BY KATE BAKER

ELION EXPLORER TIER 6

Speed 8; Maneuverability good (turn 1); Drift 1/2

AC 23; TL 22
HP 40; DT —; CT 8
Interposed Defenses* active 50
Shields aeon shields* 50 (forward 15, port 10, starboard 10, aft 15; recover 5/round)
Attack (Forward) linked aeon casters (6d4; 10 hexes)
Attack (Aft) flak thrower (3d4, 5 hexes), rotary cannon* (2d4; 10 hexes)
Power Core Pulse Red (175 PCU); Interplanetary Engine onos drive*; Systems additional light weapon mount, autodestruct system, basic
medium-range sensors, crew quarters (common), mk 6 armor, mk 6 defenses, mk 3 trinode computer; Expansion Bays quick-skip
module*
Modifiers +3 to any 3 checks per round, +2 Computers (sensors only), +1 Piloting; Complement 3 (minimum 1, maximum 3)
CREW
Engineer Computers +13 (6 ranks), Engineering +18 (6 ranks)
Gunner gunnery +11 (6th level)
Pilot gunnery +11 (6th level), Piloting +18 (6 ranks)
*See The Azlanti Space Age starting on page 48

The Elion Explorer served as the workhorse of the Imperial Fleet during the late Azlanti space age. Explorers were deployed to every major
colony of the time, serving a variety of functions. They provided firepower to defend colonies and quell rebellions among the Star Empire’s
newly conquered neighbors and were frequently used as fast transport between nearby outposts and even back to New Thespera. Fittingly,
the Explorer served as the primary vehicle for exploration and surveying of the Aristia system. A small research station might have a single
Explorer, which the station would reconfigure frequently to serve a variety of tasks, while larger outposts had small, dedicated fleets of them.
Colonial military commanders often had Explorers outfitted to their specifications and reserved for their personal use. Though the Explorer was
eventually replaced by larger, faster ships in the majority of the Imperial Fleet, the Explorer’s durability and inexpensive upkeep kept the model
in use for decades, particularly in remote outposts throughout the Aristia system.
Fast and durable, the Explorer was small enough to be maintained and launched by colonial outposts. Outfitted with a fuel synthesizer,
the Explorer did well in extended survey missions, though its lack of creature comforts made it best suited for use by seasoned spacefarers.
Built instead with additional weapon mounts and defensive systems, the Explorer was a formidable gunship, suitable for colonial defense and
suppressing insurrection among the Azlanti Star Empire’s newest subjects. With only one expansion bay, it lacked the size to be an effective
troop transport or cargo hauler, though with guest quarters or passenger seating installed, it could ferry small groups of key personnel. Like
ships of the modern Imperial Fleet, every Elion Explorer was outfitted with an autodestruct system to prevent it from being used against
the Empire.
AUTHOR
Kate Baker

ADDITIONAL WRITING
Jessica Catalan, Jenny Jarzabski, Dennis Muldoon,
Andrew Mullen, Jess Nevins, Jim Seals, and
Jason Tondro

DEVELOPERS
Jason Keeley and Jason Tondro

EDITING LEAD
Ianara Natividad

EDITORS
Janica Carter, Addley C. Fannin, Ianara Natividad,
K. Tessa Newton, Lu Pellazar, and Shay Snow

COVER ARTIST
Rodrigo Gonzalez Toledo PART 3 OF 6
INTERIOR ARTISTS
Franklin Chan, Valeria Dryzhak, Rodrigo Gallo, WHISPERS OF THE ECLIPSE
Michele Giorgi, Doruk Golcu, Marko Horvatin,
Pixoloid Studios (Mark Molnar, David Metzger,
Gaspar Gombos, Zsolt ‘Mike’ Szabados, Janos Gardos,
Laszlo Hackl, Orsolya Villanyi), Renan Ribero,
Adrian Rodriguez, and Sebastian Rodriguez

PAGE BORDER DESIGN WHISPERS OF THE ECLIPSE 2

Rodrigo Gonzalez Toledo
by Kate Baker
CARTOGRAPHERS
Robert Lazzaretti and Damien Mammoliti THE ELVEN DIASPORA 38
by Jessica Catalan
ART DIRECTION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
Adam Vick and Kyle Hunter
ADVENTURE TOOLBOX 44
DIRECTOR OF GAME DEVELOPMENT
by Kate Baker, Jenny Jarzabski, Dennis Muldoon, Andrew Mullen, Jess Nevis, Jim Seals, and Jason Tondro
Adam Daigle
Faces of Plaustov 45
STARFINDER LEAD DESIGNER Charter Updates 45
Joe Pasini
The Azlanti Space Age 48
PUBLISHER Alien Archives 54
Erik Mona Codex of Worlds: Weydana-3 62

STARSHIP: ELION EXPLORER INSIDE

by Dennis Muldoon COVERS

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 WHISPERS OF
THE ECLIPSE
PART11
PART1 1 : CITY IN DISTRESS 4
On request from the acting administrator, the PCs travel to a neighboring charter and aid
the residents with various problems that have arisen since the disappearance of their leader, ADVANCEMENT TRACK
the android Oskanna. “Whispers of the Eclipse” is designed for
four characters.

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PART 2
2:: THE LOST VALLEY 17
The PCs should begin the
The PCs follow the trail of Plaustov’s missing administrator to a hidden jungle valley full of adventure at 5th level.
prehistoric dangers, only to learn Oskanna and her team were transported off planet.
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The PCs should be 6th level when they
reach the scrying pool in the Lost Valley.
PART 3 : MOON BASE TERROR 26
While exploring an ancient abandoned Azlanti base on the moon, the PCs find the explorers 7
from Plaustov, but rescuing them might not be easy: a sinister presence that stalks the
corridors has transformed Oskanna into a vampire. The PCs should be 7th level by
the end of the adventure.

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ADVENTURE
BACKGROUND
L o n g ago,
conquerors from the brutal Azlanti Star Empire made their
way to the Weydana system as part of their campaign for
interstellar domination. At that time, the faster-than-light
drives available to the Star Empire were unpredictable and
dangerous, but the allure of galactic supremacy enticed
many to take the risk. Captain Nerillia Zinaus, a young and
ambitious officer, led her troops on a fateful journey through
the stars using an experimental engine. Bringing technicians
and clockwork guardians in addition to soldiers, she
endeavored to push the Star Empire’s presence beyond its
home system of Aristia. The mission succeeded, establishing
a forward base on Weydana-4’s moon as the beginning of
efforts to annex what they called the Gorentil system. The
captain planned to send some personnel back to their home
world of New Thespera and return with more troops, but
their starship’s experimental drive failed spectacularly, and
the vessel exploded in the skies above the moon. Stranded,
the remaining team survived for only a few months before
the Culling Shadow and its deadly radiation swept through
the system. With no message from Captain Zinaus, the
Azlanti Star Empire dismissed the mission as a failure.
Years later, a group of elves came to Weydana-4 from
Castrovel via magic portal, seeking a new home. Finding a
lush jungle valley reminiscent of their home world, the elves
established a magical barrier around the area to protect it
from both magical scrying and more mundane surveillance
while they prepared for the arrival of more elves. As they
studied the skies, they soon spotted the Azlanti remnants on
the moon. Since the long-lived elves could still recall stories
of the Azlanti of old Golarion and their connections to evil
alghollthus, the elven settlers quickly left Weydana-4 and
destroyed their portal behind them. However, the valley
they briefly settled maintained their magical protections for
millennia to follow, keeping it somewhat isolated from the
rest of the continent.
The Azlanti moon base sat empty until a century ago,
when a vicious sceaduinar, a gargoyle-like creature from the
Negative Energy Plane, arrived during the Culling Shadow’s
most recent visit to the Weydana system. The sceaduinar was
drawn in by the psychic murmurings of the alien Misaxenoi,
the same whispers that attracted the attention of draelik
cultists decades earlier. The sceaduinar holds dominion over
the facility in the name of Misaxenoi, completely enthralled.
However, a group of visitors from Weydana-4, known as
New Harmony to its current settlers, recently arrived in a
most unexpected way and interrupted the sceaduinar’s quiet
worship.
One of the charters settling New Harmony is Plaustov; it
was funded by a small Akitonian firm based in the city of
WHISPERS
OF THE
Arl as a means to escape the vicious autocratic rule of Arl’s
current leader, Thurok Vahal Ayos. Akiton has struggled
ECLIPSE
economically ever since Drift travel crashed the thasteron
market, so there was no shortage of applicants for the
distant settlement. Like all other charters on New Harmony,
Plaustov has grown since the settlers made planetfall. As
PART 1:
CITY IN
the PCs’ nearest neighbors, Plaustov’s residents and the DISTRESS
PCs have likely met and interacted peacefully. Recently, the
leader of Plaustov, an android named Oskanna, took a team
to survey the nearby wilderness and stumbled across the PART 2:
jungle valley the elves had briefly settled.
THE LOST
VALLEY
Oskanna and her explorers faced myriad dangers in
this lost valley, such as vicious dinosaurs and carnivorous
flora, but they were most surprised to find the remains of PART 3:
the elven expedition. Rightly recognizing this discovery as MOON BASE
a major cultural find, the team eagerly explored the site,
TERROR
clearly home to some powerful magic. They could tell that
the elves who settled here built a powerful scrying pool. THE ELVEN
Kalitona, a kasatha mystic, activated the scrying pool, DIASPORA
which still showed the Azlanti base on the moon, the last
scene that the elves viewed (though the Plaustov team
ADVENTURE
didn’t actually know what they were looking at). Kalitona TOOLBOX
attempted to use a spell to record the visions from the
scrying pool, but the spell malfunctioned due to the magical
effects on the valley that prevent surveillance, which caused
the group to be teleported to the moon! Things quickly went
from bad to worse, as the Azlanti base wasn’t as empty as
it first appeared.
Soon after the Plaustov team reactivated the magical
clockwork mechanism that serves as the base’s beating
heart, the sceaduinar occupying the structure found and
attacked them with all the rage such creatures feel for the
living. It immediately slew the team’s medic, but Oskanna
managed to fight it off long enough for the rest of her team
to retreat to a safe location, at the cost of her life. Just as
the team began to mourn the deaths and figure out how
they would ever return home, Oskanna rose as an undead
creature due to the substantial ambient negative energy
from the sceaduinar’s presence.
The remainder of the group is nervous about her
transformation, but the newly vampiric android has retained
much of her personality and independence. However, clearly
something is pushing at the boundaries of her mind; she
often says strange and disturbing things before catching
herself. Oskanna has convinced her team that there’s no
hope in attempting to contact help. Luckily, the base has
its own artificial gravity and atmosphere, and the explorers
can keep their personal gear running, thanks to a portable
generator, but they don’t have an indefinite supply of food.
In fact, Oskanna has begun to hear Misaxenoi’s whispers
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 and is torn between trying to keep the party alive or turning
them into undead like her. There’s no telling how long this
mental stalemate will last.
Meanwhile, back on New Harmony, Plaustov’s residents
have no idea where their leader or her team has gone. After
a month with no contact, most of the charter assumes that
Oskanna’s expedition perished. No one wants to follow in
search of them since whatever killed the first team could
still be out there. In town, chaos and crime abound in the
absence of clear leadership, problems that will require the
PCs’ involvement.
PART 1 : CITY IN
DISTRESS
At least a few months (or
potentially a year or more) after the previous adventure’s
events, the PCs receive a visit from a Plaustov representative.
The exact amount of time is at your discretion, but the
PCs should engage in at least a couple of charter turns
(see Charter Development from Starfinder
Adventure Path #40: Planetfall) to deal with
the fallout from the Fishfair troubles,
either incorporating new citizens into
their charter or handling the unrest from
sending the non-Aspis residents of the
rogue settlement away.
While the PCs are in their main settlement,
perhaps attending to routine business, their
advisor, Erizand Shyre, announces the arrival of
Threl Rustos (LG male human envoy), the retired
Akitonian military officer who serves as an
ambassador from the Plaustov charter,
located just south of the PCs’
charter. The PCs likely already
know Threl from previous
diplomatic outreach between
the charters.
When the PCs agree to
see Threl, read or paraphrase
THREL
the following.
The middle-aged, mustachioed Hylki man
enters the room, leaning on an elegant wooden cane, an
accessory that calls to mind Akiton’s heyday. He wears
civilian clothing, but the several pins on his lapel indicate his
years of service in the military. He clears his throat. “Thank
you for speaking with me on such short notice. Plaustov
is in trouble and needs your assistance.” He squares his
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shoulders. “Our leader, Oskanna, has disappeared on one
of her expeditions, and though deputy administrator Zalni
Lantt is doing his best, he is frankly in over his head. Crime,
hoarding, and price-gouging are taking place all over our
only settlement. Please, you’ve managed to deal with your
own troubles, and it would be greatly appreciated if you
could come to Plaustov and help us with ours. I am certain
that Zalni would be happy to come to a financially beneficial
agreement for your aid.”
If the PCs would rather simply give Threl advice to solve
Plaustov’s problems, the ambassador tries to convince them
to come see the issues for themselves, noting that Zalni is
technically the one in charge and will need to implement
any solutions. If the PCs ask Threl about his cane—which he
didn’t have the last time they saw him—he explains that he
recently slipped in some mud and injured his leg; the cane
is an heirloom that has been in his family for generations.
After getting a meal, Threl returns to Plaustov in his
vehicle. He doesn’t have enough seats to bring all the PCs
with him, so they must find their own way to Plaustov. While
his request is important, Threl knows the PCs have their own
schedules, though he asks that they try to arrive within a
week. The PCs should feel free to purchase supplies for the
trip and take care of any necessary business arrangements
before leaving.
In addition, they might want to learn more
about Plaustov and its state of affairs. The PCs
can use Culture to recall information about
Plaustov, comparing the result of the check to
the following.
Result Information
10+ Just to the south of the PCs’ settlement,
Plaustov is small even by New
Harmony standards. The settlement is
surrounded by mountains to the east,
a forest to the west, and the ocean
to the south. They’ve used most of
their natural resources to great effect,
including establishing a sea-based
trade route with Nightwood (or
with Celestene if the Xenowardens
funded the PCs’ charter).
15+ The charter was funded by an
RUSTOS
Akitonian firm, and the settlement
is filled with people who wanted
to escape the autocratic rule of
Thurok Vahal Ayos.
20+ Satellite and starship surveillance of New Harmony
has been unable to get any clear images of a large
valley in the eastern mountains of the Plaustov
settlement, leading to it being named the Lost Valley.
If the PCs use Diplomacy to gather information in their settlement,
they can find out more about Plaustov’s current situation, as
some of their own residents have been there or know people
there. Compare the result of the check to the following.
Result Information
15+ “I have a cousin over in Plaustov. They’re funded
by a group in Akiton. Trying to get out while
the getting is good, you know, with
that nasty Thurok in charge. She
said their leader is an android
named Oskanna. I guess she
takes a real hands-on approach
to leading and gets involved in all
the expeditions and everything.
I hear she’s gone missing,
though.”
20+ “I’ve been heading out there
every few months to trade, but
this last visit two weeks ago was
something else. Everything cost
two or three times what it
normally would, and we
got attacked twice while
getting there and back.
Luckily, I had security,
but it certainly isn’t worth
going out there again until the ZALNI
settlement is under control.”
25+ “I just bought a piano from a
theater in Plaustov that had to
shut down. I wasn’t able to bring one with me,
so I was pretty happy when I saw there was one
for sale. They seemed really sad about shutting
down, but they said they were forced to. I guess
there’s some kind of organized crime out there
taking over everything since the settlement leader
disappeared.”
ARRIVING AT PLAUSTOV
Once the PCs reach Plaustov, they can get a cursory glance at
the still-growing settlement. It has all the major buildings one
would expect, such as homes, shops, restaurants, bars, and
so on. Some of these areas are described in Around Plaustov
City (page 6). The streets all converge at a two-story city hall,
where the PCs are directed if they ask to find Zalni Lantt or
any of the other administrators.
Both Zalni Lantt (LN male human) and Threl are working
at the city hall when the PCs arrive, even if it’s late at night.
Like Threl, Zalni is Hylki, an ethnicity of humans common on
Akiton and recognized by their vibrant red skin. His hair is
cut to an even length all the way around his head, and he
wears several gauzy scarves, often mopping his brow with
one of them. As Oskanna’s deputy administrator, he was left
in charge while she took a group to explore the Lost Valley.
Zalni is generally averse to conflict, and since the settlement
began to slip into lawlessness, he has found himself out of his WHISPERS
depth. He looks visibly relieved to see the PCs. Threl joins the OF THE
meeting with Zalni if the PCs are amenable to his presence. ECLIPSE
“Oh, at last you’ve arrived! I was so worried that you
wouldn’t come. Oskanna has been missing for over
a month now, and all of Plaustov is falling
apart. I’m supposed to run everything
PART 1:
CITY IN
while she’s gone, but I’m not really the DISTRESS
leader type.” He exhales. “I should start
at the beginning. Oskanna is the head
administrator here. She took a team PART 2:
to explore this strange valley to
THE LOST
VALLEY
the southeast. It’s very odd; cameras
and sensors can’t see into it, and even
magical scrying doesn’t work. It’s PART 3:
somehow both technologically and MOON BASE
magically shielded from view.
TERROR
Oskanna was concerned that
there might be something THE ELVEN
dangerous about it that DIASPORA
would pose a threat to
the settlement. Honestly,
ADVENTURE
though, I don’t think that TOOLBOX
was the real reason. You see,
LANTT we don’t have much room to
expand the town since we’re
between the mountains and the sea, and
so I think she wanted to see if we could
start settling the valley. She took a team of six people with
her, and we haven’t heard anything since they left. I don’t
know if they’re dead or if communication technologies just
don’t work from there or what. In the meantime, there’s
just been disaster after disaster here, and I don’t know
what to do.”
Zalni summarizes the four most pressing problems facing
the charter and begs the PCs for help. The PCs can build
goodwill with Plaustov by taking care of some of these
situations. Zalni answers questions to the best of his ability,
though he doesn’t know much more than what’s presented
here. He can fill in the PCs on any key personnel in Plaustov
they’d like to know more about. (See the “Faces of Plaustov”
article on page 45.)
D A group of Plaustov residents have connections to an
organized crime group from Akiton called the Ratcashers.
The gang operated more subtly while Oskanna was around,
but with her gone, it’s started more bold operations, such
as an illegal gray spider-goat racing establishment on the
outskirts of the city. It’s an open secret that many of the
races are rigged, and the Ratcashers take exorbitant cuts
of the winnings. A few residents who complained were
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 viciously beaten, though none of them have officially
accused their attackers. See Event 1: All Bets Are Off.
D Plaustov established its main settlement near a fast-growing
forest to have easy access to lumber. The lumber operation
is largely staffed by shobhads from Akiton. The employees
are currently striking for better pay, particularly in light of
the sudden surge in food pricing. The mill’s management
has no interest in cutting into its profits, and Zalni is too
nervous to make a legislative decision in Oskanna’s absence.
Without the lumber operation in production, it’s difficult to
build new structures. See Event 2: Settle the Strike.
D With the future of the charter’s administration in flux,
people panicked and started hoarding food. The general
store has little for sale, and what it does have is priced at
twice the typical cost. Out of desperation, people steal from
neighbors and hunt in dangerous, unexplored territory
(especially if the PCs haven’t dealt with the laserwolves
and the air elementals; see areas A and B, respectively). If
the PCs can convince the food producers to stop hoarding
and start selling their stock at a fair price, the settlement
could feed all its people again. See Event 3: The High Cost
of Eating.
D The main entertainment in town was the Plaustov Theater,
which shut down 2 weeks ago. Zalni has been begging it to
reopen and give the residents an escape from all the stress,
but the owners refuse. See Event 4: Reopening Night.
AROUND PLAUSTOV CITY
The PCs can move about the city as they please to gather
more information about the problems facing Plaustov before
or after they meet with Zalni.
The majority of Plaustov’s settlers came from Akiton, so
shobhads, ysoki, humans, and a few ikeshtis make up most
of the populace, though kasathas, lashuntas, and androids
are also present. Most residents dress in a style popular on
Akiton: red-and-orange camouflage patterns to match the
desert landscape, ample layers against the chill of a dying
planet, and scarves and veils for protection against the
dust. Akiton’s economy crashed with the value of thasteron,
but gaudy jewelry and flashy accessories remain popular,
as people endeavor to look better off financially than they
actually are. These pieces are typically painted cheap
metals, costume jewelry, and synthetics with little actual
value. However, some of the younger residents dress in
exactly the opposite style, to differentiate themselves from
their parents: snug-fitting clothes in bright blues and greens
with minimal and streamlined accessories. Some residents
wear armor while others don hardy work clothes, and an
occasional few wear more delicate clothing.
BOUNTYWOOD LUMBER
The lumber store is essentially a fenced yard with a small
cashier’s counter at the eastern edge of the city. A handwritten
sign on the yard’s gate reads, “Closed Indefinitely.” The gate
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isn’t locked. If the PCs go inside or peer through the gate, they
see that the yard is completely devoid of stock, and no one is
working at the counter.
PLAUSTOV THEATER
If the PCs check out the theater, see Event 3: The High Cost
of Eating. There’s no one to let the PCs into the boarded-up
building, though any local passerby will explain that the
theater has been closed for several weeks.
REEDBAH’S GENERAL STORE
The general store is a simple, boxy building that provides
most Plaustov residents with their food, though it also carries
various sundries. The friendly owner introduces himself to
the PCs as Reedbah (NG male shobhad) and notes that the
city doesn’t get a lot of visitors at the moment. If the PCs
explain that they’ve come to help with the town’s troubles,
he seems pleased to hear it and offers a 10% discount on any
one non-food item that he carries.
It won’t escape the PCs’ notice that all food items at the
store, from fresh produce to R2Es, are marked up to double
the normal price. If the PCs ask about the prices, Reedbah
explains that food costs have gone up substantially, and he
can’t stay in business while charging any less. He explains
that he’s practically selling at cost already. Other customers
come in while the PCs shop, and a PC who succeeds at a DC
18 Perception check notices that Reedbah slips extra food
into a ysoki woman’s purchases. If the PCs mention it, he’ll
say, “Well, that’s Porsetch. She’s the tailor, but times are
hard, and she has all those kids. I don’t want to see them
go hungry.”
While in Plaustov, the PCs can purchase anything they
need from the general store, though the discount is only
good for one item per PC. Reedbah carries anything of item
level 4 or less, though for something particularly unusual, he
might need time to source it from a local vendor. His stock
consists of many items commonly found on Akiton and
includes household goods as well as weapons, ammunition,
and electronics.
TRENCHES
As Plaustov’s only bar and restaurant, Trenches sees a
steady flow of customers throughout the day. It appears to
have been among the first buildings constructed in the city
and hasn’t been upgraded since, so the exterior walls are
made of a low-quality sheet metal. The interior resembles
an Akitonian dive, like one found in Arl or Maro, with dim
lighting, a metallic bar and tables, and seats with leather
cushions.
The restaurant’s food costs three times what it would
normally and is of poor quality. The dishes are presented
nicely but consist mostly of: heavily processed meats that
could’ve come in cans during the initial voyage to New
Harmony from Akiton; some bitter, leafy purple vegetables
that look foraged; crispy fried insects; and a very gritty
flatbread. The drinks offered at the bar include pricey
liquors imported from the Pact Worlds and Near Space, as
well as a much cheaper, high-proof, locally-distilled grain
alcohol with a cloudy pink color. There’s also a locally-made
beer for sale.
When the PCs arrive, they find two shobhads sitting at
the bar who have clearly downed several rounds of drinks
already and a kasatha man with two of his four arms in
slings. A human woman tends the bar and serves food, and
a ysoki man plays an accordion while singing in one corner
with a cred reader sitting out for tips.
The owner and bartender, Zyrtelle Arrum (N female
human), wears blue and purple clothing to offset her skin’s
red tone. She’s very friendly and excited to speak with the
PCs since visitors are usually limited to a few people from
other settlements coming to trade. She attends to her other
patrons and fills orders while chatting. While Trenches
doesn’t normally offer rooms, there’s a small apartment
over the restaurant available for the occasional visitor, and
she happily rents it out to the PCs for 50 credits a day for
the whole group. If the PCs ask about the high cost of the
meals, Zyrtelle looks very embarrassed and deflects from
the question. If a PC succeeds at a DC 20 Diplomacy check
or a DC 15 Profession (bartender or cook) check to relate to
her, she opens up about the food situation. There are four
main food suppliers in Plaustov: Halgeer the farmer, Laritna
Glarten the dairy owner, Quibo the butcher, and Sonnet-376
the fisher. Each one of them, concerned about the current
stability of Plaustov, has been hoarding their goods and
charging exorbitant rates for whatever they do sell. She isn’t
sure how to fix the situation, and she suspects that it will
require all four of the biggest producers agreeing to lower
prices again before any of them will do it. The PCs can solve
this problem in Event 3: The High Cost of Eating.
The kasatha in the slings keeps to himself, but he’s willing
to chat for a while if the PCs approach him. Umor (CN male
kasatha mechanic) wears coveralls, as though coming
straight from work. He’s power technician who works on
solar cells and wind installations. Recently, he’s had trouble
doing his job since he’s accustomed to having the use of all
four arms. If the PCs ask about how his arms got injured,
he immediately gets sullen. A PC who succeeds at a DC 22
Diplomacy check or a DC 20 Engineering check gets him to
admit more (If the PCs bring up that they’re investigating
the Ratcashers, then the DC decreases by 2). Umor used to
go to the races run by the Ratcashers, but after losing 8
days in a row, he suspected foul play and started making
a scene. While the ysoki at the racetrack gave him his
money back and was very polite, Umor later got attacked
outside his home. He didn’t see his attackers before he
went unconscious, but he’s positive it was connected to his
outburst at the racetrack. Event 1: All Bets Are Off has more
details on the Ratcashers.
At the bar, Peedrah and Sallifen (CN female shobhads)
drink cocktails with a distinct scent of lavender and paint
thinner. They both wear kerchiefs adorned with elaborate WHISPERS
brooches, along with heavy canvas clothing. They’ll OF THE
cheerfully explain that they’re taking a break from the picket ECLIPSE
line at the local lumber mill. They happily chat, but after
several drinks, they tend to ramble. A PC who succeeds at
a DC 20 Diplomacy check or who starts drinking with them
and succeeds at a DC 17 Fortitude save can keep them on
track. Sallifen explains that the mill workers are bargaining
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CITY IN
for better pay, and while the recent increase in food costs DISTRESS
precipitated the strike, the wages were low before then.
While lumber fuels most of Plaustov’s development, none
of the mill workers are being paid well enough to build PART 2:
their own homes. Instead, they’re bunking together in small
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groups and living in shoddy lean-tos. The two shobhads got
married just before leaving Akiton and would really prefer
the privacy of their own place. If asked, Peedrah tells the PART 3:
PCs that an orc woman named Ulra leads the strike. See MOON BASE
Event 2: Settle the Strike for more on how the PCs can lend
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a hand.
The ysoki accordion player approaches the PCs after THE ELVEN
they’ve been in the restaurant for a while to ask how they’re DIASPORA
doing and to fish for a tip. Piblib (NG male ysoki) wears
colorful, lightweight clothing and happily plays any requests
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that the PCs have, as long as he knows the music. If the PCs TOOLBOX
ask how he ended up busking, he explains that he used to
work for the Plaustov Theater, but it shut down 2 weeks ago.
If the PCs press him for more details, he gets quiet. A PC can
get Piblib to talk more with a successful DC 22 Diplomacy
check or by tipping him at least 200 credits. If the PCs
bring up that they’re investigating the Ratcashers, then the
DC of the Diplomacy check decreases by 2. Piblib explains
that the Ratcashers pressed the owners of the theater for
protection money. When they refused to pay, the gang started
damaging the building. Too proud to pay the bribes but
unable to keep up with repairs, the theater’s owners closed
it permanently, leaving the crooked spider-goat races as the
only entertainment in town. Refer to Event 4: Reopening
Night more information about the theater.
PLAUSTOV ENCOUNTERS
The PCs can tackle the following events in any order, though
some become easier after they complete certain other tasks.
They can also choose to work on a task before finishing
another one, particularly if they realize that it would be
advantageous to handle a particular task first.
EVENT 1: ALL BETS ARE OFF (CR 6 AND CR 7)
The Ratcashers, an Akitonian organized crime syndicate,
sent some of their crew along with the original Plaustov
settlers, hoping to establish its influence on the new planet
early on. Oskanna kept strict control over the burgeoning
settlement, but once she left to explore the Lost Valley
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 and didn’t return, the Ratcashers saw a chance to ramp
up operations.
Ostensibly, Digit, Spats, and Stickypaws—the three
local Ratcashers (see Creatures below)—work in livestock
management, but they haven’t been reliable producers
of goods for months. They make their money from small
protection rackets and the occasional high-stakes card game.
After Oskanna left and the theater closed, the Ratcashers set
up a makeshift track for racing the local fauna just outside
the city. At first, these competitions were honest, but as
the events became more popular, the Ratcashers started
fixing them and taking larger cuts of any winnings. When
residents complain, the Ratcashers act very conscientious in
front of the other patrons and give back the offended party’s
money. Later, though, the ysoki ambush the complainer to
send a very personal message.
The PCs can visit the racetrack to see the operation in
action. The area is an oblong dirt track behind a shabby
warehouse on the east side of the city. Three races take place
each afternoon, and as the hour approaches for the first race
of the day, a few dozen residents make their way over. The
minimum bet is 25 credits or equivalent goods. The PCs can see
that many people bet with all kinds of objects, including food,
fabric, electronics, and even lumber. A PC who succeeds at a
DC 15 check with any relevant Profession (such as accountant,
merchant, or smuggler) can tell that people paying with goods
receive extremely low appraisals. Stickypaws stands behind
a window in a booth to take bets, Spats mingles throughout
the crowd and encourages wagering (especially when he sees
the PCs), and Digit watches over the racing animals in the
warehouse until post time.
The day’s race features six spider-goats, multi-legged
ruminants that live in and near the mountains to the east.
Spats, as the announcer, casts the race as the spider-goats
make several laps around the track. In one race the PCs
watch, the animal in the lead in the final lap suddenly falls
behind and is overtaken. A PC who succeeds at a DC 20
Perception check notices that the track is extra muddy in
that spider-goat’s lane, slowing down the animal. A PC who
then succeeds at a DC 18 Life Science or Medicine check
realizes this situation could be dangerous for the spider-
goat, as it could fall and break one of its legs. Another
spider-goat reaches the finish line first, and a few patrons
cheer, but far more groan.
If the PCs stick around after the race, they notice a
concerned-looking ysoki woman carefully examining the
spider-goat who was winning and then fell behind. She
wears a medical coat over heavy-duty work clothes. If the
PCs talk to her, she introduces herself as Laplee (N female
ysoki), the track’s in-house veterinarian. She’s reluctant to
discuss her bosses or any wrongdoing behind the races,
but if a PC presses her with a successful DC 22 Diplomacy
or Intimidate check, she admits some of what’s happening.
Laplee isn’t a member of the Ratcashers, and she joined this
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operation believing it to be a legitimate livestock business.
Unfortunately, a dearth of other jobs in Plaustov means
she’s stuck working with the untrustworthy Digit, Spats,
and Stickypaws.
Those three kept their illegal dealings under wraps
while Oskanna was still in charge, but Laplee now sees
the truth. She explains how Digit carefully wets the dirt
track in certain places to hamper the spider-goats favored
to win; these racers are always placed in the same lane.
Laplee worries that this sabotage will eventually cause one
of the spider-goats to break a leg. She hasn’t gone to the
authorities, as she fears the Ratcashers will assault her the
way they’ve attacked others. She also figures she can take
better care of the animals than anyone else. Laplee tells
the PCs that the warehouse office is rigged with alarms
even when empty, which could mean the Ratcashers hide
valuable information there.
The warehouse next to the track functions as a spider-
goat stable. Even outside of individual pens, the floor is
filthy, and the stench is nearly overwhelming. A set of stairs
leads to a small set of offices on the second floor with a
common meeting room. The main warehouse has a 25-foot
ceiling (except directly under the office), and the office has
a 10-foot ceiling. At night, both are dark. The important
contents of the office are described in Development and
Treasure (pages 9–10).
The map of these offices appears on page 11.
Trap: Whenever the Ratcashers leave the office, they
activate a dangerous alarm to protect their secrets. If
a character steps on one of the marked squares in the
common room, the entire floor becomes electrified. Further,
a silent alarm notifies the Ratcashers that their office has
been breached. Digit, Spats, and Stickypaws arrive within
5 minutes.
ELECTRIFIED FLOOR TRAP CR 6
XP 2,400
Type technological; Perception DC 29; Disable Engineering
DC 24 (disconnect power source)
Trigger location; Reset manual
Effect surge of electricity (4d12 E); Reflex DC 16 half;
multiple targets (all targets in room touching the floor of
the central room)
Creatures: The PCs can confront Digit, Spats, and
Stickypaws at the racetrack. The three ysoki tend to dress
in red and black and wear tinted glasses, even inside. The
Ratcashers are extremely suspicious of the PCs, and they
resent the interference from one of the other charters
undermining their growing control over Plaustov. However,
they don’t attack the PCs while in the presence of witnesses.
If the PCs break into the Ratcashers’ office and trigger the
alarm, the ysoki are ready to fight. Otherwise, if they think
the PCs will cause trouble (or if the PCs bring evidence of
the Ratcashers’ illegal activities to Zalni), they ambush the
PCs outside the city.
RATCASHERS (3) CR 4
XP 1,200 each
Male and female ysoki operatives
LE Small humanoid (ysoki)
Init +7; Senses darkvision (60 ft.); Perception +16
DEFENSE HP 45 EACH
EAC 16; KAC 17
Fort +3; Ref +6; Will +7
Defensive Abilities evasion
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee tailblade +10 (1d4+4 S)
Ranged thunderstrike sonic pistol +10 (1d8+4 So; critical
deafen [DC 15])
Offensive Abilities debilitating trick, trick attack +1d8
TACTICS
Before Combat If they have a chance, the Ratcashers each
use their holographic clone ability.
During Combat The ysoki each use their holographic clone
ability during the first round if they didn’t do so before
combat. They make trick attacks against the PCs,
working together to bring down one PC at a time.
Morale If the PCs defeat two of the Ratcashers, the last
surrenders when reduced to fewer than 15 Hit Points.
STATISTICS
Str +0; Dex +5; Con +0; Int +3; Wis +1; Cha +1
Skills Acrobatics +11, Bluff +11, Engineering +16, Intimidate
+11, Sleight of Hand +16, Stealth +16, Survival +11
Languages Akitonian, Castrovelian, Common, Goblin,
Shobhad, Ysoki
Other Abilities cheek pouches, moxie, operative exploits
(holographic clone, uncanny mobility), specialization
(thief)
Gear defrex hide (jump jets), tailblade AR, thunderstrike
sonic pistol with 2 batteries (20 charges each)
In all, there are five possible pieces of evidence against
the Ratcashers that the PCs can collect: Umor’s story about
getting beaten up, Piblib’s story about the theater being held WHISPERS
up for protection money, noticing the racetrack undervalues OF THE
people’s goods for bets, noticing the track alteration affecting ECLIPSE
the race or hearing about it from Laplee, and the accounting
records on the Ratcashers’ office computer. If the PCs find at
least three of these pieces of evidence, they can do one of
two things: present them to Zalni (who agrees to try to crack
down on their criminal activity) or confront the Ratcashers
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CITY IN
with them. If the PCs go to Zalni, the Ratcashers soon find DISTRESS
out and later ambush the PCs (see Creatures on page 8). If
the PCs go to the Ratcashers, a PC must also succeed at a
DC 22 Intimidation check to threaten to expose the ysoki. PART 2:
On a success, the Ratcashers reluctantly agree to leave New
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Harmony on the next starship to Akiton; otherwise, they
simply attack, determined to take out the PCs before they
cause any more trouble. PART 3:
Whether the PCs defeat the Ratcashers in combat or MOON BASE
get them to leave town, Laplee takes over the racetrack
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DIASPORA
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TOOLBOX

