Jun 24, 2014 based on the flat mercator map created by a fan, heres the world of golarion as it would appear from orbit. An configurable calendar for golarion which includes phases. Which books are most important to learning the setting, not. This article is intended to be a historical summary of all orc based information published by paizo publishing llc, for the pathfinder roleplaying game campaign setting. As this setting has already been well documented and all setting information is available in the pathfinder wiki and many paizo products, there will be little in the way of true setting material here only changes or additions we have made for our own games. Dungeons of golarion is intended for use with the pathfinder roleplaying game and pathfinder campaign setting, but can easily be used in any fantasy game setting. Bad blood unlock the powers of your ancestors and combine the might of two worlds with pathfinder player companion. Orcs of golarion phaeselis wiki fandom powered by wikia. Welcome to our site that we will be using to document and discuss games we set in golarion. Belkzen, hold of the orc hordes by jason garrett, pzo 9276. Artwork from orcs of golarion feel the blood spray and bones crunch as the bestial children of the darklands come roaring across the landscape, leaving only carnage and lamentation in their wake. As we know, languages develop and grow, adding stuff from other languages or changing up how words are pronounced. Dwarves of golarion by james jacobs, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Indeed, golarion is the most populous planet in its solar system.
The artwork, though serviceable, is clearly inferior to the current paizo standard. Humans of golarion presents a playerfriendly overview of the fantastical human cultures of the pathfinder campaign setting, along with new rules and information to help players customize characters in both flavor and mechanics. Easily mark the various tribes with war banners featuring some of the more infamous clans of golarion. Since then they have maintained a firm grasp in the hold of belkzen in. Enter the desert welcome to the sprawling, sunbaked deserts of garund. While orcs can be found throughout golarion, nowhere else are they as plentiful or live in as densely populated settlements as in the hold of belkzen pronounced behlkzen. The inner sea world guide also contains some new game rules options, including prestige classes unique to the setting, new feats, new spells, and new equipment. A video i am making for my players to introduce them to the pathfinder campain setting. New traits to customize orc and halforc characters. The continent of garund is in the south, while the continent of avistan is in the north. Recently, when i had returned to pathfinder, i realized something interesting about the implications of earthfall on the elven language. Third of eleven in orbit, this blue planet contains vast oceans and lush green lands, the perfect environment for countless cultures to thrive. Golarion is the main planet in paizos default campaign setting for the pathfinder roleplaying game that, as of pathfinder s second edition, is named age of lost omens. Male, female, adult, child, orc or not, it doesnt matter in the eyes of an orc, if youre weak you deserve to suffer.
Also be sure to check out the interactive golarion maps. Many historians believe that had the elves not fled golarion during the age of darkness, the vast spread of orc. The hold of belkzen, the nation divideddisjointed, tribal hordes and warlords just east of varisia is densely populated with orcs. In orcs of golarion, learn everything you need to know about playing or vanquishing one of these savage warriors, as well as the outcast halforc spawn who straddle the line between the worlds of order and chaos. Orcs are savage and cruel beings who prey on the weak including their own.
To be more precise, both orcs and half orcs are covered in this entry in the pathfinder player companion line. To the north the fog peaks serve to divide taldor from the nation of galt. Details on the orcs of golarion their brutish lifestyles, physical qualities, cultural norms and gender roles, governance. Yet in addition to being depraved raiders, orcs are also a civilization unto feel the blood spray and bones crunch as the bestial children of the darklands come roaring across the landscape, leaving only carnage and. Orcs of golarion provides pathfinder rpg players everything they need to fight or play orc and half orc characters, bringing this shadowy race to the savage forefront. The planet golarion orbits a yellow sun in the far reaches of the material plane. For those on the fence about this, the races of golarion paper mini line started off amazingly strong and this looks to be keeping the pace. Aug 14, 2016 the book also takes a brief look at areas of golarion beyond the inner sea region, and even at other planets in golarions solar system, as well as other planes of existence. We give you a guide to how you can dig in and learn more. Orcs of golarion provides pathfinder rpg players everything they. Orcs are some of the oldest enemies of civilization, their howling hordes beaten back time and again by the forces of light.
