Howl of the Carrion King
– Best Adventure (2009)
– Best Art, Cover (2009)Howl of the Carrion King, an adventure by Erik Mona with support articles by Adam Daigle, Eric Haddock, James Jacobs, and F. Wesley Schneider, a set piece adventure by James MacKenzie, and fiction by Elaine Cunningham, is the first chapter in the Legacy of Fire adventure path and was released on April 15, 2009. This volume won a pair of 2009 ENnie awards: gold for best adventure and a silver for best cover art.
“Hear the Cry of War!In the exotic nation of Katapesh, a land of fortune and wonders, heroes are those with the courage to command their destinies. Such wisdom leads a daring band to the abandoned village of Kelmarane with the hopes of reestablishing the once prosperous community. But buzzards still feast upon the secluded settlement's corpse: a savage tribe of gnolls and their bestial allies hold the town in the name of a merciless master known only as the Carrion King. Can the PCs retake the village from its feral conquerors, or is Kelmarane but the first bastion of civilization to fall before the hordes of the mysterious warlord?
This volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path begins the Legacy of Fire, and includes:
- "Howl of the Carrion King," an adventure for 1st-level characters, by Erik Mona.
- An investigation into the savage gnoll tribes of the Brazen Peaks, their brutal culture, and their merciless members, by Eric Haddock.
- Ruins once sacred to the god of magic have become the lair of a living curse in "The Refuge of Nethys," a Set Piece adventure by James MacKenzie.
- The adventures of druid Channa Ti begin in "Dark Tapestry," a new chronicle in the Pathfinder's Journal, by New York Times bestselling author Elaine Cunningham.
- Five new monsters by Adam Daigle, James Jacobs, and F. Wesley Schneider.
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Contents
The Legacy of Fire Adventure Path begins! This volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path features the first adventure by Paizo publisher Erik Mona since "The Whispering Cairn" began the Age of Worms Adventure Path in 2005, presents details on some of the most brutal gnoll tribes of the Brazen Peaks, and includes a Set Piece adventure revolving around a particularly demented and sinister hermit. In addition, New York Times best-selling author Elaine Cunningham kicks off her six-part novella, Dark Tapestry in the Pathfinder's Journal!
Adventure overview
Howl of the Carrion King
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A new band of heroes are called upon to rescue an enslaved village in the shadow of mysterious Pale Mountain from a powerful tribe of bestial monsters—the gnoll marauders of the ferocious Carrion King are on the march!
The Refuge of Nethys
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Characters and creatures
- For a list of characters and creatures appearing in this work, see the Meta page.
- Real-world articles
- PathfinderWiki featured articles
- Works by Erik Mona
- Works by Elaine Cunningham
- Works by James Jacobs
- Works by F. Wesley Schneider
- Works by James MacKenzie
- Works by Eric Haddock
- Works by Adam Daigle
- Artwork by Jesper Ejsing
- Artwork by Tyler Walpole
- Artwork by David Bircham
- Artwork by Rob Lazzaretti
- Artwork by Concept Art House
- Artwork by Svetlin Velinov
- Artwork by Kevin Yan
- Artwork by Jeff Carlisle
- 2009 adventures
- Adventures
- D&D 3.5 adventures
- Pathfinder Adventure Path
- 1st level adventures
- Adventures in Katapesh
- Adventures in Kelmarane
- Pages with stub sections
- Legacy of Fire adventures
- 2009 ENnie award winners