Bloodbound
Bloodbound, a Pathfinder Tales novel by F. Wesley Schneider, was released on December 1, 2015.
| “ | Hunters of the Dead!Larsa is a dhampir—half vampire, half human. In the gritty streets and haunted peaks of Ustalav, she's an agent for the royal spymaster, keeping peace between the capital's secret vampire population and its huddled human masses. Meanwhile, in the cathedral of Maiden's Choir, Jadain is a young priestess of the death goddess, in trouble with her superiors for being too soft on the living. When a noblewoman's entire house is massacred by vampiric invaders, the unlikely pair is drawn into a deadly mystery that will reveal far more about both of them than they ever wanted to know.
From Pathfinder co-creator and veteran game designer F. Wesley Schneider comes a new adventure of revenge, faith, and gothic horror, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. |
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Characters
Bloodbound1 features the following characters:
Contents
| Maps | 8 | 28. Faded Glories | 267 |
| 1. Deserving Victims | 11 | 29. Bloodstains | 272 |
| 2. Transgressions | 18 | 30. Siege on Bronzewing | 285 |
| 3. Behind the Throne | 25 | 31. Poison | 300 |
| 4. Procession | 31 | 32. Buried Alive | 316 |
| 5. Unwelcome Guests | 42 | 33. Reminiscence | 322 |
| 6. The Exorcism of Elistair Wintersun | 49 | 34. Death Mask | 326 |
| 7. Expert Witness | 55 | 35. Final Moments | 331 |
| 8. Master of Keys | 68 | 36. Merciful Death | 340 |
| 9. Bloodline | 79 | 37. Coffinborn | 346 |
| 10. Death's Records | 93 | 38. Trial of Faith | 357 |
| 11. Family Debt | 108 | 39. Bloodthirsty | 362 |
| 12. Confession | 117 | 40. Monster Hunter | 370 |
| 13. Scars | 123 | 41. Stage Fright | 375 |
| 14. Final Preparations | 130 | 42. Shadow Puppets | 386 |
| 15. Evil's Mark | 142 | 43. Malediction | 391 |
| 16. Behind the Veil | 153 | 44. Charming the Devil | 394 |
| 17. Cold Comforts | 164 | 45. Revenants | 399 |
| 18. Not for the Living | 177 | 46. Penitence | 405 |
| 19. Bloody-Minded | 189 | 47. What the Grave Won't Hold | 413 |
| 20. Inquisition | 196 | 48. An Enemy's Enemy | 418 |
| 21. Cavity | 202 | 49. Bloodletting | 421 |
| 22. Heresy | 208 | 50. Ashes | 424 |
| 23. A Stained Soul | 222 | 51. Dust | 427 |
| 24. The Uninvited | 236 | About the Author | 437 |
| 25. Old Lace | 243 | Acknowledgements | 439 |
| 26. Condolences | 248 | Glossary | 441 |
| 27. Home to Shadows | 257 |
Every odd-numbered chapter is voiced by Larsa, while every even-numbered chapter is narrated by Jadain.
Tor Books published a "sneak peek" of Chapter 7 "Perilous Prophecies" from Pirate's Prophecy by Chris A. Jackson on pp. 448ff.
Paizo published Chapter One on the Paizo Blog as a sample chapter from the novel.
Index
Plot summary
It is likely the events of this novel took place during 4713 AR.
External links
James L. Sutter discussed Bloodbound in the Paizo Blog during December 2015, where he also revealed that, at the time of publication, the novel took the prize of longest Pathfinder Tales book from Sutter's The Redemption Engine.
Artwork
This is a clean version of the artwork for the cover of Bloodbound:
References
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- ↑ F. Wesley Schneider. (October 7, 2015). Ailson Kindler, Paizo Messageboards.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Although a blue link, there is no article about this subject at the destination.
- ↑ Item: pair of winged daggers with bird skulls taken by Larsa that lock a vampire in a particular form
- ↑ Location: "ruined Sarenite sanctuary" p. 338
- ↑ People: Kindler's mother and father are mentioned but not named so a link cannot be made to them
- ↑ People: Unnamed urdefhan featuring many times in the latter part of the bookS
- ↑ Spell: "Noxious green light burst from her palm in a crackling, grasping limb." p. 373