Development: If the PCs gain unfettered access to the

office, they can attempt to hack the Ratcashers’ computer,
which a character can do with a successful DC 21
Computers check to hack the tier 2 computer; it has
a standard lockout module, meaning that if a hacker
fails to gain access three times, the computer becomes
inaccessible for 1 day. A data module on the computer
contains accounting records showing how much money
the spider-goat races bring in, with a large percentage of
that profit being transferred to an Akitonian bank account
labeled “Aunt Po.” A PC who then succeeds at a DC 20
Culture check knows that some ysoki-headed criminal
organizations use that fake name as a sly nod to Lao Shu Po,
RATCASHER
the goddess of rats and thieves. Alone, this information isn’t
much proof, but it indicates a pattern of criminality.

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 and converts it into a wholesome veterinarian’s office and
animal training facility. Those terrorized by the Ratcashers pressure to produce more and more planks at faster rates.
can breathe again, but the rest of Plaustov’s problems don’t And that can lead to mistakes which, at best, mean we have
immediately go away.
Treasure: The Ratcashers stored some valuables in their
office, which Zalni insists the PCs take for helping with
this problem. These valuables include a laser microphone, a earned better compensation.”
spy drone, and a total of 2,600 credits in small amounts on
several credsticks.
Story Award: If the PCs convince the Ratcashers to leave Oskanna is ever coming back. She went off to explore a
voluntarily, award them XP as though they’d defeated the
three ysoki in combat.
EVENT 2: SETTLE THE STRIKE
The Plaustov lumber mill workers are currently
on strike until they get better pay. The halt
of lumber production has caused most
construction in the settlement to grind to
a halt while the nearby lumberjacks go
on a sympathy strike. All the available
stock from before the strike is sold out,
so no one can build or repair anything
that needs wood. The mill’s senior operator,
Ulra (LN female orc), currently leads the
strike. It isn’t difficult for the PCs to arrange
a meeting with Ulra, whose negotiations with
management have stalled. If the PCs made
friends with Peedrah and Sallifen at
Trenches, they happily introduce the
PCs to their coworker. Ulra wears
her work clothes even during the
strike: heavy denim pants and a
red flannel shirt. Below are some
possible questions the PCs might
have for Ulra and her responses.
How did you end up with this
job? “I had a lot of experience
ULRA
doing similar work on Castrovel. The
charter recruited me for the job since the land
around here is so forested. Most of these folks hadn’t
worked with lumber before since it’s not a big trade on
Akiton, but they’re hard workers and they picked it up fast. represents the true indicator of a city’s economic health,
They deserve better.”
Why are you striking? “Working the saws is dangerous,
and each of us gets paid based on how many boards we can
process a day. The charter decides how much they’re going
to pay per unit, but management takes most of that. We
don’t get paid enough to set up our own homesteads and
cover medical bills. And now with how food costs an arm
and a leg, people can barely feed themselves. We need the
charter government to step in and regulate some kind of
fair wage.”
Cutting planks of wood doesn’t seem very hard; why do
you think you deserve more money? “It’s a lot more than
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just pushing logs into sawblades. We’re under constant
some unleveled two-by-fours and, at worst, causes someone
to lose a limb. Add repetitive stress to our shoulders and
arms on top of all that! These workers have more than
Zalni doesn’t want to make any big decisions right now.
Can you wait until Oskanna gets back? “Look, I doubt
mysterious valley no one can see into. She’s probably dead,
along with all the others she dragged out there. Zalni is
administrating the charter now, and he needs to step
up. He has the authority to make these regulations
happen, and he can’t just keep being cowed by mill
management.”
At this point, the PCs can convince Zalni to
enact wage-protection legislation, speak with
mill management to get them agree to the
workers’ demands, or encourage Ulra to end the
strike and get back to work. The PCs can attempt
a different tactic if they fail at one. The DCs for
the skill checks necessary for these negotiations
are decreased by 2 if the PCs have already
convinced Plaustov’s food suppliers to lower
their prices, as doing so relieves a lot of the
city’s economic pressures.
Speaking with Zalni: The
administrator is reluctant to
authorize a law that prevents
businesses from underpaying their
employees, as Plaustov has operated
fine so far without one. A PC can get him
to change his mind with a successful DC
26 Diplomacy check or DC 28 Intimidate
check; before making their case, each PC
can attempt a secondary DC 16 skill check.
The PCs can decide what secondary skills they
want to use, as long as they can justify how
they relate to the matter of hand. Some examples include: a
Culture check to explain that the laborers’ standard of living
a Medicine check to describe the accidents at the mill in
gruesome detail, or a law-related Profession check to point
out how other systems like the Pact Worlds benefited from
similar legislation. Each success grants a cumulative +1
circumstance bonus to the primary skill check.
Speaking with Management: The PCs can get an audience
with the mill’s board of management—a handful of corporate
humans, androids, and ysoki in suits—with a successful
DC 20 Diplomacy check. The board explains that the mill’s
profits are razor thin, so they can’t afford to raise wages.
A PC can convince them they need to concede to at least
some of Ulra’s demands with a successful DC 26 Diplomacy
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B. LASERWOLF DEN
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check or DC 30 Intimidate check; before making their case,
each PC can attempt a secondary DC 16 skill check. The PCs
can decide what secondary skills they want to use, as long
as they can justify how they relate to the matter of hand.
Some examples include: a Computers check to call up the
mill’s public financial records to see that the chief executive
received a healthy bonus this year, a Sense Motive check to
determine that a few of the board members feel guilty about
how their workers have been living, or a finance-related
Profession check to point out that a wage increase could
actually increase profits. Each success grants a cumulative
+1 circumstance bonus to the primary skill check.
Speaking with Ulra: The PCs might want to try to stop the
strike by convincing Ulra it isn’t worthwhile. Doing so requires
a successful DC 30 Diplomacy check or DC 32 Intimidate check;
before making their case, each PC can attempt a secondary
DC 18 skill check. The PCs can decide what secondary skills
they want to use, as long as they can justify how they relate
to the matter of hand. Some examples include: a Bluff check
to lie about how the management would be more inclined to
make a deal once lumber supplies are steadier, an Engineering
check to suggest mechanical improvements that will make the
workers’ lives easier, or a business-related Profession check
to suggest the mill might fire all of the workers because of
the strike. Each success grants a cumulative +1 circumstance
bonus to the primary skill check.
Development: If the PCs successfully negotiate an end to
the strike, the lumber mill resumes production soon after.
Depending on their tactic, they might have made some
enemies among the workers or the mill’s management. If the
A. QUIET PLAIN
WHISPERS
OF THE
ECLIPSE
PART 1:
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DISTRESS
D. STORM AFTERMATH PART 2:
THE LOST
VALLEY
PART 3:
MOON BASE
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PCs fail at all three approaches (or don’t wish to try one of
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them), the strike continues. At your discretion, the PCs can TOOLBOX
attempt negotiations again later, perhaps after they return
from the moon base.
Treasure: If the PCs successfully speak with Zalni or mill
management, Ulra offers the PCs a well-maintained sintered
greataxe (Starfinder Armory 9, 52) as a token of thanks.
If the PCs convinced Ulra to stand down, Zalni gifts them
with a dented kasa (Armory 112) that he received from the
charter’s funders.
Story Award: If the PCs successfully negotiate an end to
the strike, award them 200 XP.
EVENT 3: THE HIGH COST OF EATING
Certain Plaustov residents who produce the largest portion
of the food supply have started price gouging in response
to the general unrest. While there are other, smaller food
producers, these four have the biggest impact on the
overall market. Bakers, cooks, and others use the raw
ingredients produced by these four and must raise their
prices to compensate. Now everyone hoards food, steals
from neighbors, and hunts and forages on their own, even
in dangerous areas.
Zalni can give the PCs a list of the four biggest suppliers—
Halgeer, Laritna Glarten, Quibo, and Sonnet-376—and the
PCs must negotiate with them to get prices under control.
Each producer agrees only on the condition that the other
three also agree. The PCs can attempt each listed check only
once. The skills and DCs are presented here as a general
guide, but you should permit PCs to attempt creative
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 uses of skills, class abilities, or spells to succeed through
alternate methods.
Halgeer (LG male shobhad): The air around Halgeer’s farm
just north of the city is filled with sweet odors from trees
laden with ripening orange fruit in the spring and summer
or fields of tubers with leafy purple tops in the autumn and
winter. The boisterous shobhad cheerfully greets the PCs. He
has a long beard and wears loose russet clothing. He laughs
and jokes with the PCs until they mention the increase in
his prices or the Ratcashers’ activity, at which point he gets
serious. Halgeer explains that he lost his farm on Akiton to
organized crime, and he isn’t going to let that happen again.
He’s making sure that he can continue to support his farm,
no matter what. A PC can convince him that they’re working
on the Ratcashers situation with a successful DC 20
Diplomacy check, or they can point out that he’s engaging in
equally under-handed behavior by price gouging food with a
successful DC 22 Intimidation check. If the PCs have already
handled the Ratcashers, then the DCs decrease by 4.
Laritna Glarten (N female human): The PCs hear Laritna
Glarten’s dairy before they can see it. Enormous, shaggy
brown ungulates munch on piles of grains, belch loudly, and
make happy trumpeting noises. Laritna wears coveralls and
very thick boots as she works in the dairy. She admits to the
PCs that her production has been much lower and her prices
much higher over the last month. Since the price of grain
went up, her own costs increased. She had to supplement
with other feed for the animals, but now her herd doesn’t
produce as much milk. Several of her animals have also
been sick. She sometimes sells the male and older female
animals to Quibo the butcher, but this illness has made that
impossible. Laritna hasn’t figured out yet that when their food
changed, the animals have started eating more of the native
ground covering, which is currently infested with newly
hatched insects that have an 8-year lifespan and haven’t
appeared before since she arrived on New Harmony. The
insects are poisonous to the livestock. A PC can examine her
animals and the terrain to figure out what causes their illness
with a successful DC 20 Life Science or Medicine check.
Alternatively, the PCs could bring in Laplee the veterinarian
from the Ratcashers’ racetrack, who automatically succeeds
at this check. Once Laritna knows the problem, she can start
treating the grass for the insects. With that issue taken care
of, she’ll agree to lower her prices.
Quibo (N male ysoki): Quibo the butcher runs his
slaughterhouse with the help of his large family. When the
PCs come to call, one of his older children fetches Quibo,
who meets them away from the killing floor. Quibo has
spotted brown fur and wears a bloodstained leather apron
over his regular clothes. He matter-of-factly admits to the
PCs that he’s been holding back the choicest cuts of meat
because he fears for his family with all the city’s unrest.
After he convinced a lot of his kin to join the charter, he
feels responsible for anything bad that happens to them,
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including going hungry. He says something about having
lost one child here already. If the PCs try to probe into
that or mention anything about Oskanna or the missing
team, Quibo becomes agitated. He explains that his oldest
daughter Benila is on the team that went into the Lost
Valley, and he’s concerned about what happened to her. A
PC can relate to his concerns for his family with a successful
DC 18 Culture or Diplomacy check to get him to agree to
increase his supply to market, which will help lower costs.
Sonnet-376 (N female android): The PCs can find the quiet
and reserved android fisher at the Plaustov docks on the
south side of the city. Sonnet-376 has light blue skin with
darker blue circuitry and wears mostly gray coveralls. She
readily admits that she increased her prices for fish when
other food prices went up, as it seemed prudent to keep
pace. She points out that she has had difficulty maintaining
her fishery due to the lumber labor strike. A PC can perform
some repairs on the structure with a successful DC 20
Engineering check, or they can haul some heavy fishing
equipment from under a crumbling awning with a successful
DC 14 Strength check. The DC is reduced by 2 if the PCs
have already negotiated an end to the lumber strike, as more
supplies will soon be available.
Development: If the PCs successfully negotiate with all
four producers, then each of them keeps their word and food
prices begin to drop. If the PCs negotiate with at least two
of the producers, the ones they did convince put pressure
on the others over the following weeks, and food prices
eventually return to normal.
Story Award: If the PCs successfully negotiate with all four
food producers, award them 200 XP.
EVENT 4: REOPENING NIGHT
The Plaustov Theater boarded up its doors a few weeks ago,
and the residents have little else in the way of entertainment.
By helping the owners reopen, the PCs can improve the
city’s morale.
When the PCs investigate the building proper, they spot
a schedule in a glass-fronted case by the boarded-up front
door that lists a variety of performances: comedy, concerts of
different musical styles, and plays. These entries have all been
crossed out by hand with the word “canceled” written at the
top of the schedule. The building’s exterior looks damaged.
A PC who succeeds at a DC 16 Engineering check can tell
that the damage is superficial, and the stability of the entire
structure is fine. A stage entrance at the rear of the theater is
locked (Engineering DC 20) and not boarded over. The interior
rooms are dark and dusty but undamaged. However, the
equipment that runs the lights and sounds has been pulled
out hastily, leaving disconnected wires dangling. Costumes,
props, and other theater ephemera haven’t been taken.
A PC who succeeds at a DC 17 Diplomacy check to gather
information learns that the theater’s owners are a pair of
contemplatives named Hygnus Kor and Ralletin Rad (N
nonbinary contemplatives). They share an apartment a few
blocks from the city hall. The two are initially very suspicious
of the PCs, assuming that they’re enforcers sent by the
Ratcashers. If the PCs made friends with Piblib at Trenches,
then the ysoki can provide an introduction. Otherwise, a PC
must succeed at a DC 18 Diplomacy check to get Hygnus Kor
and Ralletin Rad to talk. The DC of this check is decreased by
4 if the PCs have already defeated the Ratcashers.
Once the PCs earn the theater owners’ trust, they can
ask more about what happened. Below are some possible
questions the PCs might have and the contemplatives’
responses. They speak Common aloud out of courtesy but
often finish each other’s sentences.
Why did you come to New Harmony? “We ran a theater in
Akiton for many years, but it got monotonous. We decided
to come to a new planet for new experiences. It has been a
disappointment so far.”
What happened to your theater? “The Ratcashers
happened to it. We remember them from Akiton. They
asked for money to keep it safe. We refused to pay it, so
they started to destroy it. We tried to keep up with repairs,
but it was too much on top of running the theater. We had
to close.”
What would it take for you to reopen? “The Ratcashers
will never let us operate in peace. They must be dealt with.
Arrested, even. If not, the theater must stay closed, even
though it breaks our hearts.”
It isn’t possible to convince Hygnus Kor and Ralletin Rad
to reopen until the Ratcashers have either been defeated in
combat or convinced to leave the city. Once that happens,
they’re excited to get the theater running again, but there
are some technical problems. First, the building must be
cleaned and repaired before they can safely allow people
back in. Second, they need performers. Many of their acts
have moved to other settlements or gotten other jobs in
Plaustov. The two contemplatives ask the PCs for help with
these tasks.
To repair and clean the theater, the PCs must accomplish at
least three of the following four tasks. If they don’t, opening
night is delayed, and the PCs take a –2 penalty to the checks
for tasks made during the performance. Appropriate class
abilities, spells, or Profession checks can be used in place of
the listed skills at your discretion.
D A PC can repair the exterior of the building with a successful
DC 18 Engineering or Athletics check.
D A PC can fix the electronic equipment that controls
the lights and sound systems with a successful DC 18
Computers or Engineering check.
D Cleaning the inside of the theater doesn’t require a check,
but it does take 6 hours of work; multiple PCs working
together can shorten this time, though they can’t attempt
any of the other tasks. If a PC does this task alone, they
must attempt a DC 12 Fortitude save to not be fatigued for
the performance.
D A PC can advertise the reopening by creating new signage
with a successful DC 18 Culture check.
In addition, Hygnus Kor and Ralletin Rad need help with WHISPERS
the actual show. Since most of their actors and musicians OF THE
either left town or found new work, the contemplatives ask ECLIPSE
the PCs to lend any talents they might have for the grand
reopening performance. Hygnus and Ralletin think that once
they demonstrate that the theater is actually open, they’ll be
able to rehire many of their old performers. Piblib the ysoki
musician who has been busking at Trenches will happily
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CITY IN
help or even star if the PCs ask him to. If Piblib helps, all DISTRESS
DCs for the following skill checks are decreased by 2. A PC
can perform multiple acts if they wish, and if the PCs have
alternate ideas for the show using other skills or special PART 2:
abilities, use these DCs as a guide.
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D A PC can perform with a successful DC 18 check of an
appropriate Charisma-based Profession skill.
D A PC can recite poetry or a dramatic monologue with a PART 3:
successful DC 20 Culture check. MOON BASE
D A PC can execute impressive gymnastics moves or
TERROR
feats of strength with a successful DC 20 Athletics or
Acrobatics check. THE ELVEN
D A PC can help backstage by operating the light and DIASPORA
sound systems with a successful DC 20 Engineering or
Computers check.
ADVENTURE
Development: If the PCs succeed at three skill checks TOOLBOX
during the performance before failing three skill checks,
opening night is a big success, and Hygnus Kor and Ralletin
Rad couldn’t be happier. They begin planning a new season
of shows to continue to delight the Plaustov citizens. If the
PCs fail, the performance receives a lukewarm reception.
The contemplatives are still optimistic, claiming that they’ve
put on worse shows in the past. Hygnus Kor has an idea on
how to make the next performance even more spectacular,
and the two rush off to plan.
Treasure: Hygnus Kor and Ralletin Rad are grateful for the
PCs’ help. If opening night was a success, they offer the PCs a
euphonic musical instrument (Armory 105).
Story Award: If the PCs successfully help reopen the
theater, award them 200 XP.
RETURNING TO CITY HALL
When the PCs have resolved Plaustov’s most pressing issues,
Zalni asks to meet with them again. Read or paraphrase
the following.
“Thank you so much for what you’ve done for Plaustov.
You’ve been able to get the city moving again. I’m afraid
that I am going to ask you for more help, though. It’s
Oskanna. We really need to know what happened to her
and the rest of the team. It could be that they’re dead
out there, but we can’t move forward as a charter unless
we know for certain. The funders of the charter won’t
recognize her as dead until she’s been missing for a year,
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A B L
PC CHARTER

