Akatori, the man who would become the Sun Shogun of Songbai,3 is exiled from his homeland of Minkai. He sets out to seek the elves of Jinin but becomes embroiled in the violence affecting northern Lingshen and the area now known as Songbai.4
Miscellaneous
The month of Rova brings the first of many nightly disappearances blamed on shadowy forces in the Chelish city of Westcrown. The mayor institutes a night-time curfew that is still in effect.56 The abductions are performed by shadowbeasts, and while NidaleseShadowcallers under Ilnerik Sivanshin and the Midnight Guard are supposed to curtail their efforts, they are widely believed to encourage them.7
↑Paizo referred to Songbai as Shokuro until the publication of Tian Xia World Guide, and also referred to its leader Shokuro Akatori as Shokuro Toriaka.