Information on halforcs and their unique roles in human and orc society. Orcs surfaced from the darklands during the age of darkness, having been displaced by dwarves bent on their quest for sky. Its not the sum total of the settings material plane like, say, athas is, but its where most of the action is and where youre going to be spending most of your time so its also the nickname for whats properly known as. It is the first companion product under the pathfinder player companion brand. Orcs prospered greatly during this time, as there was no direct sunlight to affect their vision.
Click on document pathfinder companion orcs of golarion. Golarion pathfinder campaign setting home page golarion. Favored orc mounts, such as the fearsome warbeast, dire bear, and wyvern are included, as well as dreaded orc slavers and tribes for every terrain orcs are known to be found. For simplicity, lunar quarters are calculated assuming a circular orbit and ignore variations due to the orbit of golarion around its sun. Mar 10, 2014 history and lore of golarion the pathfinder society 10 mar, 2014 in lessons from the master of scrolls by steven l the weather in absalom is beginning to turn back to warmer temperatures, which is fortunate for you. The orcs spread quickly and soon northern and central avistan were overrun and ravaged with orcs, as were the humans and halflings that stood in their way. The brutal result of human and orc encounters, halforcs are.
An adult male orc is roughly 6 feet tall and 210 pounds. It is a hike west from the echo wood the location of the emerald spire but not too far. Jun 06, 2014 taldor is one of the oldest countries in golarion. Specifically this is the absalom reckoningar calendar. This minis set contains over 150 orc miniatures for your roleplaying game. Caretakers of the natural world, warriors against the tide of savagery, and scholars of the deepest secrets of magic, elves are among golarion s most mystical and mysterious races. Orcs of golarion, a pathfinder player companion by steve kenson, rob mccreary, richard pett. The rainmakers jungle orcs of the mwangi pathfinder. Imagine seeing what you think is an orc barbarian just chuck their greataxe at you and catch it like nothing. The orcs easily conquered the vast human settlements and enslaved many of the weakened race. The antarkos ocean, which covers most of golarions southern hemisphere, including the south pole, and is largely composed of a permanent ice shelf.
Details on the dwarves of golarion where they live, what they eat, how they dress, and their ideas about work and war. Introduction to pathfinder nations of golarion part 1 inner sea map mehr anzeigen. The dwarves of golarion are a humanoid race of dour warriors and craftspeople. Archives of nethys pathfinder 1e pathfinder 2e starfinder. From that, we can assume that the first elves on golarion had. If someone talks about a kitsune, theyre probably referring to the shapeshifter fox spirits of japanese mythology. Descriptions of the five kings mountains, the oldest and most stable dwarven homeland. And that isnt even going into how centuries of magic would influence population growth in a similar manner as technology has for us in the past century alone. He was born from the wars between men and orcs but these orcs fight beasts. History after the dwarven quest for sky, the dwarves made a concerted effort to wipe. Join our community just now to flow with the file pathfinder companion orcs of golarion and make our shared file collection even more complete and exciting. Goblins of golarion presents a playerfriendly overview of the favorite foes of the pathfinder campaign setting, along with new rules and information to help players customize goblin characters in both flavor and mechanics. As others have mentioned, balkzen is your goto place for orcs.
