A Bitter Bargain

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-12: Destiny of the Sands, Part I: A Bitter Bargain

PZOPSS0512E

Book - Pathfinder Society scenario

Author

Scott Fernandez

Publisher

Paizo Inc.

Pages

21

Rule set

PFRPG

Series

Destiny of the Sands adventures, Year of the Demon, and Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild

Follows

Library of the Lion

Precedes

Weapon in the Rift

Releases

PDF

Date

January 2014

Price

$3.99

Artwork from this book

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A Bitter Bargain, a Pathfinder Society scenario written by RPG Superstar 2013 Finalist Scott Fernandez for tier 1-5, was released in January 2014.

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Amenopheus has learned that the legacy of the Jeweled Sages lies near the Osirian trade city of Eto, and the Pathfinder Society has pledged its support in the Sapphire Sage's investigation of his ancient order; however the lead dried up—that was until a familiar information broker contacted Amenopheus offering an exchange of services. To assist an ally and unlock the secrets of Osirion's past, the Society must deal with a deadly antagonist once more by sending the PCs to fulfill the bargain and collect its due. The only question is what price their foe will demand.

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Scenario overview

Level	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Type	RPG Superstar
Location(s)	Osirion Eto

This is the first scenario in the Destiny of the Sands campaign arc:

1. A Bitter Bargain
2. Race to Seeker's Folly
3. Sanctum of the Sages

Recurring characters, concepts, and locations

The following characters, concepts, or locations can be found in this scenario, but also significantly appear in the publications listed below:

• Aaqir al'Hakam (The Absalom Initiation, Assault on Absalom, Bid for Alabastrine, A Bitter Bargain, The Blakros Matrimony, The Cindersworn Pact, The Fabric of Reality, The Ghol-Gan Heresy, The Goblinblood Dead, Grand Convocation 4712, The Immortal Conundrum, The Merchant's Wake, On Hostile Waters, The Paths We Choose, Port Godless, Signs in Senghor, The Stranger Within, The Sundered Path, To Delve the Dungeon Deep, The Veteran's Vault)
• Amenopheus (Beacon Below, A Bitter Bargain, Grand Convocation 4712, The Immortal Conundrum, The Paths We Choose, Refugees of the Weary Sky, Salvation of the Sages, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), The Unseen Inclusion, Web of Corruption)
• Apep (A Bitter Bargain)
• Eto (Beacon Below, A Bitter Bargain, Cat's Cradle, Port Godless, Race to Seeker's Folly, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario))
• Grandmaster Torch (Assault on Absalom, Betrayal in the Bones, A Bitter Bargain, Delirium's Tangle (scenario), The Eternal Obelisk, Exiles of Winter, The Frostfur Captives, The God's Market Gamble, The Golemworks Incident, Grand Convocation 4712, Halls of Dwarven Lore, In the Grandmaster's Name, The Mantis's Prey, The Many Fortunes of Grandmaster Torch, Race to Seeker's Folly, The Refuge of Time, Rivalry's End, Salvation of the Sages, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), Silent Tide (scenario), Snakes in the Fold, The Sundered Path, The Unseen Inclusion, Valley of Veiled Flame, A Vision of Betrayal, Way of the Kirin (scenario), Who Speaks for the Ten, Who Wears the Mask, Words of the Ancients)
• Guaril Karela (A Bitter Bargain, The Bloodcove Blockade, The Burden of Envy, The Cindersworn Pact, Cleansed with Fire, The Goblinblood Dead, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, Grand Convocation 4712, Halls of Dwarven Lore, In Service to Lore, King of the Storval Stairs, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Paths We Choose, Rivalry's End, Severing Ties, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Stranger Within, Trouble in Tamran, The Wardstone Patrol, Way of the Kirin (scenario), You Have What You Hold)
• Jeweled Sages (Ancients' Anguish, Beacon Below, A Bitter Bargain, The Paths We Choose, Race to Seeker's Folly, Salvation of the Sages, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), Test of Tar Kuata, The Unseen Inclusion)
• Kaer Maga (Beyond the Halflight Path, A Bitter Bargain, The Bronze House Reprisal, Feast of Sigils (scenario), Iolite Squad Alpha, A Lie Told to Strangers, The Price of Friendship, The Refuge of Time, The Shadow Gambit, The Stranger Within, The Twofold Demise)
• Norden Balentiir (Beacon Below, A Bitter Bargain, Caught in the Eclipse, The Dragon Who Stole Evoking Day, Drow of the Darklands Pyramid, The Faithless Dead, The Prisoner of Skull Hill, Raid on the Cloudborne Keep, The Rebel's Ransom, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), The Sandstone Secret, The Sandstorm Prophecy, The Secluded Siege, Secrets of the Endless Sky, Terror at Whistledown, Test of Tar Kuata, The Third Riddle, The Tomb Between Worlds, The Trouble with Secrets, The Watcher of Ages, Wrath of the Accursed)
• Pillars of the Sun (Beacon Below, A Bitter Bargain, Race to Seeker's Folly, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario))
• Red Mantis (A Bitter Bargain, Blood Under Absalom, The Mantis's Prey, Web of Corruption, Who Wears the Mask)
• Sage jewel (Ancients' Anguish, Beacon Below, A Bitter Bargain, The Darkest Abduction, From Under Ice, Race to Seeker's Folly, Refugees of the Weary Sky, Salvation of the Sages, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), Test of Tar Kuata, The Unseen Inclusion, Who Speaks for the Ten)
• Sczarni (faction) (Among the Gods, A Bitter Bargain, The Blakros Matrimony, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, Defenders of Nesting Swallow, The Disappeared, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), Fortress of the Nail, The Frostfur Captives, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Haunting of Hinojai, The Icebound Outpost, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, King of the Storval Stairs, The Midnight Mauler, My Enemy's Enemy, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), Portal of the Sacred Rune, The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Snakes in the Fold, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Stranger Within, The Sundered Path, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, The Wardstone Patrol, Way of the Kirin (scenario)... further results)
• Sothis (Beacon Below, A Bitter Bargain, The Dragon Who Stole Evoking Day, The Faithless Dead, Fingerprints of the Fiend, In Service to Lore, The Prisoner of Skull Hill, The Rebel's Ransom, The Sandstone Secret, The Sandstorm Prophecy, The Secluded Siege, Secrets of the Endless Sky, The Shadow Gambit, Terror at Whistledown, Test of Tar Kuata, The Third Riddle, The Tomb Between Worlds, The Trouble with Secrets, The Twofold Demise, The Watcher of Ages, Wrath of the Accursed, Year of Shattered Sanctuaries (scenario))
• Tahonikepsu (Ancients' Anguish, Beacon Below, A Bitter Bargain, The Darkest Abduction, The Glass River Rescue, The Ironbound Schism, The Paths We Choose, Port Godless, Race to Seeker's Folly, Salvation of the Sages, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), Test of Tar Kuata)
• Totra (A Bitter Bargain, Race to Seeker's Folly)

Map support

The following Pathfinder Flip-Mat or Pathfinder Map Pack products are used in this scenario along with two custom maps:

• Slums Map Pack