Words of the Ancients

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-20: Words of the Ancients

PZOPSS0420E

Book - Pathfinder Society scenario

Author

John Compton

Publisher

Paizo Inc.

Pages

24

Rule set

PFRPG

Series

Season 4 scenarios and Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild

Follows

The Night March of Kalkamedes

Precedes

Way of the Kirin (scenario)

Releases

PDF

Date

April 2013

Price

$3.99

Artwork from this book

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Words of the Ancients, a Pathfinder Society scenario written by John Compton for tier 7-11, was released in April 2013.

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After countless divinations and the efforts of undercover agents throughout Varisia, the Pathfinder Society has discovered the location of the last component needed to awaken a sleeping runelord. In a mad dash to beat the cult of Lissala to this ancient Thassilonian ruin, the Pathfinders must do whatever it takes to ensure they and not the evil cultists acquire the power within. But the arcane components are not unguarded, and even after 10,000 years, the cost of ensuring the safety of the region could be higher than the veteran adventurers are prepared or willing to pay.

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Scenario overview

Level	7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
Location(s)	Varisia

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:

• Desgard's Thousand Columns (Words of the Ancients)
• Grand Lodge (faction) (Among the Gods, Betrayal in the Bones, The Blakros Matrimony, Captive in Crystal, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, The Disappeared, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Ghenett Manor Gauntlet, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Guardian, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Haunting of Hinojai, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, In the Grandmaster's Name, King of the Storval Stairs, Library of the Lion, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Refugees of the Weary Sky, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Snakes in the Fold, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Sundered Path, Tapestry's Toil, The Technic Siege, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, Words of the Ancients)
• Grandmaster Torch (Assault on Absalom, Betrayal in the Bones, A Bitter Bargain, Delirium's Tangle (scenario), The Eternal Obelisk, Exiles of Winter, The Frostfur Captives, The God's Market Gamble, The Golemworks Incident, Grand Convocation 4712, Halls of Dwarven Lore, In the Grandmaster's Name, The Mantis's Prey, The Many Fortunes of Grandmaster Torch, Race to Seeker's Folly, The Refuge of Time, Rivalry's End, Salvation of the Sages, Sanctum of the Sages (scenario), Silent Tide (scenario), Snakes in the Fold, The Sundered Path, The Unseen Inclusion, Valley of Veiled Flame, A Vision of Betrayal, Way of the Kirin (scenario), Who Speaks for the Ten, Who Wears the Mask, Words of the Ancients)
• Haruka (Race for the Runecarved Key, The Refuge of Time, Words of the Ancients)
• Krune (The Cultist's Kiss, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Refuge of Time, The Waking Rune, Words of the Ancients, Wrath of the Fleshwarped Queen)
• Lantern Lodge (faction) (Among the Gods, The Blakros Matrimony, The Cultist's Kiss, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), Fortress of the Nail, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Immortal Conundrum, King of the Storval Stairs, The Kortos Envoy, The Midnight Mauler, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Rise of the Goblin Guild, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Sundered Path, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, Way of the Kirin (scenario), Words of the Ancients)
• Lissala (The Cultist's Kiss, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, In Wrath's Shadow, Portal of the Sacred Rune, Race for the Runecarved Key, The Refuge of Time, Serpents' Ire, Severing Ties, The Waking Rune, Words of the Ancients)
• Mag (Blood Under Absalom, The Cultist's Kiss, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, In Wrath's Shadow, King of the Storval Stairs, The Secrets Stones Keep, Words of the Ancients)
• Samp (Words of the Ancients)
• Sczarni (faction) (Among the Gods, A Bitter Bargain, The Blakros Matrimony, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, Defenders of Nesting Swallow, The Disappeared, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), Fortress of the Nail, The Frostfur Captives, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Haunting of Hinojai, The Icebound Outpost, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, King of the Storval Stairs, The Midnight Mauler, My Enemy's Enemy, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), Portal of the Sacred Rune, The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Snakes in the Fold, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Stranger Within, The Sundered Path, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, The Wardstone Patrol, Way of the Kirin (scenario)... further results)
• Shadow Lodge (faction) (The Blakros Matrimony, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Frostfur Captives, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golden Serpent, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Icebound Outpost, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, The Kortos Envoy, The Midnight Mauler, My Enemy's Enemy, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), Portal of the Sacred Rune, The Price of Friendship, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, The Secrets Stones Keep, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Veteran's Vault, Way of the Kirin (scenario), Words of the Ancients)
• Sheila Heidmarch (Beyond the Halflight Path, The Bronze House Reprisal, The Burden of Envy, City of Secrets 1, City of Secrets 6, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Golemworks Incident, Halls of Dwarven Lore, Heidmarch Heist, The Howling Dance, In Wrath's Shadow, Iolite Squad Alpha, King of the Storval Stairs, A Lie Told to Strangers, Murder on the Throaty Mermaid, My Enemy's Enemy, The Night March of Kalkamedes, Orders from the Gate, Pathfinder Origins 1, Pathfinder Origins 2, Pathfinder Origins 3, Pathfinder Origins 4, Pathfinder Origins 5, Pathfinder Origins 6, Portent's Peril, Race for the Runecarved Key, The Refuge of Time, Rise of the Goblin Guild, The Sanos Abduction, Severing Ties, Snakes in the Grass, Testament of Souls, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Waking Rune, Words of the Ancients, Wrath of the Fleshwarped Queen)
• Silver Crusade (faction) (Among the Gods, The Cultist's Kiss, The Cyphermage Dilemma, The Disappeared, The Dog Pharaoh's Tomb, Echoes of the Overwatched, The Edge of Heaven, The Fabric of Reality, Feast of Sigils (scenario), The Frostfur Captives, The Ghenett Manor Gauntlet, The Goblinblood Dead, The God's Market Gamble, The Golemworks Incident, The Green Market, Halls of Dwarven Lore, The Haunting of Hinojai, The Immortal Conundrum, In Wrath's Shadow, King of the Storval Stairs, The Midnight Mauler, The Night March of Kalkamedes, On Hostile Waters, Pagoda of the Rat (scenario), The Price of Friendship, Reaver's Roar, Red Harvest, The Refuge of Time, Returned to Sky, Rise of the Goblin Guild, Rivalry's End, The Sanos Abduction, Scars of the Third Crusade, Severing Ties, Sewer Dragons of Absalom, The Slave Master's Mirror, Snakes in the Fold, Song of the Sea Witch, Storming the Diamond Gate, The Sundered Path, The Temple of Empyreal Enlightenment, Thralls of the Shattered God, Tide of Twilight, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, Trial by Machine, Valley of Veiled Flame, The Veteran's Vault, The Wardstone Patrol, Way of the Kirin (scenario), Weapon in the Rift... further results)
• Thassilon (The Bronze House Reprisal, The Cyphermage Dilemma, Feast of Sigils (scenario), Fortress of the Nail, The Golemworks Incident, In Wrath's Shadow, The Ironbound Schism, King of the Storval Stairs, The Night March of Kalkamedes, Portal of the Sacred Rune, Race for the Runecarved Key, The Refuge of Time, Rise of the Goblin Guild, Rivalry's End, Tower of the Ironwood Watch, The Waking Rune, Words of the Ancients, Wrath of the Fleshwarped Queen)
• Xin (The Burden of Envy, Cleanup Duty, House of Harmonious Wisdom, In Wrath's Shadow, Words of the Ancients, Wrath of the Fleshwarped Queen)
• Zo (In Wrath's Shadow, Words of the Ancients)

Map support

Words of the Ancients uses two custom maps.