The sellen river flows through the verduran forest, along the boundary of the empire and its western neighbour, andoran. The parameters can be adjusted to create a custom calendar that matches your campaign, and you can save your settings by using the button to create a permanent link which can be bookmarked. If you are reading this, it means you are one of the paltry few who is actually interested in the knowledge of where we came from, and its influence on where we are going. This name generator will give you 10 random names fit for the orcs part of the pathfinder universe. It is also the prison of the omnicidal god rovagug. Contentsshow government there is no unified government ruling over the whole of the hold of belkzen. Jason bulmahn, brandon hodge, and anthony pryor dungeons of g olarion pathfin d er cam p aign s etting dungeons of golarion. Many orc tribes purposefully breed for half orcs and raise them as their own, as the smarter progeny make excellent strategists and leaders for their tribes. Orc history orcs have seemed to have existed since time itself on golarion. Paizo publishing llc, for the pathfinder roleplaying game. Here you can download file pathfinder companion orcs of golarion. The nation was originally devoted to fighting the undead legions of a lichking, so it has a high concentration of paladins and crusader types. If youre looking for people with experience fighting orcs, then lastwall is where you want to look. The orc warlord belkzen was a tribal leader in northern avistan who led his people to victory against the dwarf army stationed at the sky citadel koldukar and forged the region now known as the hold of belkzen.
They excel at jobs other races find tedious, but also have a great love of. Orcs of golarion, a pathfinder player companion by steve kenson, rob mccreary, richard pett, sean k reynolds, and jd wiker, was released in august 2010. With that awkward introduction out of the way, lets stick to just the facts, mam. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. There is no way to cover all the potential locations but you will definitely find them in most all if not all major cities. Your anger is never far from the surface, giving you. For info, news, resources, and anything else about the pathfinder pen and paper rpg. This installment of the pathfinder companion provides several rich resources for dwarfplayers and the simply dwarfcurious, from cultural and historical overviews to lists of names and titles, new dwarf equipment, and maps of dwarven enclaves and citadels. Aug 28, 2016 golarion is the setting for the pathfinder rpg and its glorious. Pathfinder golarion world map pathfinder worldmap pathfinder golarion karte pathfinder rpg world map pathfinder maps pdf pathfinder golarion jade regent maps tagged with informative, gaming, rpg, pathfinder, lore. Urglin is arguably the orc settlement most friendly to nonorcs who are referred to as pinkskins in taldane, but that is not saying much. Dwarves of golarion pdf this pdf is freely published on the internet. Id like to make an excel character generator, race, class, and the backstory generator from ultimate campaign. Dwarf behind the veil, elf behind the veil, gnome behind the veil, halfelf behind the veil, half orc behind the veil, halfling behind the veil, elf blended view, gnome blended view, halfelf blended view, fetchling bound to golarion, fetchling boundary walker, drow darklands guide, halfelf darklands guide, tiefling.
Would it make sense for my character to be a halfelf or half orc. Adventure path campaign setting module player companion rpg miscellaneous. Sep 24, 2014 lady ophelia here, sharing with you my wisdom and knowledge about the many realms of golarion, and how they affect you the pathfinder who may be going into these lands. Golarion is rovagugs can, and as such has the nickname of the cage among. Orcs and humans interbreed frequently, though this is almost always the result of raids and slavetaking rather than consensual unions.
Im aware that humans are, or at least seem to be, the most populous race, but what percentage of golarion do they represent. Thatll come in handy for me as the pcs in my reavers campaign get a ship and head out on the high seas for some. Descendants of many of the races that inhabited golarion, and perhaps some especially longlived former inhabitants of the world, now live on absalom station. Orcs dominated most of golarion during the age of darkness and could have spread to different parts by land to the jungle. Learn the secret history of this brutish race, from their first emergence from the darklands into the sunlit world to the latest reports from the orcish. In order to protect paizos ip, i have made them large enough to make major features visible within the graticule, but small enough to prevent them from being generally useful. The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet. Back to the main characters page golarionan earthlike world which is the setting of the game. Bastards of golarion, a pathfinder player companion sourcebook by judy bauer, ryan macklin, neal f. Orc bloodline the rage of your ancestors burns within you, and the taint of savage orc blood flows through your veins.
