Boreal Expanse
The Boreal Expanse is the cold desert surrounding Golarion's North Pole, the frozen heart of the Crown of the World.1 The Expanse is the area within five degrees (about 350 miles) of the pole.2 This region is inhospitable to life, but supports some of the same species as the surrounding High Ice. Additionally, naturally occurring portals to the Elemental Planes, especially the Planes of Air and Water, make elemental scamps3 and elementals common in this area.4
The ruins of the Nameless Spires stand at the center of the Boreal Expanse, leaking blackfrost into the surrounding ice.5
References
- ↑ . “The Hungry Storm” in The Hungry Storm, 18. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Crown of the World” in The Hungry Storm, 65. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ Paizo referred to elemental scamps as mephits until the publication of the Pathfinder Second Edition Bestiary, and began solely referring to them as scamps in Rage of Elements. See Bestiary pg. 150, Rage of Elements pg. 3, and Pathfinder Core Preview pgs. 2, 13. Their appearance also changed from small humanoids to small bat-like creatures.
- ↑ . “Crown of the World” in The Hungry Storm, 73. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Crown of the World” in The Hungry Storm, 66. Paizo Inc., 2011