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Pirate's Promise
Pirate's Promise
PZO8524
(Book)
Author(s) Chris A. Jackson
Publisher Paizo Inc.
Price Print: $9.99
eBook: $6.99
Audiobook: $24.95
Released Print/eBook: December 2014
Audiobook: October 2015
Type Novel
Binding Paperback
Narrator John Pruden
Runtime 11 h 28 m
isbn ISBN 978-1-60125-664-5
ISBN 978-1-60125-665-2 (ebook)
Series Pathfinder Tales
Follows Nightblade
Precedes Firesoul
Artwork from Pirate's Promise

Pirate's Promise, a Pathfinder Tales novel by Chris A. Jackson, was released in December 2014. An audiobook version narrated by John Pruden was released in October 2015. The novel follows the characters and events of Jackson's 2013 novel, Pirate's Honor.

“ Freedom's PrivateerTorius Vin is perfectly happy with his life as a pirate captain, sailing the Inner Sea in search of plunder with a bold crew of buccaneers and Celeste, his snake-bodied navigator and one true love. Yet all that changes when his sometimes-friend Vreva—a high-powered courtesan and abolitionist spy in the slaver stronghold of Okeno—draws him into her shadowy network of insurgents. Caught between the slavers he hates and a navy that sees him as a criminal, can Torius continue to choose the path of piracy? Or will he sign on as a privateer, bringing freedom to others—at the price of his own? ”

Characters

Pirate's Promise features the following characters:

Contents

  • Map (8)
  • Chapter 1 Auspicious Arrivals (9)
  • Chapter 2 Lessons in Freedom (29)
  • Chapter 3 The Most Dangerous Weapons (45)
  • Chapter 4 Loyalty's Reward (61)
  • Chapter 5 Unwelcome Guests (79)
  • Chapter 6 Disturbing Messages (107)
  • Chapter 7 Observations (125)
  • Chapter 8 Revelations (143)
  • Chapter 9 The Hook (153)
  • Chapter 10 A Parting of Ways (169)
  • Chapter 11 The Lure of Sea and Stars (181)
  • Chapter 12 Behind the Masks (199)
  • Chapter 13 Tenuous Associations (217)
  • Chapter 14 A Pirate's Promise (237)
  • Chapter 15 Hard Questions (255)
  • Chapter 16 Confrontations (277)
  • Chapter 17 A Lover's Message (299)
  • Chapter 18 Suspicions (311)
  • Chapter 19 Blood Tells No Lies (323)
  • Chapter 20 A Woman Scorned (339)
  • Chapter 21 Spitting Mad (355)
  • Chapter 22 A Choice to Live (367)
  • Chapter 23 Healing a Broken Heart (387)
  • Chapter 24 Lessons in Vengeance (397)
  • Chapter 25 Beauty and Terror (409)
  • Chapter 26 Inquisitor's Wrath (425)
  • Chapter 27 Freedom's Privateer (439)
  • Chapter 28 Familiar Friends (451)
  • About the Author (457)
  • Acknowledgements (459)
  • Glossary (461)

Paizo published Chapter One to the Paizo Blog as a sample chapter.

