid her
in combat, a bebelith, as well as a huge air elemental. In
addition, she has a necromancer and a cleric with her,
as well as a score of advanced fast zombies. Worse still,
she has prepared a symbol of death on the battleground
(the symbol is not marked on the map (see page 52); the
GM should determine where it is, and mark it once the
PCs trigger it or come close enough to see it).
Matil summoned both extra-planar creatures just
before the PCs arrived the bebilith will disappear after
6 rounds and the air elemental after 5 rounds. While
they are present, Matil instructs them to attack the foes
she deems most dangerous typically paladins, good
clerics and rogues.
MATIL VELLAMO CR 14
Female human cleric 15
CE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Perception +10
DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 18 (+8 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 131 (15d8+45)
Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +15
Resist SR 13
OFFENSE
Spd 20 ft.
Melee +2 frost greataxe +16/+11/+6 (1d12+5+1d6 cold) or
masterwork dagger +14/+9/+4 (1d4+2) or unarmed
strike +13/+8/+3 (1d3+2)
Special Attacks destructive smite +7, scythe of evil for 7
rounds, 2/day, touch of evil 7 rounds
Spell-Like Abilities touch of evil 7 rounds
Cleric Spells Known (CL 15, +13 melee touch, +14 ranged
touch, spells marked (d) are domain spells; spells marked
with an * have already been cast):
8 (DC 24, 1/day) symbol of death*, unholy aura (d)
7 (DC 23, 2/day) disintegrate (d), inflict serious wounds,
mass, summon monster VII*
6 (DC 22, 4/day) create undead (d), dispel magic,
greater, heal, inflict moderate wounds, mass,
summon monster VI*
5 (DC 21, 5/day) command, greater, dispel good (d),
flame strike, righteous might, true seeing, wall of
stone
4 (DC 20, 5/day) cure critical wounds, dismissal, divine
power, inflict critical wounds (d), poison, restoration
3 (DC 19, 5/day) animate dead, bestow curse, contagion,
cure serious wounds, dispel magic, magic circle
against good (d)
2 (DC 18, 6/day) aid, bulls strength, cure moderate
wounds, darkness, hold person, shatter (d), sound
burst
1 (DC 17, 6/day) bane, command, cure light wounds,
divine favor, doom, obscuring mist, true strike (d)
0 (DC 16) bleed, detect magic, read magic, resistance
STATISTICS
Str 15, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 15, Wis 23, Cha 15
Base Atk +11/+6/+1; CMB +13; CMD 26
Feats Alignment Channel: Chaos, Alignment Channel:
Evil, Channel Smite, Command Undead (DC 19),
Deceitful, Persuasive, Selective Channeling, Toughness
+15, Weapon Focus: Greataxe
Skills Acrobatics +2, Appraise +8, Bluff +6, Climb +5,
Diplomacy +16, Disguise +5, Escape Artist +2, Fly +0,
Handle Animal +7, Heal +12, Intimidate +10, Knowledge
(arcana) +10, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +4, Knowledge
(nobility) +7, Knowledge (religion) +14, Knowledge (the
planes) +10, Linguistics +7, Perception +10, Ride +5,
Sense Motive +15, Sleight of Hand +2, Spellcraft +11,
Survival +13, Swim +4
Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic
SQ aura (Ex), aura of destruction +7 (15 rounds/day) (Su),
channel negative energy 8d6 (5/day) (DC 19) (Su), cleric
domains: Destruction, Evil, spontaneous casting
Combat Gear +2 frost greataxe, +2 spell resistant (13)
breastplate
Other Gear belt of physical might (STR & CON) +2, potion
of cure moderate wounds Matil Vellamo
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Alignment Channel: Chaos, Evil: Channel energy heals or Defensive Abilities air mastery; DR 5/; Immune
harms outsiders of stated alignments elemental traits
Aura (Ex) Chaotic evil aura. OFFENSE
Channel Negative Energy 8d6 (5/day) (DC 19) (Su) Spd fly 100 ft. (perfect)
Channel negative energy to injure the living and heal the Melee 2 slams +17 (2d6+6)
undead. Special Attacks whirlwind (3/day, 1050 ft. high, 2d6+6
Channel Smite Channel divine energy through a melee damage, DC 21)
weapon wielded. STATISTICS
Cleric Domain Granted Powers: Destruction: Str 22, Dex 29, Con 18, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Destructive Smite (Su): Gain the destructive smite power: Base Atk +10, CMB +18; CMD 38
the supernatural ability to make a single melee attack Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Flyby Attack, Improved
with a morale bonus on damage rolls equal to 1/2 InitiativeB, Iron Will, Mobility, Weapon FinesseB
cleric level. Must declare the destructive smite before Skills Acrobatics +18, Escape Artist +18, Fly +23,
making the attack. Use this ability a number of times Knowledge (the planes) +7, Perception +13, Stealth +9
per day equal to 3 + Wisdom modifier. Languages Auran
Destructive Aura (Su): +7 (15 rounds/day) (Su) 30-foot SPECIAL ABILITIES
radius aura grants +1 to all damage rolls within and all Air Mastery (Ex) Airborne creatures take a 1 penalty on
critical threats are confirmed. attack and damage rolls against an air elemental.
Cleric Domain Granted Powers: Evil: Whirlwind (Su) The air elemental can transform into a
Touch of Evil (Sp): 7 rounds (9/day) (Sp) With a melee whirlwind and remain in that form for up to 1 round for
touch attack, target is sickened and counted as good- every 2 HD it has. It can continue to fly while in
aligned for the purpose of [evil] spells. whirlwind form.
Scythe of Evil (Su): 7 rounds, 2/day. (2/day) (Su) A melee
weapon held becomes unholy. BEBILITH
Selective Channeling Choose not to include up to 2 CE Huge outsider (chaotic, evil, extraplanar)
targets in channeling area of effect. Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., scent; Perception +16
Command Undead (DC 19) Command undead creatures, DEFENSE
making them into servants. AC 22, touch 9, flat-footed 21 (+1 Dex, +13 natural,
Spontaneous Casting Convert stored spells into inflict 2 size)
spells. hp 150 (12d10+84)
Fort +15, Ref +11, Will +7
HUGE AIR ELEMENTAL DR 10/good
N Huge outsider (air, elemental, extraplanar) OFFENSE
Init +13; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +13 Spd 40 ft., climb 20 ft.
DEFENSE Melee bite +19 (2d6+9 plus rot) and 2 claws +19
AC 22, touch 18, flat-footed 12 (+9 Dex, +1 dodge, +4 (2d4+9/1920)
natural, 2 size) Special Attacks dismantle armor, penetrating strike, web
hp 95 (10d10+40) (+11 ranged, DC 23, 12 hp)
Fort +11, Ref +16, Will +5

