A major earthquake rocks the Isle of Kortos, resulting in numerous long-lasting effects on the city of Absalom. Large portions of the neighborhood of Beldrin's Bluff fall into the sea, and the section named the Puddles becomes permanently swamped.23
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The earthquake in Absalom causes severe damage to many of the tunnels and chambers beneath the Pathfinder Society'sGrand Lodge, damaging or destroying most of its early unpublished records.45
A terrible creature is released and kills several people before being hunted down.5
Parts of the Vaults collapse and would remain so for decades afterward.6
At 11 years of age, J Dacilane is buried by the earthquake in a sarcophagus as Tri-Towers Yard floods during the earthquake. He would be preserved in unaging stasis for ten years before being rescued by Pathfinders.78
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Carrius II, son and heir of Grand PrinceStavian III, is proclaimed to have died during a horse-riding accident. In truth, he (accidentally) died when he broke his neck after being pushed down a flight of stairs by his father.910
Miscellaneous
The Hanging Tower first appears in the north-westernmost corner of the Wounded Lands in the Worldwound. It hangs in mid-air, several inches off the ground.11
