El-Fatar
A Pathfinder discovered an enormous set of catacombs beneath a ruined city of Ancient Osirion, in northern Katapesh. Adventurers came to the ruined city to explore the ancient tunnels and over time the small town of El-Fatar sprang up amidst the ruins. The intriguing artifacts discovered attracted many researchers and historians as well.123
Catacombs
History
The catacombs' builders and purpose are unknown to history.2
Structure
The catacombs of El-Fatar sprawl across several levels beneath the settlement. As of 4714 AR, fortune-seekers largely ignored the upper levels in favor of its lower levels. However, sections such as the Itaq Agdaru Catacombs remained undiscovered in the upper levels of the complex.4
Inhabitants
Clockwork vivisectionists have been encountered in the catacombs of El-Fatar.5
Related events
During a two-week span in 4711 AR, a scarred jackalwere leading a band of followers and jackal rats assaulted four groups of travelers. Each assault appeared to target one person from each group whom the jackalwere bit before the pack retreated.
All of the victims were connected by having been part of an adventuring party that explored the catacombs a year prior to the attacks. The wounds failed to heal, and all of the victims subsequently experienced recurring nightmares.6
The Marrow Reavers adventuring party had completed two delves into El-Fatar's catacombs as of 4711 AR, and the group's member Lamya Nilawi was the sole survivor of a third as part of a mercenary band known as the Gilded Tusks.7
Economy
Local residents trade primarily in the supplies most valuable to those that explore the catacombs, such as spelunking gear, maps, and trail rations, as well as any relics, pottery, or artifacts that the returning adventurers recover.
With the discovery of a third layer to the catacombs, it appeared as of 4711 AR that El-Fatar's economy would remain stable for the foreseeable future.2
Notable residents
- See also: Category:El-Fatar/Inhabitants
Ruther Fandaran the Unswervable is a Chelaxian8 man and leader of the adventuring group the Band of the Blazing Way. He is known to be obsessed with the riches that may be hidden in the local catacombs. Like all Band of Blazing Way members, Ruther wears an amulet of continual flame to demonstrate his fealty to the group.2
Aruna Riki, a Vudrani woman, leads her adventuring group, the Stars of the Earth. Aruna claims her primary interest in the treasures of the catacombs is research and hidden knowledge but does not hesitate to accept her share of financial rewards from artifacts recovered by her group.2
References
- ↑ . “Katapesh” in The Inner Sea World Guide, 92. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 . “Land of Adventure” in Dark Markets, A Guide to Katapesh, 14. Paizo Inc., 2009
- ↑ . “Introduction” in Dungeons of Golarion, 2–3. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ . “Hunting for Treasure” in Lost Treasures, 8. Paizo Inc., 2014
- ↑ . “Bestiary” in The Whisper Out of Time, 83. Paizo Inc., 2016
- ↑ . “Adventures in Katapesh” in Dark Markets, A Guide to Katapesh, 51. Paizo Inc., 2009
- ↑ . “Marrow Reavers” in Rival Guide, 41–43. Paizo Inc., 2011
- ↑ Paizo described Chelaxians as a separate human ethnicity until Pathfinder Second Edition, when they were retroactively redesignated as being of Taldan descent. See Meta:Chelaxian (human ethnicity).