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 Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th)
At willplane shift (bebilith only)
STATISTICS
Str 28, Dex 12, Con 24, Int 11, Wis 13, Cha 13
Base Atk +12; CMB +23; CMD 34 (46 [ 48 ] vs. trip)
Feats Cleave, Improved Critical (claws), Improved Initiative,
Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack
Skills Acrobatics +16, Climb +32, Perception +16, Sense
Motive +16, Stealth +16, Survival +16; Racial Modifiers
+8 Stealth
Languages Abyssal (cannot speak); telepathy 100 ft.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Dismantle Armor (Ex) If a bebilith hits with both claw
attacks, it can peel away the targets armor and shield as a
free action by making a CMB check. If successful, the
targets armor and shield are dismantled, falling to the
ground. Armor subjected to this attack loses half its hit
points and gains the broken condition if the target fails a
DC 25 Reflex save.
Penetrating Strike (Su) A bebiliths natural weapons
are treated as chaotic and magical for the purposes of
penetrating damage reduction. Against creatures with the
demon type, its natural weapons are also treated as cold
iron and good.
Rot (Su) A bebiliths bite causes a horrible withering and
weakening of the flesh, resulting in a hideous melting
and foul rotting effect. This catastrophic withering begins
on the round the creature is bitten and continues for
another 4 rounds thereafter, for 5 rounds of withering
in all. Each round the rot persists, the target must
succeed on a DC 23 Fortitude save or take 2 points of
Constitution damage. If the target makes two consecutive
saving throws in a row, the effect is cured. Heal can also
halt the rot effect.
RAIBOHNE CR 6
Male human wizard (Necromancy) 7
CE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Perception +6
DEFENSE
AC 14, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+1 armor, +2 Dex,
+1 deflection)
hp 34 (7d6+7)
Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +5
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee +1 quarterstaff +3 (1d6) or unarmed strike -2 (1d3-1)
Ranged heavy crossbow +5 (1d10)
Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 7, +2 melee touch, +5
ranged touch):
4 (DC 18, 2/day) animate dead (x2), black tentacles
3 (DC 17, 3/day) fireball, halt undead, haste, vampiric
touch
2 (DC 16, 4/day) acid arrow, command undead, flaming
sphere, ghoul touch, protection from arrows
1 (DC 15, 5/day) burning hands, chill touch (x2), magic
missile, protection from good, shocking grasp
0 (DC 14) acid splash, detect magic, flare
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 10, Cha 13
Base Atk +3; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Craft Magic Arms & Armor, Command Undead,
Eschew Materials, Greater Spell Focus: Necromancy,
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Scribe Scroll, Spell Focus: Necromancy, Spell Mastery,
Spell Penetration, Wizard Weapon Proficiencies
Skills Appraise +11, Climb +3, Diplomacy +6, Fly +7,
Handle Animal +5, Knowledge (arcana) +14, Knowledge
(religion) +13, Knowledge (the planes) +12, Perception
+6, Ride +7, Sense Motive +4, Sleight of Hand +6,
Spellcraft +13
Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Elven
SQ divination, grave touch (7/day) (Sp), opposition schools:
Illusion, Necromancy, power over undead (7/day) (Su)
Combat Gear +1 quarterstaff, heavy crossbow, 10
crossbow bolts
Other Gear bracers of armor +1, potion of cure moderate
wounds, ring of protection +1
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Divination Must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the
Divination school.
Illusion Must spend 2 slots to cast spells from the Illusion
school.
Eschew Materials Cast without materials, if material cost
is less than 1gp.
Grave Touch (7/day) (Sp) Melee touch attack, shakes then
frightens target.
Greater Spell Focus: Necromancy +1 to the save DC of
Necromancy spells.
Power Over Undead (7/day) (Su) Receive Command
Undead or Turn Undead as a bonus feat.
Spell Focus: Necromancy Necromancy spells have +1 to
their save DC.
Spell Mastery Prepare spells 4 spells without a spellbook.
Spell Penetration +2 to caster levels checks to overcome
spell resistance.
Raibohne has under his control 12 fast zombies he
animated from the remains of the mercenaries Matil
had hired to attack the PCs a few days ago. He sends
them into battle, and follows them up with more spells.
If any of the PCs fall in battle, he will attempt to animate
them as undead as well.
12 Fast Zombies
NE Medium undead
Init +2; Perception +0
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+4 armor, +2 natural
armor, +2 Dex)
hp 12 (2d8)
Fort +0, Ref +2, Will +3
Immune undead traits
OFFENSE
Spd 40 ft.
Melee dagger +5 (1d4+4) or shortspear +5 (1d6+4) or
shortsword +5 (1d6+4) or slam +5 (1d6+4)
Special Attacks Quick Strikes (Ex): Whenever a fast
zombie takes a full-attack action, it can make one
additional slam attack at its highest base attack bonus.
STATISTICS
Str 18, Dex 14, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 10
Base Atk +1; CMB +5; CMD 16
Feats Toughness
Combat Gear dagger, shortspear, shortsword, chain shirt
BLODWYN CR 6
Female half-elf cleric 7
CE Medium humanoid (elf, human)
Init -1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6
DEFENSE
AC 16, touch 9, flat-footed 16 (+7 armor, -1 Dex)
hp 49 (7d8+14)
Fort +8, Ref +2, Will +10
Immune magic sleep effects
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee adamantine battleaxe +8 (1d8+1) or dagger +6
(1d4+1) or unarmed strike +6 (1d3+1)
Ranged heavy crossbow +4 (1d10)
Special Attacks destructive smite +3, touch of evil 3 rds
Spell-Like Abilities touch of evil 3 rounds
Cleric Spells Known (CL 7, +6 melee touch, +4 ranged
touch, spells marked (d) are domain spells):
4 (DC 18, 2/day) divine power, inflict critical
wounds (d), poison
3 (DC 17, 3/day) bestow curse, contagion, deeper
darkness, rage (d)
2 (DC 16, 4/day) aid, align weapon (d), cure moderate
wounds, silence, sound burst
1 (DC 15, 5/day) bane, cause fear, cure light wounds,
doom, protection from good, true strike (d)
0 (DC 14) bleed, detect magic, mending, resistance
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 8, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 18, Cha 13
Base Atk +5; CMB +6; CMD 15
Feats Channel Smite, Combat Casting, Extra Channel, Skill
Focus: Spellcraft (Adaptability), Weapon Focus: Battleaxe
Skills Acrobatics -4, Appraise +4, Climb +2, Diplomacy
+7, Escape Artist -4, Fly -4, Handle Animal +5, Heal +10,
Knowledge (arcana) +6, Knowledge (religion) +6,
Perception +6, Ride +0, Sense Motive +9, Spellcraft +9,
Stealth -4, Swim -2
Languages Common, Elven
SQ aura (Ex), channel negative energy 4d6 (6/day)
(DC 14) (Su), cleric domains: Destruction, Evil, elf blood,
elven immunities, spontaneous casting
Combat Gear adamantine battleaxe, heavy crossbow,
dagger, 10 crossbow bolts, +1 dragonhide breastplate
Other Gear cloak of resistance +1, potion of cure light
wounds
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Aura (Ex) Chaotic evil aura.
Channel Negative Energy 4d6 (6/day) (DC 14) (Su)
Channel negative energy to injure the living and heal the
undead.
Channel Smite Choose to spend one use of channel energy
ability to channel power through melee attack
Cleric Domain Granted Powers: Destruction:
Destructive Smite (Su): Gain the destructive smite power:
the supernatural ability to make a single melee attack
with a morale bonus on damage rolls equal to 1/2
cleric level. Must declare the destructive smite before
making the attack. Use this ability a number of times
per day equal to 3 + Wisdom modifier.
Cleric Domain Granted Powers: Evil:
Touch of Evil (Sp): 3 rounds (7/day) (Sp) With a melee
touch attack, target is sickened and counted as good-
aligned for the purpose of [Evil] spells.
Combat Casting +4 to Concentration checks to cast while
on the defensive.
Destructive Smite +3 (7/day) (Su) Gain the destructive
smite power: the supernatural ability to make a single
melee attack with a morale bonus on damage rolls equal
to 1/2 cleric level (minimum 1). Must declare the
destructive smite before making the attack.
Elf Blood You are counted as both elves and humans for
any effect relating to race.
Elven Immunities +2 save bonus vs Enchantments.
Elven Immunities Immune to magic sleep effects.
Spontaneous Casting The cleric can convert stored spells
into inflict spells.
Blodwyn is a fanatical acolyte of Matils. She fights
side-by-side with the more powerful cleric, and follows
her lead. If Matil remains on the battlefield, so does
Blodwyn; if Matil flees, so does Blodwyn.
13. Day Thirteen Looming
Mountains
The hills ahead are growing ever larger.
Soon, you will be traveling through mountains
instead of hills. The air is growing slightly
thinner as you trudge on, knowing you are
nearly to your elusive destination.
The GM can roll for a random encounter on Table
VI, above. This table is for days 7, 8, 10 and 13. If an
encounter is rolled on a subsequent day that has already
been used, the GM should reroll.
14. Day Fourteen Albion
Armitages Astounding Arsenal
You cant be sure whether to be awestruck,
or madly disappointed. You have come to the
location shown on the map and found only what
lies before you: a wooden shack with a pair of
carved gargoyles flanking the door. Above, a
painted sign reads ALBION ARMITAGES
ASTOUNDING ARSENAL. Below, in
smaller letters, you read The Price Will Be
Paid. You have come to the end of the road.
Your destination appears to be a 10 foot
by 10 foot wooden shack with a pair of carved
wooden gargoyles by the door. There is no
knocker on the door, only an iron handle. As
you go inside, you find the shack is empty. No
windows, no decorations, no furniture, only a
set of stairs in the floor, heading down. You see
a soft glow, like from a candle, near the bottom
of the stairway
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ASTOUNDING ARSENAL
For the PCs who stay outside or in the shack:
As your companions head down the stairs,
you lose sight of them, and after a few moments,
cannot hear any trace of them, either. Calling
for them produces no result if they are down
there, they cannot hear you. It is as though they
are in a different plane of existence...
For the PCs who head down the stairway:
The stairs creak beneath your feet as you
head into darkness. Walking under a stone
arch, you feel the hair on the back of your head
stand up and you suddenly feel lighter. You
can see light coming from the crack under an
apparently normal door. You open it, and find
yourself looking into a simply cavernous space
filled with shelved aisles, and upon every shelf
seem to be some kind of weapon or armor. The
space looks so large that you doubt you could
hit the far wall with a shot from a longbow.
Have each PC present make a DC 5 Perception check.
If the check is successful, read the following:
You realize that all of your weapons are
gone, and in your hand is a small ticket with a
four digit number and a list of all the weapons
you were carrying, including any weapons you
had hidden.
All PCs who enter the arsenal are magically stripped
of all weapons, regardless of how well they were hidden
or how many layers of clothing and gear was on top of
them in their bags. Bags of holding are also on the list
and are gone from the characters person. In addition,
magic divine or arcane doesnt work in the arsenal.
Spell-like abilities of any kind also do not work. Clerics
cannot channel energy or cast spells, though they can
still feel their connection with their deity; rangers,
druids, and paladins cannot cast spells. However,
druids can wildshape, bardic performance abilities
still work, and paladin powers smite evil, detect
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evil, etc. still work. If a spellcaster attempts to cast a
spell nothing happens but they have still expended
that spell for the day. The exceptions are noted below.
The well-lit area is filled with echoes and
snatches of conversation from a distance. You
cant be sure if its distortion or not, but you
swear some of the languages are completely
alien to you. As you step into the arsenal, you
see a large counter with a dark-skinned, very
beautiful woman sitting behind it, reading a
book and looking somewhat bored. She appears
to have small dark horns on her forehead and
vestigial wings between her shoulder blades.
There is a small plaque on her counter reading
Desdemona Darklove, Manager. As she notices
you, she calls back into the arsenal, Albion,
dearest, we have new arrivals.
Almost before she stops speaking, a hand
claps onto [name one of the PCs]s shoulder.
The person it is attached to appears to be
an aristocratic, middle aged human male,
dressed in a bizarre ensemble that even the
most flamboyant court jester would blush to
wear. Layers of purples, yellows, and almost
luminescent oranges, blues, and greens feature
heavily.
Welcome, welcome to my shop, fine
travelers! You have finally arrived at Albion
Armitages Astounding Arsenal. I am the
proprietor; you may call me Albion Armitage.
Now, what are we in the market for? Swords?
Axes? Disintegrator cannons? Matter
conversion bombs? No, wait, never mind those
last two forgot where I was. Well, Im certain
we have something to accommodate your surely
particular tastes. Now, youre the emissaries for
the Duke of Cathay, are you not? He extends
his hand, expectantly.
He is obviously expecting the letter from the duke.
If the PCs do not produce the letter, his attitude grows
a bit chillier and he will not negotiate on prices. If he
is given the letter, he opens it, nods, and says to the
PCs, His Graces courtyard, after the next new moon.
Delivery and retrieval of payment. He will negotiate
up to 10% off the listed price on items the duke has
ordered, should the PCs be inclined to negotiate
(opposed Diplomacy checks, Albion has a Diplomacy
of +20). Since the deal with the duke has already been
set, and Albion is not one to renege on a deal, a poor
negotiation attempt on the part of the PCs (even a roll
of a natural 1 on Diplomacy) will not affect the dukes
purchase. It may, however, affect Albions personal
dealings with the PCs.
 towering stone construct with six immense
arms, three from each shoulder. Passing such
bizarre and unearthly sights, you finally come
to a section that appears normal wooden
shelves in metal frames, pegs holding up
weapons, and stands displaying armor proudly.
Class T merchandise, here you are. Feel
free to browse. Ill have a couple of prote at
your disposal if you need help carrying things.
In addition to what you see here, we also have
trade-in items and can do custom orders,
Albion tells the party. Ah, here the prote are
now.
The creature stepping around the corner
into the aisle you are in must be a prote, since
it stops and seems to wait for instructions. It
appears to be a human male of slightly lower
than average height and of average build. Its
Albion Armitage face is covered by a dark scarf across the nose
and mouth and it wears a hooded cloak over
its outer clothes. On its hands are fingerless
gloves. Seconds later, another arrives, looking
Well with that settled, let me show you
very similar to the first. They do not look at or
my wares. Lets see, you look like
speak to each other, nor your party.
Desdemona interrupts, not looking up from
So what are we looking for today? Albion
her book. Class T, dearest.
Armitage asks.
Albion nods. Quite right, quite right. Class
T it is. Well, do follow me, he instructs. He
claps his hands once and large sections of the
Detection Spells in the Arsenal:
warehouse begin glowing with brilliant white
light, and then fade into mere glowing outlines
Detect magic creates overwhelming readings there
of their former shape. He leads you past
is so much magic present of such power that the caster
several phantom shelves and down the now-
must make a DC 25 Will save to avoid being stunned for
empty aisles. Occasionally you pass the ghostly
1d4 rounds.
image of a person, sometimes very much like
Detect chaos reads very strongly on Desdemona and
yourselves an adventurer of one of the known
Karrago (see below), but not on Albion or any of the
races and other times of beings completely
prote. Detect evil reveals no evil beings in the area. No
alien. A shelf full of large tubes with a large
detection spells of any kind seem to indicate anything
cone on one end and a small opening at the
about Albion.
other appears to be browsed by the phantom
The prote are not people or undead, but oddly enough
of a bipedal rhinoceros in some kind of plate
appear to be some sort of construct. Moreover, Albion
armor. Two aisles over, an array of tool-like
seems quite aware of attempts to magically analyze him
objects is being examined by an insect-like
and reacts with amused but fading tolerance. After a
humanoid standing easily six feet tall.
few attempts, he tells the PCs not to further waste his
Through the aisles, cloaked figures move
time or theirs.
objects both visible and invisible, tending and
True seeing will reveal Desdemona to be a succubus
stocking shelves and displays. In the distance,
instead of the sorceress she acts like, though a DC 20
along the walls of the arsenal, you see ten
Knowledge (planes) check reveals that Desdemona
enormous steel doors, five on each side of the
does not quite act like a succubus either. The same spell
arsenal. You estimate that they are at least
combined with a DC 25 Knowledge (planes) will show
thirty feet high and forty feet across. They are
the arsenal to be a pocket dimension connected to
all covered in symbols that almost seem to twist
many realities at once. The ghostly parts of the arsenal
and change as you try and read them. Snatches
have been shifted just out of the current reality. Many
of deep disembodied voices echo from the area
of the objects in the arsenal are difficult to interpret but
near the large doors.
they all seem to be weapons or armor of some sort.
Near the far end of the arsenal there is a