C J K

D H I

E G

F
N 1 HEX = 12 MILES

and well, you can see that my leadership isn’t up to snuff.

We don’t have another team capable of exploring the Lost
Valley safely. Could you track Oskanna’s team to find out
for sure what happened to them? The charter can reward
you for the task.”
Zalni tells the PCs that Oskanna believed the entrance to
the Lost Valley to be in area G. They can leave to explore the
areas surrounding the city at their convenience.
Treasure: If the PCs agree to look for Oskanna, Zalni
offers them 5,000 UPBs up front and another 5,000 UPBs
once they return with information. While this payment is
large, he believes it’s important for the settlement to find
out what happened to Oskanna. He also offers them a basic
porter drone (Armory 102) to help carry their equipment. It’s
theirs to keep after the mission ends.
EXPLORATION ENCOUNTERS
The map above shows the area around Plaustov. The PCs
can explore these hexes as they first travel to Plaustov, as
they begin their search for Oskanna’s team, or any time
later. Until the PCs receive administrative control over this
charter (which occurs at the end of this adventure if the PCs
accept the responsibility), the PCs can explore hexes using
the hexploration rules as described in Starfinder Adventure
Path #40: Planetfall and the Starfinder Galaxy Exploration
Manual, but they can’t claim them.
Descriptions of the encounters found in the hexes within
and near the Lost Valley (areas G through L) appear in Part 2
of the adventure, starting on page 17.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
Each time the PCs enter a hex for the first time, there’s a
chance they have one of the following random encounters;
don’t roll if the hex already has an encounter provided. Use
the following random encounters for this adventure.
D8 Avg CR Encounter
1 5 2 medium air or earth elementals (Starfinder
Alien Archive 46)
2 5 2 Weydani laserwolves (page 15, Starfinder Alien
Archive 2 124)
3 6 2 polyphonic plasms (Starfinder Alien Archive 4
84)
4 6 1 rogue hover drone (Starfinder Alien Archive 3
88)
5 6 2 large predators (Alien Archive 2 102)
6 7 2 ancient lumocanthas (Alien Archive 4 68)
7 7 1 ghost (Alien Archive 2 58)
8 8 2 mountain eels (Alien Archive 78)
A. QUIET PLAIN (CR 7)
This stretch of plain is rather quiet with no sign of local
fauna. A PC who succeeds at a DC 16 Life Science check
or DC 18 Survival check surmises that it could represent
a change in the natural ecosystem, and generally not a
good one. Whether due to pollution, an invasive species, or
something worse, the smaller prey animals have been killed
or driven off.
The map for this encounter appears on page 11.

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 Creatures: Even if the PCs aren’t exploring this hex, they’re The foul reek of death wafts from a small cave in a hillside
ambushed by a pack of Weydani laserwolves—canines similar ahead. The bones of several small beasts are scattered
to tashtaris (Alien Archive 2 124), though less intelligent. across the ground, picked clean of all meat and dried from WHISPERS
These laserwolves were driven from their home by their ill the sun. OF THE
alpha (area B) and are attempting to establish dominance ECLIPSE
over this patch of land. More aggressive than usual, the The map for this encounter appears on page 11.
laserwolves attempt to sneak up on the PCs through the tall Creature: When the PCs approach, a slightly larger
grass, especially if the PCs stop here to camp for the night. Weydani laserwolf emerges from the cave, growling and
If the PCs are in a vehicle, the laserwolves attempt to take pawing aggressively at the ground. This creature is the
out the vehicle with their muzzle beams before setting upon pack’s alpha, and it’s clearly ill. Bits of foam fleck the sides of
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the people inside. its snout, and dark energy clouds the glow from its heart. A DISTRESS
Though the laserwolves are hostile, the PCs can deal with PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Life Science or Medicine check
them in a nonviolent way if they wish. As a standard action, can tell that the alpha is likely suffering from some kind
a PC can attempt a DC 20 Survival check to calm a single of viral infection that causes an inflammation of the brain, PART 2:
laserwolf for 1 round. On a success, that creature takes no similar to canine rabies. This disease has caused the alpha
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aggressive actions on its next turn. As another standard to drive away the older members of the pack but keep the
action, a PC can attempt a second DC 20 Survival check younger pups around to occasionally eat (see Development
against that same laserwolf. On a success, that creature is below). If the PCs make any aggressive moves, the laserwolf PART 3:
calmed for the encounter unless a PC takes a hostile action alpha attacks. MOON BASE
against that laserwolf, which cancels any progress made to
TERROR
calm that animal. LASERWOLF ALPHA CR 7
XP 3,200 THE ELVEN
LASERWOLVES (4) CR 3 Variant tashtari alpha (Alien Archive 2 124) DIASPORA
XP 800 each HP 105
Variant tashtari (Alien Archive 2 124) TACTICS ADVENTURE
HP 40 each During Combat The laserwolf alpha goes straight after the TOOLBOX
TACTICS toughest looking PC and doesn’t back down.
During Combat The laserwolves work together to take Morale Due to its sickness, the laserwolf alpha fights to the
down a single PC at a time. death.
Morale If reduced to 10 Hit Points or fewer, a laserwolf STATISTICS
flees toward the den (area B). Str +4; Dex +5; Con +2; Int –4; Wis +1; Cha –1
STATISTICS Development: If the PCs defeat the laserwolf
Str +2; Dex +4; Con +2; Int –4; Wis +1; Cha –1 alpha, they can peer into the cave
to see a couple of laserwolf
Development: Any calmed or fleeing laserwolves pups being watched
attempt to return to the den in area B. A PC can over by a
follow the animals with a successful DC 14
Survival check; these laserwolves grow more
agitated the closer they get to the den, but they
don’t get closer than 250 feet from it. If all the
laserwolves were killed, a PC can find some old
tracks that lead to the den with a successful DC
20 Survival check.
Story Award: For any laserwolf they successfully
calm for the encounter, award the PCs XP as though
they’d defeated that laserwolf in combat.

B. LASERWOLF DEN (CR 7)

The PCs can find this den
either by following the
tracks of the laserwolves LASERWOLF
they fought in area A or ALPHA
by exploring this hex
as normal.

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 skinny adolescent. The adolescent growls but makes no
move to attack. A PC who succeeds at a DC 14 Life Science
or Medicine check can tell these beasts are malnourished
but otherwise free of the viral infection. If left alone, these
laserwolves will flourish once more, no longer terrorized by
the sick alpha. If the PCs haven’t encountered or only drove
off the laserwolves in area A, those creatures eventually
return to the den. This new pack isn’t aggressive toward
people; however, if the PCs want to build a project on this
hex, they’ll need to figure out a way to deal with the animals,
either killing them or driving them off.
Treasure: A patch of unusual, sweet-smelling plants grows
on the other side of the laserwolf cave. A PC who succeeds
at a DC 12 Life Science or Medicine check knows that these
plants could be used to make sedatives. The plants can be
harvested and sold for 450 credits to a doctor or herbalist;
alternatively, a PC can use them as 50% of the UPB value to
craft up to three tier 2 sedatives.
MALIGN
WHIRLWIND
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C. MAKESHIFT CAMP
A small group attempting to emigrate out of Plaustov by
foot has made camp on this flat stretch of ground. The band,
which consists of a pair of shobhads and a pair of ysokis,
have all their worldly possessions with them in a single
overladen wagon. If asked, the group explains that they
haven’t worked in over a month and hope to find better job
prospects in another charter; it shouldn’t escape the PCs’
notice that the group is heading toward the PCs’ charter.
However, they’ve had to make a semipermanent camp here
because of the laserwolves to the north.
If the PCs have handled the pack of laserwolves, the way
north is safe for this group to proceed. The PCs can tell these
itinerants they would be welcomed into the PCs’ charter
or persuade them to return to Plaustov; doing so doesn’t
require a skill check, as the group is happy for any form of
guidance after living for a week or so in the wilderness. If
the PCs have yet to reach Plaustov and ask the group about
conditions in the city, they recommend the PCs head to the
bar and restaurant called Trenches to get the unfiltered
chatter about Plaustov’s problems.
D. STORM AFTERMATH (CR 7)
While first exploring this hex, the PCs begin to see unusual
signs of destruction: shattered rocks, splintered wood, and
squished corpses of small animals. A PC who succeeds at
a DC 20 Medicine check while examining a corpse or a DC
20 Physical Science check while studying a rock or tree
realizes that it was dropped from a great height.
The map for this encounter appears on page 11.
Creature: A huge air elemental dwells on the plains here,
rushing back and forth through the tall grasses. The outsider
is unusually sensitive to changes in background radiation,
thus, the slow approach of the Culling Shadow has whipped
it into a frenzy. Shortly after the PCs spot the effects of its
rampage, but before they leave the hex, the air elemental
descends upon them. During the fight, a PC who
succeeds at a DC 20 Mysticism check to identify the
creature realizes that it’s far more malevolent than a
typical elemental, likely due to some exterior influence.
MALIGN WHIRLWIND CR 7
XP 3,200
Variant huge air elemental (Alien Archive 46)
CE Huge outsider (air, elemental)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +14
DEFENSE HP 105
EAC 19; KAC 21
Fort +11; Ref +9; Will +6
Defensive Abilities air mastery; DR 5/—; Immunities
elemental immunities
OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft., fly 100 ft. (Su, perfect)
Melee slam +18 (2d6+12 B)
Offensive Abilities whirlwind (2d6+12 B, DC 15, 2/day)
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft.
TACTICS
During Combat The air elemental uses whirlwind and tries
to capture as many PCs as it can. If it captures at least
one PC, the elemental flies up 100 feet and then drops
them. It doesn’t try this tactic on a flying PC. If the PCs
remain in a vehicle too large for the whirlwind to pick
up, the air elemental attacks the vehicle, trying to get
at the people inside. It also pursues the PCs if they try
to retreat.
Morale The elemental fights until destroyed.
STATISTICS
Str +5; Dex +4; Con +2; Int –3; Wis +0; Cha +0
Skills Acrobatics +14 (+22 to fly), Athletics +14
Feats Spring Attack
Languages Auran
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Air Mastery (Ex) Airborne creatures take a –1 penalty to
attack and damage rolls against an air elemental.
Development: If the PCs don’t defeat the air elemental
when they first encounter it, it grows increasingly bold over
the next few days and starts occasionally attacking Plaustov
City. After the PCs return from the Lost Valley, Zalni requests
that the PCs take care of the outsider before agreeing to
allow Plaustov to merge with the PCs’ charter.
Treasure: During its rampage, the air elemental also
smashed some larger boulders to reveal a few deposits
of silver. A PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Perception check
finds the unprocessed silver, which is worth 2,000 credits.
As the metal has industrial applications in addition to being
valuable, there are plenty of buyers for it on New Harmony.
E. PETRIFIED GROVE
A small grove of trees that appear to be made of stone sits
just north of a flourishing forest. A PC who succeeds at a
DC 14 Physical Science check knows that these trees are
naturally petrified, a process that occurs when minerals
replace the organic cells of a plant. This process usually
takes thousands of years, but the leaves on these trees’
branches are also petrified, indicating the mineralization
process happened unusually quickly. A PC who succeeds
at a DC 18 Mysticism check confirms that powerful magic
caused this petrification.
Once this hex is claimed, establishing a nature preserve
project here increases the charter’s Magic score by 1 (in
addition to its normal effect).
F. PLAUSTOV CITY
The charter’s only settlement, called Plaustov City, enjoys a
splendid view of the ocean to the south. It’s a small city with
some of the prefab buildings from its original construction
still visible. Some particular businesses and places the PCs
might want to visit in the city are described in Around
Plaustov City on page 6.
WHISPERS
OF THE
ECLIPSE
PART 2 : THE
LOST VALLEY
PART 1:
CITY IN
DISTRESS
Plaustov’s android administrator Oskanna set off with a team
of six people to explore the Lost Valley, so named because any PART 2:
signals sent into it go dark. A dense jungle fills the valley, but
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VALLEY
there’s more to the visibility issues than simple foliage in the
way. Starship surveillance can’t get any readings whatsoever
from the valley. Cameras can’t take images and scanners PART 3:
return only errors. Furthermore, magical scrying has no effect. MOON BASE
While Oskanna knew that the Lost Valley could be dangerous,
TERROR
she felt that its close proximity to Plaustov required her to
investigate it. If the valley held a threat, Oskanna wanted to THE ELVEN
know. If it didn’t, then it could potentially provide valuable DIASPORA
land for the charter to expand into. However, she and her
team met with an unusual fate (as described in the Adventure
ADVENTURE
Background on page 3). TOOLBOX
When the PCs are ready to search for Oskanna and her
team, Zalni gives them the details of the expedition team,
including pictures and brief descriptions of each person (see
Plaustov Team Dossier below).
If the PCs attempt to perform their own surveillance of
the Lost Valley before entering it, they end up with the same
results that Plaustov’s scientists did. No equipment can get
any kind of reading on what’s in the valley. No cameras can
take images, instead recording only blurred spots or a solid
dark background. A PC who succeeds at a DC 22 Mysticism
check can tell that a subtle but powerful magical field prevents
observation in the area. If a PC simply tries to look into the
jungle (say from a low-flying aircraft), they find it difficult to
hold their gaze on the terrain. When they look away, their
memories as to what they just saw are hazy.
PLAUSTOV TEAM DOSSIER
Oskanna handpicked each member of this team for their
expertise and bravery. The PCs receive a picture of each
member of the missing expedition, along with a brief
description (as found in the Plaustov Team Dossier handout on
page 19). Additional details on most of the team are available
in “Faces of Plaustov” (page 45) if the PCs ask around for
more information.
FURTHER EXPLORATION ENCOUNTERS
The following areas in and close to the Lost Valley appear on
the Plaustov charter map on page 14. Like other areas on that
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 H. TANGLED THICKET I. EMERALD LAKE

