Iolite Squad Alpha
Iolite Squad Alpha, a Pathfinder Society scenario written by Mike Kimmel for tier 3-6, was released on April 29, 2020.
“The newly formed hobgoblin nation of Oprak has reached out to the Pathfinder Society in the name of diplomacy. Mindful of the aid Oprak could provide against the threat of the Whispering Tyrant, the Society has dispatched the PCs to escort a trial squad of hobgoblin recruits and run them through some in-the-field Pathfinder training. Will the Iolite Squad be the first in a new wave of Pathfinders, or are Oprak's attempts at diplomacy doomed to go up in smoke?
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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:
- Azaersi (Iolite Squad Alpha, Snakes in the Grass)
- Drussem (Iolite Squad Alpha)
- Plane of Earth (Captive in Crystal, The Eternal Obelisk, Fires of Karamoss, Freedom for Wishes, Graves of Crystalmaw Pass, Iolite Squad Alpha, Star-Crossed Voyages, Ungrounded but Unbroken, Unleashing the Untouchable, What Sleeps in Stone)
- Ironfang Legion (Iolite Squad Alpha, Snakes in the Grass)
- 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)
- Oprak (Iolite Squad Alpha, Snakes in the Grass, Struck by Shadows)
- Sheila Heidmarch (Beyond the Halflight Path, The Bronze House Reprisal, The Burden of Envy, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Golemworks Incident, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Howling Dance, In Wrath's Shadow, Iolite Squad Alpha, King of the Storval Stairs, A Lie Told to Strangers, Murder on the Throaty Mermaid, My Enemy's Enemy, The Night March of Kalkamedes, Orders from the Gate, Portent's Peril, Race for the Runecarved Key, The Refuge of Time, Rise of the Goblin Guild, The Sanos Abduction, Severing Ties, Snakes in the Grass, Testament of Souls, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Waking Rune, Words of the Ancients, Wrath of the Fleshwarped Queen)
- Sirathu (Iolite Squad Alpha)
Map support
The following Pathfinder Flip-Mat or Pathfinder Map Pack products are used in this scenario:
- Real-world articles
- Works by Mike Kimmel
- Artwork by Sergio Cosmai
- Artwork by Leonardo Santanna
- Artwork by Jason Engle
- Artwork by Brian Valeza
- Artwork by Gunship Revolution
- Artwork by Katerina Landon
- 2020 adventures
- Adventures
- PFRPG 2E adventures
- Pathfinder Society (2E) scenarios
- 3rd level adventures
- 4th level adventures
- 5th level adventures
- 6th level adventures
- Tier 3-6 scenarios
- Adventures in Varisia
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Varisia
- Sheila Heidmarch appearances
- Azaersi appearances