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 If the PCs ask about the merchandise, Albion will
give them a summary of each piece of equipments
description and general abilities. (See The Arsenal,
page 37.)
If one or more PCs investigate the doors, they find
they are not opposed. They occasionally see other prote
all of them identical to the ones theyve seen moving
among the ghostly shelves, placing invisible objects that
become the white light outlines like everything else on
the shelves.
When they reach the enormous doors, there appear
to be no handles, bars, or latches on the doors, and
they seem to be recessed into the stone walls. Attempts
to open or touch the doors will result in the PC being
gently pushed back 10 feet (no save or resistance) and
a voice announces one of the following statements (GM
roll 1d10):
Roll Result
1 Macross gate disengaged: space fold in
progress. The voice is calm and feminine.
2 Neutron star interference. Please try again
later. The voice is a smooth male tenor.
3 *undecipherable alien language* Sounds like a
frog mating with a woodpecker.
4 Passage to Thaetaren Empire forbidden to Class
T sophonts. Deep male voice.
5 This terminal is for loading and unloading
mecha only. Bored female voice.
6 *rapid clicking and squealing, like a dolphin*
7 Password? *regardless of answer* Hah-hah,
real funny pal. Snarky male voice.
8 Im sorry, *insert character name*, I cant do
that. Calm, smug male voice.
9 *optic pulse of green light in rhythmic pattern*
10 Relative existence transition among restricted
dimensions strictly prohibited The voice is high-
pitched, droning, and agitated.
If the PCs ask about trade-in equipment, read the
following:
Ah, interested in second-hand equipment?
Well, if thats what youd like. Some of our
previous clients were so impressed with our
offerings that they offered their own possessions
for credit. Fairly mundane stuff, honestly, but
cheap enough, Albion shrugs. He shows you to
a cordoned off area loaded with slightly worn
or tarnished gear thats obviously seen use but
is still in fully functional condition. There are
numerous suits of armor, literally barrels full
of weapons, and even partially full quivers of
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magical munitions. There are also several of
the ghostly outlines of objects that must also be
weapons, though they look more like gnomish
contraptions than anything else. There is even a
bizarre 10-foot tall device of roughly humanoid
shape, though the rather forward-set head has
several tentacles dangling from the lower jaw,
and the forearms are equipped with numerous
tubes, large bulky devices, and large talon-like
metal hands with three fingers. However, these
objects are held within a cage inside the second-
hand area and seem to be off-limits.
There is a 35% chance of finding 1 each of any major
or specific magical weapon or armor from the Pathfinder
Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook; they are available
for 5% off normal price. For minor magical weapons and
armor, that chance increases to 85% and the discount is
10% off. Items from additional sourcebooks may also be
available at the GMs discretion.
If the PCs ask about custom equipment:
Certainly! I knew you looked like discerning
customers, Albion says. We can craft a
weapon or armor to your specifications, for a
price. We have a master-smith here who can
build what you seek, if we choose to accept your
order. Half the cost up front, of course. Let me
introduce him. Karrago! Albion barks, and a
metal hatch in the floor opens several feet away.
There is a palpable rush of heat as it opens
and you feel the room grow several degrees
warmer. There is a snarl and hiss before a
figure emerges from the hatch. A sinister
draconic head and powerful shoulders precede
a serpentine torso and long snake tail with
sharp spines. The creature stands taller than a
man on his coiled tail, and he seems to radiate
intense heat. Across his torso is a pair of chain
belts, glowing red from his body heat, from
which hang various tools.
What do you want? the creature hisses,
eyes glowing with malevolence. He seems to
be rather ill-tempered and once the party has
made their order, he will grunt and slither back
into his workshop below.
A DC 10 Knowledge (planes) check will tell that the
smith is a salamander generally evil beings from the
Plane of Fire and the Abyss; a result of better than DC
20 reveals Karrago is abnormally large for such beings.
 Party members can order magic weapons or
armor made to their specifications, designed using
the properties and rules found in the Pathfinder
Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook. They may use
the mundane weapons offered by Albion Armitages
Astounding Arsenal as the base for a magical weapon
as well, or if they have a weapon from another source,
the party member can give it to Karrago or Albion for
them to reverse engineer and use as a base weapon as
well. Regardless of the type, weapons will be finished
in two weeks, and armor in one month. Cost is as per
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, plus
25%.
When the party has made their selections (if any):
Desdemona reviews each of the PCs purchases
and asks how they intend to pay. She reviews the
possessions on their tickets and offers trade-in credit
up to 50% value of any magic or unique weapons or
armor the PCs had when they entered the arsenal.
Especially rare or valuable magical objects may also
be considered for trade. Aside from trade-ins, other
forms of payment are accepted. Hard currency coin
and gems are preferred, but land pledges or even
chattel are accepted (good characters will NOT treat
other intelligent beings as property). PCs can even trade
themselves into service of the arsenal in exchange for
merchandise. Such characters will be used as agents to
acquire valuable materials or resources, or to enforce
collection of unpaid debts by other clients. Characters
who do so earn 10% of the value of the collected debt
toward their own debt.
After arranging payment, Desdemona offers the PCs
a map for 250 gp to allow them to find the arsenal again,
though it most likely will not appear on this plane again
for several years. Custom orders placed will be delivered
after being finished, with a dimensional portal opening
wherever the PC is located, to allow a prote to deliver
the object and collect the rest of the payment.
Anyone attempting to steal anything from the arsenal
is dealt with extremely harshly, though Albion prefers
not to kill any thieves. He has other uses for them
PART IV: THE RETURN TO
CATHAY
The return trip to Cathay is uneventful. The GM can
roll for random encounters on the tables in Part II, as
appropriate, but there are no major encounters along
the way.
Upon returning to Cathay, the party finds a
state funeral in progress. During their absence, the
chamberlain, Petras Camerlengo, was apparently slain.
Rumors abound but no one outside the keep seems to
know for certain exactly what happened.
Depending on the PCs actions, they may or may
not become more involved. If they were employed by
the duke, his men summon the PCs to the keep and
interview them about their journey. The duke is very
pleased at the news about his purchases. He tells
them that someone conspiring against me, no doubt
in the service of the merchants guild kidnapped
Camerlengos children to manipulate the chamberlain.
The children were returned to their father as ghouls and
devoured the chamberlain before rampaging through
the keep. Only the actions of Sir Barnebas Van Der
Deink saved the duke from falling victim as well.
The PCs are paid the remainder of their promised fee
and given tokens of ducal favor which may be traded for
one boon at a later date. They are then bid farewell and
good fortune in their next adventures.
PART V: FUTURE ADVENTURE
HOOKS INVOLVING ALBION
ARMITAGES ASTOUNDING
ARSENAL
1. The Recurring Nemesis: Matil Vellamo may be
vanquished, but the power she serves remains. It is
entirely possible that others of her sect, or perhaps
even her very deity, will resurrect Vellamo to once
more spread chaos and destruction. She will surely seek
revenge upon those who defeated her, though not to the
detriment of her deitys goals.
2. Another Map: Before leaving the arsenal, the
PCs can buy a blank map from Desdemona for 250
gp. She informs them that the map will let them know
when the arsenal returns to this world and show them
where, from their current location, wherever it may be.
However, this could be years or decades later.
3. Historys Mystery: The PCs are approached
by a scholar who wants to interview them in detail
about their experiences with the arsenal. The scholar
is investigating the strange being known as Albion
Armitage and the legends surrounding his arsenal.
4. Is This a Prote Before Me? Many weeks or
even months later, in a market bazaar somewhere far
from Cathay, one of the PCs spots a prote in the crowd.
When they go to look for the prote, it is gone.
5. Sleeping with the Enemy: In the midst of a
pitched battle, the PCs recognize the weapons in the
enemies hands as being some of the merchandise
available from Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal.
6. Dream Weaver: In their dreams, Desdemona
appears to the PCs and informs them that they have a
great opportunity to do a job for Albion Armitage.
The risk will be great but the rewards substantial, she
promises. The job turns out to involve traveling to
another dimension and embarking on a quest there.
The job may involve the PCs seeking stones infused
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 with magical energy to use as power cells for the
Ekatonkier.
7. And Hear the Lamentations of Their
Women! Refugees from a distant nation, reported
to be as old and powerful as any nation the PCs are
familiar with, have started arriving in large numbers,
having fled great destruction. When questioned, they
claim that an army of a warlord that had been a minor
nuisance for years was destroying everything in its
wake. They tell of unexplained horrors hundreds of
burning arrows filling the skies, soldiers with bizarre
weapons, and an enormous multi-armed giant golem
hammering through the walls of their cities. All of these
sound very familiar.
8. You Want I Should Break His Kneecaps,
Boss? The characters trade their services to Albion
Armitage in order to pay for their purchases, and act
as enforcers, repossession agents, and acquirers for the
mysterious arsenal.
NPCs
For those NPCs intended as combat encounters, full stat
blocks are given within the text of the adventure. Extra
notes on their personalities are included in this section.
For those NPCs not intended as combat encounters, but
for whom a GM may need full stat blocks, you will find
them here. All NPCs are listed in alphabetical order, by
first name.
Note that none the NPCs detailed here include an XP
value. This is because the PCs should not fight any of
them. If the PCs do get into a fight with one or more of
these NPCs, the GM should actually deduct XP from the
PCs rather than award it assuming the PCs survive,
that is.
Albion Armitage
The proprietor of the Astounding Arsenal, Albion
appears as a handsome and tall middle-aged human
male. His manner of dress is very unusual, featuring
a panoply of various articles from a score of different
cultures, many of which most PCs will not recognize.
While his expression remains firmly affable, there
is something menacing about him, and there is an
unmistakable sense of power behind his facade. He is
unfailingly glib even when describing the most unusual
pieces of merchandise, the only emotion being an
occasional hint of pride.
His motivations in running his shop are quite
simple: he provides unique, high quality merchandise
specifically, weapons and armor in both mundane
and magical varieties and sells it to whoever can
pay the asking price. He makes no judgments, is
uninterested in causes, unmoved by persuasion, and
beyond intimidation. Albion Armitage does not care
who uses his merchandise, nor to what end.
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He views haggling as a sport and will often extend
negotiations just for the sake of amusement. The one
thing he will not tolerate is being cheated anyone he
catches attempting to steal from his shop is immediately
expelled, sans explanation, refund, and their own
equipment his reparation fee. Those who have stolen
from him in the past, if they are able to find Albions
shop again, will find him to be willing to do business
with them once again, at somewhat inflated prices.
Those who attempt to steal from him twice are taken
by the prote into one of the sealed rooms in the arsenal
and never seen again. The truest signs of his power are
linked with his shop within the shop, reality flows as
he wishes it to.
Albion Armitage is what many would consider to be
a demi-god. He has no worshippers or following that he
knows of (and would probably tell them to knock it off
if he did find some), but is clearly on a power level equal
to or exceeding many powerful demon lords or devil
princes. The rules on magic and spell casting inside
the arsenal (as explained in the previous section) do
not apply to Albion or to Desdemona (see below). Also,
while inside the arsenal, those Albion targets with his
spells or spell-like abilities suffer a -4 penalty to their
saves.
ALBION ARMITAGE CR 30
Male human wizard 20
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +8; Senses darkvision 120 ft.; Perception +11
DEFENSE
AC 34, touch 21, flat-footed 30 (+8 armor, +3 Dex,
+5 deflection, +1 dodge, +5 natural)
hp 161 (20d6+60)
Fort +11, Ref +12, Will +19
DR 20/-
Immune SR 20
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee +4 dancing adamantine dagger +17/+12 (1d4+7) or
staff of power +11/+6/+7 (1d6+5/1d6+3) or unarmed
strike +9/+4 (1d3+3)
Spell-like Abilities (CL 20, +13 melee touch, +14 ranged
touch):
At Will: disintegrate (DC 25), shapeshift, summon (1d4
prote)
3/day: banishment (DC 26), baleful polymorph (DC 24)
1/day: charm monster, mass (DC 27)
Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 20, +13 melee touch, +14
ranged touch):
9 (DC 28, 6/day) energy drain, gate, hold monster,
mass, summon monster IX (x2), time stop
8 (DC 27, 7/day) antipathy, dimensional lock, discern
location, iron body, polar ray, polymorph any object,
temporal stasis
7 (DC 26, 7/day) arcane sight, greater, banishment,
ethereal jaunt, forcecage, hold person, mass, scrying,
greater, teleport, greater
6 (DC 25, 8/day) analyze dweomer (x2), antimagic field,
dispel magic, greater, elemental body III, form of the
 dragon I, mages lucubration, true seeing SPECIAL ABILITIES
5 (DC 24, 9/day) baleful polymorph, break enchantment, Arcane Strike As a swift action, add +4 damage and
contact other plane, dismissal, dominate person, weapons are treated as magic for the purpose of
fabricate, major creation, permanency, telekinesis overcoming damage reduction.
4 (DC 23, 9/day) arcane eye, bestow curse, charm Combat Casting +4 to Concentration checks to cast while
monster, detect scrying, dimension door, enervation, on the defensive.
geas, lesser, illusory wall, scrying Empower Spell Numeric effects of a spell are increased
3 (DC 22, 14/day) arcane sght, dispel magic, 50%. +2 Levels.
displacement, fly, gaseous form, haste, hold person, Enlarge Spell Increase spell ranges. +1 Level.
illusory script, major image, ray of exhaustion, Eschew Materials Cast without materials, if material cost
shrink item, slow, suggestion, tongues is <= 1gp.
2 (DC 21, 10/day) arcane lock, continual flame, daze Extend Spell Spell duration lasts twice as normal. +1 Level.
monster, detect thoughts, hypnotic pattern, magic Hand of the Apprentice (12/day) (Su) Throw the melee
mouth, resist energy, see invisibility, touch of idiocy, weapon held 12/day.
whispering wind Heighten Spell Increases spell level to effective level
1 (DC 20, 11/day) alarm, animate rope, cause fear, desired.
charm person, comprehend languages, floating disk, Maximize Spell All variable effects of a spell are
identify, magic missile, silent image, sleep, unseen maximized. +3 Levels.
servant Metamagic Mastery (7/day) (Su) Apply a metamagic feat
0 (DC 19) detect magic, detect poison, light, mage hand, known for free 7/day.
mending, read magic Quicken Spell Cast another spell in the same round as this
STATISTICS one. +4 Levels.
Str 16, Dex 19, Con 17, Int 29, Wis 20, Cha 18 Silent Spell Cast a spell with no verbal components. +1
Base Atk +10/+5; CMB +13; CMD 33 Level.
Feats Arcane Strike, Brew Potion, Combat Casting, Craft Still Spell Cast a spell with no somatic components. +1
Construct, Craft Magic Arms & Armor, Craft Staff, Craft Level.
Wondrous Item, Dodge, Empower Spell, Enlarge Spell, Widen Spell Alter area of a burst, emanation, line or spread
Eschew Materials, Extend Spell, Forge Ring, Heighten spell. +3 Levels.
Spell, Improved Initiative, Maximize Spell, Quicken Spell,
Scribe Scroll, Silent Spell, Still Spell, Widen Spell, Wizard
Sir Barnebas Van Der Deink
Weapon Proficiencies
Skills Acrobatics +5, Appraise +20, Bluff +10, Climb +7,
Sir Van Der Deink is Duke Fyfes captain of arms and
Craft (alchemy) +20, Craft (armor) +16, Craft (books) chief bodyguard, and his second cousin. A friendly,
+18, Craft (bows) +18, Craft (gemcutting) +20, Craft competent, but not brilliant warrior, he is distinctive for
(glass) +20, Craft (jewelry) +20, Craft (traps) +16, Craft his contralto voice. His only remark on that matter is
(weapons) +18, Diplomacy +20, Disable Device +3, that it was due to a youthful misadventure involving a
Disguise +5, Escape Artist +2, Fly +12, Heal +12, dire jackalope. When Vellamo releases the child-ghouls
Intimidate +12, Knowledge (arcana) +32, Knowledge in the palace to dispatch Chamberlain Camerlengo, Sir
(dungeoneering) +24, Knowledge (engineering) +20, Van Der Deink manages to destroy both undead before
Knowledge (geography) +20, Knowledge (history) +20,
they can harm his Lord.
Knowledge (local) +20, Knowledge (nature) +20,
Knowledge (nobility) +20, Knowledge (religion) +20,
Knowledge (the planes) +24, Linguistics +15, Perception SIR BARNEBAS VAN DER DEINK
+11, Perform (dance) +9, Perform (oratory) +9, Perform CR 8
(sing) +7, Profession (merchant) +13, Ride +5, Sense Male human warrior 10
Motive +11, Spellcraft +20, Stealth +7, Survival +10, LN Medium humanoid (human)
Swim +0 Init +1; Perception +5
Languages Aboleth, Abyssal, Aklo, Auran, Celestial, DEFENSE
Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Goblin, Ignan, AC 18, touch 11, flat-footed 17 (+6 armor, +1 shield, +1
Infernal Dex)
SQ hand of the apprentice (12/day) (Su), metamagic mastery hp 81 (10d10+30)
(7/day) (Su) Fort +10, Ref +4, Will +4
Combat Gear staff of power, +4 dancing adamantine DR 2/-
dagger OFFENSE
Other Gear bag of holding IV, boots of levitation, bracers Spd 20 ft.
of armor +8, brooch of shielding, clay golem manual, Melee +1 adamantine battleaxe +16/+11 (1d8+5) or dagger
cloak of elvenkind, flesh golem manual, headband +14/+9 (1d4+4) or unarmed strike +14/+9 (1d3+4)
of mental superiority +2, iron golem manual, ring of Ranged +1 flaming heavy crossbow +12/+7 (1d10+1+1d6
protection +5, ring of wizardry III, stone golem manual, fire)
stone golem manual, greater (note: Albion also has STATISTICS
access to just about any piece of magical or mundane Str 18, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 9, Wis 9, Cha 13
weapon or armor the items listed here are just those he Base Atk +10/+5; CMB +14; CMD 25
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Sir Barnebas Van Der Deink
Feats Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Iron Will, Mounted
Combat, Quick Draw, Weapon Focus: Battleaxe
Skills Acrobatics -3, Climb +5, Diplomacy +2, Escape Artist
-3, Fly -3, Handle Animal +7, Intimidate +9, Perception
+5, Perform: Sing +3, Ride +4, Sense Motive +4, Stealth
-3, Survival +7
Languages Common
Combat Gear +1 adamantine battleaxe, +1 flaming
heavy crossbow, 20 crossbow bolts, dagger, adamantine
breastplate, light steel shield
Duke Carnegie Fyfe
The local feudal lord, remarkable only for his waxed
and curled mustache, and that he has somehow come
into possession of a map leading to Albion Armitages
Astounding Arsenal. He has an order ready to be placed
with the arsenal, with the letter detailing the order, the
arrangements, and a promissory note for payment. The
Duke is a man used to having power over those around
him and seeks little more than to maintain his position.
His order is perhaps on the unimaginative side
he is simply looking to acquire improved defensive
equipment for his castle, and as such is placing an
order for 10 polyboli with 50 darts each, and 20 double-
crossbows with 100 bolts each. He is nearly emptying his
treasury to do so, and has raised taxes on the merchants
to increase income this year and next to compensate.
DUKE CARNAGIE FYFE CR 3
Male human aristocrat 5
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +1; Perception +6
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DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +1 Dex, +1
dodge)
hp 30 (5d8+5)
Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +6
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee +1 mithral longsword +7 (1d8+3) or dagger +5
(1d4+2) or unarmed strike +5 (1d3+2)
STATISTICS
Str 15, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 15
Base Atk +3; CMB +5; CMD 17
Feats Dodge, Iron Will, Persuasive, Weapon Focus:
Longsword
Skills Acrobatics -1, Appraise +6, Bluff +8, Climb +4,
Diplomacy +11, Escape Artist -1, Fly -1, Handle Animal
+8, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (history) +5, Knowledge
(local) +6, Knowledge (nobility) +6, Linguistics +5,
Perception +6, Perform (dance) +7, Perform (oratory)
+8, Ride +4, Sense Motive +7, Stealth -1, Survival +4,
Swim +0
Languages Common, Elven
Combat Gear +1 mithral longsword, dagger, elven chain
Desdemona Darklove
A darkly beautiful and sensually appealing woman,
Desdemona usually takes the guise of an Abyssal-
blooded sorceress. In truth, she is actually a demoness
who is the consort of Albion Armitage. Contrary to the
usual nature of her kind, she is completely faithful to
Armitage and makes no effort to tempt or seduce any
of the mortal clientele that visit the shop. In fact, her
manner of dress is often quite modest and she usually
wears her hair fastened in a bun with dark-lacquered
pins. She is by all appearances Albions assistant and
shop manager, often directing the prote to various
sections of the arsenal to aid or guide customers. She
will rebuff any attempts at romance or seduction by
guests and those who get insistent will find themselves
being escorted out of the shop by at least a dozen prote
if they are lucky. If any should be foolish enough
to attempt to attack her, Albion, or damage the shop,
however, Desdemona is fully capable of tearing such
offenders limb from limb.
As Desdemona is not typical for her kind, she lacks
some of the attributes that are usually typical for a
succubus. For example, Desdemona no longer has the
evil subtype. Likewise, she no longer has DR 10/good
(though the DR 10/cold iron still applies). She also no
longer has her Profane Gift ability, though her energy
drain remains, and she isnt afraid to use it against
those she deems a threat.
DESDEMONA DARKLOVE CR 17
Female succubus (advanced creature simple template)
sorcerer 10
N Medium outsider (demon, extraplanar)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +25
DEFENSE
AC 36, touch 21, flat-footed 29 (+6 armor, +6 Dex, +9
natural, +4 deflection, +1 dodge)
hp 208 (8d10+10d6+126)
Fort +12, Ref +15, Will +19
DR 10/cold iron; Immune electricity, fire, poison; Resist
acid 10, cold 10, fire 10; SR 18
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft., Flying (50 feet, Average)
Melee +3 frost mithral dagger +22/+17/+12 (1d4+6) or 2
claws +20 (1d6+3)
Spell-Like Abilities charm monster (at will), detect good
(constant), detect evil (constant), detect thoughts (at
will), dominate person (1/day), ethereal jaunt (self plus
50 lbs. of objects only), suggestion (at will), teleport,
greater (self plus 50 lbs. of objects on), tongues
(constant), vampiric touch (at will)
Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 10, +16 melee touch, +19
ranged touch):
5 (DC 26, 5/day) baleful polymorph, hold monster
4 (DC 25, 7/day) bestow curse, black tentacles, freedom
of movement, geas, lesser
3 (DC 24, 9/day) arcane sight, dispel magic, fireball,
invisibility sphere, protection from Energy, ray of
exhaustion
2 (DC 23, 9/day) acid arrow, blur, cats grace, daze
monster, levitate, minor image, scorching ray
1 (DC 22, 15/day) alarm, animate rope, burning hands,
cause fear, charm person, chill touch, magic missile,
shocking grasp, sleep
0 (DC 21) acid splash, arcane mark, bleed, detect
magic, detect poison, flare, mage hand, mending, Desdemona Darklove
message, prestidigitation, read magic
STATISTICS Combat Reflexes Make up to 6 attacks of opportunity per
Str 17, Dex 22, Con 24, Int 22, Wis 18, Cha 32 round, and may make them while flat-footed.
Base Atk +13/+8/+3; CMB +19; CMD 37 Destined When casting a Personal spell, gain a save bonus
Feats Ability Focus: Energy Drain, Acrobatic, Agile equal to its level for 1 round.
Maneuvers, Arcane Strike, Brew Potion, Combat Reflexes, Energy Drain (DC 32) (Su) An unwilling victim must be
Dodge, Eschew Materials, Iron Will, Weapon Finesse, grappled before using this ability. The drain bestows one
Weapon Focus: Claws negative level. Touch also acts as a suggestion spell.
Skills Acrobatics +15, Appraise +15, Bluff +32, Climb Eschew Materials Cast without materials, if material cost
+4, Craft (alchemy) +11, Craft (jewelry) +12, Diplomacy is <= 1gp.
+24, Disguise +23, Escape Artist +15, Fly +20, Heal Fated +2 (Su) Gain +2 on saves when unaware of or when
+6, Intimidate +23, Knowledge (arcana) +17, Knowledge surprised.
(dungeoneering) +12, Knowledge (local) +23, Knowledge It Was Meant To Be (1/day) (Su) 1/day, re-roll an attack,
(the planes) +19, Linguistics +8, Perception +25, Perform critical confirmation, or spell resistance check.
(dance) +16, Perform (sing) +16, Profession (merchant) Telepathy (100 feet) (Su) Communicate telepathically if the
+12, Ride +7, Sense Motive +21, Sleight of Hand +12, target has a language.
Spellcraft +16, Stealth +21, Survival +6, Swim +4, Use Touch of Destiny +1 (14/day) (Sp) Creature touched gains
Magic Device +20 +1 sorcerer level to most rolls for 1r.
Languages Abyssal, Auran, Celestial, Common, Draconic,
Dwarven, Elven, Infernal, Orc; Telepathy (100 feet)
SQ destined, energy drain (DC 32) (Su), fated +2 (Su), it was
Karrago
meant to be (1/day) (Su), touch of destiny +1 (14/day) Karrago is Albions chief employee, and he and his
(Sp) offspring are the skilled craftsmen behind much of
Combat Gear +3 frost mithral dagger the fantastic merchandise offered at the Astounding
Other Gear boots of elvenkind, bracers of armor +6, ring Arsenal. Ill-tempered as most of his kind when dealing
of protection +4, ring of wizardry I with mortals, Karrago will reluctantly take orders for
SPECIAL ABILITIES custom pieces of equipment (this requires a DC 30
Arcane Strike As a swift action, add +3 damage, and Diplomacy check), provided he has Albions permission
weapons are treated as magic for the purpose of
(GMs discretion). Karragos prices are steep but every
overcoming damage reduction.
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 object. Enchantments are added by Desdemona and
Albion themselves, and will add exponentially to the
price of any item. Custom goods require a 50% deposit
upon ordering, with the rest at pick-up.
KARRAGO CR 9
Male salamander (advanced creature simple template)
expert 4
CN Medium outsider (extraplanar, fre)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +23
DEFENSE
AC 28, touch 13, flat-footed 25 (+6 armor, +3 Dex, +9
natural)
hp 144 (8d10+4d8+72)
Fort +13, Ref +10, Will +12
DR 10/magic; Immune fire
Weakness vulnerability to cold
OFFENSE
Spd 20 ft.
Melee +3 trident +19/+14/+9 (1d8+8+1d6 fire) or
adamantine smiths hammer +17/+12/+7 (1d4+5+1d6
fire) or tail slap +16 (2d6+7+1d6 fire and grab) or
unarmed strike +16/+11/+6 (1d3+5+1d6 fire)
Special Attacks constrict (2d6+7 plus 1d6 fire), heat
STATISTICS
Str 21, Dex 17, Con 22, Int 18, Wis 19, Cha 17
Base Atk +11/+6/+1; CMB +16; CMD 29 (cant be tripped)
Feats Cleave, Iron Will, Power Attack, Skill Focus: Craft:
Weapons, Skill Focus: Perception, Toughness
Skills Acrobatics +16, Appraise +12, Bluff +16, Craft:
Armor +19, Craft (blacksmith) +18, Craft (bows) +11,
Craft (weapons) +27, Diplomacy +13, Disable Device +5,
Intimidate +18, Knowledge (history) +10, Knowledge
(the planes) +17, Perception +23, Profession (merchant)
+13, Sense Motive +17, Stealth +16
Languages Abyssal, Common, Draconic, Ignan, Infernal
SQ heat (Ex)
Combat Gear +3 trident, adamantine smiths hammer, +2
mithral chain shirt of greater cold resistance
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Cleave Extra attack on adjacent target with successful
attack.
Damage Reduction (10/magic) Damage reduction against
all except magic attacks.
Heat (Ex) A salamander generates so much heat that its
mere touch deals an additional 1d6 points of fire damage.
A salamanders metallic weapons also conduct this heat.
Immunity to Fire Immune to fire damage.
Power Attack Subtract 3 from attack rolls to add 6 to
damage.
Vulnerability to Cold +50% damage from cold damage.
Matil Vellamo
Tall, statuesque, and blond, Matil could be a vision of
feminine beauty, if not for the bone-chilling madness
behind her eyes. A zealot of the worst sort, she is an
eager servant of the Goddess of Destruction, taking
great delight in annihilating the enemies of her deity. As
a reward for her vile deeds, Matil has received a divine
message, a task directly from the Goddess. She is
tasked with acquiring the map to the arsenal,
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slaying all others who are aware of it, and journeying
to the fabled arsenal to acquire an item for her Goddess
something known as an Ekatonkier. With it, she is
assured, her Goddess will spread ruin across the entire
world, striking down all who oppose her. Matil cannot
wait to bring this about and wants nothing more than to
be part of ending the world.
Matil is without mercy or compassion and will
use any means necessary, including deception and
seduction, to destroy her enemies, though she dislikes
subtlety and relishes the use of force over guile. Any
offers of truce or bargains made are ploys she will
immediately betray once she has what she wants. She
took Chamberlain Camerlengos children as prisoners
to hold sway over him, but has already murdered them
and turned them into small ghouls under her thrall.
Once he has identified the party for Sparafucile, she
returns his children to him to devour him and Duke
Fyfe.
Chamberlain Petras Camerlengo
Petras Camerlengo is Duke Fyfes minister of affairs,
who runs the day to day operations of the duchy. Hes
also secretly in the service of Matil Vellamo, who is
holding his family hostage. He appears to be faithfully
carrying out the Dukes orders while undermining
his lord. Petras is not an evil man, but is becoming a
desperate one. He will tell the party to be discrete
because revealing the expenditure could cause problems
with the local merchants (who have been grumbling
about the raised taxes). Indeed, he has been in touch
with Sparafucile and has been paying the assassin to
refuse contracts against the Duke. Petras identifies the
party to Sparafucile in order to gain freedom for his
children, unaware they have already been slain by Matil
and raised as undead.
CHAMBERLAIN PETRAS CAMERLENGO
CR 2
Male human aristocrat 1/expert 3
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Perception +15
DEFENSE
AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+3 deflection)
hp 22 (4d8)
Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +8
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee +1 silver dagger +3 (1d4+1) or unarmed strike +2
(1d3)
STATISTICS
Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 16
Base Atk +2; CMB +2; CMD 15
Feats Alertness, Persuasive, Skill Focus: Perception
Skills Appraise +9, Bluff +10, Craft (calligraphy) +8,
Diplomacy +12, Disguise +7, Handle Animal +7,
Intimidate +11, Knowledge (history) +10, Knowledge
(local) +10, Knowledge (nobility) +10, Linguistics +8,