J. BERRY CLEARING K. BREEDING GROUND

1 SQUARE = 5 FEET
L. ELVEN RUINS
L3
L7
L3

L6

L2

L3 L4
L3
L3
L1
L5

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 TEAM DOSSIER
OSKANNA
Role: Leader.
Description: Female android with purple
skin, visible circuitry, and short hair.
BENILA
Role: Archaeologist. She is along to help
piece together history of the Lost Valley.
Description: Female ysoki with brown fur,
usually wears goggles.
KALIGUSA JANO MAI GREA
Role: Magical expert. As a priest of Talavet,
she is to examine the strange magical
effects of the valley.
Description: Female kasatha with light blue
skin and white dots on her skull. Wears a
silken veil.
MARITONO ANK
Role: Survival expert. He must ensure that
the expedition proceeds safely through the
wilderness and is also a competent fighter.
map, the PCs can’t claim any of these hexes until they receive
administrative control over the charter, but they’ll need to
explore the hexes to follow Oskanna’s trail (which follows the
dotted line on the map).
The dense jungle valley in area G lies beyond the mountain
pass and has a number of common features. The verdurous
canopy high above filters out most sunlight, leaving the
ground below in dim light. The concentration of plants and
occasional patches of mud make driving a vehicle through
these hexes difficult; their speeds are reduced to one-quarter
their normal, meaning it’s likely easier to walk. A PC who
succeeds at a DC 18 Life Science check or is from Castrovel
notices that the foliage here looks quite similar to parts of
Castrovel’s wilderness. The Lost Valley’s unexplained signal-
blocking properties continue inside the valley itself, with
cameras and scanners not working properly. Comm units are
also unreliable within the Lost Valley, making it dangerous
for a group to split up. Telepathic communication still works,
however, as long as all parties are within the valley.
Even without broad leaves or thick tree trunks in the way,
vision grows hazy and indistinct at far distances. It’s common
for the PCs to feel like their eyes (or other precise sensory
organs) are playing tricks on them. In addition, creature
companions act skittish within the valley’s boundaries (though
this doesn’t prevent their use). A PC who succeeds at a DC 20
Mysticism check can tell that these effects are caused by a
subtle magical force at work throughout the whole valley.
WHISPERS
OF THE
Description: Male korasha with pronounced ECLIPSE
green marks on face.
ONTIO AYTRO
Role: Engineer and tech expert. They are to
analyze the signal-blocking properties of
PART 1:
the Lost Valley and keep all of the team’s
CITY IN
equipment working.
DISTRESS
Description: Nonbinary human with dark
skin, brown eyes, and shoulder-length
black hair.
PART 2:
RASHTUNG THE LOST
Role: Botanist. She is on the mission VALLEY
to study the flora of the Lost Valley.
Description: Female ikeshti with red scales
and faint yellow stripes. PART 3:
MOON BASE
RJ GRADITON TERROR
Role: Medic. He is here to provide medical
aid to anyone injured during the expedition.
Description: Male human with red skin and THE ELVEN
blue hair. DIASPORA
ADVENTURE
TOOLBOX
For some additional flavor during the PCs’ trek through the
wilderness, you can use the following incidental encounters.
Abandoned Nest: The PCs stumble across a 40-foot-wide
circle of stones on the ground, lined with dried leaves along
the bottom. A PC who succeeds at a DC 17 Perception check
finds a brown feather tucked between two of the stones,
almost 3 feet long and surprisingly tough. A PC who succeeds
at a DC 16 Life Science or Survival check realizes these stones
formed a nest of some kind, but it has been long abandoned.
Bird Mimics: The PCs come across a grove of colorful birds
that are about 3 feet tall. The area is noisy with their singing.
If the PCs say anything aloud, the birds start repeating it
and then incorporate the PCs’ speech into their songs.
Camp Remnants: A PC who succeeds at a DC 16 Perception
check comes across an area of undergrowth that has been
purposefully cleared away. A PC who then succeeds at a DC
20 Survival check can tell from various prints in the soft
ground that the spot was used as a campground for seven
humanoids, most likely the Plaustov team.
Dinosaur Footprint: A PC who succeeds at a DC 16 Survival
check spots a large footprint in the mud. A PC who then
succeeds at a DC 20 Life Science check confirms that the print
came from a huge dinosaur. It’s unclear whether the dinosaur
is herbivorous or not.
Pterosaur Flock: As the PCs move through a clearing in
the jungle, getting a rare unobstructed glimpse of the sun
overhead, a series of shadows darken the area as a flock of
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 pterosaurs passes overhead. They loop around the clearing
several times before descending toward a point to the east.
Root Tracks: A PC who succeeds at a DC 16 Survival check
notices drag tracks through the dirt. A PC who then succeeds
at a DC 20 Life Science check recognizes them as the signs
of an ambulatory plant, which is usually dangerous.
Rune Marks: A PC who succeeds at a DC 16 Perception
check notices some runes marked in chalk on a tree. A PC who
succeeds at a DC 20 Mysticism check can surmise that these
markings were made by the Plaustov team as they attempted
to triangulate a magical signature.
G. MOUNTAIN PASS
Oskanna and her team drove a large hovertruck to the
mountain pass that leads into the Lost Valley, but at
Rashtung’s request, they left it behind to continue the
expedition on foot to prevent damage to the local flora. The
PCs can quickly spot the vehicle as they travel through this
hex to reach the jungle beyond. Within the vehicle, the PCs
can find a few personal effects and some trash placed in a
bag for disposal later but nothing of value. A spare personal
ANCIENT
LUMOCANTHA
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comm unit was left on one of the seats. A blinking red light
indicates it holds a recorded voice message: a note from
Oskanna to Zalni informing him of their decision to ditch
the truck in case someone from Plaustov should stumble
across it.
The pass into the mountains is a few miles long, and each
PC experiences an unpleasant, sickening sensation when they
reach the halfway point as they cross into the Lost Valley
proper. At the end of the pass, the PCs see the beginning of a
trail left by Oskanna’s team, as even without a vehicle, they
couldn’t avoid leaving tracks and pushing aside some of the
plants. This trail leads to area H.
H. TANGLED THICKET (CR 5)
The jungle of this area of the Lost Valley is particularly
abundant, with nearly impenetrable thickets of trees,
bushes, and vines. Following the Plaustov team’s trail, the
PCs notice a change in the tracks near a heavy thicket of
colorful blossoming plants. Patches of the ground are stained
bright red and orange, while the explorer’s tracks become
deeper and spaced farther apart. A PC who succeeds at a
DC 18 Survival check realizes that the team started running
at this point.
The map for this encounter appears on page 18.
Creature: Before the PCs can analyze the stains or tracks
any further, an ancient lumocantha—a large and dangerous
ambulatory plant—emerges from the thicket to attack.
Unlike most lumocanthas from the Veskarium or the Pact
Worlds, this one is extremely aggressive, thanks to repeated
exposures to the negative energy of the Culling Shadow
over the centuries.
ANCIENT LUMOCANTHA CR 5
XP 1,600
HP 70 (Alien Archive 4 68)
TACTICS
During Combat The lumocantha preferentially attacks
any PCs stained by a dye capsule. If no one has been
dyed, it attacks the nearest PC.
Morale The lumocantha is mindless and fights to the
death, but it also doesn’t pursue the PCs. If the PCs
all retreat more than 100 feet from the lumocantha
and stop attacking for an entire round, it also stops
attacking. If the PCs attack again, it doesn’t stop
attacking until it dies.
Development: Several dozen yards away from the
lumocantha’s thicket, the Plaustov team’s trail returns to
normal on its way to area I.
Treasure: The PCs can remove the dye capsules
from the lumocantha with a successful DC 18
Life Science, Survival, or Medicine check. The dye
capsules can be used to fabricate two dye grenades
II (Alien Archive 4 69) or sold to Plaustov residents for
500 credits, as the crimson dye is well-suited to Akitonian sized for a Small creature. The clothing is starting to mildew
sartorial sensibilities. after sitting in the water for this long, but it doesn’t have
any tears or holes that would indicate injuries to the person WHISPERS
I. EMERALD LAKE (CR 7) who wore them. A PC who succeeds at a DC 15 Survival OF THE
Due to the algae within, the shining waters of this wide lake check realizes that the plesiosaur likely dragged some of ECLIPSE
are a brilliant green. Various reeds with similar coloring grow the team’s backpacks into the lake or something similar. The
just off the stony shore. A PC who succeeds at a DC 12 Life Plaustov team’s trail leads away from the lake, toward area J.
Science, Physical Science, or Survival check knows that this Treasure: The PCs can find an advanced medkit among
coloration is a natural occurrence, and the water is safe to the remnants of the camp, dropped by the Plaustov team
swim in and even drink (though it tastes a little musty). while fleeing. If the PCs try to return it once they reach the
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CITY IN
As the PCs approach the shore, they can see some moon base, the Plaustov team tells the PCs to keep it. DISTRESS
clothing tangled in the reeds at the surface of the lake. Dyed
in the bright colors popular among Plaustov’s residents, J. BERRY CLEARING (CR 6)
the cloth is easy to spot against the green of the waters. A This stretch of jungle gives way to a clearing with several PART 2:
PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Perception or Survival check bushes, their branches heavy with juicy-looking yellow
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VALLEY
notices signs of a struggle on the shore of the lake nearest berries. A PC trained in Life Science can tell that the berries
the clothing: broken reeds, drag marks in the mud, and a few are safe to eat, and anyone who tastes one finds it sweet and
bullet casings. delicious. A PC who spends any time picking some berries PART 3:
The map for this encounter appears on page 18. and succeeds at a DC 24 Perception check notices MOON BASE
Creature: Oskanna and her team spent one a lone boot tucked under one bush,
TERROR
evening camping on the lake’s shore, not realizing its toe splattered with a bit
that a large and vicious plesiosaur—a large of dried blood. That PC THE ELVEN
marine dinosaur—calls the waters home. can act on the surprise DIASPORA
It attacked several of the team as round when a pack
they tried to rinse out the dye stains of hungry dinosaurs
ADVENTURE
from their lumocantha encounter in emerges from the TOOLBOX
the lake. The team made it out but closest tree line.
left their belongings in the lake, as
they were unwilling to risk facing the
plesiosaur again to retrieve them.
If any PC sets foot in the lake or flies
over the lake and descends low enough
to grab the clothing, the plesiosaur attacks,
fiercely defending its home.

PLESIOSAUR CR 7
XP 3,200
HP 105 (Alien Archive 2 38)
TACTICS
During Combat The plesiosaur prefers to stay
in the water, and so preferentially attacks PCs
in the lake followed by those on the shore that
it can reach from the water. If the PCs stay at
range and attack it, however, the plesiosaur
leaves the water to fight on land. The dinosaur
doesn’t travel more than 40 feet from the lake to
pursue the PCs if they retreat.
Morale The plesiosaur retreats deep into the lake if
reduced to fewer than 20 Hit Points.

Development: Whether the PCs kill the plesiosaur or drive

PLESIOSAUR
it deeper into the lake, they can retrieve the clothing from
the surface without further disruption. They find various
bits of clothing sized for Medium creatures as well as a shirt

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 The map for this encounter appears on page 18.
Creatures: A pack of three dromaeosaurids—small, fast, and
aggressive feathered dinosaurs—use this clearing as a kind of
trap when they wish to feed, attacking any prey who stop
to eat the berries. They’ve been quietly peering at the PCs
from hiding places in the nearby foliage. After a few minutes,
they charge out to take down the PCs. The Plaustov team
was similarly ambushed, but they fended off the dinosaurs
with only a few injuries. The boot belonged to Maritono,
who took a nasty talon swipe during the battle. A PC who
succeeds at a DC 22 Perception check during the battle (or a
DC 18 Medicine or Perception check while examining a dead
or unconscious dromaeosaurid after the fight) sees that one
of the dinosaurs has scales marked with distinctive burns left
by glancing blows from a laser weapon.
The dromaeosaurids pursue the PCs for a few miles if they
flee but give up to look for easier prey if unable to catch up.
DROMAEOSAURIDS (3) CR 3
XP 800 each
HP 45 each (Alien Archive 2 38)
TACTICS
During Combat The dromaeosaurids use their pounce
ability at the start of combat and whenever they can
charge. The three fight as a pack, ganging up on the
weakest-looking PC.
Morale The dromaeosaurids are looking for an easy meal,
not a battle to the death. Each dromaeosaurid withdraws
from combat if reduced to 10 or fewer Hit Points.
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Development: On the other side of the clearing, the PCs
can pick up the Plaustov team’s trail once again, heading
toward area K.
K. BREEDING GROUND (CR 7)
A humongous thick-trunked tree stands near the center of
this hex, the broad leaves of its many branches creating a
sturdy canopy that blocks out most light and rain. For that
reason, the ground in a wide circle underneath is much drier
and less green than the rest of the jungle. The area in the
tree’s shadow is used as a breeding ground for a species of
dinosaur unique to Weydana-4 (see Creatures on page 23).
As the PCs approach the breeding ground, they have a
chance to spot signs of it before stumbling across it. A PC
who succeeds at a DC 22 Perception check notices some
large pieces of leathery eggshell on the ground. A PC who
then succeeds at a DC 18 Life Science can tell that the shell
comes from an egg-laying reptile, likely a huge dinosaur given
the other inhabitants of the valley. It is fresh, as the creature
hatched from it only a few days ago. Alternatively, a PC who
succeeds at a DC 20 Survival check spots tracks of the local
dinosaurs leading toward the breeding ground; the tracks
look like they come from the same type of dinosaur, though in
varying sizes, which indicates packs of juveniles and adults.
The Plaustov team’s trail heads in the same direction.
If they discovered either clue, the PCs notice the breeding
ground before stepping into it. They can see several
weydanasauruses (see Creatures on page 23) near the tree’s
trunk, with one baby dinosaur breaching the shell of an egg.
If the PCs wish, they can try not to disturb this family by
sneaking along the outskirts of the breeding ground. Each
PC must attempt a DC 21 Stealth check; if at least three PCs
succeed at this check, they pass by and pick up the team’s
trail on the other side. If the PCs didn’t find the clues or at
least half of the group fails the Stealth check, a mated pair
of weydanasauruses spot the group.
The map for this encounter appears on page 18.
Creatures: The Plaustov team discovered a new species of
dinosaur outside the breeding ground. This herbivore has a
brightly colored spiny ridge along its back and a plated ridge
on its head, forming natural armor. It also has six total limbs.
Oskanna dubbed it the weydanasaurus, and though these
dinosaurs were calm and docile when first encountered,
it’s now their hatching season. A pair of mated adults in
an ornery mood protect their recently hatched young and
attack anything that comes close to their breeding grounds,
including the PCs.
WEYDANASAURUSES (2) CR 5
XP 1,600 each
HP 70 each (page 53)
TACTICS
During Combat When close enough, one of the
weydanasauruses initiates a spiny display. On following
rounds, each dinosaur tries to grab a PC to rake them
with its many talons. If the PCs retreat from the
breeding ground, the weydanasauruses don’t pursue
farther than 100 feet.
Morale The weydanasauruses fight to the death to protect
their young.
Development: The Plaustov team’s trail continues to area L.
Story Award: If the PCs avoid combat by successfully
sneaking past the weydanasauruses, award them XP as
though they’d defeated the dinosaurs in combat.
L. ELVEN RUINS
After days of travel through the perilous jungle, the PCs
track the Plaustov team to a set of strange ruins, which
further indicate (along with the Marixah geo-laboratory from
“Planetfall” and the buried kasathan mission from “Serpents
in the Cradle”) that Weydana-4 was occupied at some point in
the past. This site is what remains of a short-lived settlement of
elves from ancient Castrovel thousands of years ago, looking
for another Golarion-like planet they could inhabit centuries
after Earthfall—a shower of falling stars that left Golarion
almost uninhabitable for a long time. They were drawn to
Weydana-4 by the similarity of the terrain to their home
planet. The elves traveled here using powerful teleportation
magic and spent a few months establishing this settlement,
expecting to expand afterward. Their initial buildings included
a powerful magical field to prevent detection as well as a
scrying pool that allowed them to spot the Azlanti moon base.
Terrified of what the Azlanti had done on Golarion in the past
and unaware that every base inhabitant had long died, the
elves quickly packed up and returned home, leaving only a WHISPERS
mystery for those who would later explore this valley. OF THE
The Plaustov team was understandably intrigued by the ECLIPSE
discovery of the elven ruins. They set up camp next to the
site as they began to excavate and explore, taking careful
notes about their discoveries. Benila, the archaeologist, led
this part of the expedition. They walked to different parts
of the ruins to investigate, taking their backpacks loaded
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CITY IN
with their scientific equipment and most of their survival DISTRESS
gear, but leaving the camp set up to return to each night.
When the Plaustov team found the scrying pool, they were
intrigued by the vision of the moon base that appeared PART 2:
once activated. Kalitona, a priest of Talavet, tried to cast a
THE LOST
VALLEY
spell to capture the image despite the strange magic of the
valley preventing such activities. The ritual interacted in an
unexpected way with the scrying pool, instantly teleporting PART 3:
them all to the picture in the pool, the Azlanti moon base. MOON BASE
Read or paraphrase the following as the PCs arrive.
TERROR
The dense foliage gives way to a glade containing a strange THE ELVEN
and ancient set of ruins. The stone structures have long DIASPORA
since crumbled, but the foundations remain visible even
with the thick covering of plants growing over many of
ADVENTURE
them. Near the ruined buildings are five modern tents, one TOOLBOX
of which is toppled over. Leaves and debris fill a recently
built fire pit. Several sections of the ruins have been
painstakingly cleared, cleaned, and labeled.
Most of the plant overgrowth covering the buildings is
difficult terrain (where noted on the map on page 18).
L1. PLAUSTOV TEAM CAMPSITE
While searching the five tents, including the one toppled
over, the PCs find a few personal effects in each tent, such as
clothing and sleeping bags, but no backpacks or electronics.
Much of the clothing is Akitonian in style, which a PC can
recognize with a successful DC 14 Culture check. A PC who
succeeds at a DC 15 Survival check while looking at the
collapsed tent can tell that it fell down during a rainstorm
several weeks ago. There are no signs of foul play, such as
tears in the tents or bloodstains. A PC who examines the fire
pit and succeeds at a DC 18 Survival check estimates that
the fire pit was built rather quickly and hasn’t seen use in
about 4 or 5 weeks. A PC who examines the tracks around
the campsite and succeeds at a DC 18 Survival check can
confirm that all seven members of the team were present
and walking around at the campsite.
L2. EXCAVATED HOME
The ruins nearest the campsite are of a former residential
building and show obvious indicators of examination by the
Plaustov team. Plant material has been cut back, revealing
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 the ruins. Small, numbered cards sit in the dirt next to each
interesting feature, the most striking of which is a single
faint word—“Home”—carved into one of the stones in Elven.
A PC who can read Elven recognizes the word, as does a PC
who succeeds at a DC 20 Culture check to decipher writing.
A PC who succeeds at a DC 22 Culture or Physical Science
check while examining the ruins puts their approximate age
at several thousand years old.
L3. COVERED RUINS
The PCs might try uncovering some of the other ruins
(all marked L3) as they search for what happened to the
Plaustov expedition. Carefully removing the plants and
vines choking an entire building takes 8 hours of work
by at least two characters; each additional character who
helps reduces this time by 1 hour. At your discretion, clever
uses of abilities or spells can speed up this process. Once a
structure is cleared, a PC can attempt a DC 22 Culture check
to surmise its original use. The approximately 15 buildings
here include additional personal residences, a shared
cooking area, a workshop, a communal meeting space, and a
temple. A PC who succeeds at a DC 24 Culture or Mysticism
check while inside the temple identifies aged icons that
represent ancient elven deities: Findeladlara, god of cities
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and stars; Ketephys, god of nature and secrets; and Yuelral,
god of knowledge and magic. A PC who succeeds at a DC 22
Engineering check can tell that the buildings were largely
constructed elsewhere and then installed here.
L4. DESTROYED PORTAL
At the eastern edge of the glade, there’s a large circular stone
gate about 40 feet in diameter, a section of its keystone
arch missing. This remains are all that’s left of the powerful
magical portal that the elves of ancient Castrovel used to
travel to this system and how they returned, destroying it as
they used it for the last time so the Azlanti couldn’t follow.
A PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Culture or Mysticism check
recognizes the style of the archway is similar to that of the
elven aiudara, the mythical “elf gates” used for teleportation
on Castrovel.
L5. ANCIENT MINE
Another strange feature at the southern edge of the glade
is an entrance to a deep pit where the elves used to mine
stone and gems. A downward sloping pathway curves as it
enters the earth and becomes a dark tunnel. More graceful
and stylish than most utilitarian mines, the smooth walls of
the tunnel were clearly shaped by magic. After descending
for 100 feet, the tunnel ends in an ancient cave-in.
Treasure: A PC who succeeds at a DC 18 Perception check
at the dead end notices a pile of lighter-colored stones. A
PC who then succeeds at a DC 16 Physical Science check
recognizes them as valuable geodes, their interiors containing
bright purple crystal formations. These 8 geodes are worth
500 credits each.
L6. KNOTTED TREE (CR 8)
An enormous, knotted tree stands in the middle of the
ancient ruins, surrounded by broken glass and weeds.
A druid among the elven expedition had brought many
samples of Castrovelian plant life along to study how
they would grow on this planet. Many flourished and
integrated with Weydana-4’s extant flora—the PCs
even encountered some within their own charter in
the previous adventure. Others were left behind in
a kind of magical stasis that has lasted for hundreds
of centuries.
Creature: Several decades ago, the stasis
field on a moonflower sapling, taken from the
island of Feylonar on Castrovel, failed after all
these millennia. The sapling took root in the rich
soil around the tree. The moonflower isn’t normally
aggressive, but it grew irritable because of the recent
burst of magical energy from the scrying pool (area L7)
when the Plaustov team had its accident. Unable
to tell the PCs apart from those who caused this
aggravation, the moonflower waits for them to
get close to the tree and then attacks.
MOONFLOWER CR 8
XP 4,800
HP 125 (Alien Archive 2 84)
TACTICS
During Combat The moonflower uses light pulse to attempt
to blind any close PCs, then focuses attacks on anyone
engaging it in melee or the closest PC, whichever poses
the most danger.
Morale The moonflower slowly tries to withdraw once it’s
reduced to 35 Hit Points or fewer.
Development: If the moonflower manages to withdraw, it
leaves the glade entirely and finds another spot in the jungle
to take root.
L7. SCRYING POOL (CR 6)
A walled, open-air pavilion mostly untouched by overgrowth
still stands among other buildings that have nearly crumbled
into rubble. Within, there’s a raised black basin about 1 foot
high filled with clear, still water. Half-erased runes in a
delicate Elven script cover the exterior of the basin walls.
A PC who reads Elven can recognize enough words to know
that the pool has divination effects. A PC who casts detect
magic identifies the pool as a 14th-level item. A PC who
succeeds at a DC 15 Survival check or a DC 18 Perception
check realizes that it’s odd that the pool is completely free
of fallen leaves or other debris.
Trap: The scrying pool is magically protected against use
by intruders. Though the magic of that precaution faded
over millennia, the burst of energy caused by the Plaustov
team’s accidental teleportation reactivated it. The elves had
a password to disable this magic. Any PC who speaks Elven
gains a +2 circumstance bonus to the Perception check to
notice this trap.
SCRYING POOL TRAP CR 6
XP 2,400
Type magical; Perception DC 29; Disable Mysticism DC 24
(counteract the magic)
Trigger touch; Reset none
Effect burst of psychic energy (5d12; this is a mind-
affecting effect); Will DC 16; multiple targets (all
creatures with an Intelligence score within 10 feet of the
scrying pool)
Development: Once the PCs disable the pool’s magical
protection or have suffered its effects, they experience a very
realistic group hallucination triggered by the pool’s latent
divination powers. Read or paraphrase the following.
The water in the pool begins to shimmer as a dense fog
slowly forms on the surface, pouring over the containing
wall and spreading over the ground. In an instant, the sky
turns dark, and a full moon shines above, larger than it has
ever appeared before. For a moment, everything is still.
Then, a creeping shadow starts at one edge and slowly
covers the entirety of the moon, leaving the sky almost WHISPERS
pitch black. An ominous presence lurks somewhere in this OF THE
darkness, but before it can reveal itself, the light returns as ECLIPSE
the full moon seems to move toward New Harmony.
The moon looms impossibly close in the sky, revealing
individual craters and hills on its surface. Nestled in one
basin is an unusual set of buildings made of brass, defended
by antiquated artillery pointing in all directions. Somehow,
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CITY IN
the sounds of battle and panic emerge from within, almost DISTRESS
drowning out the noise of mechanical whirring and clicking.
A male voice shouts, “Benila! Look out!”
Suddenly, the sky returns to normal. The image of the PART 2:
strange structure on the moon remains visible on the pool’s
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VALLEY
surface, though now completely silent.
The PCs should recognize the name “Benila” from their PART 3:
dossier on the Plaustov team. A PC who succeeds at a DC MOON BASE
18 Mysticism check can surmise that something happened
TERROR
when the Plaustov team encountered the scrying pool,
resulting in them being teleported to this mysterious moon THE ELVEN
base. Unfortunately, there’s no way to repeat that accident DIASPORA
or even alter the image that appears on the pool’s surface.
For now, it’s impossible to tell who else from the Plaustov
ADVENTURE
team still lives. TOOLBOX
A PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Physical Science check
can remember landmarks from the moon visible during the
vision. These landmarks make it easier for the PCs to find
the moon base from their starship in Part 3. Unfortunately,
any attempts to photograph or otherwise record the pool’s
surface don’t work, as the magic of the Lost Valley continues
to prevent it.
OUT OF THE VALLEY
The only clue the PCs have to the Plaustov team’s location
is the vision they just experienced. If it’s to be believed, the
Plaustov team are on the moon with no way to get home
and likely in danger. Unfortunately, due to the Lost Valley’s
magical signal-blocking properties, the PCs can’t get a
message to Plaustov or to their own charter until they leave.
Once out of the valley, the PCs can contact Zalni in Plaustov
City or Erizand in their own charter (or both) to apprise them
of the situation. If they need supplies, they might want to
make a quick stop at Plaustov City, but otherwise, they
probably want to return to their home settlement to prepare
for a journey to the moon. If the PCs try to send a message
to the Plaustov team via comms, they receive no response or
even any indication that it was received.
The PCs aren’t on a deadline to rescue the Plaustov
team, but since the PCs don’t know whether the explorers
have enough supplies to eat and drink or power to keep
environmental protections running, the PCs should feel like
time is of the essence.
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PART 3 : MOON
BASE TERROR
T h e
vision the PCs experienced showed the latest skirmish
the Plaustov team had against the moon base’s Azlanti
clockwork guardians during an attempt to scavenge fuel
to keep the portable generator running. The team members
returned to their safe zone while sustaining only minor
injuries, thanks to Oskanna’s newfound undead abilities.
The rest of the team is grateful for her help in these
situations, but they grow increasingly uncomfortable with
her transformation.
Oskanna is fighting a personal battle. She cares for her
team, but the corrupting influence of Misaxenoi’s whispers
is twisting that compassion into an urge to kill the team and
make them into voidshard vampires as well, which would
stop them from experiencing the agony of a slow death
stranded on the base. Thus far, Oskanna is winning against
the corrupting influences, but the stakes continue to grow
higher as food supplies run low. The rest of the team
have discussed trying to get communications equipment
from the moon base to try to contact New Harmony, but
Oskanna has held firm that this plan wouldn’t work and
isn’t worth the risk of encountering the sceaduinar. The
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CLOCKWORK
AUTOMATA
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Plaustov team is stuck in a tense situation that only the
PCs can alleviate.
OUTFITTING A STARSHIP
To reach the moon, the PCs will need a starship. Whether
they design it themselves or gain access to it another
way, it should be a tier 6 starship. If they contact their
advisor, Erizand, as they leave the Lost Valley, he can have
the vessel ready for them by the time they return to their
home settlement.
Since the PCs don’t know what might await them on
the moon (or the journey there), their starship should be
ready for a fight; they shouldn’t neglect to prepare armor,
weapons, and shields. Computers will, of course, aid them
in starship role checks. They won’t need a Drift engine to
reach the moon, but the PCs might want to install one for
future use. If the players aren’t interested in designing
their own starship, give them the choice between a
Dashadz Wayfarer (Starfinder Starship Operations Manual
94) or an Idaran Thunderbolt (Starship Operations Manual
95) as a supply ship or mercenary vessel that Erizand
commandeered for the PCs’ use. Remember to adjust the
stats of those vessels to reflect the PCs’ skill ranks.
If the PCs lack any key starship skills or need a larger
crew, they can recruit people from Plaustov or from their
own charter. When they arrive on the moon, though, such
NPCs should remain in the starship while the PCs explore
the Azlanti base, as it will be far too dangerous for other
crew members otherwise.
EVENT 5: FLY ME TO THE MOON (CR 7)
Once the PCs have their starship, they can launch for the
moon whenever they’re ready. It takes 1d2 hours to reach
the upper atmosphere of New Harmony and another 1d8
hours to reach the moon’s orbit. The PCs must then locate
the base’s exact position. While the moon has no other
structures, without precise coordinates, the base is
still small enough relative to the moon’s size that
finding it will take a significant amount of work.
The PC acting as science officer must succeed
at a DC 22 Computers check to find the moon
base using the starship’s scanners. If any of the
PCs succeeded at the Physical Science check to
remember the landmarks from the vision in Part 2,
the DC of this check is lowered by 2. A single check
represents 1 hour of work, but a PC can attempt the
check as many times as necessary until they locate
the moon base.
Starship Combat: When the Plaustov team arrived on
Weydana-4’s moon, its presence awakened long-dormant
automated defenses, both within the base and in its
airspace. When the PCs’ starship gets close to the moon
base, it’s detected by ancient Azlanti scanners and triggers
a dangerous response.

