Eye of Abendego

Aroden’s death in 4606 ar wracked Golarion physically and culturally, yet perhaps no evidence of his passing is so great as the massive, terrifying storm that sprang up in the Abendego Gulf. Now a stationary, seemingly permanent hurricane, the Eye of Abendego lashed Garund’s western coast, drowning the nations of Lirgen and Yamasa and creating the flooded wastes known today as the Sodden Lands.

BLACK PEARL AEON STONE

The treasure troves of Azlant are full of magical aeon stones like this one.

For full rules on using aeon stones, see page 604 of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook.

BLACK PEARL AEON STONE ITEM 12

Traits: uncommon, invested, magical, transmutation

Usage worn; Bulk —

Price 2,000

This black pearl sparkles with light.

Activate ↩ envision; Trigger you are targeted by a mental effect. Effect You receive a +4 status bonus to your saving throw against the triggering effect. Whether or not your save is successful, the aeon stone attempts a counteract check at +30 to immediately reflect a copy of the effect back at the originator, targeting it using the creature’s own relevant statistics but controlling the effect as if you had cast it.

Every time you activate this aeon stone, attempt a DC 5 flat check. On a failure, the stone shatters and loses its magical properties forever.

The resonant power allows you to cast sending once per day.

NOTABLE FIGURES

The following are key public figures in the region.

AMARANTHINE COUNCIL The leaders of the Mordant Spire are mysterious and secretive even with their own people, issuing cryptic orders that their followers must puzzle out.

HURRICANE QUEEN TESSA FAIRWIND Wildly popular with ordinary pirates, the new Hurricane Queen nevertheless makes some of the other Free Captains nervous with her recklessness.

BLOOD MISTRESS JAKALYN The head of the Red Mantis and the high priest of Achaekek on Golarion, Jakalyn uses both wit and force to control the organization’s ruling council.

MENGKARE An extremely old gold dragon, Mengkare freely offers both his hoard and his wisdom to the citizens of Hermea who submit to his rule. While the timing of its appearance clearly ties it to the death of humanity’s patron god, scholars still know little about the magic that powers it or what keeps it tethered in place. Scrying spells reveal a calm central eye clogged thick with flotsam ranging from the minuscule to entire floating structures, yet expeditions attempting to investigate in person invariably find themselves beset by air elementals, undead, and sea monsters.

Still, the danger and mystery of the storm haven’t prevented neighboring cultures from finding ways to make use of it. For the pirates of the Shackles, the hurricane’s winds serve as a natural defense against the navies of the north. It also serves as a barrier restricting sea lanes and forcing vulnerable traders looking for sea access to the Mwangi Expanse to come right past the pirates’ isles. Most Free Captains learn to use the endless storm to their advantage, darting out of its squalls to take their prey unaware before disappearing back into the storm, stymieing any pursuit. The pirate lords even host an annual race through the hurricane’s edges— the Free Captain’s Regatta—with the winner awarded an island and a seat on the Pirate Council. Similarly, the Red Mantis of Mediogalti Island use the storm’s wrath as a convenient buffer against invasion by other nations. Amid the storm’s wrack and beneath its waves, bloodthirsty adaros, sea devils, and krakens hunt for hapless victims and wayward treasure. And on the mainland, the boggard tribes of the Sodden Lands worship the storm as a manifestation of Rovagug.