Fingerprints of the Fiend
Fingerprints of the Fiend, a Pathfinder Society scenario written by Larry Wilhelm for tier 7-11, was released in May 2009.
“When a retired Pathfinder's nephew goes missing after allegedly discovered the fabled city of Rachikan of the ancient Jistka Imperium, he turns to the Society for help. Now you've been sent to the coast of devil-tainted Cheliax to uncover the missing nephew's whereabouts and to, quite possibly, uncover one of the most sought-after legendary cities on Golarion. But you have to move quick! The Aspis Consortium is rumored to be racing to the site ahead of you and their involvement could spell disaster for the Pathfinder Society.
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Scenario overview
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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:
- Adril Hestram (Eye of the Crocodile King, Fingerprints of the Fiend, The Frozen Fingers of Midnight, Hands of the Muted God, King Xeros of Old Azlant, Lost at Bitter End, The Maze of the Open Road, Mists of Mwangi, Murder on the Silken Caravan, No Plunder, No Pay, Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained, Perils of the Pirate Pact, Red Revolution (scenario), Requiem for the Red Raven, Silent Tide (scenario), Skeleton Moon, Sniper in the Deep, The Third Riddle, Voice in the Void)
- Aspis Consortium (Abducted in Aether, Ageless Ambitions, All the Gods Beyond, Assault on the Kingdom of the Impossible, Assault on the Wound, Bid for Alabastrine, The Blakros Connection, Blood Under Absalom, The Bloodcove Blockade, The Bloodcove Disguise, The Bronze House Reprisal, By Way of Bloodcove, The Consortium Compact, Day of the Demon, Dead Man's Debt, The Deepmarket Deception, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Encounter at the Drowning Stones, The Fabric of Reality, Fingerprints of the Fiend, First Taste of Eternity, Fury of the Fiend, The Ghenett Manor Gauntlet, The Ghol-Gan Heresy, The Golden Guardian, The Golemworks Incident, Grand Convocation 4712, The Green Market, The Icebound Outpost, The Infernal Inheritance, Kaava Quarry, King of the Storval Stairs, Lost Colony of Taldor, On Sharrowsmith's Trail, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), Portal of the Sacred Rune, Race for the Runecarved Key, Race to Seeker's Folly, Rescue at Azlant Ridge, Rivalry's End, The Rules of the Swift, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), Serpent's Rise, Serpents Fall, Serpents' Ire, Severing Ties, Shipyard Rats, Siege of Serpents, Signs in Senghor, Skeleton Moon... further results)
- Benton Grone (Fate of the Fiend, Fingerprints of the Fiend, Fury of the Fiend, The Golemworks Incident)
- Cheliax (Fingerprints of the Fiend)
- Eldis Grone (Fingerprints of the Fiend, Fury of the Fiend)
- Foundry (The Cultist's Kiss, Fingerprints of the Fiend)
- Haliduras Karn (Fingerprints of the Fiend, Fury of the Fiend)
- Jacquo Dalsine (The Dalsine Affair, The Eternal Obelisk, Fingerprints of the Fiend, Mists of Mwangi, The Trouble with Secrets)
- Jistka Imperium (Archaeology in Aspenthar, Assault on the Wound, Battle for Star's Fate, Beneath Forgotten Sands, Between the Lines, Fate of the Fiend, Fingerprints of the Fiend, Fury of the Fiend, Lost Colony of Taldor, Port Godless, Refugees of the Weary Sky, Salvation of the Sages, To Seek the Heart of Calamity, Where Dark Things Sleep)
- Macini (Day of the Demon, Fingerprints of the Fiend, The Watcher of Ages)
- Muhlia Al-Jakri (Among the Dead, Assault on Absalom, Betrayal in the Bones, Black Waters, The Dalsine Affair, The Eternal Obelisk, Fingerprints of the Fiend, In the Grandmaster's Name, Keep of the Huscarl King, Mists of Mwangi, The Rasping Rebirth, The Rules of the Swift, The Slave Master's Mirror, Slave Ships of Absalom, The Trouble with Secrets, Who Speaks for the Ten)
- Rahadoum (Beneath Forgotten Sands, Fingerprints of the Fiend, The First Heresy, The Glass River Rescue, The God's Market Gamble, Godsrain in a Godless Land, Lost Colony of Taldor, Port Godless, Refugees of the Weary Sky, The Shattered Shield, Where Dark Things Sleep)
- Silver Chain (Fingerprints of the Fiend, Foundation's Price)
- 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))
- Thuvia (Ageless Ambitions, All the Gods Beyond, Archaeology in Aspenthar, Battle for Star's Fate, The Enmity Cycle, The Faithless Dead, Fingerprints of the Fiend, First Taste of Eternity, The Immortal Conundrum, In Pursuit of Water, The Prisoner of Skull Hill, The Sun Orchid Scheme, To Seek the Heart of Calamity, Trapping the Hag's Claw, The Unseen Inclusion, The Watcher of Ages)
Map support
The following Pathfinder Flip-Mat or Pathfinder Map Pack products are used in this scenario in addition to two custom maps:
- Real-world articles
- Works by Larry Wilhelm
- Artwork by Andrew Hou
- Artwork by Mike Schley
- 2009 adventures
- Adventures
- D&D 3.5 adventures
- Pathfinder Society scenarios
- Season 0 scenarios
- 7th level adventures
- 8th level adventures
- 9th level adventures
- 10th level adventures
- 11th level adventures
- Tier 7-11 scenarios
- Adventures in Rachikan
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Rachikan
- Adventures in Cheliax
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Cheliax