This article is primarily or only relevant to Pathfinder First Edition.
The subject of this article exists in or is relevant to the real world.

Ruins of Azlant (adventure path)

From PathfinderWiki
For another meaning of "ruins of Azlant", please see Azlant.
Ruins of Azlant logo

Ruins of Azlant is the twenty-first campaign to grace the pages of the Pathfinder Adventure Path series, and ran from August 2017 to January 2018. It is set in the ruins of Azlant.

Thousands of years ago, a barrage of meteors called forth from the vastness of space by humanity's greatest enemies rained down on Golarion, cutting short the remarkable human empire of Azlant while plunging the world into an era of darkness. Since then, the shattered continent of Azlant has lured intrepid explorers to its broken shores, but few have the mettle to survive in the remains of this dangerous and mysterious land. Now, a hopeful expedition has established a colony on one of the nearest islands across the sea, but danger has struck the fledgling settlement. An ancient enemy was accidentally released from its prison and has resumed its millennium-old machinations to punish the hubris of humanity once again. Can the adventurers survive in a faraway land and track down this enigmatic being before its sinister plans can come to fruition?

Releases

Pathfinder Adventure Path
The Lost Outpost.jpg
The Lost Outpost Written by Jim Groves Released August 2017
The Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path begins with the adventurers standing on the deck of a ship ready to make landfall at their new home. However, dread settles in as they notice that the colony is empty and abandoned. Tasked with finding out what happened to the previous colonists, the adventurers go ashore and explore the deserted settlement. Uncovering strange evidence leads the adventurers across the island where they encounter two survivors that can give them clues as to what happened the rest of the first wave of colonists. Can the adventurers survive long enough to discover what truly happened?
Into the Shattered Continent.jpg
Into the Shattered Continent Written by Robert Brookes Released September 2017
After working to secure their settlement on the lost continent of Azlant, the adventurers aid the colony by exploring the rest of the island in search of resources and to look for potential dangers. After a few days spent on exploratory missions and returning to the settlement each night, they begin to notice that some people in the settlement are acting strangely, a haunting echo of the clues left behind after the original settlers vanished. Sinister forces are at work in the colony and the adventurers must uncover a menacing threat to the settlement before they become the next victims of a vile plot.
The Flooded Cathedral.jpg
The Flooded Cathedral Written by Mikko Kallio Released October 2017
As the adventurers work to track down the missing colonists, the trail leads to a nearby island. There, the adventurers discover the submerged ruins of a cathedral dedicated to a now-dead god that has become a lair of an ichthyic monster and its cunning minions. The adventurers must fight their way through flooded chambers and vicious monsters to find the kidnapped colonists and learn the greater threat to the region and to humanity as a whole.
City in the Deep.jpg
City in the Deep Written by Amber E. Scott Released November 2017
On the trail of a powerful ancient enemy, the adventurers seek more information in a merfolk city teeming with intrigue just beneath the waves. They arrive in the free city around the same time that a group of deep merfolk came to the city claiming that the place is in the path of a destructive sea monster. This warning is nothing more than a ruse for the campaign's villain to uncover the location to a secret Azlanti military laboratory that contains a dangerous weapon. The adventurers must carefully maneuver the social currents of the underwater city and unravel dangerous intrigue to get to the bottom of the merfolk's plot and discover where the ancient enemy is headed so they can stop it.
Tower of the Drowned Dead.jpg
Tower of the Drowned Dead Written by Ron Lundeen Released December 2017
After learning that a powerful and ancient enemy is planning to steal a doomsday weapon and use it against humanity, the adventurers visit a ruined undersea tower belonging to an undead survivor of the cataclysm that destroyed ancient Azlant. In pursuit of the veiled master who they believe has infiltrated the tower, the heroes make their way through the submerged ruin, fighting against the tower's defenses and undead occupants only to realize that the veiled master already slipped out with the lich's phylactery and the location of the devastating weapon. Can the heroes also learn the location of the facility and escape alive to confront the veiled master or will they end up entombed in the drowned tower?
Beyond the Veiled Past.jpg
Beyond the Veiled Past Written by Thurston Hillman Released January 2018
The insidious veiled masters who sunk Old Azlant beneath the treacherous ocean in ancient times mobilize their forces against the heroes' allies, even as the adventurers themselves close on their enemies for a final confrontation. After preparing their allies for the impending assault, the heroes must fight their way through the submerged ruins of an ancient weapons facility packed with dangerous guardians and unstable magic to stop their monstrous foes before the veiled masters unleash a devastating eldritch attack to exterminate humanity and plunge the world into darkness just as they did when they brought Azlant to ruin so long ago.

Related publications

Player's Guides
Ruins of Azlant Player's Guide.jpg
Ruins of Azlant Player's Guide Written by Adam Daigle Released August 3, 2017
The Ruins of Azlant Player's Guide provides players with all the spoiler-free information, inspiration, and new rules they'll need to create characters ready to set sail to explore terra incognita in the Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path.
Sourcebooks
Aquatic Adventures.jpg
Aquatic Adventures Written by Amber E. Scott and Mark Seifter Released June 28, 2017
There's plenty of adventure hidden beneath the gentle tidal cycles and crashing waves of Golarion. Discover the rich ecologies and complex societies hidden in the briny depths of the oceans and seas. In this book you can learn more about merfolk nations, the dangerous sahuagin, peaceful aquatic humanoids, and the aquatic terrors that wage war against them. Dare deadly environments, explore strange underwater cities, and find lost treasures within these pages.
Maps
Ruins of Azlant Poster Map Folio.jpg
Ruins of Azlant Poster Map Folio Released January 2018
Explore the ruins of a shattered continent, the fabled lost Azlant, in the Ruins of Azlant Poster Map Folio. Pore over masterful cartography and plan exciting adventures with these three massive poster maps designed for use with the Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path. The first map lays out the fledgling colony of Talmandor's Bounty, where the campaign begins. The second map depicts the underwater town of Talasantri, and the third map is a player-oriented nautical map of the islands in the region of broken Azlant, where the campaign unfolds.
Miniatures
Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path Pawn Collection.jpg
Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path Pawn Collection Produced by Paizo Inc. Released May 2018
Key monsters and NPCs from the Ruins of Azlant Adventure Path come alive on your tabletop with the Ruins of Azlant Pawn Collection, featuring more than 100 creature pawns for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game or any tabletop fantasy RPG! Printed on sturdy cardstock, each pawn presents a beautiful full-color image of a monster or NPCs from the Ruins of Azlant campaign, including bizarre beasts, exquisite clockworks, aquatic horrors, and dozens of unique creatures.