Several ancient Azlanti clockwork automata are
deployed to stop the PCs’ approaching starship. If the PCs
located the moon base in 2 hours or fewer after reaching
orbit, then the base deploys two automata. If the PCs took
longer than 2 hours, the base deploys three automata as
the systems had additional time to power up.
These crewless vessels look much different than the
starships and automated drones common elsewhere in the
galaxy. They look like glass spheres, their interiors filled
with wheels and cogs spinning furiously. The automata fire
on the PCs’ starship from different arcs, if possible. The
automata attack until they’re destroyed.
AZLANTI CLOCKWORK AUTOMATA (3) TIER 2
Tiny fighter
Speed 8; Maneuverability good (turn 1)
AC 18; TL 18
HP 35; DT —; CT 7
Shields basic shields 40 (forward 10, port 10, starboard
10, aft 10)
Attack (Forward) aeon casterSOM (3d4; 10 hexes),
micromissile battery (2d6; 20 hexes)
Attack (Aft) coilgun (4d4; 20 hexes)
Power Core heavy clockworks (120 PCU); Drift Engine
none; Systems basic medium-range sensors, mk
2 duonode computer, mk 4 armor, mk 4 defenses;
Expansion Bays none
Modifiers +2 to any 2 checks per round, +2 Computers
(sensors only), +1 Piloting; Complement automated
WHISPERS
OF THE
ECLIPSE
PART 1:
CITY IN
DISTRESS
PART 2:
THE LOST
VALLEY
PART 3:
MOON BASE
TERROR
THE ELVEN
DIASPORA
ADVENTURE
CREW TOOLBOX
Clockwork Brain Computers +7 (2 ranks), gunnery +6
(2nd level), Piloting +12 (2 ranks)
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Automated (Ex) An ancient Azlanti clockwork automaton
has no crew, though it has a hybrid clockwork brain
that can perform most crew actions. The clockwork
brain can perform gunner, pilot, and science officer
actions as if it had a crew of three. When a clockwork
automaton takes a critical damage effect, it instead
loses the ability to use one of its weapons (chosen
randomly) during the next gunnery phase.
Development: The moon base’s scanning systems sat
neglected for many years and are no longer in full working
condition. After launching the clockwork automata, the
base’s scanners break and can’t mount more air defenses.
If the PCs’ starship is reduced to 0 Hull Points by the
clockwork automata, the Azlanti ships attempt to return to
their docking pods, but without a connection to the base’s
scanners, they haphazardly crash into the moon’s surface.
Whether or not the PCs succeed in the starship combat, the
base’s systems can’t launch any more clockwork automata
against them.
The PCs’ scanners show that a flat bit of ground adjacent
to the moon base where they can land their starship. There
also appears to be an airlock entrance to the base a few
hundred feet from that space. This way in is the only one
visible from the PCs’ position in orbit.
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M3 M4 M3

