Portal:Fiction
Pathfinder Fiction
Fiction provides deeply rich background material for the Pathfinder campaign setting: the stories tell tales about many aspects of the culture and peoples of Golarion and beyond. Pathfinder fiction is published both as serialized stories and as novels. A useful chronology of the various fiction products is found here: Pathfinder Tales suggested reading order.
Lists
Characters
Many characters appear in Pathfinder fiction. Below are some of the most prominent as well as a listing of all of their appearances.
- Alaeron (appearances)
- Declan Avari (appearances)
- Eando Kline (appearances)
- Elyana Sadrastis (appearances)
- Gad (appearances)
- Hendregan (appearances)
- Isiem (appearances)
- Krunzle the Quick (appearances)
- Luma Derexhi (appearances)
- Norret Gantier (appearances)
- Radovan Virholt (appearances)
- Salim Ghadafar (appearances)
- Varian Jeggare (appearances)
Novels
The Pathfinder Tales line of mass market novels was launched in August 2010 and boasts projects by some of gaming fiction's most acclaimed authors.
- Prince of Wolves
- Winter Witch
- Plague of Shadows
- The Worldwound Gambit
- Master of Devils
- Death's Heretic
- Song of the Serpent
- City of the Fallen Sky
- Nightglass
- Blood of the City
- Queen of Thorns
- Called to Darkness
- Liar's Blade
- Pirate's Honor
- The Wizard's Mask
- King of Chaos
- Stalking the Beast
- The Dagger of Trust
- Skinwalkers
- The Redemption Engine
- The Crusader Road
- Reign of Stars
- Nightblade
- Pirate's Promise
- Firesoul
- Forge of Ashes
- Lord of Runes
- Liar's Island
- Beyond the Pool of Stars
- Bloodbound
- Pirate's Prophecy
- Hellknight
- Liar's Bargain
- Starspawn
- Shy Knives
- Reaper's Eye
- Through the Gate in the Sea
- Gears of Faith
Pathfinder's Journal
The monthly Pathfinder's Journal series that appeared in Pathfinder Adventure Path provided a varied array of serialized adventures by a number of authors.
- The Compass Stone
- Dark Tapestry
- Hell's Pawns
- Prodigal Sons
- Plague of Light
- Guilty Blood
- Husks
- The Treasure of Far Thallai
- Light of a Distant Star
- The Bonedust Dolls
- Sweet Ichor
- Shadow of the Sands
- Whispers in the Wastelands
- Tall Tales
- Monsters Among Us
- Cowards and Crows
- The Dollmaker
- Cattle and Their Allies
- The Tower in Darkness
- Symphony of Madness
- The Tomb of the Winds
- Close Conversation
Pathfinder Tales Web Fiction
The weekly Pathfinder Tales web fiction series appeared free on paizo.com. Each week's entry (updated on Wednesdays) presented a chapter in an ongoing serialized short story by some of the industry's most respected authors and often featured the same characters appearing in the Pathfinder Tales novel line. Several months after serialization, web fiction stories were compiled and released in ebook format.
- The Lost Pathfinder
- Noble Sacrifice
- Blood Crimes
- Certainty
- The Swamp Warden
- The Secret of the Rose and Glove
- Lord of Penance
- Guns of Alkenstar
- The Ghosts of Broken Blades
- The Walkers from the Crypt
- A Lesson in Taxonomy
- The Illusionist
- Two Pieces of Tarnished Silver
- The Ironroot Deception
- Plow and Sword
- A Passage to Absalom
- The Seventh Execution
- The Box
- Blood and Money
- Faithful Servants
- Fingers of Death—No, Doom!
- The Perfumer's Apprentice
- Krunzle the Quick
- Mother Bears
- Hell or High Water
- A Tomb of Winter's Plunder
- Misery's Mirror
- The Twelve-Hour Statue
- In the Event of My Untimely Demise
- Shattered Steel
- Proper Villains
- Killing Time
- Thieves' Vinegar
- In Red Rune Canyon
- The Fate of Falling Stars
- Bastard, Sword
- The Irregulars
- Stargazer
- A Matter of Knives
- Best Served Cold
- The Weeping Blade
- The Fencing Master
- Inheritance
- Bells for the Dead
- The Cloak of Belonging
- Hunter's Folly
- Winter's Wolves
- Dune Runner
- Boar and Rabbit
- The Tides of Blood!