Chamberlain Petras Camerlengo
Perception +15, Ride +4, Sense Motive +12
Languages Common, Dwarven, Elven, Goblin, Halfling, Orc
Combat Gear +1 silver dagger
Other Gear ring of protection +3
Sparafucile
One of the finest assassins in the realm, Sparafuciles
name is known only to a select few, even in the criminal
class of society. Born and raised in the elven forests, he
rejected that life and ran off to the cities. Sparafucile
was a gifted thief and had no hesitation to slit a throat
or drop a vial of poison in pursuit of his goals. Soon
he began getting assassins jobs and grew to enjoy the
work. Sparafucile believes that humans are obnoxious,
arrogant, short-lived nuisances spoiling a world that
should belong to elf-kind, and so takes great delight
in taking money to slay humans. A consummate
professional, Sparafucile now only kills when he is
hired to, and will not fight to his own death, preferring
to make his escape and try again if his mark manages to
fight back effectively.
He is currently in the pay of a cleric named Matil
Vellamo and is commanding an excellent fee to dispatch
each of her marks. However, he does not like her zeal
and only took her jobs because he found himself low
on funds between jobs, having recently spent much of
his nest egg on a ring of protection. If captured, he will
share his information for a price. He knows that Matil
Vellamo wants the map (though not where it leads),
that she wants the party dead, and that there are plots
against Duke Fyfe among the merchants. He mistakenly
believes that these things are related, and suspects that
the party is involved in foiling the merchants plots.
NEW MONSTERS
Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal introduces two
new monsters the prote and the ekatonkier. While
none of the encounters in the adventure specifically
involved combating either, the possibility could arise of
the PCs fighting the prote if they annoy or anger Albion
Armitage. Also, if Matil Vellamo manages to take the
map from the PCs and get to the Astounding Arsenal,
she could purchase an ekatonkier and the PCs next
quest might involve trying to stop the insane cleric and
her construct of destruction.
PROTE CR 4
N Medium construct
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +0
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 10, flat-footed 20 (+10 natural)
hp 69 (9d10)
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +3
Immune construct traits
OFFENSE
Spd 30 ft.
Melee slam +7 (1d6+3)
STATISTICS
Str 17, Dex 10, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 10
Base Atk +4; CMB +10; CMD 20
Languages All (understand only; cannot speak, except for
Common)
SQ stout (a prote receives a +5 bonus to Strength for
purposes of determining carrying/lifting capacity this
bonus does not affect attack rolls, damage, or ability
checks)
ECOLOGY
Environment any (wherever the arsenal appears or
wherever Albion sends them)
Organization solitary or gang (24)
Treasure none
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Hive Mind (Su) The prote are not truly telepathic, and
as constructs they have no actual intelligence, but each
is connected to one another so that what one prote does,
another prote knows. When Albion gives a particular
prote an instruction, the others know it. If something
prevents that prote from following through on the
instructions, another will immediately set out to complete
that task.
Teamwork (Su) Because of their hive mind, whenever two
or more prote work together, all of them receive a +2
bonus to all attack rolls, skill checks, saves or ability
checks.
Immunity to Magic (Ex) The prote are immune to any
spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance.
In addition, certain spells and effects function differently
against them, as noted below:
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 A confusion spell temporarily disrupts the
protes hive mind. For 1d4 rounds, the prote
target of the spell cannot make use of its hive
mind or teamwork special abilities.
A mending spell repairs 1d8+ 1 per caster
level hit points to the prote.
Albion currently has about 20 prote the completely
identical, human-like shop drones that guide customers
and carry merchandise until it has been purchased.
They can understand all languages and speak the
common tongue but only speak in response to Albion,
Karrago, or Desdemona. It is unknown whether they
communicate telepathically amongst themselves, but
some have speculated they can. If asked, Albion will
simply shrug and say, They are prote. They serve me.
That is all one need know about them. They are slightly
over five and a half feet tall, somewhat stocky, and wear
long hooded coats, scarves over most of their faces, calf-
length boots, and dark blue or purple tunics with grey
breeches.
It is known that Albion can speak through the prote,
as he has been known to send one or two to purchase
items for him and the voice that issues from the prote
to the merchant doing the selling is always Albions. It
is speculated that Albion can see what each prote sees
as well.
THE EKATONKIER CR 18
N Huge construct
Init -1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision;
Perception +0
DEFENSE
AC 30, touch 7, flat-footed 29 (-1 Dex, -2 size, +23
natural)
hp 144 (18d10)
Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4
DR 12/adamantine; Immune construct traits
OFFENSE
Spd 20 ft.
Melee 6 slams +24 (4d8+12 each)
Ranged rock +20 (2d10+12 each)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
Special Attacks barrage
Spell-like Abilities at will Transmute Mud to Rock
STATISTICS
Str 35, Dex 8, Con -, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 1
Base Atk +12/+7/+2; CMB +28; CMD 37
SPECIAL ABILITIES
ECOLOGY
Environment any
Organization unique
Treasure none
Special Abilities
Barrage (Ex) When provided with plenty of ready stones for
ammunition, the ekatonkier can hurl six rocks per
round in a devastating barrage. If ready ammunition is
not available, the ekatonkier is limited to two ranged
attacks per round as it must pull up handfuls of earth
with the lower pair of arms, pass the earth to the
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hands of the middle pair, which transforms the soft soil
into solid rock before passing the rocks to the upper arms
for hurling.
When barraging, the ekatonkier will focus entirely on
digging, transmuting and throwing and has a 45% chance
each round of completely ignoring melee combatants
that are threatening it. The barrage can be maintained for
up to 5 minutes before needing to change positions
(having dug up all the earth within reach), and can be
resumed 5 rounds later (or as soon as the ekatonkier can
reach suitable ground).
Immunity to Magic (Ex) The ekatonkier is immune to
any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance.
In addition, certain spells and effects function differently
against the ekatonkier, as noted below.
A transmute rock to mud spell slows the
ekatonkier (as the slow spell) for 2d4 rounds,
with no saving throw, while transmute mud
to rock restores all of its lost hit points.
A soften earth spell negates the ekatonkiers
damage reduction for 1 full round.
Cost: 500,000 gp; +250,000 gp for the command crown;
+150,000 for the SiegeBreaker package
The ekatonkier is a massive 20-foot tall construct
designed as a weapon of phenomenal power. It is an
original creation of Albion Armitages, and so far there is
but one of them. It appears to be a gigantic stone golem
with 6 arms, three on each side. The lowest pair of arms
digs out chunks of earth, the middle pair transmutes
the earth to stone, and the top pair of arms hurls the
stone great distances at great speed. However, if there
are ready munitions, including boulders, chunks of
debris, or other heavy objects, the ekatonkier can throw
with all six arms.
The ekatonkier will obey only its designated
master(s), and if they are killed, the ekatonkier will
become inert, effectively becoming a large stone statue
in place. As long as the designated master(s) is alive,
large red glass-like bubbles glow brightly, visible even
during the day. When rendered inert, the glowing
bubbles are dull and gray. These bubbles cover clusters
of reddish gemstones that are a source of power for the
golem.
The ekatonkier will follow simple commands, such as
march here, follow, halt, and attack or defend.
When set to defend, the ekatonkier will throw stones at
anything besides its master that comes within 50 feet.
For more precise instructions, the master of the
ekatonkier must be wearing the command crown. The
crown allows the user to take complete control of the
ekatonkier, and each round, as a free action, may give
the ekatonkier a command.
SiegeBreaker package: With this package, the
ekatonkier comes equipped with six mattocks of the
titans, each effectively a +3 Gargantuan adamantine
warhammer, doing 4d6+12 points of damage per
strike. The ekatonkier is -4 to each attack, but can still
do tremendous damage. Thus equipped, it can quickly
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smash through castle walls or through attacking armies.
In addition, the SiegeBreaker package adds armor
to the ekatonkier, giving it a +9 armor bonus and
increasing damage reduction to DR 15/Adamantine.
However, its effective speed is reduced by half and
it cannot travel through marshy or swampy terrain
without getting stuck.
Control Crown: The control crown is a golden
magical crown which allows the wearer to give precise
commands to the ekatonkier, allowing the construct
to target specific objects or enemies, or carry out more
complicated orders to the best of its ability. While the
crown is worn, the wearer has the same immunities to
mind control as constructs. However, because much of
the wearers attention must be dedicated to controlling
the ekatonkier, they are considered distracted for all
other tasks and have a -4 penalty to attacks, -2 penalty
to AC, and are considered flat-footed.
THE ARSENAL
Albion Armitages Astounding Arsenal supplies a wide
range of mundane and magical items to those with
the coin and the ability to find the place. If it is a type
of armor or shield, or is a weapon, Albion Armitage
probably has it, from the ubiquitous dagger to the most
powerful suit of armor. Note that Albion Armitage only
stocks those items that could be considered weapons and
armor, so, for example, one will not find a feather token
in the arsenal, but one could very well find stonesalve.
And although wands can hold offensive spells, Albion is
not in the habit of selling wands (You can find wands
in thousands of shops on thousands of worlds, but only
here can you find the ekatonkier!), though one can
occasionally find a less-than-fully-charged wand among
the used items others have traded in.
Any weapon, shield or armor that the GM wants in
the arsenal can be found in the arsenal, including
those from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
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 Core Rulebook and those from other 4 Winds Fantasy
Gaming publications. In addition, the GM should
feel free to include items from any other publication
as well, or to exclude any items, regardless of source.
Masterwork quality versions of any mundane items
are always available for an extra fee of +300 gp for
masterwork weapons , or +150 gp for masterwork
shields and armor.