M3
M1

M5

M3
M2
M6

M3
N
1 SQUARE = 5 FEET

N. COMMAND DOME

N3 N2

N5 N1

N4 N4

N4 N4

N
N4 N4
1 SQUARE = 5 FEET

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 Story Award: If the PCs defeat the clockwork automata,
award them 3,200 XP.
AZLANTI MOON BASE
As the PCs land near the base, read or paraphrase
the following.
Two metallic domes, connected by a length of enclosed
walkway, cast deep shadows across the cratered landscape.
Myriad thick brass gears cover the dome’s walls and surround
a set of large doors into one dome, occasionally ticking. A shiny
emblem of a red gem in the center of a spiral galaxy can be seen
on the doors. Metallic cylinders poke from the ground at regular
intervals around the entire structure, looking like nothing so
much as an old pirate ship’s cannons, ready to blast.
From the defensive weapons to the domes’ sturdy
construction, this structure was clearly designed for a
military purpose. The thick metal walls and accompanying
invisible magical wards allow it to withstand almost any
attack. It has one entrance—the airlock door several dozen
yards from the landing site.
From their starship, the PCs can scan the base to reveal
that there are five humanoid life signs within; neither the
sceaduinar nor Oskanna register as living beings. A PC who
succeeds at a DC 15 Engineering check while examining
readouts of scans of the structure can tell that the
construction techniques used are thousands of years old, as
evidenced by the dependence on clockwork mechanisms. A
PC who then succeeds at a DC 18 Engineering or Mysticism
check realizes that the energy created by the winding
of springs behind the gear must be amplified by magical
means to provide enough power for such a large structure.
A PC who succeeds at a DC 16 Culture check recognizes the
emblem as that of the Azlanti Star Empire, though some
subtle differences mark it as being possibly outdated. If
the result of the check exceeds the DC by 5 or more, the
PC knows that the ancient Azlanti of Golarion were once
known for being pioneers in clockwork technology; their
descendants likely brought similar mechanical marvels
with them from the lost planet, but the Star Empire hasn’t
used clockwork tech for quite some time.
The base’s exterior walls function as starship exterior
bulkheads, and the interior walls and doors are as tough as
starship interior walls. The interior rooms and hallways of
the base have 15-foot-high ceilings unless otherwise noted.
The base has artificial gravity that mimics normal gravity as
well as breathable atmosphere and lighting, with all systems
powered by the base’s hybrid clockworks. The Plaustov
team managed to activate these facilities when they arrived.
Most areas are lit with dim light from glowing safety lights,
but all rooms and hallways have switches that change the
illumination to normal light (and back again); these switches
can be turned on and off with a move action.
M. BARRACKS DOME
The dome closest to the landing site features the structure’s
only entrance. It served as a barracks for low-ranking WHISPERS
soldiers and held the base’s maintenance areas. Now, it OF THE
functions as the Plaustov team’s only redoubt of safety. ECLIPSE
M1. LANDING SITE (CR 9)
The PCs must traverse the space between their ship and
the base’s airlock. The moon has low gravity and a severely
thin atmosphere. Though they won’t likely be outside
PART 1:
CITY IN
long enough to feel the effects of the atmosphere, PCs DISTRESS
who need to breathe might want to activate their armor’s
environmental protections.
Creature: For several years, a planetoid beetle has called PART 2:
the area outside the moon base its home. It never penetrated
THE LOST
VALLEY
the Azlanti moon base since the structure foundations are
made of a sturdy tempered metal. However, it doesn’t brook
any intruders. When the PCs get within 60 feet of the airlock PART 3:
door, the planetoid beetle emerges from the ground and MOON BASE
attacks. A PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Survival check as they
TERROR
approach the base notices furrows in the soft ground that
indicate something burrowing under the surface; noticing the
The elven
furrows allows the PCs to act in the surprise round.
diaspora
PLANETOID BEETLE CR 9
XP 6,400 ADVENTURE
HP 145 (Alien Archive 2 132) TOOLBOX
TACTICS
During Combat The planetoid beetle bites at any PC within
reach, using full attack actions to damage multiple PCs
when possible. If it starts its turn not within reach of a
PC, it shoots a glob of acid spit at a PC who damaged it
last round and then moves in on the closest PC.
Morale The planetoid beetle is aggressive but doesn’t have
a death wish. It burrows into the ground when reduced
to 30 Hit Points or fewer and retreats to a different part
of the moon.
Development: The airlock is sealed, and there are no
controls on the exterior to open it; an Azlanti soldier stationed
at this base would open them from a security station within.
A PC can force the airlock doors open with a successful DC 24
Engineering check. Alternatively, a PC can attempt a DC 22
Computers check to get a signal to the Plaustov team inside.
On a success, Ontio heads to the security station and gets the
airlock open after 30 minutes. If the PCs open the airlock on
their own, an alarm sounds at the security station (area M5),
and Ontio investigates the disturbance on their own. Further
interaction with Ontio is described in area M2.
M2. LOADING DOCK (CR 6)
A slight humming noise fills the vast expanse of this
loading dock. Metal crates fill about half the space. Most of
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 these creates are sealed shut, but a few have been opened
and emptied. Yellow hemispheres affixed periodically along
the walls glow with a dim light. Cogs and clockworks of all
sizes cover the walls, and ripples of interconnected motion
periodically traverse from one node to another.
The Azlanti brought all the supplies they thought they
needed to establish this forward base. This loading dock was
purposed to receive further infusions of supplies from the
Star Empire when needed, but that day never came thanks to
the Culling Shadow.
Creature: One of the clockwork guardians—spring-wound
robots used by the Azlanti as disposable cannon fodder
and loyal soldiers—protects the crates here. The clockwork
guardians, dormant for ages, were reactivated
when the Plaustov team turned on the base’s
clockwork core (area M4). While the
unfortunate explorers managed to retrieve
some supplies from here, this clockwork
guardian has kept them at bay ever
since. When the PCs enter through the
airlock, the clockwork guardian steps
from behind a crate to attack them.
CLOCKWORK GUARDIAN CR 6
XP 2,400
HP 90 (page 52)
TACTICS
During Combat The clockwork
guardian prioritizes attacking
from a distance. It alternates
between firing its rifle in
automatic mode to catch as
many foes as possible and then
using its clockwork reload ability ONTIO
to move and reload before firing on
a single target the next round.
Morale The clockwork guard is programmed to defend the
base until it’s destroyed.
Development: By the time the PCs defeat the clockwork
guardian, Ontio is at the dome’s security station (area M5) if
Ontio didn’t open the airlock for the PCs already. Over the
intercom, the engineer asks the PCs who they are and how
they found the base. Once the PCs have explained, Ontio
is relieved that help has come but explains that something
extremely dangerous, much more so than the clockwork
guardians, still threatens the team and that it could attack
again at any moment. If the PCs ask if everyone on the team
is still alive, Ontio responds, “We lost RJ and Oskanna in the
initial fight against the shadow thing, but, well, Oskanna
came back. You’ll understand when you see her.” Ontio gives
the PCs direction to the quarters (area M6), noting the way
should be clear.
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Treasure: If the PCs search the loading dock, they find a
first aid cabinet stocked with six mk 2 healing serums, four
doses of sprayflesh, and a black nanite hypopen (Armory
106). Most of the crates contain raw construction materials
that were left over from building the base. These supplies
are worth 20 RUs back on New Harmony.
M3. EMPTY ROOMS
Each of the areas marked M3 are various rooms in the
barracks dome: mess hall, common room, training gym, and
so forth. Apart from a few pieces of furniture, the rooms
are empty. Thanks to the base’s filtration systems, there’s
almost no dust.
Several mummified Azlanti corpses (still wearing
decaying green jumpsuits) are stacked haphazardly in
the room closest to the quarters (area M6). If the
PCs ask the Plaustov team about the bodies,
Ontio explains that they found the corpses in
the quarters and had to move them to use
the beds and other facilities. The engineer
acknowledges that it’s a little disrespectful
of the dead, but knowing that this place was
an Azlanti base, they have limited sympathy.
The PCs can find no external signs of violence
on the bodies, and age has erased any signs
of internal injuries, making it difficult to tell
how these Azlanti died. A PC who succeeds
at a DC 23 Medicine check sees indications
in the mummified flesh that they were
possibly exposed to some kind of
strong radiation. However, no signs
of radiation are present if a PC casts
the detect radiation spell or uses
any gear that can detect radiation.
AYTRO A PC who then succeeds at a DC
23 Physical Science check knows that
normal radiation wouldn’t have completely
dissipated by now, even in the thousands of years since
these Azlanti’s deaths.
M4. CLOCKWORK CORE
A massive engine of brass gears and pistons occupies the
center of this room, ticking and humming away. A single
small console stands at the front of the machine with a
slowly twirling key jutting from its face. Several gears
embedded in the floor mesh with those in the device and
are attached to additional cogs in the walls. Wires emerge
from the top of the engine and feed into the ceiling.
This magical clockwork engine powers the entire base.
Runes etched into the metal amplify the minute amount of
rotational energy imparted to springs turned by the gears,
transforming the energy into usable electricity. The key in
the console requires winding every few weeks to keep the
power on. A PC who succeeds at a DC 20 Engineering or
Mysticism check can deduce how the engine functions. Even
after thousands of years, the engine suffered only minor
degradation, which Ontio easily repaired. Unfortunately,
when the Plaustov team wound the engine, they caught
the attention of the sceaduinar and activated the base’s
defenses.
Treasure: A set of mk 2 animistic tools (Armory 120)
lies in one corner of the chamber, a relic of long-dead
Azlanti technicians.
M5. SECURITY STATION
This cramped room contains several chunky monitors that
show feeds of the barracks dome’s rooms and several angles
outside the dome, and it also has controls to lock and unlock
the exterior airlock doors. The images come from magical
sensors positioned around the base and which feed to
these screens. A PC trained in Engineering can tell that the
technology used here is so outdated that it hasn’t been seen
in the Pact Worlds for centuries.
M6. QUARTERS
As the PCs approach this area, Ontio opens the door and
waves them inside. They then replace a barricade against the
door once the PCs have entered.
This large space holds six beds, each with a chest for
personal belongings at the foot of it. One footlocker has
been pushed to the center of the room and is being used
as a table next to a portable generator. Thick sheets have
been hung from the ceiling to create a privacy partition in
one corner. A small door at the far end of the room leads to
a communal bathroom.
The Plaustov team has made this room a temporary home
where it could plan on what to do next. Except for Oskanna,
the members have been living off rations and taking turns
sleeping so that at least one person is awake at all times.
When the PCs arrive, Maritono and Rashtung are taking
their designated rest cycle, fitfully napping in the two beds
curtained off from the rest of the room. The others listlessly
play cards or try to read.
Treasure: Though almost all of the Azlanti’s belongings
have decayed from time, one footlocker contains a purple
sphere aeon stone (Alien Archive 7) under some moldering
blankets. A PC who succeeds at a DC 22 Perception check
while searching the footlockers finds the aeon stone, and the
Plaustov team has no objections if the PCs take it.
A DESPERATE TEAM
Oskanna immediately approaches the PCs when they enter
the quarters. The PCs should notice immediately that while
everyone else looks exactly like their pictures from their
OSKANNA’S STATE
OSKANNA’ WHISPERS
OF MIND OF THE
ECLIPSE
After losing her life in the battle against the
sceaduinar, Oskanna rose as a vampire due to the same
negative energy flowing through the base that drew
the sceaduinar there in the first place. She still has
some of her own free will, but the negative influences PART 1:
of the sceaduinar and Misaxenoi’s psychic whispers CITY IN
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are continuously corrupting her and affecting how
she interacts with others. When the PCs arrive, she
is genuinely pleased to see them, but overnight, she
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begins to fear that they’ll take her team home and THE LOST
leave her here. The sceaduinar’s defeat is the final VALLEY
straw that breaks her psyche, and she decides that
the only way to keep her people safe is to turn them
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into voidshard vampires.
MOON BASE
TERROR
THE ELVEN
dossiers, if somewhat harried, Oskanna looks different. Her DIASPORA
pale skin has a strange, almost stonelike texture. Her ears
and front canine teeth are elongated, and she seems to
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have strange folds of skin at her arms. Read or paraphrase TOOLBOX
the following.
A pale android with unusual features marches forward.
“Who are you? What are you doing here?” Her opening lines
sound more like orders than questions. “Well, I suppose
you’ve proven me somewhat wrong. I said there was no
point in trying to send for help. You’ve made it all the way
here to rescue us, though I’m afraid all you may have done
is doom yourselves. The sceaduinar isn’t going to let any
of us go. It certainly might want to kill me a second time.
Well, let me fill you in, at least, since you came all this way.”
Oskanna confirms the PCs’ likely speculations on how
they got here. They found the scrying pool, and it showed
them an elaborate base built on the moon. Kaligusa, the
team’s mystic, tried to cast a spell to record the image, but
it had some kind of strange interaction with the pool and
the magical effects of the Lost Valley, and all of them were
suddenly teleported here. They activated the base’s power
core (area M4) and were exploring the other dome when they
were attacked by a gargoyle-like creature of purple crystal:
a sceaduinar, as Oskanna later learned. It killed both her and
the medic, RJ, before the rest of the team could escape to
the barracks dome. A day later, Oskanna came to among
the remnants of the fight with the sceaduinar nowhere
to be seen; she quickly realized that she had returned as
an undead creature. Her form has taken on some features
of the sceaduinar: wings, bat-like ears, and long fangs.
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 Oskanna admits that she and her team are still adjusting to
the change, but she’s glad her newfound power has allowed
her to better protect everyone.
She further explains that they’ve survived with the
portable generator they had with them on the expedition,
splicing it into the base’s electrical grid to jump-start the
base’s clockwork systems. The Azlanti clockwork engines
have seemingly taken over from there. The sceaduinar seems
unwilling to hunt them down to finish the job for unknown
reasons, but they’re glad for the respite since they’ve had
enough troubles keeping the clockwork guardians at bay.
In truth, the sceaduinar assumes the undead Oskanna will
eventually kill her allies.
Oskanna suggests the PCs rest up before trying to do
anything else, especially if the PCs seem inclined to confront
the sceaduinar. She seems a bit skeptical that the PCs could
be capable of defeating the creature that has killed her
and another member of her team, but she doesn’t voice
those concerns.
If the PCs ask about the moon base and who made it,
Oskanna explains that they only know that it’s Azlanti and
incredibly old. She has no idea how the mummified Azlantis
died (but Benila suspects their condition is from the moon’s
thin atmosphere, which was present in the base before the
team got the power running again), or why the base was then
abandoned.
If the PCs ask about the vision they saw of the shadow
crossing over the moon, Oskanna grows even paler but says
that she doesn’t know what it means. Its description stirs
something in her mind, reminding her of Misaxenoi, but she
can’t consciously make that connection. A PC who succeeds
at a DC 24 Sense Motive check can tell thinking about the
vision upsets her, but if pressed, the android vampire simply
shrugs it off as being “creepy.”
If the PCs act suspicious of Oskanna’s undead state or
outright ask her if she can be trusted, the team leader grows
impatient. “You’re well-traveled people, aren’t you? Haven’t
you met a friendly Eoxian? Just because I’m technically dead
doesn’t mean that I’m not me anymore.” A PC who succeeds
at a DC 20 Sense Motive check when she speaks notices
that the rest of the team exchange meaningful looks at that
comment, perhaps indicating that they don’t agree.
If the PCs find a chance to talk with the rest of the team
while Oskanna isn’t listening, they can find out more. Doing so
likely involves one PC distracting Oskanna with a successful
DC 18 Bluff check or some other suitable diversion.
The others admit that Oskanna has been acting differently
since she rose as an undead creature. She has always been
unafraid to take charge, but she used to listen to other
people’s ideas. She’s now very set on her own ideas and
won’t budge. For instance, Ontio wanted to try to build a
powerful enough comm unit from parts on the base to send
a signal to Weydana-4, but she insisted that there was no
point in trying to call for help and that the attempt would
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only waste their limited resources. The team fear having to
fight the sceaduinar again, especially if it means more of
them end up like Oskanna.
The PCs have the opportunity to take a full night’s rest in
the quarters without anything disturbing them. The Plaustov
team’s rations are down to R2Es and whatever they can make
from UPBs with the moon base’s resources, which is fairly
unappetizing; the members are delighted if the PCs have
food to share. Any food from the Azlanti soldiers has long
since rotted into nothing, no matter how well-preserved.
Accommodations are tight with both the Plaustov team and
the PCs in a space built for six, but with some people sleeping
on the floor and Small characters sharing beds, it’s possible
to find everyone a place to rest. Oskanna doesn’t sleep, and
the PCs can choose whether to set up their own watch to
accompany the explorers’ rotation.
CONFRONTING THE SCEADUINAR
After the PCs have had a chance to rest, Oskanna says,
“I’ve given it some thought, and maybe you will succeed
where we failed against the sceaduinar. You just arrived
from New Harmony, so you’re healthy and ready. Plus, you
know what’s coming. You won’t be unprepared like us. I
think we even have a new toy that might make the battle
a little easier.” She nods at Kaligusa, who offers the PCs a
holy cylindrical lens pistol (Armory 14). Kaligusa explains
that she has worked on this weapon fusion, blessed by her
deity Talavet, ever since they fought the outsider. If the PCs
request that Oskanna accompany them, she says she would
prefer to stay behind to protect her team.
The relief is palpable on the faces of the rest of the
Plaustov team, as they finally have some hope for getting
off the moon. Unfortunately, Oskanna simply presumes that
the sceaduinar will kill the PCs, just as it did her. She isn’t
sure whether they will also rise as vampires, but either way,
the rest of her team will remain safe. The psychic whispers
of Misaxenoi have truly begun to affect her judgment, and
she’s on the verge of descending upon the others to make
them her spawn and delivering them from danger. Though
Oskanna doesn’t know it, the sceaduinar’s death will unleash
a wave of psychic feedback that will cause her to snap (see
Event 6: Oskanna Snaps). If for some reason the PCs wish to
attack Oskanna before she fully turns on her team, you can
run that encounter early, though the PCs don’t receive any
help from the other Plaustov explorers.
N. COMMAND DOME
A 30-foot-length of enclosed corridor connects the barracks
dome to the command dome, where Azlanti officers rested
and made big decisions about the base’s operations. It’s now
home to the sceaduinar. The command dome’s interior has
all the same features (gravity, lighting, and atmosphere)
as the barracks dome, though an almost palpable sense of
dread pervades the chambers and hallways.
N1. MAIN HALLWAY (CR 8)
This 10-foot-wide hallway runs the length of the dome and
connects to the passageway leading to the barracks dome.
Ticking gears and cogs cover the walls.
Creatures: Since the Plaustov team reactivated the base’s
internal defenses, a pair of clockwork guardians patrol this
hallway. They immediately attack the PCs.
CLOCKWORK GUARDIANS (2) CR 6
XP 2,400 each
HP 90 each (page 52)
TACTICS
During Combat The clockwork guardians split up, trying
to catch as many PCs as possible in different areas of
automatic fire. If struck by a critical hit, a clockwork
guardian will move in to use its overwind ability on as
many foes as possible. The clockwork guardians always
target as many PCs as they can, even if doing so harms
the other clockwork guardian.
Morale The clockwork guardians are programmed to
defend the base until they’re destroyed.
N2. REQUISITIONS
This room is split in two by a long counter, with several rows
of shelves behind it. A section of the counter looks like it can
be lifted up to step beyond it.
This room was used to store important equipment, such
as guns, armor, electronics, and uniforms. Azlanti soldiers
had to present specific forms to the requisitions officer
stationed behind the counter to receive the items they
wanted. However, most non-magical items have crumbled
from age.
Treasure: If the PCs spend a few minutes searching the
shelves, they find an angular seeking AG accelerator rifle
(Alien Archive 7), a mk 1 diffraction cloak (Armory 112), and
a mk 1 null-space chamber, which contains 60 small arm
rounds, 300 longarm and sniper rounds, and 180 heavy
rounds. In addition, four explorer aeonaut suits (page 51),
each already installed with an iridescent spindle aeon stone,
hang in a locker. They were meant to be used by technicians
when repairing the base’s exterior (or for long-term patrols
that never occurred).
N3. OFFICERS’ MESS HALL
A few round tables are spaced throughout this chamber. A
small side chamber contains several cabinets and ancient
appliances for food preparation.
The Azlanti officers took their meals in this area with a
low-ranking soldier preparing the food in the side room. Cans
line the cabinets, but opening them reveals only dust, mold,
or dried and hardened bits of organic matter that couldn’t
possibly be eaten.
The PCs can find a body under one table that belongs to WHISPERS
RJ, the Plaustov team’s medic who perished in the struggle OF THE
against the sceaduinar. A PC who succeeds at a DC 14 ECLIPSE
Medicine check can tell he died a few weeks earlier from
several inhuman bite marks. The blood under his body has
dried, and his flesh is decomposing.
N4. OFFICERS’ QUARTERS PART 1:
CITY IN
These individual rooms were intended for officers. Each one DISTRESS
contains a bed, desk, and bureau. The dress uniforms, once
neatly folded in the drawers, have become nothing more than
disintegrating sheets of cloth topped with tarnished buttons PART 2:
etched with the ancient Azlanti Star Empire symbol.
THE LOST
VALLEY
The largest room belonged to the mission’s commander,
Captain Nerillia Zinaus. Her personal computer sits on the
desk; it’s a blocky gear-covered device with a cord from PART 3:
its base leading into the wall. A keyboard—all of its letters MOON BASE
Azlanti—juts from the front of the machine, next to a wide
TERROR
slot. A thick screen emerges from the top, and a small crank
protrudes from the side. A PC who succeeds at a DC 26 THE ELVEN
Computers, Engineering, or Mysticism check recognizes the DIASPORA
device as a type of hybrid clockwork computer, though it
doesn’t have anything that resembles internal data storage.
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The desk drawer holds half a dozen sheets of inflexible TOOLBOX
plastic, each filled with a series of rectangular holes. A PC
who comprehended the nature of the clockwork computers
knows that these sheets are crude methods of data storage.
A sheet can be fed into the computer’s slot by turning
the crank.
By placing these “punch sheets” into the computer, the
PCs discover Captain Zinaus’s logs about her mission, as
described in the Adventure Background (page 3). The dates
on the entries use an archaic calendar but are definitely
thousands of years old. The last report states that the
Azlanti chief engineer was detecting low levels of radiation
in the facility despite there being no apparent source. She
had him searching day and night for the cause while she
planned to have groups of her soldiers comb the moonscape
for any debris from the starship accident that could be used
to get them home.
Treasure: One of the rooms has a collection of ancient
Azlanti watches worth 3,000 credits to the right collector.
The other room, Captain Zinaus’s, has a restoring rod
(Armory 115) in the desk drawer as well as a collection of
jewelry worth 2,000 credits.
N5. COMMAND CENTER (CR 8)
This chamber has enormous, hardened plastic computers
along the walls attached to constantly turning gears. A
large table at the center of the room features a clear plastic
top that bears a drawn map of a solar system. Several
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 mummified bodies lie next to the display table, scraps of
their military uniforms still attached.
This room served as the command center for the moon
base. As the Azlanti expected this base to be mission control
for their annexation of the entire solar system, this room’s
design includes a systemwide communications system.
In addition to the controls for the base’s weaponry, this
system functions using a similar punch sheet method as the
computer found in Captain Zinaus’s room. Unfortunately, the
sceaduinar destroyed the relevant punch sheets in a fit of
boredom years ago, leaving the system inoperable without a
few hours (or more) of work.
The acrylic-topped table functions as a kind of whiteboard,
and it features a simple map of the Weydana solar system
as the Azlanti understood it. They’d yet to fully explore the
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system, but the nearest planets are marked with Azlanti text
as “ripe for conquest.”
Like the bodies found in the barracks dome, the ones here
show no outward signs of violence. With a successful DC 23
Medicine check, a PC finds possible signs of radiation trauma
in the corpses’ mummified flesh; if the PC succeeded at this
check while studying the bodies in the barracks dome, they
automatically succeed.
Creatures: The sceaduinar has made this chamber its
lair for the last century. It was drawn here by Misaxenoi’s
psychic “whispers,” the same call that brought the draeliks
here decades ago. It effectively worships Misaxenoi, which it
recognizes as a far more powerful form of a sceaduinar. The
strength of Misaxenoi’s call is a bit stronger on Weydana-4’s
moon, which has kept the bored sceaduinar here, far from
any creatures to torment. Delighted to have victims for the
first time in years, the sceaduinar immediately attacked
the Plaustov team when they first arrived. It didn’t realize
that Oskanna would rise as a vampire, which it considers an
appalling result, as sceaduinars loathe the undead. It’s also
a little afraid of her and hasn’t pursued the intruders to the
other dome. It hopes that she’ll eventually kill her comrades
and be weakened enough for it to kill, or that the team will
put an end to their newly undead leader.
In addition, the sceaduinar has been distracted by the
presence of the spirits of two Azlanti officers (Captain
Zinaus and her lieutenant), who were awakened by the
reactivation of the base’s systems. The sceaduinar has
been toying with these spirits, trying to see if they can be
changed into the same kind of undead as Oskanna. Thus
far, it hasn’t affected the Azlanti spirits at all. However,
when the PCs enter the command center, it’s happy enough
to experiment on living creatures again. The sceaduinar
hates both the living and the undead with a passion, so it
can’t be reasoned with.
Because of the sceaduinar’s hide from undead ability, the
spirits of the Azlanti officers can’t tell what has tormented
them. When the PCs enter, they lash out, assuming that
these living creatures are connected to their strife.
AZLANTI SPIRITS (2) CR 3
XP 800 each
Male and female ghost technomancers (Alien Archive 2 58)
CE Medium undead (incorporeal)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +13
Aura static aura (10 ft., DC 14)
DEFENSE HP 32 EACH
EAC 13; KAC 14
Fort +2; Ref +2; Will +6 (+2 vs spells and other magical
effects)
Defensive Abilities incorporeal, rejuvenation; Immunities
undead immunities
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (Su, average)
Melee corrupting touch +5 (3d6, DC 14)
Offensive Abilities corrupting touch (DC 17)
Technomancer Spells Known (CL 3rd; ranged +7)
1st (3/day)—magic missile, overheat (DC 16)
0 (at will)—energy ray, mending
TACTICS
During Combat One of the Azlanti spirits moves to attack
the PCs in melee with its corrupting touch, using its
static aura to affect the PCs’ weapons. The other stays at
a distance and attacks with spells; when that spirit runs
out of spells, the two switch places. The Azlanti spirits
can’t see the sceaduinar and don’t coordinate with it.
Morale The Azlanti spirits fight until destroyed, knowing
they’ll reanimate later.
STATISTICS
Str +0; Dex +2; Con —; Int +4; Wis +1; Cha +0
Skills Computers +13, Engineering +8, Mysticism +8,
Stealth +8
Languages Azlanti
Other Abilities spell cache (ring), unliving
SCEADUINAR CR 7
XP 3,200
HP 105 (page 55)
TACTICS
Before Combat The sceaduinar hides, choosing to wait until
the PCs have all entered the command center before it
attacks.
During Combat The sceaduinar tries to get in the middle
of the PCs to multiattack, using dimension door if
necessary. It uses dispel magic to get rid of any
annoying effects on itself or particularly powerful
effects on the PCs. It doesn’t work with the Azlanti
spirits, but it does take advantage of their efforts
where possible.
Morale When reduced to 30 Hit Points or fewer, the
sceaduinar attempts to retreat to another room in the
command wing. Once there, it fights to the death.
Development: With a successful DC 14 Engineering
check, a PC realizes that the systemwide comm unit could
be interfaced with some modern electronics to function,
though doing so would require at least 1 hour of work and
a successful DC 22 Engineering check. Ontio could also
perform these alterations once Oskanna is dealt with (see
Event 6: Oskanna Snaps).
Treasure: The body of Captain Zinaus has a dark blue
rhomboid aeon stone on its chest. A radiation sweeper
(Armory 107) sits on one of the computer consoles.
EVENT 6: OSKANNA SNAPS (CR 8)
When the PCs defeat the sceaduinar, a flood of psychic
energy washes over Oskanna. She succumbs to the nihilism
that has been slowly corrupting her mind, and she resolves
RETURNING TO THE WHISPERS
MOON BASE OF THE
ECLIPSE
While the Plaustov team is anxious to return to
New Harmony right away, nothing prevents the PCs
from returning to the Azlanti moon base after this
adventure’s events. They might wish to scavenge
electronics or further investigate just what killed the PART 1:
Azlanti officers here. However, if the PCs want to CITY IN
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refurbish and restaff the base, this course of action will
likely cause tension with the other charters; the moon
wasn’t part of the initial agreement that divided the
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world of New Harmony, and the base features some THE LOST
military armaments that could threaten the balance VALLEY
of power. The PCs’ advisor, Erizand, points out these
factors if the PCs aren’t cognizant of them. While this
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conflict is outside the scope of this adventure, it could
MOON BASE
make for an interesting interlude between adventures! TERROR
THE ELVEN
DIASPORA
to turn her team into vampire spawn to protect them
from a much slower death by starvation or asphyxiation.
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Without warning, she grabs Benila and bites the ysoki on TOOLBOX
the shoulder. The other explorers pry their former leader
off Benila and retreat into the bathroom. They bar the door
as best they can, but it won’t last long against Oskanna’s
attacks. Fortunately, Ontio has their comm unit with them,
and at a dramatic moment after the PCs have had some
time to search through the command center, the engineer
contacts them with a panicked plea for help. “Oskanna is
trying to kill us!” they scream.
Creature: When the PCs return to the living quarters (area
M6), they find Oskanna, bat-like wings extended and fangs
bared, scrabbling desperately to get through the bathroom
door. As soon as she sees the PCs, she attacks them with a
vicious snarl. During the fight, Oskanna demands the PCs
let her transform them into her spawn. “You have no idea
of what’s to come. Trust me, this will be better for you.” If
asked about this enigmatic statement, Oskanna merely says,
“Did you not see it? A darkness will pass over all, eclipsing
the light of the sun and draining the life of every thinking
thing.” She’s too far under Misaxenoi’s influence to offer
more details, only saying, “It has happened before, and it
will happen again. Again and again!”
After the first round, the Plaustov team opens the door
to watch the battle and aid if the PCs need help. At your
discretion, the explorers act on initiative count 0, and one of
them can do something useful each round. Benila can restore
8 Stamina Points to a PC with inspiring boost. Maritono can
toss rubble into the main room, creating difficult terrain in
one 5-foot square no more than 20 feet from the door. Ontio
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 can overload a flashlight to cause a bright flash within 15
feet of the door, and anyone in that area must succeed at a
DC 13 Reflex save or be blinded for 1 round; the PCs get a
+2 circumstance bonus to this saving throw as the engineer
warns them. Rashtung can squirt blood from her eye once
to provide harrying fire against Oskanna if the vampire
is within 30 feet of the door. If a PC gets within reach of
Kaligusa, she can heal them with mystic cure, restoring
3d8+3 Hit Points, to a maximum of three times.
OSKANNA CR 8
XP 4,800
Female voidshard vampire (page 60)
HP 125
TACTICS
During Combat Oskanna starts off with her slam attacks,
switching to her bite attack against very injured
opponents. If she’s having a hard time reaching her
opponents in melee, she resorts to using her sidearm.
Not yet comfortable with flying, she mostly keeps to
the ground.
Morale Oskanna is now fixated on the idea of turning her
colleagues into fellow voidshard vampires. She fights
until destroyed.
Development: When Oskanna is defeated, the other
members of the Plaustov team cry out in relief, but the mood
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quickly turns solemn. Though she had become a monster,
Oskanna was their beloved leader, and the rest of the group
cycle between joy at the chance to return home and grief
at the people lost in the moon base. If any of the PCs were
injured in the fight, Kaligusa offers to heal them if she can
still cast mystic cure. The others seem eager to leave this
particular room at their earliest convenience.
Treasure: In addition to her other gear, Oskanna carries
a mk 2 ring of resistance in her pocket, a remnant from her
past before she came to New Harmony. She also wears a
small medallion from the Plaustov charter marking her role
as the leader. This medallion has little monetary value but
has symbolic value to Zalni or Threl.
CONCLUDING
THE ADVENTURE
After
defeating both the sceaduinar and the corrupted Oskanna,
the PCs can bring the rest of the explorers home to New
Harmony on their starship. The surviving members of the
Plaustov team are willing to wait up to a day while the PCs
explore the moon base in safety, but beyond that time, they
express their anxiety to return home. They ask to bring
the bodies of RJ, the medic who the sceaduinar killed on
their arrival, and Oskanna back to Plaustov, though they
understand if the PCs refuse to transport Oskanna’s body.
The return to New Harmony takes several uneventful
hours, and the members of the rescued team take turns on
the comms system sending messages to their families and
friends. When the ship lands at Plaustov’s small spaceport,
a big crowd waits to welcome the explorers home. Quibo is
at the front of the crowd to embrace his daughter Benila as
soon as she disembarks. Everyone cheers for the PCs when
they exit the ship as well, and Zyrtelle announces a party
at Trenches for everyone to celebrate the Plaustov team’s
return, starting right away. A moment of solemn quiet
tempers the delight if the returned bodies of Oskanna and RJ
are removed from the ship, but soon everyone has crowded
into Zyrtelle’s restaurant.
With food distribution ramping up again, Trenches has
much more enticing options than the last time the PCs were
there, though this special dinner is a free feast. Zyrtelle
dishes out steaming bowls of pale orange noodles in meat,
fish, or vegetable broth that can be topped with more
veggies or crispy fried insects. Bowls of salted puffed seeds
and nuts are situated throughout the bar, and sweet purple
fruits in a sticky sauce make a tasty dessert that children of
various species keep sneaking off the tables.
During dinner, several residents come to chat with the
PCs to tell them about how much things have improved since
the PCs first arrived. Laplee describes how she’s converting
the racetrack to a recreational riding facility and using the
Ratcashers’ office for her new veterinary practice. Peedrah
and Sallifen have been busy working at the lumber mill,
and they’re finally making plans to build their own house.
Umor’s arms have healed and he’s back to work, currently
installing some solar cells to the east of the city. Hygnus
and Ralletin have hired back performers, and the theater is
scheduled to put on multiple shows in the coming months.
As the night ends, Zalni asks the PCs to join him at city hall
in the morning.
Threl also attends the meeting the next day. Zalni pays
the PCs the remaining 5,000 UPBs that he promised and
presents additional gifts from the city’s residents in the form
of lumber, food, and other goods worth 3,000 credits in
gratitude for bringing their loved ones back home. However,
the administrator has a serious matter to discuss.
Zalni coughs politely. “With Oskanna’s death and other
recent events, many of the residents have serious concerns
about the future of our charter. Oskanna was a decent
leader, but without the real support of the Akitonian firm
behind her, everything fell to pieces when she was gone.
We can’t be that dependent on a single person.” He looks a
little sheepish. “I’ve done some research, and it would be
possible for another charter to buy out another, essentially
merging the two. Of course, I think the citizens should have
a say in the matter, which is why I’ve called for a vote this WHISPERS
afternoon. If this emergency resolution passes, would you OF THE
allow our city to join your charter?” ECLIPSE
If the PCs agree, Zalni looks relieved. He admits that the
resolution is likely to pass, and he looks forward to not being
in charge anymore. Threl admits that he was planning on
retiring soon anyway, but he’ll stay on the job long enough
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to ensure a smooth transition. The vote is held later that day, DISTRESS
and the settlement decides almost unanimously to leave the
Akitonian-based charter and join the PCs. There are cheers
all around. If the PCs didn’t succeed at resolving all four of PART 2:
Plaustov City’s problems, they can try again now. The PCs
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gain +2 circumstance bonuses on all checks dealing with the
city’s residents for successfully rescuing some of their own
from the moon base. PART 3:
Zalni asks the PCs to stay on for a few more days, if MOON BASE
possible, to deal with the contracts and agreements involved
TERROR
with cutting ties with their original charter. If any PC is
trained in Profession (lawyer) or another related profession, THE ELVEN
Zalni asks that PC to take lead on acquiring all the necessary DIASPORA
documentation. Several residents offer to put the PCs up for
the rest of their stay, in thanks for everything they’ve done
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for the settlement. After a week or two, the legal matters TOOLBOX
are sorted enough to make the merger official. The hex
containing Plaustov City officially becomes part of the PCs’
charter (including the city itself, which the PCs can rename
if they wish) and requires no expenditure of Resource Units.
The PCs also have the right to claim any of the other hexes
from the map on page 14 in the usual manner (many of
which the PCs have likely already explored). To pay back
the firm that originally bought the Plaustov charter, the PCs
receive 4 fewer RUs per upkeep phase during the next six
charter turns.
If the PCs refuse Zalni’s offer, the administrator and Threl
express understanding disappointment, and they politely
ask the PCs to leave them to the business of figuring out
what to do next. In the next few months, Plaustov struggles
to maintain cohesion as Zalni attempts to appease as
many of the charter’s citizens as possible while balancing
their meager budget. One possible fate of Plaustov and its
erstwhile administrator is detailed in “Charter Updates,”
specifically on page 47, which could lead to a small political
conflict with the charter’s new leader. Alternatively, to
make things simpler, you can describe how either Graymore
or Nightwood (depending on the PCs’ patron), expresses
interest in exploring or preserving the Lost Valley. Within
the year, Plaustov is absorbed into that charter.
Whether or not Plaustov City becomes a part of the PCs’
charter, the PCs can make their way back to their home
settlement (via starship) and rest for a bit before another
slate of issues arises with the next adventure, “Icebound.”
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 THE ELVEN
DIASPORA
“Your species is so proud of your bold history as
explorers. But elves were discovering new worlds
all across the galaxy centuries before the Gap, long
before the Signal taught you to fly metal cannisters
through the Drift.
“And when we wanted to travel through space, as
you do now, we built enduring starships for journeys
measured in centuries. ‘Generation ships?’ How
amusing. What you call a generation, we consider
a passing fancy—or a welcome opportunity for
reflection on the injustices of time.”
—Calanee Sestavoyal, Vindicator

