4712 AR

Age of Lost Omens
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4712 AR in conflicts

• The famous paladin Staunton Vhane of the Mendevian city of Kenabres is unmasked as an agent of the demon lord Baphomet by Irabeth; he flees into the Worldwound where it is believed he begins serving Aponavicius in Drezen.
• Sczarni trade caravans traveling through Isger's Chitterwood are attacked by skeletal forces under the command of a hobgoblin oracle of Urgathoa. The undead are eventually defeated by a group of Pathfinders allies with the Sczarni.
• The hijacked spaceship Lirgen's Glory returns to Golarion after 112 years in space, crashing off course near the Isgeri town of Dustpawn and igniting a brief invasion by the Dominion of the Black's Emissary from Beyond.
• Cultists of Lissala and agents of the Aspis Consortium work together to re-awaken Krune, Thassilonian Runelord of Sloth.
• Members of the Pathfinder Society are attacked by the Onyx Alliance during their annual Grand Convocation held at its Grand Lodge.
• Cheliax launches an unsuccessful naval invasion of the Shackles.

4712 AR in organizations

• Heidmarch Manor becomes a central staging point in Pathfinder Society actions against the re-awakened Runelord Krune.

4712 AR in people

• Musical virtuoso Tirilee Ambrasa of Kyonin makes her first star-making appearance at the Eagle's Head summer festival venue in Taldor.

4712 AR in politics

• Codwin I wins a third term of office as Supreme Elect of Andoran, but with a smaller margin of victory than before. Motions are put forth in the People's Council to restrict all future Supremes Elect to three terms.
• In the Shackles, Tessa Fairwind becomes the most recent Hurricane Queen, taking the title from Kerdak Bonefist.

Deaths in 4712 AR

• A serial killer dubbed the Midnight Mauler murders several people in the Ustalavic city of Ardis during each full moon over four months.

Miscellaneous

• The year 4712 AR is a leap year, with an extra day added at the end of Arodus.
• Seven winter wolves attempt to defect from Irrisen to the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, but all but one are killed along the border by the latter country's Blackravens.
• In this year, on the planet Earth, a global conflict is being waged called the Great War, which would last until 4713 AR. Also in this year, great tides of revolution beset the country of Russia. On Earth, this year is denoted as AD 1917.
• The Ruby Prince is struck by a terrible wasting curse while handling a Thassilonian artifact. He blames the Pathfinder Society, as it was one of their agents who brought the cursed item to his attention in the first place. Amenopheus, the Sapphire Sage, is stripped of all political influence and forced into exile.
• The Master of the Gales retires from competing in the Free Captains' Regatta to judge this year's competition.
• Natalya Vancaskerkin locates the Shard of Pride in the Irespan of Magnimar.
• The Runecarved Key is located in Magnimar's harbor. It is subsequently auctioned, and its winner uses it later in the year to unlock a false crypt of Krune, runelord of greed.
• Guaril Karela of the Sczarni crime syndicate extends his control to all Sczarni activity around Absalom.
• Eras the Needle reappears after having disappeared for more than a year while touring Varisia, and is laden with Azlanti treasures and acknkowledgements of the Mordant Spire elves.
• Adventurers in Magnimar reconstruct the ancient Sihedron, which causes the isle of Xin to rise from the bottom of the sea. This triggers a tsunami that damages ports as far away as Hermea.
  • While Sandpoint largely avoids significant damage from the tsunami, it still takes the town a year to recover from the event.

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