Orcs of the golarion at the best online prices at ebay. History and lore of golarion the pathfinder society. Jan 22, 2011 i was looking around on the paizo site and apparently theres a full world map of golarion in the new campaign setting, and they have an image of it posted. Really, theres no other plausible way for me to complete that sentence. Yet in addition to being depraved raiders, orcs are also a civilization unto themselves, with a wartorn history stretching back before the age of darkness. In orcs of golarion, learn everything you need to know about playing or vanquishing one of these savage warriors, as well as the outcast halforc spawn who. While all of the spells, feats, traits, etc are on the site, this pdf provides background information on dwarves for those looking to create a backstory consistent to pathfinder lore. The vast majority of orcs are easy enough to identify by their jutting jaw, yellowed tusks, squinting eyes and hairy, brutally muscular frames. In gods and magic, you will learn not only of the core twenty deities of the pathfinder chronicles campaign setting, but of a multitude of other deities whose flocks, while smaller and more isolated, have just as much potential for greatness.
This is a highly customizable spreadsheet calendar with defaults set for the pathfinder rpg, though it can be used for any rpg. Kitsune is the japanese word for fox, although its never really used for that in the context of tg content. This comprehensive guide to the pathfinder roleplaying game provides. Orc tribes are feared and reviled throughout the planes for their depravities and their penchant for destruction and mindless violence. Orc tribal magic, including the shamanistic worship of the mysterious blood god and the arcane witch doctors who rule through fear and firepower. Understanding golarion, the world where the pathfinder rpg lives. Major geographical features act as natural boundaries between the empire and its neighbours. The arcadian ocean, west of avistan and garund, east of arcadia, and surrounding azlant. Google mapsesque map of golarion that i would reference when making adventures for my group. Belkzen, hold of the orc hordes, a pathfinder campaign setting sourcebook by tyler beck, jason garrett, alex greenshields, and david schwartz, was released in february 2015. May 02, 2008 a tribute to the amazing and creative paizo staff of writers, artists and game designers responsible for the phenomenal world of pathfinder, an exciting and innovative game world for fantasy rpg. In orcs of golarion, learn everything you need to know about playing or vanquishing one of these savage warriors, as well as the outcast half orc spawn who straddle the line between the worlds of order and chaos. Whenever you score a critical threat, you add but not multiply, in the case of a confirmed critical.
Born ages ago in lightless caverns, the dwarves surged upward in pursuit of a divine prophecy, driving the feral orcs before. This book presents the definitive word on how elves live, fight, worship, and relate with other races. If you want to make a more peaceful type of orcs then i think a divine intervention would fit with erastil being the perfect god for it. Orcs are some of the oldest enemies of civilization, their howling. Blood and brutality orcs are the scourge of civilization, the raiders who come in the night, slaughtering innocents for treasure and the simple joy of the kill. Jun 15, 2010 gnomes of golarion is a 32page entry in the pathfinder player companion line of books. Click on either map for a supersized very detailed version. Does anyone know where i can find the playable races of golarion represented by population. Feel the blood spray and bones crunch as the bestial children of. If you really want specifics pick up a copy of paizos inner sea magic which covers practically everything youd ever need to know on the subject. Our next country on the lineup is osirion, known as the land of the pharoahs.
The following items are hereby identified as product. If you have a raceclass combo, youll find a mini for it. Which books are most important to learning the setting, not the rules. Elves have been a part of the world for as long as anyone can remember. Many historians believe that had the elves not fled golarion during the age of darkness, the. Golarion was the home world of many of the races found in the pact worlds system including humans, dwarves, and halflings. A brief history of golarion pathfinder society first. Otherwise, im sure you could invent an orc invasion in just about any corner of golarion. Use these as guides for making your own digital maps. Dwarves of golarion is one of the earlier entries in the pathfinder players companion line, and the first book dedicated to a specific race. People of the sands, a pathfinder player companion accessory by shaun hocking, rob mccreary, and jason nelson, was released on january 9, 2014. Please note that you can get the entire cost of the pdf purchased from off this. Humans of golarion this pathfinder player companion works best with.