King in Thorns
King in Thorns, a Pathfinder Society multi-table special scenario written by Kate Baker and Dennis Muldoon for levels 1-8, debuted at Gen Con Online 2020, and was released to the public on September 19, 2021.
“In the jungles of the Mwangi Expanse, a large group of Pathfinders stands ready to travel beyond a magical gateway whose mysteries stymied a group of the Pathfinder Society's founders. What lies beyond the doorway is also the crux of the plot of an ancient evil fey, the Thorned Monarch. Will the Pathfinders unlock lost fey magic, restore buried secrets from the Society's history, and purge the world of the Monarch's evil, or will they fall before the fey's minions and tricks?
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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:
- Bjersig Torrsen (A Frosty Mug, Corpses in Kalsgard, Corpses in Kalsgard, Death on the Ice, Death on the Ice, A Frosty Mug, Grehunde's Gorget (quest), Grehunde's Gorget (quest), Guardian's Covenant, Guardian's Covenant, The Jarlsblood Witch Saga, King in Thorns, King in Thorns, Linnorm's Legacy, Linnorm's Legacy, Path of Kings, Path of Kings, Tarnbreaker's Trail, Tarnbreaker's Trail, The Jarlsblood Witch Saga)
- Fola Barun (The Absalom Initiation, The Arclord Who Never Was, Arclord's Abode, Arclord's Abode, Beyond Azlant Ridge, Beyond Azlant Ridge, The Bloodcove Blockade, Character Guide, Character Guide, Citadel of Corruption, Citadel of Corruption, Dead Man's Debt, Dead Man's Debt, Fury's Toll, Fury's Toll, The Ghol-Gan Heresy, In Burning Dawn, In Burning Dawn, Killer in the Golden Mask, Killer in the Golden Mask, King in Thorns, King in Thorns, Lodge of the Living God, Lodge of the Living God, Mean Streets of Shadow Absalom, Mean Streets of Shadow Absalom, Mountain of Sea and Sky, Mountain of Sea and Sky, Pathfinder Society Guide, Pathfinder Society Guide, Signs in Senghor, Signs in Senghor, The Absalom Initiation, The Arclord Who Never Was, The Bloodcove Blockade, The Ghol-Gan Heresy, United in Purpose, United in Purpose, Year of Unfettered Exploration (scenario), Year of Unfettered Exploration (scenario))
- Gregaro Voth (The Confirmation, Flames of Rebellion, Flames of Rebellion, King in Thorns, King in Thorns, The Lost Legend, Origin of the Open Road, Origin of the Open Road, The Confirmation, The Lost Legend, Thick as Thieves, Thick as Thieves)
- Khoumrock Blackthane (Bandits of Immenwood, Bandits of Immenwood, King in Thorns, King in Thorns, Opal of Bhopan, Opal of Bhopan, The Thorned Monarch, The Thorned Monarch)
- Open Road Pact (King in Thorns, King in Thorns, The Lost Legend, Opal of Bhopan, Opal of Bhopan, Origin of the Open Road, Origin of the Open Road, The Lost Legend)
- Oraiah Tolal (King in Thorns, King in Thorns, Trouble in Tamran, Trouble in Tamran)
- Perennial Crown (King in Thorns, King in Thorns)
- Qxal (King in Thorns, King in Thorns)
- Radiant Oath (faction) (The Blackwood Abundance, The Blackwood Truce, The Burden of Envy, Dreams of a Dustbound Isle, Dreams of a Dustbound Isle, The Hidden Current, King in Thorns, King in Thorns, Return to the Grave, Return to the Grave, The Blackwood Abundance, The Blackwood Truce, The Burden of Envy, The Hidden Current)
- Urwal (The Absalom Initiation, The Blackwood Abundance, The Blackwood Lost, The Blooming Catastrophe, Dreams of a Dustbound Isle, Dreams of a Dustbound Isle, Excising Ruination, Excising Ruination, The Fanciful March of Urwal, Fate in the Future, Fate in the Future, King in Thorns, King in Thorns, Linnorm's Legacy, Linnorm's Legacy, The Absalom Initiation, The Blackwood Abundance, The Blackwood Lost, The Blooming Catastrophe, The Fanciful March of Urwal)
- Valais Durant (The Absalom Initiation, The Blackwood Truce, The Burden of Envy, Dreams of a Dustbound Isle, Dreams of a Dustbound Isle, King in Thorns, King in Thorns, The Shores of Heaven, The Absalom Initiation, The Blackwood Truce, The Burden of Envy, The Shores of Heaven, The Traitor's Lodge, Thralls of the Shattered God, Thralls of the Shattered God, The Traitor's Lodge)
Map support
The following Pathfinder Flip-Mat or Pathfinder Map Pack products are used in this scenario:
- Real-world articles
- Works by Kate Baker
- Works by Dennis Muldoon
- Artwork by Marko Horvatin
- Artwork by Dion Harris
- Artwork by Yanis Cardin
- Artwork by Damien Mammoliti
- Artwork by Jason Engle
- Artwork by Luis Salas Lastra
- Artwork by Sandra Duchiewicz
- Artwork by Sebastian Rodriguez
- Artwork by Fabio Rodrigues
- 2020 adventures
- Adventures
- PFRPG 2E adventures
- Pathfinder Society (2E) scenarios
- 1st level adventures
- 2nd level adventures
- 3rd level adventures
- 4th level adventures
- 5th level adventures
- 6th level adventures
- 7th level adventures
- 8th level adventures
- Tier 1-8 scenarios
- Adventures in Mwangi Expanse
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Mwangi Expanse
- Oraiah Tolal appearances
- Gregaro Voth appearances
- Urwal appearances
- Valais Durant appearances
- Bjersig Torrsen appearances
- Khoumrock Blackthane appearances
- Fola Barun appearances