WEAPONS
The weapons listed in Table VII are detailed below.
Behemoth Blade: These swords are enormous
in scale, looking more like a slab of steel than an
actual weapon. A behemoth blade will generally
have a blade six feet in length, a half-inch thick,
and broader than a handspan, with a handle that is
usually a foot or so long of wrapped steel cylinder.
The pommel on a behemoth blade is often as large
and heavy as a mace-head. These weapons require
great strength to even lift, and are far too heavy to
be used by most warriors. Ogres, the more intelligent
giants, and other large intelligent creatures of great
strength may use them without penalty in one hand.
Powerful beings like minotaurs or supremely strong
humans may use them as two-handed weapons. A
Medium creature wielding a behemoth blade has
reach with it so long as they have the Exotic Weapon
Proficiency: Behemoth Blade feat.
These are not merely oversized swords; they are
designed with rather different proportions as well. A
behemoth blade requires a minimum strength of 16
to be able to lift or carry and suffers a -3 penalty to
produce comparatively impressive wounds. The blade is
initiative, attack, and damage for every point of strength
triple fullered, which reduces the weight, and often the
below 20 (-12 at STR 16, -9 at STR 17, etc.). Due to the
blade is engraved with dwarven runes, either spelling
sheer mass of the weapon, it has a hardness of 22 and
out a dwarven adage, a prayer for the wielder, the
40 hp; attempts to sunder the blade are at -10 to CMB,
wielders name and family or clan, or a curse against the
while the blade gets a +10 bonus to sundering attempts.
owners enemies. The ogre gutter is a favored weapon
Just carrying one around automatically incurs a level of
against all sorts of large enemies, though it remains less
encumbrance regardless of strength, not only from the
popular than the war-axe among most warriors.
weight but from the unwieldiness as well.
Eku: Developed from the long oars used by
Merely carrying this sword gives a +2 circumstance
archipelago fisherman, this is a large wooden paddle
bonus to Intimidate checks, and drawing/brandishing
adapted for use as a bludgeoning weapon. The head
the weapon raises the bonus to +5. A behemoth blade
of the oar is usually half as long as the haft (around
cannot be used by any creature smaller than Medium;
two feet) and has a ridged spine on both faces, with a
they are simply not made for Small or smaller creatures.
rounded tip. The shape of the oar allows it to be used
There are no known examples of mithral or adamantine
with a cutting or chopping motion not dissimilar to a
versions of this blade, most likely due to the amount of
glaive or similar polearm. While heavy, in the hands of
material needed and what the final cost would be.
a skilled practitioner, it can be a very effective weapon.
Dwarven Greatsword: Also called an ogre gutter,
While usually a bludgeoning weapon, the eku can
this broad, mighty blade has proportions more suited
also do slashing damage with the sharp wooden edge,
to dwarven warriors than conventional two-handed
though attempting to do so incurs a -2 penalty to attack
swords. The blade of a dwarven greatsword is generally
and damage.
much shorter than its human or elven counterparts,
Grossemesser: A smaller version of the
often only a few inches longer than a longsword.
kriegsmesser, this blade possesses a similar knife-like
However, the blade is half again as wide and twice
handle and features a clipped-back tip. It has roughly
as thick as a normal greatsword, allowing it to
the same dimensions as a bastard sword and may also