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Elves are an ancient people that traveled the length and
breadth of the Pact Worlds before the advent of starships,
visiting countless solar systems without the aid of the Drift.
Adaptable and intelligent, with a patience borne from their
centuries-long lifespans, elves tend to focus on their own
peoples’ needs and personal interests, rather than interfere
in the problems and politics of their neighbors, particularly
those shorter-lived ones. This inclination to self-interest often
leads elves to create all-elven communities, settlements,
and nations. Periodically throughout history, their insular
tendencies have intensified into isolation and xenophobia,
which is the state of things today.
Elves possess a deep spiritual connection with nature
and believe that maintaining one’s natural surroundings is
key to advancing knowledge, as nature can be inspiring and
uplifting. Elves live in peace with, rather than tame or change,
their surroundings, and they adapt to their environment
rather than alter it to suit their needs. This approach has
enabled elves to thrive in a vast array of ecosystems, from
lush jungle and barren desert to frigid tundra and the
highest mountaintops, even on worlds with extreme gravity
or unusual atmospheres. They’re true galactic travelers and
can be found in small numbers on many planets throughout
the galaxy.
PRE-GAP
In the early days of elven history, elves spread across the
continent of Sovyrian on Castrovel, claiming it as their own.
THE FIRST PORTALS
On Castrovel, elves discovered a series of magical portals,
each ancient beyond reckoning and constructed by unknown
builders. Although it took centuries, they eventually learned to
activate these portals, which allowed instantaneous travel to
other worlds within the solar system. Driven by curiosity and
a yearning to explore these new environments, elves visited
each planet and settled on those which proved particularly
habitable, including Akiton, Triaxus, and Verces. In these early
days, elves strayed little from the magical portals which led
back home; with time and familiarity, however, they pressed
deeper into these new worlds.
AIUDARA
Candlaron the Sculptor was the first to unlock the secrets of
the interplanetary portals, discovering not only how to use
them, but how they functioned. With the aid of his colleagues,
Candlaron used his knowledge to build similar portals of his
own called aiudara (elves consider the term “elf gates,” coined
by outsiders, to be insulting). Candlaron created two types
of portals: linked gates that lead to one aiudara and hubs
that lead to multiple other aiudara. The most important of all
these hubs was Telasia, the Portal Grove, which connected
nearly all the aiudara on Castrovel. Some aiudara require keys
to function, which could be physical, ritual, or metaphysical.
Although these keys provided elves a method to secure and
safeguard their portals, keys could also be lost or forgotten.
On Castrovel, elves built a network of portals spanning the WHISPERS
planet, and Candlaron created the Sovyrian Stone, an artifact OFTHE
that opened the aiudara linking Castrovel to Golarion. ECLIPSE
Although they settled many planets, elves found the most
success upon Golarion. Verdant and diverse, Golarion had a
wide array of biomes and was similar to Castrovel in both
gravity and atmosphere. Elves spread all across Golarion,
forming an empire at least as big as that on Sovyrian. The
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portal leading to Golarion became of prime importance, and DISTRESS
its surrounding city, El, became the elven capital.
The aiudara network connected elves like never before
and made travel across continents and planets an everyday PART 2:
occurrence, rendering roads obsolete. Even the most distant
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outposts could be easily equipped with food and supplies, and
information spread almost instantaneously across worlds.
Although the united elven nation’s heart remained in Sovyrian PART 3:
and Golarion, elves used their aiudara to travel to distant corners MOON BASE
of their worlds. These portals exposed elves to a limitless array of
TERROR
environments and peoples, which in turn led to a huge diversity
among elven people in appearance, culture, and thought. Many THE ELVEN
consider this time the Golden Age of ancient elves. DIASPORA
OATIA
ADVENTURE
Believing wisdom was found not in the lands and worlds TOOLBOX
around them, but in the stars above, a sect of scholar
priests—dubbed Oatia by modern archaeologists—shunned
their Sovyrian brethren and traveled to Ukulam, where they
established the city of Loskialua. There, the priests set their
sights on the stars and lived a life of cosmic contemplation.
The Oatia priests made incredible astronomical
breakthroughs. They developed supernatural and magical
techniques for surveying the sky beyond their own galaxy,
discovered countless new constellations and worlds, captured
eons-old messages from distant galaxies, made contact with
bizarre and powerful aliens, and communed with cosmic
demigods. Each Oatia tattooed their skin with their greatest
discoveries, marking their flesh with constellations, asteroid
belts, worlds, and complex formulas.
In time, even the Oatia fractured. Sects developed among
their order with groups fixating on different celestial bodies
and mysteries. Eventually, all of them used portals to leave
Loskialua for distant worlds closer to the sites they most
desired to study. The Oatia repeated this process countless
times, skipping across the universe in a never-ending quest
for astronomical enlightenment. Eventually they spread to
distant galaxies and systems far from their original one,
including Astevint, Helfen-Thel, Preluria, the Tabori Cluster,
and Weydana-4.
THE AGE OF DARKNESS
Thousands of years before the Gap, a cataclysmic meteor
shower known as Earthfall forced many elves to abandon
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 Golarion through their aiudara and return to their homeland
on Castrovel. This influx of refugees placed immense strain
on the nation, and although Castrovel had many places for
them to flee to, most elves felt safer at home and remained
in Sovyrian. Soon, other losses abroad further taxed their
reach. Draconic conquest forced them to abandon their
settlements on Triaxus, and entire elven communities went
missing on Akiton with the investigators and rescue parties
sent to learn of these missing peoples’ fates disappearing
soon after. Many of the Akitonian aiudara were destroyed
to protect Sovyrian from the dangers of the desert planet.
Most elves found these measures deeply painful, as they’d
gone millennia without building new aiudara, and the
knowledge of their creation had been forgotten. This time
saw a clashing ideas and magical ingenuity borne from
desperation and deep sorrow.
RECLAMATION
Thousands of years after fleeing Golarion, elves returned to
reclaim their old holdings. This effort drove them into conflict
with whoever—or whatever—had moved in during their long
absence. In many cases, they were forced to cede control of
these sites to the numerous, reckless humans. Some holdings
remained locked behind aiudara whose keys had long been
forgotten. Despite such troubles, elves spread across Golarion
once more, but they lived in isolated pockets.
TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION
For many, technological advancement and the development
of interplanetary travel was revolutionary, but to elves, it was
nothing new, as they long had access to the diverse planets of
their solar system. Yet, even they couldn’t weather this time
unchanged. Interplanetary travel brought countless outsiders
to their lands, and while many elves enjoyed visiting foreign
lands, they tended to dislike foreigners visiting theirs.
In most cases, elves remained cautious, protecting their
lands from outsiders as they’d always done but not barring
entry. Some regions took this caution further, staking out their
territory and restricting outsiders to their nation’s outskirts.
Technology, likewise, changed little. Elves had always relied
heavily on magic. Despite the convenience and accessibility
of new technology, the vast majority of them still preferred
the older mysticisms. Although it took time to learn, magic
was familiar, and time is something elves have always had
in abundance. Additionally, technology advanced rapidly and
quickly became obsolete. By the time the more ponderous
elves adopted one technology, a dozen new devices had risen
to replace them. Finally, magic gave most elves a sense of
continuity with their ancestors, reassuring them in this time
of upheaval and galactic change.
IVARIA
While most elves insulated themselves and their nations from
outside influence, some embraced interstellar travel despite
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its difficulties. These elves, known as Ivaria, left Golarion and
Castrovel to form a starship caravan that slowly toured the
galaxy. While it took them decades—sometimes centuries—to
reach a new star, this time was just part of the journey for
a long-lived elf. When Ivaria elves reached a new inhabited
world, they embraced that culture for a time before retreating
to the comfort of their starships and kin for a long journey to
the next star system. They traded goods and services picked
up on their travels, as well as high-quality elven goods, for
fuel and supplies to continue their journeys. These galactic
caravans valued new experiences and sights and came to
include many half-elves among their number and on the
worlds they frequented.
THE GAP
While elven society weathered the technological revolution
and advent of interplanetary travel with little upheaval, the
Gap nearly destroyed them. The sudden disappearance of
Golarion and those who lived there—estimated to be at least
half the total elven population—left them devastated. Nearly
every elf knew someone who disappeared with Golarion,
if not dozens of people, and all mourned the collective and
cultural loss.
Faced with the shock of losing centuries worth of memories,
many elves returned home to Castrovel. Due to long lifespans,
elven society recovered slowly. While shorter-lived peoples
quickly birthed new generations unburdened by what they
lost, many elves alive today still have the gaping voids left in
their memories from the Gap. Haunted by the forgotten past,
most elves agonize over the lovers, friends, children, and
memories they lost to the Gap’s forced amnesia.
FORGOTTEN EXPANSION
During the Gap, many elves settled new worlds, but the
motivations and purposes of these forgotten expansions are
unknown. Although some outposts and settlements could
be identified as scientific expeditions, diplomatic envoys,
or military units, the full purpose of even those groups was
forgotten. Some of these settlements and groups remain
today, trying to puzzle out what their purpose had been or
remember who among their neighbors might be kith and kin,
but most fell into disarray and were abandoned.
One such location took the form of multiple small colonies
on Triaxus, each home to elves, half-elves, and a small number
of ryphorians. Most of these elves suspect they severed ties
with Castrovel but can’t recall why—were they fleeing a threat,
following a prophecy, part of a cult or splinter sect, or working
to reclaim their old holdings? Whatever the purpose, most
elven inhabitants remained in these colonies to collectively
raise the half-elves suspected to be their progeny. The
communal families remain even today, although the original
half-elves have long since passed on.
Elves also settled in small communities on many of the
moons around Liavara and Bretheda, within the Marixah
Republic alongside a large number of half-elves, and on
distant Daimalko.
AFTER THE GAP
After the Gap, many elves focused their energy on recovering
their lost memories, finding Golarion, and determining the
cause or reason for the Gap. Soon, it became apparent the
collective elven nation had suffered a great betrayal during
the Gap, although they couldn’t puzzle out what or who
had betrayed them. This mystery, coupled with the shock
of losing countless memories and kin, caused most elves
to return home to Castrovel, eyeing their neighbors with
distrust. Even on other worlds far from Castrovel, most elves
form isolated neighborhoods and settlements strive to keep
others out.
THE RETURN
For the second time in recorded history, elves have retreated
to Castrovel in droves, putting immense strain on that planet’s
society and economy, and on Sovyrian in particular. Although
all elves are welcome, the influx of refugees has caused chaos,
overcrowding, and resentment. Today, most elves regard all
outsiders with fear, excluding gnomes with whom they’ve had
a pact of friendship since pre-history. Sovyrian is an isolated,
reclusive nation filled with xenophobic traditionalists. They
interact with outsiders only when necessary for trade, politics,
or to research the Gap and recover lost lore. Foreigners are
rarely allowed to visit their lands for long, and non-elves are
barred from entering El, except in extenuating circumstances.
Elves guard Sovyrian’s shores from incursion and maintain
offshore ports for trade.
The Arch of Refuge once connected Castrovel to Golarion.
Now, it stands broken; however, whether it was destroyed
purposefully or by accident remains a mystery. It has
become a shrine where elves mourn their memories and kin
lost to the Gap.
To their shame, the elves lost control of Telasia, the Portal
Grove, to the green dragon Urvosk, who charges fees to
access it. Many of Telasia’s portals are broken, have fallen into
disrepair, or lead to forgotten locations. Despite this tragedy,
the aiudara network on Castrovel remains in operation,
connecting the planet as it has for countless ages.
MASKING
A growing number of Sovyrian elves feel intense fear at
the thought of interacting with outsiders. They do so only
when necessary and feel “tainted” by the interaction. These
elves have taken to wearing masks when in the presence of
outsiders, which ritually transfers the stain of the outside
world to the mask, rather than the elf beneath. This masking
has grown in popularity over the past few decades, even
among those who don’t fear spiritual corruption, as masking
enables an elf to maintain anonymity, unsettle opponents, and
represent elves as a unified people.
DIASPORA
While the majority of elves retreated to Castrovel, others
set out into the wider galaxy, searching for answers, safety, WHISPERS
revenge, or a new home. These subcultures within elven OF THE
society sometimes adopt names for themselves, but they’ve ECLIPSE
also been assigned names by those non-elves who come to
know them and understand their unique drives.
DELVERS
There are those among elves that felt the loss of Golarion
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much keener than others. Many awoke on Absalom Station, DISTRESS
while others made the journey there when they felt a tug
on their souls, guiding them to the region where Golarion
once was. These elves, known collectively as Delvers, live PART 2:
on Absalom Station and often self-identify as members of
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ancient elven nations from lost Golarion, despite having no
solid evidence to support these claims.
Delvers hunt for clues as to what happened to Golarion— PART 3:
particularly on the Ghost Levels and other lower regions MOON BASE
of the Spike—in an effort to find their lost home and rescue
TERROR
the elves they believe to be trapped there. Some seek to
commune with the Starstone, believing the stone itself holds THE ELVEN
the answers they seek. DIASPORA
FORLORN
ADVENTURE
The most well-known elves outside Castrovel are those who TOOLBOX
have chosen to dwell among non-elves, integrating themselves
into mixed societies and settlements on worlds throughout
the galaxy. These elves, known as the Forlorn, experience
inevitable sadness and loss when their short-lived friends,
lovers, and found family perish. They’re often isolated from
elven society and culture, which earns them a combination
of pity and mistrust from Castrovelian elves. A surprising
number of Forlorn survived the Gap, and their melancholy has
deep roots in the loss of memory and personal identity that
comes from that cosmic mystery.
VINDICATORS
Believing the true tragedy of the Gap to be the elven inability
to punish those responsible, Vindicators dedicate their lives to
finding and bringing justice to those who betrayed the elves
during the Gap—and for concealing their crimes with the Gap
itself (even if the guilty no longer remember those crimes).
These elves, primarily devout Calistrians, are spies, diviners,
hackers, and rumormongers, who secretly operate behind a
facade of false friendship to obtain their long-lost vengeance.
Vindicators often appear among the most social and friendly
of all elves—and, in rare cases, this friendship is even sincere—
but because their quest is ultimately futile, many innocent
people get caught in their vengeance.
Vindicators can be found throughout the Pact Worlds,
although they often meet with one another within the lawless
Diaspora. Vindicators were most recently spotted on Verces
and around Bretheda’s moons.
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 UTOPIANS
When the Signal was released, many elves found renewed
purpose: using the Drift to visit countless undiscovered
worlds, worlds inhabited by creatures and people who had
never seen an elf and couldn’t possibly be their mysterious
betrayers. Driven by confident optimism, these elves travel
Near Space and the Vast to found new settlements on
planets far from the Pact Worlds and its citizens. In time,
they hope to build a utopia that will supplant Sovyrian as
the new elven homeland; however, these Utopian elves can
be quite violent, for they wish to sever all ties with
non-elves from the Pact Worlds and will brook no
interference from outsiders.
PLANAR EXPLORERS
While some elves seek refuge and safety on distant
planets, planar explorers elves seek it on other
planes. Using magic, these elves explore distant
planes in search of suitable locations to found
elven settlements. Most of these planar
explorers have had little luck,
while others have vanished
completely, including those
elves dispatched to the
Ethereal and Shadow planes.
Only a few large settlements
have flourished. Currently,
planar explorers elves have
founded Arborvale within the
First World; Cirellis, a floating
colony on the Plane of Air;
and Refuge, located within the
riotous wilds of Elysium. Other
smaller settlements, some
as small as a single family, struggle
for survival on the Astral Plane and
elsewhere. The one plane which elves
have not tried to settle in this manner
is the Drift—the one destination their
magic can’t reach.
HALF-ELVES
The actions of Sovyrian elves, both their
intentional seclusion and their continued
mourning over the Gap, have isolated them
not only from outside peoples and worlds, but
also from their half-elven kin. Within Sovyrian’s
borders, half-elves feel like outsiders and
second-class citizens. Many of these half-elves
leave, either to explore their independence VINDICATOR
or to hunt for new worlds to call home and
new people to call family. Most are driven
not by sorrow or bitterness, but by
ambition, joy, and optimism. While
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some seek to establish new colonies or earn fame, others
act as merchants, mercenaries, diplomats, and envoys.
SPELLS
The following spells were created by elves but have circulated
throughout the Pact Worlds, Near Space, and even the Vast.
ENDURING STYLUS
MYSTIC 0 TECHNOMANCER 0
School transmutation
Casting Time 1 round
Range touch
Targets one nonmagical object or solid surface
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will negates (harmless, object);
Spell Resistance yes (harmless, object)
You trace a symbol or phrase upon a nonmagical
object or solid surface with your touch,
which becomes permanently imprinted
on the object’s surface. The imprint
doesn’t harm the object or surface in any
way and can be no larger than 6 inches
square. If you chose to write a phrase, it
can be no more than 5 words in length.
This imprint is permanent but is subject
to natural wear after being applied.
The imprint can be painted over, worn,
sanded off, or otherwise defaced or erased at the
GMs discretion, with at least 1 hour of work.
GRASPING BRAMBLES
MYSTIC 4 WITCHWARPER 4
School conjuration
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets one creature
Duration concentration, up to 1
round/level
Saving Throw Reflex partial; Spell
Resistance no
You entrap a creature in a cage of
thorny brambles that erupts from the ground
around them. The target must attempt a
Reflex save. On a successful save, the target
takes 2d6 piercing damage as it escapes the
brambles and the spell ends. On a failed save,
the target is grappled and takes 6d6 piercing
damage each round it remains so. The
target can use the escape task of
the Acrobatics skill to escape the
grapple as normal, or it can attempt
the grapple combat maneuver even if
you aren’t within reach; if the target
succeeds at the grapple combat maneuver,
it escapes the grapple effect but don’t grapple you in TRANSLOCATE OBJECT
return. If the target escapes the grapple, the spell ends. TECHNOMANCER 1 WITCHWARPER 1
School conjuration (teleportation) WHISPERS
PETAL STORM Casting Time 1 standard action OF THE
MYSTIC 3 WITCHWARPER 3 Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) ECLIPSE
School conjuration Targets one object held of up to 1 bulk
Casting Time 1 standard action Duration instantaneous
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level) Saving Throw Fortitude negates (harmless, object); Spell
Effect 5-ft.-diameter storm of petals and leaves Resistance yes (harmless, object)
Duration 1 round/level (D) You instantly transfer an object held in your hand to the
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Saving Throw Reflex negates; Spell Resistance no hand of a willing creature within range. The object can be no DISTRESS
You conjure a 5-foot storm of leaves and flower petals from heavier than 1 bulk. The creature you teleport the object to
another world, magically honing their edges to be sharp as must have at least one empty hand to hold the object.
razors. You create the storm in a square within range and can PART 2:
take a move action to move it up to 30 feet in any direction. VERDANT BLAST THE LOST
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If the storm enters (or is created in) a square containing a MYSTIC 0 WITCHWARPER 0
creature, the petal storm can’t move any farther that round School evocation
and deals 3d6 slashing damage to that creature (Reflex Casting Time 1 standard action PART 3:
negates). If you don’t move the storm, it remains where it is. Range 120 ft. MOON BASE
Any creature that shares its space with the storm has Duration instantaneous
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concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance). Saving Throw Reflex half; Spell Resistance yes
Tapping into the life-giving energy of your home world, you THE ELVEN
SPROUT emit a blast of rapidly growing roots, branches, vines, and DIASPORA
MYSTIC 0 WITCHWARPER 0 thorns that puncture creatures in a line, dealing 3d6 piercing
School transmutation damage to all creatures and objects in the area.
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Casting Time 1 standard action TOOLBOX
Range touch
Targets one seed touched
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
You speed the growth of a seed you touch, causing
it to instantly sprout. If you plant this sprouted
seed in a suitable environment, the seed
continues to live, growing at its normal pace.
Otherwise, the sprout withers and dies
over the course of 1d4 days.

SUSTAINING SHELTER
TECHNOMANCER 2

WITCHWARPER 2
School transmutation
Casting Time 1 minute
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area 10-ft. cube
Effect magical shelter
Duration 1 day/level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance none
You gently coax the surrounding terrain into a
defensive dome capable of protecting you from harmful
environments. This simple shelter has a single entrance,
no doors, and occupies a 10-ft. cube. For the duration of the
spell, the shelter provides environmental protections as if PETAL
it were armor, using your caster level as the item level of STORM
the armor.

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TOOLBOX
“Major Osretia, this is Amaznen Station. How you
holding up out there?”
“Looking good, Amaznen. Quite the view. I hate
to miss my aeon stone gearing experiment, but
someone has to change these air filters, and I'm the
only one rated for EVA. Have they started yet?”
“Any minute now, Major. Any—”
“Amaznen? Amaznen Station? Do you read?”
—Audio excerpt from the mission log of Major
Osretia Tomzen; submitted as evidence in her trial
for industrial sabotage and mass murder.
She was later acquitted.