- Queen Sacrifice
- Armored
- A Knightly Mission
- The Patch Man
- Diamond in the Rough
- The Gem
- The Price Paid
- Crisis of Faith
- The Shroud of Four Silences
Flash Fiction
Flash Fiction appears free on the Paizo Blog in three types to celebrate the launch of Pathfinder Second Edition.
Meet the Iconics
- Seoni
- Merisiel
- Kyra
- Ezren
- Harsk
- Seelah
- Lem
- Amiri
- Lini
- Seltyiel
- Alahazra
- Valeros
- Alain
- Damiel
- Hayato
- Lirianne
- Reiko
- Feiya
- Imrijka
- Balazar
- Jirelle
- Quinn
- Oloch
- Crowe
- Enora
- Hakon
- Kess
- Zadim
- Shardra Geltl
- Adowyn
- Mavaro
- Estra
- Rivani
- Erasmus
- Meligaster
- Yoon
- Lazzero Dalvera
- Linxia Benzekri
- Emil Kovkorin
- The Red Raven
- Zelhara
- Aric
- Urgraz
- Nyctessa
- Zova
- Fumbus
- Korakai
- Ija
- Nhalmika
- Droven
- Mios
- Thaleon
- Samo
- Nahoa
Iconic Encounters
- Red Snow
- Puzzle Box
- One by One
- To the Last Breath
- Tough Crowd
- The Green Within
- Party Crasher
- Test of the Hidden Peaks
- One Last Miracle
- Whispers in the Blood
- Hold My Beer
- Fire in the Hold
- Ready
- Of Wasps and Whispers
- A Pulse of Evil
- The Trouble with Fishgold
- In The Eye Of The Storm
- Striking Thirteen
- A Complicated Plan
- The Drawings on the Wall
- Whispers in the Storm
- Swimming Lessons
- Water and Bone
- Tracks in the Snow
- Peril & Portals
- Pointed Questions
- Returning Home
- Wreckers Reunion
- Fear, Fortitude, and Fury
- In Truth's Light
- Jungle Trouble
- Warmth from the Heart
- Shadows Through the Wood
- Ties of Shadow
- Fire with Fire
- Cold Comfort
- A Curious Case
- The Direct Approach
- Blood and Storm
- Tidying Up
- Boars of Belkzen
Tales of Lost Omens
- The Hopeful
- Far From Heaven
- Blood Fate
- All That Glitters
- The Sea's Vengeance
- Bound for Glory
- The World Expands
- The Snare
- Portents from the Deck
- Dragonfear
- Bad Dogs
- Rat Trap
- Seeds of Hope
- When It Rains
- The Idol and the Scythe
- Questioning Nature
- Be Kind to Strangers
- Rebirth
- Connections
- The Jungle Claims Everything
- Assault Formation
- The Dying Wish
- The First of Many
- Clues in the Moonlight
- The Seventh Fall
- Adumbration
- Golden Splinters
- Chance Encounter
- The Calm Before the Storm
- On the Move
- The Promised Price
- Wheels Aflame
- Special Delivery
- Threading the Needle
- Diplomatic Escort
- Uncontrolled Detonation
- Surprise!
- Sleep's Fractured Reflection
- A New Game of Drouge
- The Audition
- Dyrani of the Harvest
- Tall Odds and Broken Bones
The Windsong Testaments
- The Beauty of Horrors
- On Family Bonds
- The Three Fears of Pharasma
- The Acts of Iomedae
- Rage of Creation
- Time's Price
- Fafnheir's Lament
- Light of the Radiant Prism
Miscellaneous Flash Fiction
- Pathfinder Society 2020 Web Fiction
- Extinction Curse: Waiting in the Wings
- Rise of the Runelords: Shalelu Be Food?
- The Path
- Building a Legend
- Edgewatch Cold Case 1556.1, Evidence A
- Fists of the Ruby Phoenix: The Flash of Fists
- Strength of Thousands: Music Is Math Is Magic
- Quest for the Frozen Flame: Eiwa's Lesson
- Gardens of Plenty
- A Message from Aslynn, Queen of all Hags
- Tales from the Dig Site
- A Pathfinder's First Mission