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Table VII: Weapons
Simple Weapons Cost Dmg (S) Dmg (M) Critical Range Weight Type Special
Light Melee Weapons
Neck Knife 1gp 1d2 1d3 x2 5 ft. 1 lb. P/S

Martial Weapons Cost Dmg (S) Dmg (M) Critical Range Weight Type Special
One-handed Melee Weapons
Warbrand 10 gp 1d8 1d10 x3 6 lbs. S
Two-handed Melee Weapons
Kriegsmesser 8 gp 3d3 3d4 x2 7 lbs. S

Exotic Weapons Cost Dmg (S) Dmg (M) Critical Range Weight Type Special
Light Melee Weapons
Spurs 10 gp 1d4 1d6 x2 5 lbs. P/S monk
One-handed Melee Weapons
Grossemesser 5 gp 1d8 1d10 x2 5 lbs. S
Macuahuitl 2 gp 1d4 1d6 x4 8 lbs. S barbarian
Ugric shield 15 gp 1d3 1d4 x2 10 lbs. P/S
Two-handed Melee Weapons
Behemoth Blade 1200 gp 3d10 3d12 x3 80 lbs. S reach
Dwarven Greatsword 75 gp 2d4 2d6 x4 15 lbs. S
Eku 5 gp 1d6 1d8 19-20/x2 15 lbs. B or S monk
Ranged Weapons
Over-Under Double Crossbow 200 gp 1d8/1d8 1d10/1d10 19-20/x2 100 ft. P

