Shards of Sin

Shards of Sin, an adventure by Greg A. Vaughan with supporting articles by Benjamin Bruck, Craig Campbell, Adam Daigle, Amanda Hamon, James Jacobs, and James Wilbur and fiction by Bill Ward, was released on August 23, 2012. It is the first installment of the Shattered Star Adventure Path.

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Relics of the First King

The Shattered Star Adventure Path begins with a thrilling new adventure from fan-favorite author Greg A. Vaughan! In Varisia's bustling frontier city of Magnimar, the Pathfinder Society's newest lodge recruits a team of rookie Pathfinders to track down rogue agent Natalya Vancaskerkin—who also happens to be one of the Varisian criminals known as the Sczarni. Yet when these heroes track down the missing woman, they find far more than a Pathfinder on the run, becoming embroiled in a swiftly expanding hunt for a fragmented artifact from the ancient empire of Thassilon—a quest that will take them to some of the most dangerous corners of Varisia.
This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path launches the Shattered Star Adventure Path and includes:

"Shards of Sin," a Pathfinder RPG adventure for 1st-level characters, by Greg A. Vaughan.

An exploration of the ancient Sihedron artifact and its ties to powerful Thassilonian magic, as well as details on the mysterious skymetals that fall to Golarion, by James Jacobs.

Forays into the even seedier underbelly of Riddleport in the Pathfinder's Journal, by Bill Ward.

Five new monsters, by Benjamin Bruck, Craig Campbell, Adam Daigle, Amanda Hamon, and James Wilbur.

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Paizo Creative Director James Jacobs reflects on where the Pathfinder Adventure Path line has gone over its five year history, and discusses the line's 11th series—the Shattered Star Adventure Path, which this volume launches. The foreword provides insight into what events are assumed to have occurred prior to this AP's start, as it's the first true sequel yet published in the line. Additionally, Jacobs provides several side missions the PCs can undertake while adventuring in and under Magnimar.

Shards of Sin

by Greg A. Vaughan

p. 6

Newly recruited Pathfinders are gathered by Venture-Captain Sheila Heidmarch to track down Natalya Vancaskerkin, a missing agent. Heidmarch suspects Vancaskerkin has been cursed by a piece of the Shattered Star (also called the Sihedron). The players must recover this piece - the Shard of Pride and find a way to nullify the shard's curse. Once they do, the shard gives a vision to the next missing piece, which happens to be in a piling of the Irespan, also in Magnimar. Battling guardians and traps dating back to Thassilon, the players eventually recover the Shard of Greed.

NPC Gallery

by Greg A. Vaughan

p. 60

Shattered Star Treasures

by Greg A. Vaughan

p. 64

The Shattered Star

by James Jacobs

p. 56

This in-depth article provides all the history and statistics of the legendary Thassilonian relic known as the Sihedron and its now shattered seven shards. Because each of the seven-pointed star's arms was forged from a different skymetal, the properties of each mysterious and rare substance are divulged here for the first time.

Pathfinder's Journal: Light of a Distant Star 1 of 6

by Bill Ward

p. 72

The tale of Taldara Meirlanel and her companions who foray into the even seedier underbelly of Riddleport.

Bestiary

by Benjamin Bruck, Craig Campbell, Adam Daigle, Amanda Hamon and James Wilber

p. 78

Campaign Outline

p. 90

Preview

p. 92

Adventure synopsis

Level	1st
Type	Urban Dungeon
Location(s)	Magnimar Varisia

The Shattered Star Adventure Path begins with a thrilling new adventure from fan-favorite author Greg A. Vaughan! In Varisia's bustling frontier city of Magnimar, the Pathfinder Society's newest lodge recruits a team of rookie Pathfinders to track down rogue agent Natalya Vancaskerkin—who also happens to be one of the Varisian criminals known as the Sczarni. Yet when these heroes track down the missing woman, they find far more than a Pathfinder on the run, becoming embroiled in a swiftly expanding hunt for a fragmented artifact from the ancient empire of Thassilon—a quest that will take them to some of the most dangerous corners of Varisia.

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