Index

Index for Pirate's Promise
Terms with a superscript 'S' are considered significant. Quoted text ("...") is taken directly from the book.
Characters
Significant characters
Other characters
  • Lord Astrus
  • Yabada Ben Hashi
  • Urfin Bishalla
  • Captain Blaine
  • Dukkol [crew; dwarf]
  • Benrahi Ekhan
  • Eutep
  • Fenric [bosun's mate / bosun]
  • Fenthis [crew]
  • Lieutenant Gosling
  • Captain Heclech
  • Master Helwek
  • Hultey [Desnan cleric]
  • Jaliga
  • Lacy Jane
  • Delphie Jentis
  • Kamalah
  • Kalli [bosun's mate]
  • Khemet III (The Ruby Prince, The Forthbringer)
  • Lochnal [Desnan cleric]
  • Lonnie [crew]
  • Mathias
  • Twigs McGrue [crew]
  • Captain Meriwether
  • Governor Morio Midasi
  • Nectus [crew]
  • Captain Nekhtal [p 68]
  • Old Black
  • Captain Otta
  • Commander Quetaal
  • Quizzik [gnome Pathfinder]
  • Master Quopek
  • Captain Rollins
  • Rufus
  • Pactbroker Sayyid
  • Shiel
  • Soursop
  • Captain Fieson Templeton
  • Marshal Helena Trellis
  • Tory [crew]
  • Troy [crew]
  • Captain Vance
  • Admiral Carillia Weathers
  • Master Werreg [slaver of children]
  • Captain Wilshire
  • Windy or Windy Kate
  • Captain Yancy
  • Brigid Zelegan
    • Creatures
    Animals & Vermin
    Humanoids
    Other
  • aluum
  • automaton
  • bunyip
  • construct
  • death worm
  • demon
  • devil
  • dragon
  • efreeti
  • "an emaciated humanoid, save for a wedge-shaped head, a single hook-like horn, and a whip of a tail" → babau (unnamed)
  • ghost
  • ghoul
  • gremlin
  • gug
  • imp
  • lunar nagaS
  • naga
  • pugwampi
  • reefclaw
  • shadow beast
  • skeleton
  • trollhound
    • Items
    Magical
    Ships
    Weapons & Armour
    Other
  • acid
  • alchemical fire
  • alcohol
  • ale
  • antidote
  • bitters[1]
  • brass
  • carriage
  • chessboard
  • cigar
  • coffee
  • coin
  • copper (currency)
  • crowbar
  • devil's breath[1]
  • dice
  • Dog Roller
  • drogue
  • drugs
  • gem
  • gold
  • grappling hook
  • healer's kit
  • holy symbol
  • hookah
  • incense
  • iron
  • letter of marque
  • lunar naga venom (Celeste's venom)
  • manacles (shackles)
  • money
  • nutmeg
  • oil
  • pearl
  • perfume
  • pesh
  • platinum
  • platinum coin
  • poison[1] (knock-out toxin, sea urchin poison / sea-urchin-spine toxin, tincture of toadstool extract)
  • port
  • rum (grog, spiced rum)
  • salt
  • sapphire
  • scarab (gold coin)
  • scent
  • scroll case
  • sextant
  • silver
  • silver coin
  • snuff
  • spellbook
  • spyglass
  • steel
  • tea
  • telescope
  • thieves' tools (unnamed)
  • toxin
  • tricorne hat
  • venom
  • wagon
  • whetstone
  • whiskey (single malt whiskey)
  • willow bark tea
  • wine[1] (Chelam vintage, Chelish wine, red wine, white wine)
  • witch hazel
    • Locations
    Almas, Andoran
    The City of Katapesh
    Okeno, Katapesh
    Absalom
  • Isle of Kortos (Kortos)
    • Andoran (Andoren)
    Cheliax (Chelish)
    Taldor (Taldan)
    Katapesh (Katapeshi)
    Osirion (Osirian)
    Avistan
  • Druma (Kalistocracy of Druma; Drumish)
  • Kalsgard
  • Katheer
  • Magnimar (Abadar's seminary)
  • Qadira (Qadiran)
  • Varisia (Varisian)
  • Zho Mountains
    • Garund
    Golarion
    Material Plane & the Great Beyond
    Other
    Classes
    Magic
  • ""Abadar, reveal that which is hidden!"" → invisibility purge (unnamed)
  • arcane
  • "the arrows bounced harmlessly off her as if she were made of stone" → protection from arrows or stoneskin (unnamed)
  • "blocks scrying" → nondetection (unnamed)
  • "Blood tells no lies" → blood biography (unnamed)
  • "a bright green beam of magical energy" → disintegrate (unnamed)
  • "charm spell" → charm person (unnamed)
  • "the cleric's skin morphed into silvery scales, his arms and legs shrinking to fins" → baleful polymorph (unnamed)
  • conjuration
  • "conjure water" → create water (unnamed)
  • discern lies (unnamed)
  • divination
  • divine
  • enchantment
  • "energy motes", "magical darts", "magical motes" or "unerring flight of magical energy" → magic missile (unnamed)
  • familiar
  • fireball
  • ""Halt!" The golden key of Abadar at her belt flashed, and Torius froze in his tracks." → command or greater command (unnamed)
  • healing
  • illusion
  • incantation
  • "the inquisitor vanish in a flash of light" & "I saw her teleport" → dimension door (unnamed)
  • invisibility
  • lightning bolt
  • "A mist formed over the deck" → obscuring mist (unnamed)
  • "protective spell" → abjuration (unnamed)
  • "quick light spell" → light (unnamed)
  • scrying
  • "searing spears of fire", "spear of flame" → scorching ray (unnamed)
  • silent spell
  • spell
  • "a spell [Celeste] rarely used. Her coils blurred into motion, propelling her ..." → expeditious retreat (unnamed)
  • "a spell to change her identity" → alter self (unnamed)
  • "a [...] spell to delve his mind", "thought-reading spell" → detect thoughts (unnamed)
  • "spell to discern magical auras" → detect magic (unnamed)
  • teleport
  • "tongues of searing flame" → scorching ray (unnamed)
  • "torrent of ice" → ice storm (unnamed)
  • transformation spell
  • water walk (unnamed)
  • "The word "SPY " had been burned into her brow, the blistered skin red and weeping" → brand or greater brand (unnamed)
    • Organizations
    Religion & Philosophy
  • AbadarS (Priesthood of Abadar)
  • Asmodeus
  • Besmara
  • CalistriaS (Savored Sting)
  • chaos
  • Desna (Desnan; Goddess of Stars)
  • evil
  • god
  • goddess
  • Gozreh
  • Karafadiki, the Burning One (god fabricated by Eutep)
  • Lamashtu (Mother of Monsters)
  • law
  • Nethys (All-Seeing Eye)
  • Pharasma (Lady of Graves)
  • Rovagug (Rough Beast)
  • saint
  • Talmandor
    • Miscellaneous
    Unknown
  • "aura of dark energy that swirled around her weapon" p 192
  • "a big sack, and it's throwing an incredible wind into the sails" p 242
  • communication spell through scrying p 362f.
  • "location spell" p 54
  • magic grappling hooks?: "several of the grappling hooks scrabbled like four-legged spiders" p 412
  • manacles to stop spell casting p 344
  • Master Helwek's tavern's name
  • "a preternatural edge, and deal grievous wounds that bleed and weaken the foe" p 32 keen edge or bleed?
  • "scrolls to cast dream messages" p 54; "dream spell" p 116 & "dream-message scrolls p 117
  • "tiny skulls on her armor cackled madly" a magic item? p 190
  • "the very earth beneath their feet began to shake and pitch with the fury of the Rough Beast." p 193
  • Zarina's spell p 345f.

    • Plot summary

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    Author interview

    Chris A. Jackson discussed Pirate's Promise on the Paizo Blog in March 2015.

    References

    For additional resources, see the Meta page.

    1. ↑ There are several Pathfinder lodges in Katapesh, but there is insufficient information in the novel to accurately identify the exact lodge in question. The link is to the Katapesh Lodge
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