be used with one hand after special training with the
weapon (Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Grossemesser
feat). It is a utilitarian chopping weapon that is often
found in the hands of rangers and other wilderness
travelers. Like a falchion, it may be used as often for
chopping logs and beheading animals as it is for fighting.
Kriegsmesser: Also known as a shamshir, the
kriegsmesser is sometimes called the war knife or
lions tail in some places. It is a single edged, deeply
curved two-handed sword with a distinctive handle.
The grip of a kriegsmesser is like that of a large knife,
rather than a sword it has a full slab tang sandwiched
between two grip plates of wood. It features a straight
crossguard and a small protrusion to the right side of
the blade that protects the hand. While not as majestic
as the typical greatsword, it is a practical weapon carried
by many professional fighters. Unlike a falchion, the
blade is curved back, not forward.
Macuahuitl: A decidedly vicious weapon, the name
roughly translates to hungry stick. The macuahuitl is a
paddle or sword-like wooden instrument with grooves
along the cutting edges. These grooves are filled with
prismatic blades of obsidian held in place with adhesive,
usually plant resin or animal glue. Some may have gaps
between pieces of obsidian, though others may have
almost perfectly uniform edges. While a macuahuitl
is a heavy, inelegant weapon, the razor-sharp edge of
volcanic glass causes horrific wounds and is capable
of decapitating a horse in one powerful stroke. Among
cultures that lack metalsmithing, this may be the
pinnacle of edged weaponry. Barbarians are proficient
with these weapons, but the macuahuitl is considered
an exotic weapon for anyone else.
Neck Knife: A common weapon among barbarian
tribes as well as certain criminal guilds, a neck knife is
a short-bladed knife worn on a thong around the neck,
often under clothing. It is sometimes worn openly as a
symbol of power or prestige. The blade of a neck knife
is usually triangular and comparatively stout, and may
be made of bronze, steel, or even flaked stone. The neck
knife may be a ceremonial weapon similar to a witchs
boline, a tool for skinning and cleaning game, or it may
be a last resort concealed weapon.
Over-Under Double Crossbow: A rare weapon,
this is simply two heavy crossbows built into one, one
stacked atop the other, with a metal frame holding them
together. There is a double trigger, one for each bow,
and they can be fired successively or at the same time.
Due to the awkward balance and weight, this weapon
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a -6 penalty), but the power is often considered a
worthwhile tradeoff. The cranquein built into the butt
of the weapon is designed to pull back both strings and
takes twice as long as loading a normal crossbow unless
the Rapid Reload feat is known. Both chambers must be
reloaded at the same time. It can be fired one-handed,
but at an additional -4 to attack. This is not generally a
battlefield weapon, but occasionally used by assassins,
highwaymen, and by those going boar hunting. They
can also sometimes be found mounted on battlements
for use against those laying siege.
Spurs: Modeled after the sharp spurs of fighting
roosters, spurs are sharp retractable blades built
into armored vambraces. There are several different
configurations, all for use in close unarmed combat.
The most common variety is a curved blade that
extends from the wrist along the forearm, used for close
slashing. Other variants include a longer curved blade
that extends past the elbow, paired knives extending
from the wrist past the fist, and the rarest of all, two
short blades, one from the wrist, the other from the
elbow. In all cases, the blades are released by either
turning the wrist or closing the fingers into a fist after
they have been set (free action to release, move action
to re-set the blade once it has been deployed). Some
monastic orders use these as weapons, and they are
popular in gladiatorial arenas as well. Spurs can be used
while grappling.
Ugric Shield: Mostly found in the gladiatorial
arena, this vicious off-hand weapon is also used by
some barbarian tribes and even the occasional group
of brigands or mercenaries. The ugric shield is a metal
plate, roughly oval in shape, which covers the hand,
forearm, and elbow. It is secured to the arm by a strap
roughly halfway down its length, with a handle to be
gripped when in use. Not dissimilar from a somewhat
flattened and lengthened buckler, the ugric shield
provides a +1 shield bonus when wielded. The unique
feature of the ugric shield is that the shield extends into
a single sharp, claw-like blade beyond the hand. While
short ranged, it can be used for off-hand weapon attacks
and while grappling. Shield bash attempts can be made
with the ugric shield, but this would use the flat of the
shield, not the blade, and so would be as per a normal
light steel shield.
Warbrand: A very simple, sleek, effective weapon,
this is a one-or-two handed single edged sword used
for powerful slashing attacks. The blade is straight
and has a tip suitable for thrusting as well as slashing.
The hilt lacks any type of crossguard, being a simple,
long wooden handle with a small pommel. The first
few inches of the blade are unsharpened, thicker, and
more compact than the cutting edge of the blade. The
cutting area of the blade broadens along the belly to a
consistent width, giving it a distinctive profile. It can
be used from horseback or on foot with equal ease,
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and does not require an Exotic Weapon Proficiency feat
to be used one-handed.
SIEGE WEAPONS
The siege weapons listed in Table VIII are detailed
below.
Hwacha A phenomenal battlefield engine, the
hwacha is capable of causing chaos and devastation
across entire armies. The hwacha is a small wagon or
cart drawn by a mule, horse, or ox, with a rack containing
20 rows of 20 metal, reed, or bamboo tubes. It may also
be built as an emplacement on a fortified wall. Each tube
is loaded with a fire arrow, the cord of which is fed out
the rear of the tube and bundled together with the cords
of all the other arrows. The combined fuses are lit and
1 round later, a deafening salvo of 400 flaming arrows
erupts from the hwacha, raining down upon masses of
enemy troops or across a village. To fire the hwacha,
the crew member in charge makes a DC 15 Profession
(engineer) skill check, modified by range increment
penalties.
The flaming arrows hit everything in a 75 foot radius
from the point of impact, doing 1d6 piercing and 1d6
fire damage to a Small or Medium target, +1d6 for
each size increment larger than Medium (representing
more arrows striking a larger target). Range increment
is 100 feet and the maximum range is 500 feet. If the
Profession (engineer) skill check to use the hwacha
results in a natural 1, the hwacha explodes, doing
10d10 damage to everything in a 25-foot radius, and
4d10 to everything from a 26-foot to a 50-foot radius,
Reflex save DC 15 for half damage. The hwacha takes 10
minutes to reload (20 minutes for a crew of 1). A bundle
of 400 fire arrows with set fuses costs 1,000 gp.
An often unexpected danger of the hwacha is that
there is a 45 cone of fire behind the weapon that deals
3d10 fire damage to anything in the area of effect from
backblast.
Polybolos: A highly effective siege weapon, a
polybolos is basically a scaled up repeating crossbow.
It fires large darts or spears like a ballista or giant
crossbow with a good degree of accuracy. The darts
are stored in a large tapering hopper positioned over
the groove, with a moving loading gate. The loading
gate and the bowstring are operated by a chain drive,
powered by a large windlass at the end of the device.
Two men can turn the windlass to pull back the cord
and feed the next dart in automatically. Optimally, a
polybolos has a three-man crew two loaders and an
engineer to aim the device. With such a crew, the device
can launch 3 darts per round. With only one loader and
an engineer, it can launch one dart per round. When
only one person is operating the device, it can fire 1 dart
per 2 rounds and has -4 penalty to its attack rolls, -8
against moving targets.
The darts for the polybolos are more like javelin-
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Item Cost Damage
Hwacha 2,500 gp 2d6*
Polybolos 3,000 gp 3d8
*see item description
sized crossbow bolts than typical ballista darts and are
specially shaped to slide through the feeder mechanism
smoothly. Using regular ballista darts gives a -5 penalty
to all attack rolls with the polybolos and the maximum
rate of fire is 2 per round. For each incorrect munition
fired through the polybolos, roll 1d20 on a natural
1, the machine jams and must be repaired (Profession
(engineer) DC 15, takes 2d4 rounds) before it can be
used again. Polybolos darts cost 250 gp for a bundle of
10.
MAGIC ITEMS
The magic items listed in Table IX are detailed below.
Weapons
Beryl Sword
Aura strong evocation [good]; CL 9th
Slot none; Price 14,315 gp; Weight 6 lbs.
This breathtakingly beautiful sword is a +2 scimitar
with a blade made entirely out of green beryl. The hilt
is wrapped in gold wire and the pommel resembles the
head of a desert hawk. The gemstone blade is semi-
opaque and is a demon-slaying blade, dealing an extra
2d6 damage to demons (not devils or other types of
outsiders). In addition to that ability, wounds inflicted
by the beryl sword on evil outsiders of any kind heal
at only 1/3 the normal rate, unless a salve made with
a demons brain tissue is put on the wound. The beryl
sword was supposedly once part of a viziers treasure
trove and the hilt is inscribed with intricate calligraphy
in the Auran language.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, holy smite,
creator must be good; Cost 7,315 gp
Blade of the Inferno
Aura moderate evocation; CL 12th
Slot none; Price 26,700 gp; Weight 10 lbs.
Appearing as a two-bladed sword with distinctly sinuous
blades, like those of a flammard, this double weapon is
enchanted with potent fire magic. It is a +2 two-bladed
sword, with each strike doing an additional 1d6 fire
damage. The wielder of the blade of the inferno only
takes half-damage from fire or flame, but suffers double
damage from cold or water. In addition, the blade has
three charges of fire burst. The wielder is unharmed by
the fire burst, but all those within a 25 foot radius take
10d6 fire damage. All combustibles are ignited, and
Critical Range Increment Typical Crew
100 ft. 2-3
19-20/x2 120 ft. 3
creatures that remain in the radius take an additional
1d6 per round until the flames are extinguished. They
may make a Reflex saving throw for half damage. Once
those charges are expended, the flaming enchantment
on the blade disappears and it is considered to be only
a +2 two-bladed sword from that point on, with no
elemental powers or weaknesses.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, fireball,
resist energy; Cost 13,700 gp
Cane of Grigori
Aura strong conjuration; CL 13th
Slot none; Price 176,890 gp; Weight 6 lbs.
A silver-headed gentlemans walking cane, oddly
decorated with painted flames near the foot, this weapon
is an instrument of life rather than death. Waving this
cane over the body of a creature will function as a detect
magic, detect evil, and detect poison all in one, letting
the wielder of the cane know exactly the state of that
creatures health. By focusing on that creature for 3
rounds, the canes wielder will precisely know what,
if anything, is wrong with that creature and have a
+10 circumstance bonus to any skill checks needed to
determine a cure.
In addition, the cane has remarkable healing powers
it can cast heal once per week, cure critical wounds
3 times per week, cure serious wounds once per day,
remove disease, neutralize poison and cure moderate
wounds 3 times daily, and cure light wounds 5 times
daily. In addition, it can be used to cast raise dead once
per month, and resurrection once per year.
Finally, when facing undead, the cane functions as
a +4 holy weapon, doing 1d6 piercing or bludgeoning
damage with a 30% chance of a disruption effect.
Against living enemies, the cane only deals 1d3 non-
lethal damage, with no bonus to attack rolls.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, cure critical
wounds, cure light wounds, cure moderate wounds, cure
serious wounds, detect evil, detect magic, detect poison,
heal, neutralize poison, raise dead, remove disease,
resurrection; Cost 88,650 gp
Cudaben Sword
Aura strong transmutation and enchantment; CL 13th
Slot none; Price 70,140 gp; Weight 4 lbs.
A majestic longsword that exudes power and majesty,
fittingly so, as it was once the sword of the Cudaben King,
commander of the army of the forgotten Mienwyles.
It is also known by some as the Sword of Regret
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Item Cost Weight
Weapons
Beryl Sword 14,315 gp 6 lbs.
Blade of the Inferno 26,700 gp 10 lbs.
Cane of Grigori 176,890 gp 6 lbs.
Cudaben Sword 70,140 gp 4 lbs.
Hellstrike Halberd 191,310 gp 12 lbs.
Lyridus Hammer 71,805 gp 16 lbs.
Trollslayer Greataxe 74,320 gp 12 lbs.

Armor
Invincible Manica 81,200 gp 15 lbs.
Salamander Armor 39,150 gp 50 lbs.

Rods
Rod of the Basilisk 25,000 gp 4 lbs.

