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Pathfinder Lost Omens Absalom, City of Lost Omens
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PF2
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$46.99
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$29.99
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$349
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$89.99

Absalom, City of Lost Omens, a Pathfinder Lost Omens sourcebook by Allie Bustion, John Compton, Jeremy Corff, Katina Davis, Vanessa Hoskins, James Jacobs, Virginia Jordan, Erik Mona, Matt Morris, Liane Merciel, Dave Nelson, Samantha Phelan, Jessica Redekop, Mikhail Rekun, Brian Richmond, David N. Ross, Simone D. Sallé, Shahreena Shahrani, Abigail Slater, Chris Spivey, Diego Valdez, and Skylar-James Wall, was released on December 22, 2021. It is supported by the City of Lost Omens Poster Map Folio, which provides a four-piece detailed map of Absalom.

The City is Yours

For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea's culture, commerce, and prophecy. Now, with the death of its founder-god Aroden, the disappearance of its lord mayor, and new attacks from some of its greatest foes, Absalom stands at the crossroads of a new and uncertain destiny!

This lore-packed guide presents a fascinating locale suitable for years of Pathfinder adventures! A huge poster map of the city, more than 250 locations, and 400 NPCs set the scene in unprecedented detail, beckoning your characters to walk upon streets paved with centuries of history. Follow in the footsteps of generations of questing heroes to chart a new path for the City at the Center of the World!

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Contents

p. 6
  • History of Absalom
  • Government, Law, and Crime
  • Culture and Customs
  • Trade and Industry
  • The Shadow War
  • Military
Guide to the City
p. 78
  • Location Master List
  • Location Type List
  • Temple Index
p. 90
p. 106
p. 120
p. 132
p. 148
p. 162
p. 178
p. 202
p. 212
p. 226
p. 240
Walls, Gates, and Keeps
p. 250
The Outskirts
p. 260
NPC Glossary
p. 268
  • NPCs by Type
Adventure Toolbox
p. 390
  • Azarketi Weapons
  • Drugs
  • Azarketi (Uncommon Ancestry)
  • Azarketi NPCs

Beadle & Grimm's Gold Edition

In February 2022, Beadle & Grimm's released a gold edition boxed set of Absalom, City of Lost Omens with dozens of maps, in-world player handouts, faction jewelry, coins, and coasters, NPC and location cards, a custom GM screen, exclusive bonus adventures set in the city, and more.1

Paizo Special Edition

On August 3, 2023, Paizo released a special hardcover edition bound in silver-embossed faux leather with a bound-in ribbon bookmark, under ISBN 978-1-64078-531-1.

References

Despite the book's publication date being in December 2021, Absalom, City of Lost Omens depicts the city as of 4720 AR, immediately prior to the events of the Agents of Edgewatch Pathfinder Adventure Path.2

  1. (Tuesday, November 23, 2021). Gold Edition of Absalom, City of Lost Omens, Beadle & Grimm's.
  2. Erik Mona, et al. Precipice Quarter” in Absalom, City of Lost Omens, 193. Paizo Inc., 2021