Wondrous Items
Ethereal Goggles 12,000 gp
Eyepatch of the Dreaded Corsair 33,735 gp
Rainiers Goggles 1,000 gp
Scharffecht Gauntlets 36,360 gp
Snipers Monocle 30,000 gp

and Blade of Pusillanimity. The Cudaben Sword is a
relic weapon, and is effectively a keen +4 longsword,
with a blue-tinged blade and golden hilt in the shape of
a crown, inlaid with three large sapphires. In addition, it
grants a +2 bonus to all attributes, grants the Leadership
feat while in ones possession (if the owner already has
Leadership, then the sword grants a +4 bonus to the
owners Leadership score), and 3 times daily it can be
used to cause awe in those nearby, granting the wielder
a +10 bonus to Intimidation against everyone in a 25-
foot radius.
However, the sword also causes the owner to be
unable to make attacks of opportunity, and to lose all
bonuses to Will saves granted by spells or magic items
(bonuses gained from feats are not lost). They will
become hesitant to seize opportunities no matter how
minor the risk, and often will internally lament their
perceived shortcomings while doing nothing to remedy
the situation.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, crushing
despair, eagles splendor, keen edge; Cost 35,230 gp
Hellstrike Halberd
Aura strong evocation and necromancy; CL 15th
Slot none; Price 191,310 gp; Weight 12 lbs.
A black-bladed +3 halberd with a steel haft, this weapon
is infused with negative energy. Every strike randomly
inflicts one of the following (roll 1d4): poison (as per
the spell), disease (as per the contagion spell), bleeding
(target gains the bleed condition, with an amount equal
to the damage just taken), or fatigue (target gains the
fatigued condition). A successful critical strike inflicts
all four simultaneously.
The hellstrike halberd is an evil weapon and will
bestow one permanent negative level on any good
creature attempting to wield it. The negative level
remains as long as the weapon is in hand and disappears
when the weapon is no longer wielded. This negative
level cannot be overcome in any way (including
restoration spells) while the weapon is wielded.
In addition, the weapon can channel negative energy
3 times per day, equal to a 5th level cleric. In the hands of
an evil cleric, no extra uses of channeling are bestowed,
but rather the clerics channeling ability is maximized,
always inflicting the most damage possible 3 times each
day. This is a favored weapon among champions of evil
and much desired by such dread villains.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, bleed,
contagion, poison, ray of exhaustion, unholy blight;
Cost 95,810 gp

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Lyridus Hammer
Aura strong evocation; CL 18th
Slot none; Price 71,805 gp;
Weight 16 lbs.
Not a warhammer, but
rather a monks meteor
hammer (see below), this
is a weighted head made
of adamantine on a strong
steel chain that is used
for bludgeoning, tripping,
entangling, and other special
combat maneuvers. In the
hands of a skilled user, this
can be a blindingly fast and
effective weapon; in the
hands of anyone else, there is
a serious chance of inflicting
injury to themselves and
everyone around them.
The lyridus hammer is
a +2 adamantine meteor
hammer with two special
powers when used under
an open sky at night. Once
per week it can discharge
three shooting stars (as per
a ring of shooting stars)
CONSTRUCTION
simultaneously that impact for 12 points of damage and Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, fireball,
spread in a 5-foot radius sphere for 24 points of fire meteor swarm; Cost 36,065 gp
damage. Any creature struck by the shooting stars takes
full damage from impact plus full fire damage from the
spread unless it makes a DC 13 Reflex save. Creatures Meteor Hammer (Originally Published
not struck but within the spread ignore the impact in Luven Lightfingers Gear and
damage and take only half damage from the fire spread Treasure Shop)
on a successful DC 13 Reflex save. Range is 70 feet, at Exotic Two-handed Melee Weapon
the end of which the shooting star explodes unless it Cost 25 gp, Damage (S) 1d6, Damage (M) 2d4,
strikes a creature or object before that. The shooting Critical x2, Range , Weight 12 lbs., Type B,
stars always follows a straight line, and any creature in Special disarm, monk, trip
the path must make a save or be hit by the projectiles.
Once per month, when infused with all of the
wielders ki, the wielder can designate an enemy,
and then throw the hammer into the sky. One round
Trollslayer Greataxe
later, the designated enemy becomes the target of a Aura moderate necromancy; CL 12th
meteor swarm (as per the spell). The wielder must Slot none; Price 74,320 gp; Weight 12 lbs.
make a ranged touch attack to strike the target with A broad, deeply bearded greataxe with a 4-foot haft, this
the meteors. Any creature struck by a sphere takes 2d6 weapon is powerful against most enemies, but when
points of bludgeoning damage (no save) and takes a 4 used to attack trolls and other regenerating creatures,
penalty on the saving throw against the spheres fire the Trollslayer becomes even stronger. By taking a full
damage (see the meteor swarm spell description). If a attack against such creatures, with a successful hit the
targeted sphere misses its target, it simply explodes at greataxe disrupts the regeneration effect for 1d4 hours.
the nearest corner of the targets space. All four meteors Once a creatures regenerative powers are suppressed
target the same designated enemy. The next round, the by the greataxe, it cannot be affected again for another
hammer will return to the wielder and be unable to use 24 hours (i.e., multiple attacks to the same creature do
either of its special powers for 1d4 days (or 1 week, if it not extend the interruption of its regenerative abilities).
has already used its weekly shooting stars ability). In addition, the weapon, which normally is a +2
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 creatures, and against trolls, automatically confirms
critical hits.
Dwarves in particular are fond of this weapon and
are often responsible for making them. Indeed, some
dwarven warriors prefer an axe of this type to stand as
tall as they are themselves. While these greataxes are
usually plain, some have great examples of decorations,
sometimes including precious metals, either with
etched patterns, dwarven adages, or invectives against
trolls.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, bestow
curse; Cost 37,320 gp

Armor

Invincible Manica
Aura strong abjuration and evocation; CL 18th
Slot armor; Price 81,200 gp; Weight 15 lbs.
+3 gladiator armor apparently made from pure gold and
decorated with rampant lions, the Invincible Manica
provides magnificent defense for both close and ranged
combat. The manica is enchanted to resist arrows, bolts
and other ranged attacks, allowing the wearer to make
a DC 20 Fortitude save against ranged weapon attacks.
If the save is successful, the missiles bounce harmlessly
off the wearer. Because this enchantment functions
differently than the typical arrow deflection ability,
the wearer does not have to be aware of the attacker
for it to work. However, just as with the typical arrow
deflection, this ability does not work against exceptional
missiles, such as boulders thrown by giants or catapults,
or against the magic missile spell.
It also has the invulnerability property, giving the
wearer DR 5/magic. Finally, the armor has the property
of light fortitude against critical attacks. Altogether,
the wearer of the Invincible Manica can become a
battlefield juggernaut, shrugging off most conventional
attacks as they close with the enemy.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, shield and
wish or miracle; Cost 40,700 gp

Gladiator Armor (Originally

Published in Paths of Power)
Light Armor
Cost 50 gp, Armor Bonus +3*, Max. Dex Bonus
+6, Armor Check Penalty -1, Arcane Spell
Failure Chance 15% , Speed (30 ft.) 30 ft.,
Speed (20 ft.) 20 ft., Weight 15 lbs.
*This armor bonus only counts against melee attacks;
Salamander Armor
Aura moderate abjuration; CL 8th
against ranged attacks, gladiator armor only provides a
Slot armor; Price 39,150 gp; Weight 50 lbs.
+1 armor bonus.
A dull-gray suit of +2 full plate armor, this suit of
armor is stylized to resemble the fire-dwelling, extra-
planar salamanders, and as such the plates on the back,
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giving the armor a reptilian look. The
helmet resembles the draconic head
of a salamander as well, and almost
completely covers the wearers face.
In addition to the unique appearance,
the armor has the ability to protect its
wearer from intense heat and flame.
It can be worn all day in the hottest
deserts and feel comfortable, and when
exposed to normal fires it protects the
wearer from the heat, smoke, fumes,
and flame. When exposed to fire, the
armor will begin to glow red-orange
as though it were being forged, but
the plate will not soften nor will the
wearer be harmed. While wearing the
salamander armor, the wearer ignores
the first 15 points of damage from each
separate fire/heat attack and benefits
from endure elements (heat only). A
drawback to wearing the armor is that
the wearer suffers double damage from
all cold-based attacks.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, endure elements, resist energy; eyepieces allow the wearer to see invisible and ethereal
Cost 20,400 gp creatures for as long as the goggles are worn, as per the
spell see invisibility. Lightweight and easy to use, the
Rods main drawbacks of the goggles are the price, and that
they must be polished daily. Failure to polish the lenses
Rod of the Basilisk at least once each day results in the goggles ceasing to
Aura moderate transmutation; CL 9th work; once there has been a lapse in regular polishing,
Slot none; Price 25,000 gp; Weight 4 lbs. it will take an additional 24 hours beyond the next
The rod of the basilisk is an iron rod shaped like an polishing for the goggles to regain their power.
elongated attacking basilisk sans legs. When used, it CONSTRUCTION
emits a petrifying beam identical to a flesh to stone Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, see invisibility;
spell, similar to a basilisks gaze attack. The range of Cost 6,000 gp
the beam is 50 feet, and the wielder must succeed on
a ranged touch attack against the target. The effect Eyepatch of the Dreaded Corsair
is only temporary, lasting but one hour before the Aura faint necromancy; CL 5th
target reverts to normal (no save necessary to survive Slot eyes; Price 33,735 gp; Weight
the return transformation). As such, it is a popular A black eyepatch emblazoned with the ensign of an
weapon among bounty hunters and others charged infamous pirate of ages past, this item is rumored to
with securing dangerous beings. When found, the rod have once been worn by William the Bloodthirsty.
has 50 charges. For every size category above Medium Legends tell that William was half-fiend, and it is said
the target creature is, the rod uses an additional charge. that in his career, William was responsible for taking
Charges return at a rate of 1 every 3 days. over 200 vessels and slaying hundreds of crews and
CONSTRUCTION passengers, as well as selling thousands in the slave
Requirements Craft Rod, flesh to stone, stone to flesh; markets of the world. His sign, a skeletal hand crushing
Cost 12,500 gp a heart in its grasp, caused such terror that crews were
said to freeze in panic upon sighting his flag. The wearer
WONDROUS ITEMS of the patch can cause fear as per the spell up to three
times daily.
CONSTRUCTION
Ethereal Goggles Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, see invisibility;
Aura moderate divination; CL 5 th
Cost 16,870 gp
Slot eyes; Price 12,000 gp; Weight
Silver-framed goggles with reflective lenses, these

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 Rainiers Goggles CONSTRUCTION
Aura faint transmutation, abjuration and evocation; CL 5th Requirements Craft Magic Arms & Armor, Craft
Slot eyes; Price 1,000 gp; Weight Wondrous Item, true strike; Cost 15,000 gp
These odd goggles are large, clear, highly visible, and
smell faintly of acid. Despite the fact that they radiate
transmutation, abjuration and evocation magic, no
use for them has yet been determined, even by Albion
Armitage. They are currently found within the used
goods section of the arsenal, Albion having taken them
in trade for other items. Albion will sell them for a mere
1,000 gold coins just to get rid of them.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, ?; Cost 500 gp?

Scharffecht Gauntlets
Aura moderate evocation; CL 11th
Slot hands; Price 36,360 gp; Weight
Scharffecht gauntlets are a pair of articulated metal
gauntlets decorated with gemstones. The left gauntlet
has three small inlaid orbs of jet at the wrist and a
larger single lapis lazuli on the back of the hand. The
right gauntlet has a single fire agate on the wrist and
an amethyst on the hand of the hand. The gems serve
as foci for the spells built into the gauntlets. The left
gauntlet casts magic missile via the jetstones and chain
lightning through the lapis lazuli, while the right casts
scorching ray through the fire agate and shout through
the amethyst. The magic missile creates three missiles
which can be aimed at a single target or at up to three Youve reached the end of the adventure! On the
separate targets; the chain lightning creates one main following pages youll find the promised props and
bolt and 5 secondary bolts each doing 5d6 points of maps for running this module:
damage. The scorching ray creates a single ray that Page 47: Map to Albion Armitages
delivers 4d6 points of damage, while the shout delivers Astounding Arsenal
5d6 damage to creatures or crystalline structures. The Page 48: Duke Fyfes letter to Albion
gauntlets must be worn as a pair to function and each Armitage
spell is usable once per day. Page 49: Battle map for the mercenary
CONSTRUCTION ambush
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, chain lightning,
Page 50: Battle map for the city of the
magic missile, scorching ray, shout; Cost 18,180 gp
dead
Page 51: Battle map for the encounter
Snipers Monocle with Sparafucile
Aura faint transmutation, abjuration and evocation; CL 5th
Slot eyes; Price 30,000 gp; Weight
Page 52: Battle map for the fight with
A small eyepiece consisting of a single yellow-tinted Matil Vellamo
lens, this magical item is of great utility to ranged Have fun! Youll never forget your first trip to
combatants. While wearing the monocle, the user Albions...
receives a +5 competence bonus to ranged attacks, with The Forgetful Wizard
an increased critical multiplier (as per the Improved
Critical feat), and range increments increased by 20
feet. However, in melee combat, the wearer suffers
a -5 penalty to attacks, automatically fails critical hit
confirmation rolls, and suffers a -5 penalty to CMB. It is
a standard action to put on the monocle, but only a swift
action to take it off. For double the price, the monocle
can be built into a helmet and retracted into a small
housing when not in use.

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