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FACES OF PLAUSTOV
Many of Plaustov’s citizens came from Akiton to start a new
life on a planet not ruled by an autocratic despot. They’re a bit
unused to the flourishing nature of New Harmony, but they
made a good run of it... until their head administrator went
missing. The PCs likely meet many of the following citizens
over the course of this adventure. At your discretion, they can
play a larger part if the PCs’ charter absorbs Plaustov. If it
doesn’t, Plaustov carries on, but it must contend with a new
set of struggles (page 47).
Benila (NG female ysoki): Benila, the oldest daughter of
Quibo, is an archaeologist. Her father convinced her to join
the charter with him and settle New Harmony.
Halgeer (LG male shobhad): The farmer Halgeer had a
falling-out with his clan and chose to establish a lush, oasis-like
garden home on Akiton, but organized crime forced him from
his home. His experience coaxing plants to grow in harsh
circumstances has proven vital to Plaustov’s prosperity.
Hygnus Kor and Ralletin Rad (N nonbinary contemplatives):
Hygnus and Ralletin are a bonded pair of contemplatives.
They’d saved well while running their successful theater in
Akiton and wanted the excitement of being on a new planet.
They run a theater in Plaustov City that is the settlement’s main
source of live entertainment.
Kaligusa Jano Mai Grea (NG female kasatha): Kaligusa is a
priest of Talavet from Akiton. She joined the mission to help fulfill
the original purpose of the kasathas who set out on the Idari.
Laplee (N female ysoki): Laplee is a greenhorn veterinarian
who didn’t get many chances to practice her trade on Akiton.
She hopes to find a wealth of interesting alien creatures on
New Harmony.
Laritna Glarten (N female human): Laritna’s dairy farm on
Castrovel went out of business, so she’s here to start anew.
Maritono Ank (NG male korasha lashunta): Originally from
Castrovel, Maritono was hired for his survival skills. He’s an
adventurous sort who believed an uncharted planet would
present a fun new challenge.
Ontio Aytro (CG nonbinary human): Ontio is an engineer
from Absalom Station. Having grown up on a space station,
they were interested in experiencing life on a planet. They were
recruited to help fill out the technical skills of Plaustov.
Peedrah and Sallifen (CN female shobhads): Peedrah
and Sallifen are a married couple from Akiton seeking new
opportunities in Plaustov, where they quickly picked up the
lumber trade.
Piblib (NG male ysoki): Piblib is originally from Akiton
but trained as a musician on Castrovel. After not seeing any
artistic success on his home planet, he joined the charter to
“get more life experience.” Piblib excels at singing and plays a
multitude of instruments.
Porsetch (LG female ysoki): Porsetch is a tailor from
Akiton who can make both armor and everyday clothing.
She joined the Plaustov charter in search of a better future
for her many children.
Dr. Pryat Hishmart (LG male half-elf): Dr. Hishmart is a
Hylki half-elf; his mother was a half-elf who emigrated from
Castrovel to Akiton, where she met Pryat’s father. Pryat WHISPERS
trained as a doctor, but he was unable to save his parents OF THE
when they died of an illness last year. At the first chance he ECLIPSE
got, Pryat happily left a place too full of painful memories.
Quibo (N male ysoki): The ysoki butcher Quibo has a large
family. He hopes that New Harmony will offer a better future
for his children and grandchildren.
Rashtung (CG female ikeshti): Rashtung is a knowledgeable
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botanist and a congregant—an ikeshti mother who won DISTRESS
the battle to the death against her mating partner—but her
offspring are long since grown.
Reedbah (NG male shobhad): This friendly shobhad runs PART 2:
Reedbah’s General Store. He joined the charter to see a different
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part of the galaxy. He is always ready to help people in need.
Sonnet-376 (N female android): Sonnet-376 recently left
Verces seeking a new life. She traveled around the Pact PART 3:
Worlds, picking up odd jobs and often living off the land. She MOON BASE
joined the Plaustov charter in search of a place to call home
TERROR
and runs a fishery.
Ulra (LN female orc): Ulra is the senior operator of the lumber THE ELVEN
mill in Plaustov City, hired for her extensive experience in the DIASPORA
industry. She hopes to make her fortune on New Harmony, but
never at the expense of the people she supervises.
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Umor (CN male kasatha mechanic): Umor is a skilled TOOLBOX
power technician from Akiton, working on renewable energy
installations around Plaustov City. Umor has a habit of saying
whatever he thinks, even if it’s not advisable.
Zalni Lantt (LN male human): Zalni is Hylki, a
carmine-skinned human from Akiton. He was Plaustov’s
deputy administrator and was thrust into a position of
leadership due to Oskanna’s disappearance. Though a bit
timid, he could be an asset to the PCs’ charter if given the
right kind of job.
Zyrtelle Arrum (N female human): Zyrtelle is a Hylki who
owns Trenches, a bar and restaurant in central Plaustov City.
She is proud of owning the main place for residents to gather,
eat, and drink.
CHARTER UPDATES
The time between adventures isn’t fixed, but you can use
the following information as a guide for how other charters
have progressed compared to the PCs’ charter. The PCs can
learn most of this information by asking for updates from
their advisor, Erizand Shyre, or by combing through Pact
Worlds news sites on the infosphere. At your discretion,
you can provide the PCs XP for helping another charter
with its problems. In such cases, alter the encounters in
the adventure to ensure the PCs don’t gain too much XP
too quickly.
Depending on which patron the PCs chose, one of
these other charters will not be present in your campaign.
Further updates will be presented in future volumes.
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 CELESTENE
The Aspis Consortium–funded Celestene continues to prosper,
harvesting its land’s many resources and establishing profitable
trade routes with the other charters. Most of its citizens are
well off and appear happy to outsiders. Celestene continues
to attract emigrants throughout the galaxy, in part due to the
Aspis Consortium’s efforts to promote their New Harmony
settlements via infosphere ads and promoted holovids.
That said, Celestene holds some dark secrets. Many
ecologists agree that the charter’s methods of resource
gathering are unsustainable and environmentally hazardous;
even the skies and waters around the charter have started
becoming polluted. Celestene’s administrators quash all reports
of such information, but investigative journalists remain on the
prowl for substantive leads. It is only a matter of time before
the truth come to light.
NOTABLE LOCATIONS
The following is an area of interest in Celestene.
Aeropoint: Celestene recently established a new settlement
in its western half called Aeropoint. An abundance of flat
ground around the settlement makes it easy to construct
airfields, so Aeropoint is quickly becoming an air-travel hub
for most of New Harmony. It also serves as a spaceport, able
to handle several more spacecraft taking off and landing than
Celestene’s capital settlement.
GRAYMORE
Despite a constant inflow of goods and capital from the Starfinder
Society, Graymore is struggling a bit. The charter’s administrative
council has been pushing to attract more than scientists and
explorers to New Harmony, hoping that a surveyor or business
will find valuable resources in the nearby Highdunes Desert.
Rumors running through Graymore’s only settlement,
Campus One, hint of some massive beast stirring in the desert
sands. Explorers have gone missing in the desert, and those
who did return tell of rumbling underneath the dunes. To ease
the tensions over accidental territorial disputes with the vesk
charter of Triumph, the Graymore council has “gifted” Triumph
mercenaries the right to hunt the mysterious creature. The
council believes the vesk will eventually request knowledgeable
guides from Graymore to navigate the desert, thus providing the
two charters a chance to work together for the benefit of all.
NOTABLE LOCATIONS
The following is an area of interest in Graymore.
Graymore Lodge: With a name more aspirational than
factual, Graymore Lodge is the pet project of shirren
administrator Hazz’kivesh (CG host shirren mystic). Currently,
the building serves as a place where local scholars and sages
can mingle and share their research, as well as temporary
lodgings for visiting members of the Starfinder Society.
Hazz’kivesh is often found at the lodge, buttering up anyone
they believe might have some influence within the society.
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LITTLE AXIOM
The rings of Lawton, Little Axiom’s capital, continue to expand
outward from the city’s center as settlers arrived in droves.
Lawton’s size is approaching that of a metropolis on Pact
Worlds, and it shows no signs of slowing growth. Little Axiom’s
administrators have begun scouting locations for another
settlement, even looking to the nearby Worldcrest Mountains.
The supervisor of this project is Hrodrum Svaga (LN male
dwarf), an accomplished excavator who boasts an ancestral
line traced all the way back to Lost Golarion. Recently, Hrodrum
and his fellow miners uncovered a massive natural cave that
would make a good location for a settlement, but anyone who
spends more than an hour within begins to act strangely.
Some posit the cave is filled with an invisible mind-affecting
gas, while others are convinced there is a supernatural cause.
Further development on the project has been halted until the
area can be secured.
NOTABLE LOCATIONS
The following is an area of interest in Little Axiom.
Lawton Menagerie: Little Axiom’s capital settlement boasts
a diverse zoo filled with creatures both mundane and magical.
Some were discovered on New Harmony; others have been
brought from other planets in the system, and a few were
imported from elsewhere in the galaxy. The menagerie is run by
Ioghidrenea (LG female adult gold dragonAA2), who lives in an
attached set of rooms. Ioghidrenea often takes human form to
give lectures about her exhibits. Lately, a faction of Nightwood
residents have protested the menagerie, claiming that some of
the magical beasts are being kept against their will.
NIGHTWOOD
Nightwood doesn’t contain any one settlement that could be
classified as a city. Its many residents are spread throughout
the prevalent rainforest in their eco-friendly homes, nestled in
the treetops and roots of gargantuan trees. The Xenowardens
keep the charter’s exact population a secret, much to the
annoyance of the other charters' administrators. Nightwood’s
trade in magic items, namely serums, has increased steadily;
its alchemists have discovered a nectar from a species of fast-
growing flowers that increases the potency of certain elixirs at
the cost of a reduced shelf life.
NOTABLE LOCATIONS
The following is an area of interest in Nightwood.
Nightwood Tower: Using nature magic and advanced
botany, the Xenowardens grew a massive tree that rises
above the surrounding jungle canopy. The tree glows with a
constant mystical radiance that can be seen even from orbit.
The Xenowardens declare this arboreal tower to be a beacon
of harmony and peace, and it also serves as sanctuary for New
Harmony’s many avian species. Starships and other flying
vehicles require clearance from the Xenowarden administrators
before they can fly in close proximity to Nightwood Tower.
PLAUSTOV
If the PCs don’t absorb the Plaustov charter at the end of this
volume’s adventure, the residents attempt to continue their
lives. Administrator Zalni Lantt eventually resigns after failing
to satisfactorily deal with a few other pressing issues, with
new citizen Erukask (LN female ikeshti) taking his place after
a landslide election. Erukask takes Plaustov’s reins with a firm
hand, and pushes through harsh legislative reforms that punish
the slightest infractions with long sentences of hard labor. For
a time, Plaustov is an ideal neighboring charter, until refugees
arrive at the PCs’ border requesting asylum from Erukask’s
state police.
See the adventure for a handful of notable locations in
Plaustov City, the charter’s only settlement.
TRIUMPH
After initial problems settling their stretch of taiga and their
subsequent windfall of the valuable starmetal siccatite,
Triumph’s residents are experiencing another downturn.
Mining operations are moving forward much more slowly than
the administrators would like, and the demand for Snowscar
mercenaries from the other charters is waning. Triumph soon
needs to make another discovery, alter the way its charter does
business, or request an infusion of funds from the Veskarium
if it wants to survive. One deputy administrator, Chernys
Oblenko (N male vesk), has suggested forming an alliance with
Celestene that would grant the Aspis Consortium control over
Triumph, but this unpopular proposal was soundly rejected by
the charter’s leader, Umanetav Kirille. Umanetav now suspects
Chernys of being bought off by Aspis, so she’s ordered the
other Snowscars to keep tabs on him.
NOTABLE LOCATIONS
The following is an area of interest in Triumph.
Bolida Quarter: Recently, the Warren’s head of mining, the
dwarf Balkin Var, contracted a contingent of bolidas (Starfinder
Alien Archive 2 20) from their home planet of Zafaiga to assist
in siccatite excavation efforts. Though they were hesitant to
settle in such a cold location, the offer of decent pay and
the chance at nearly unfettered tunneling was enough
of a draw. The bolidas brought their large
families and quickly established their
own set of chambers underneath
Triumph, connected to the
Warren. After a few cultural
misunderstandings between
the bolidas and the vesk, the
two groups are starting to
get along.
NIGHTWOOD
ZENNILIA TOWER
Zennilia’s administrators are
finding it more difficult than
they anticipated to balance
the needs of a growing nation with the rigorous demands of
scientific research. As such, they’ve recruited governmental
workers from Triaxus and other charters to aid in organizational WHISPERS
affairs. While research on the cure for draconic hepadystrophy OF THE
has seen only small advances, some of the labs in Zennilia have ECLIPSE
discovered other beneficial properties of New Harmony’s flora
and fauna, and continue to make money selling the information
to other pharmaceutical companies. Occasional visits from the
CEO Zenniledie (NG nonbinary old silver dragonAA2) praising
their work keeps morale high despite occasional setbacks.
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DISTRESS
NOTABLE LOCATIONS
The following are areas of interest in Zennilia.
Lake Arkana: Zennilia scientists recently discovered that the PART 2:
waters of this small freshwater lake have seemingly miraculous
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healing properties that come with a price. Anyone who drinks
from the lake experiences a lessening of symptoms, though
scans show that the related affliction is still present. More than PART 3:
a mile from the lake, these symptoms return. The researchers MOON BASE
have asked Nightwood mystics to help them study the lake, but
TERROR
so far, no answers have presented themselves.
Summerlab: What began as a tiny research facility THE ELVEN
has blossomed into a full-fledged metropolis as a glut of DIASPORA
non-scientist Triaxans have immigrated here to support those
working for the company. Now boasting several residential
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districts and an expanding tourism economy, Summerlab sits TOOLBOX
near a pristine white-sand beach and an azure ocean. One of
the city’s more unique attractions is a museum dedicated to the
history of the battleflower martial arts tradition from Triaxus’s
Suzerainty of Ning; demonstrations of this fighting technique
are given almost daily.
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HOW TO USE THIS
MATERIAL
These pages provide background information on
the early history of the Azlanti Star Empire, but the
weapons, armor, starship options, and other details
included here enable GMs and players to run a very
different kind of Starfinder campaign—one in which the
simple act of going to space is dangerous. Campaigns
like these evoke the risks taken by NASA astronauts
and are inspired by movies from The Right Stuff to
The Martian. Astronauts don unwieldy space suits
and set off for new worlds in experimental spacecraft,
conducting missions where a single wrong move could
mean disaster. Of course, this is Starfinder, so there’s
still plenty of magic, strange alien species, and galactic
mysteries to encounter!
THE AZLANTI SPACE AGE
The following is a brief history of the early Azlanti Star
Empire’s space program; dates are measured from the
founding of the empire on New Thespera (“Anno Thespera”).
1 AT: DESTINY DECLARED
A group of Azlanti pioneers established the Azlanti Star
Empire after becoming stranded on New Thespera when
the portal through which they arrived closed unexpectedly.
The nation’s founding imperator, Eronestria, dedicated the
nascent empire to spreading Azlanti culture throughout the
stars. For various reasons—such as the loss of considerable
technological and magical expertise, needing to build an
industrial base from scratch, and various disasters—it took
far longer to realize Eronestria’s vision than she ever realized.
852 AT: FORMAL CHARTER
After centuries of exploration and development, the imperator
drafted a formal charter to authorize unlimited resources for
space exploration programs. This effort was divided between
two organizations: the Scientific Exploration and Expansion
Bureau researched technological options to space travel, while
the Aeon Exploitation Office explored magical approaches.
875 AT: FIRST SUCCESSFUL LIFTOFF
Winning an arduous race between the divisions, the AEO
reached suborbital space using an automated platform lifted
by aeon stones. Unfortunately, the platform was unable to
control its reentry, burning up and raining expended aeon
stones across the city of Agramonticus.
A few years after the incident, the SEEB’s first spacecraft
reached suborbital space. Launched by a magnetic accelerator
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and stabilized by gyroscopes, the small, unpiloted capsule
cost a fraction of its magical counterpart, but its reentry
control mechanism failed, and it too was destroyed.
939 AT: NEW LEADERSHIP, NEW RESULTS
The years following were filled with frustrating setbacks. The
imperator, fed up with stagnation and infighting between
the organizations, consolidated the AEO and SEEB into the
Imperial Space Agency, with a mandate to develop a unified
spaceflight program. The ISA combined concepts from both
the AEO and SEEB into a working orbital platform that
they could recover after flight. This new system launched
via magnetic accelerator, and its descent was slowed via a
network of aeon stones.
964 AT: FIRST SUCCESSFUL CREWED ORBIT
The ISA developed systems to protect the first aeonauts,
drafted from the Azlanti military, from the dangers of space.
Early space suits were constructed from heavily insulated
military armor and augmented by aeon stones. During the
first crewed mission, a manufacturing defect in the craft’s
gyroscope caused the craft to tear itself apart shortly after
launch, killing the pilot. However, another mission soon after,
crewed by Fortia Rimisi, launched and returned safely after
orbiting New Thespera. The imperator awarded Rimisi a small
fiefdom and the hereditary noble title of arcidux.
998 AT: FIRST CREWED ORBIT OF EOSTRILLON
After Rimisi’s historic mission, the ISA began research
into increasing the range of Azlanti spaceships in earnest.
Aeonauts spent increasingly long times in orbit, testing the
limits of how long a magically sustained human could survive
in space, and nearby worlds were probed with specially
designed aeon stone networks (Starfinder Adventure Path #8:
Escape from the Prison Moon 55). Eventually, a crewed mission
was launched to orbit New Thespera’s nearest neighbor,
a planet called Eostrillon. In a year-long mission, aeonaut
Decato Merdan orbited Eostrillon before using its gravity
well to slingshot back home. This mission’s success inspired
increasingly ambitious journeys, including a volunteer-crewed
mission on a one-way journey to Eostrillon led by Decato
Merdan in 1001 AT. Decato and his team successfully landed
on the new world, but contact was lost soon afterward, and
no sign of the crew was ever found.
1083 AT: FIRST COLONY ON EOSTRILLON
The decades that followed saw continuous scientific research,
including days- to months-long missions to Eostrillon. First
contact with the native screedreeps seemed peaceful, but
the Azlanti Star Empire soon imposed its rule. Colonists were
chosen for both military expertise and scientific acumen. As
the first colony grew, exploration of other worlds improved,
with crewed missions with humble beginnings slowly growing
in length and complexity.
1527 AT: DISASTER AT AMAZNEN STATION attack that reduces a starship’s temporary Hull Points is
The beginning of the end of the Azlanti Star Empire’s early treated as though it had dealt Hull Point damage to the target.
space age started with its most well-known disaster (though Once expended, interposed defenses can be restored WHISPERS
no one realized the true significance of this event at the only when the starship undergoes repairs, at the same rate OF THE
time): almost the entire staff of Amaznen Research Station—in and cost as standard Hull Points but requiring a successful ECLIPSE
orbit around Eostrillon—was killed when an experiment with Mysticism check in place of the normal Engineering check.
aeon stone-laced gears resulted in a violent explosion. At the
same instant, shrapnel from the gears destroyed a city block NAME TEMP HP COST (BP)
on the far side of Eostrillon—examination of the wreckage
Passive interposed defenses 10 10 3 PART 1:
determined it had teleported through the planet. The ISA
Passive interposed defenses 20 20 5 CITY IN
raced to recreate this phenomenon; at first, development DISTRESS
proceeded quickly, but industrial sabotage and the loss of Passive interposed defenses 32 32 10
key personnel saw the project all but abandoned. Eventually, Active interposed defenses 50 50 14
ISA researchers invented the onos drive (page 50), making PART 2:
Active interposed defenses 100 100 22 THE LOST
interplanetary travel quick, reliable, and safe. Space travel
Active interposed defenses 160 160 29 VALLEY
became routine; now an Azlanti citizen could take a long
vacation on another planet. It would still take thousands of
years for the Star Empire to integrate all the worlds of the PART 3:
system, but the early Azlanti space age was over. MOON BASE
TERROR
EARLY AZLANTI STARSHIPS
The systems presented here may be antiques fit for a museum, THE ELVEN
but many of the Azlanti Star Empire’s modern starship DIASPORA
systems trace their roots back to these early innovations.

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BASE FRAME TOOLBOX
PIONEER
Size Small
Maneuverability good (+1 piloting, turn 1)
HP 35 (increment 5); DT —; CT 7
Mounts forward arc (2 light), aft arc (1 light)
Expansion Bays 1 (usually cargo hold)
Minimum Crew 1; Maximum Crew 3
Cost 2

DEFENSES
INTERPOSED DEFENSES (MAGIC)
This defensive system consists of burned out aeon
stones passively orbiting the ship to intercept
meteorites. A more advanced, active version uses
iridescent trillian aeon stones (Starfinder Adventure Path #8:
Escape from the Prison Moon 44), which congregate around
vulnerable ship systems.
Interposed defenses grant a starship temporary Hull
Points. These temporary points don’t need to be distributed
into quadrants, instead providing a single pool to draw from
regardless of which arc an attack strikes. When a starship
would take damage to its Hull Points, it first reduces its FORTIA RIMISI
temporary Hull Points from interposed defenses. Once these
temporary Hull Points are reduced to 0, any further damage
not absorbed by shields is applied to the starship’s Hull Points.
The loss of temporary Hull Points doesn’t count toward the
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 SHIELDS (MAGIC)
Early Azlanti starships flew without shields, but meteors and
debris spurred research. The first Azlanti starship shields were
magical aeon shields; less powerful than modern energy shields,
they regenerated quickly but scaled up poorly with larger craft.
Unlike normal energy shields, aeon shields regenerate during
combat. At the start of the Engineering phase, the science
officer can distribute these Shield Points as they see fit.
SHIELD NAME TOTAL SP REGEN. PCU COST (BP)
Aeon shields 10 10 1/round 10 3 A torque weapon fires ammunition that spins at an incredible
Aeon shields 30 30 3/round 20 8
Aeon shields 50 50 5/round 30 15
Aeon shields 80 80 8/round 45 20
INTERPLANETARY DRIVE
ONOS DRIVE (HYBRID)
Discovered through a destructive industrial accident, the
onos drive resembles two large gears laced with embedded
aeon stones, spinning at incredible speed within a precisely
positioned casing. When the spinning gears are engaged,
they create pockets of extradimensional space between the
cogs that jump the whole assembly (along with the attached
starship) forward in space, referred to as “skipping.” By
varying the orientation of the drive assembly
and the rotational speed at which the
gears are engaged, a skilled operator
can alter the direction and distance of
a skip. The onos drive was key to the
early Azlanti Star Empire’s conquest
of the Aristia system before the
Gap, but it was still far too slow to
be used for interstellar travel.
POWER CORE
Early Azlanti starship generators
burned energy-dense solid hydrocarbons
to generate electricity, with the exhaust
captured and compressed to provide pressurized gas
for the thrusters. These generators output power similar to
modern cores but aren’t as efficient as fission reactors, as
fuel needs limited the range of starships dependent on these
power cores.
THRUSTERS
Early Azlanti vessels relied on chemical rockets and traditional
thruster systems to reach orbit and travel from world to world.
Superior engineering and magically enhanced fuel tanks
enabled them to store fuel at immense pressure, but they were
inferior to modern thrusters; early Azlanti thrusters increase
in-system travel time to 1d6+2 months. These spacecraft had
to refuel after every interplanetary voyage; to make more
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than one such journey without refueling, ships were outfitted
with fuel synthesizers (see below).
WEAPONS
In addition to early versions of aeon casters (Starfinder
Adventure Path #7: The Reach of Empire 48), the empire
developed clockwork weapons firing high velocity projectiles
from rapidly spinning, rifled barrels.
TORQUE
rate and imparts angular momentum. In addition to dealing
damage, a hit with a torque weapon rotates the target
in space. The gunner can turn the target ship by 1 facing
(resolved at the beginning of the helm phase). The pilot of
the target starship can attempt a Piloting check (DC = 15 +
1-1/2 the tier of the firing ship) to prevent this rotation. The
torque weapon special property affects only targets that are
large or smaller.
EXPANSION BAYS
EXPANSION BAY PCU COST (BP)
Fuel synthesizer 4 1
Quick-skip module 10 5
FUEL SYNTHESIZER
The empire developed miniaturized fuel-
processing plants that extracted usable
hydrocarbons for fuel and compressible
gases for thrusters. When paired with
a robotic appendage system (Starship
Operations Manual 29) to retrieve and
load material, a ship could travel from
planet to planet, processing its own fuel.
QUICK-SKIP MODULE (HYBRID)
Essentially a miniature onos
drive, a quick-skip module can
be activated at a moment’s notice to skip a starship
forward a short distance. During the helm phase, as a crew
action, a science officer can activate the quick-skip module
by succeeding at a Computers check (DC = 10 + 1-1/2 × the
starship’s tier). If successful, the ship moves 1d3+2 hexes in
the direction of its facing, moving safely past any obstacles
or ships in its way. If this movement would end in a hex
occupied by an object, including another ship, the skipping
ship and the object take damage equal to 5 × the skipping
ship’s tier, and the skip ends in the nearest unoccupied hex.
AZLANTI SPACE AGE GEAR
The Azlanti Star Empire has always depended on a blend of
magic and technology, and the equipment developed during
its early space age was no exception.
ONOS DRIVE (HYBRID)
ENGINE
INTERPLANETARY DRIVE RATING MIN. PCU MAX. SIZE COST (BP) SPECIAL PROPERTIES WHISPERS
Onos drive 1/2 150 Medium 10 × size category Restricted (Azlanti Star Empire) OF THE
ECLIPSE

ARMOR temperature-control system. Instead, it has two upgrade

AEONAUT SUIT (TRAVELER, EXPLORER, CONQUEROR) slots in the helmet that can be used only to hold aeon
These aeonaut suits are the precursors to the armor worn stones. These slots usually house clear spindle and iridescent
by modern Azlanti Star Empire aeon troopers. Little more spindle aeon stones, negating the wearer’s need to eat, drink,
PART 1:
CITY IN
than well-insulated plate armor, they have no integrated and breathe. DISTRESS
breathing apparatus. Instead, two upgrade slots in the
helmet are designed for clear spindle and iridescent spindle POWERED ARMOR
aeon stones, negating the wearer’s need to eat, drink, PART 2:
LEVEL 5 THE LOST
and breathe. They were also sometimes equipped with EMPIRE AGGRESSOR VALLEY
gyroscopic stabilizers or cloudy blue rhomboid aeon stones PRICE 3,025
(Starfinder Adventure Path #8: Escape from the Prison EAC Bonus +8; KAC Bonus +12
Moon 44). Max Dex Bonus +2; Armor Check Penalty –4; Speed 30 feet PART 3:
Strength 18 (+4); Damage 1d10 MOON BASE
EMPIRE AGGRESSOR Weapon Slots 1; Upgrade Slots 2+2*
TERROR
This clockwork exoskeleton was the first powered armor Capacity 20; Usage 1/hour
designed for the Azlanti Star Empire military. Like other Size Large (10-ft. reach); Bulk 36 THE ELVEN
Azlanti armor of the time, it has no breathing apparatus * Upgrade slots marked with an asterisk are aeon upgrade slots; DIASPORA
incorporated, though it does have a rudimentary these slots can be used only to hold aeon stones.

ADVENTURE
LIGHT WEAPONS TOOLBOX
SPEED
WEAPON RANGE (HEXES) DAMAGE PCU COST (BP) SPECIAL PROPERTIES
DIRECT-FIRE WEAPONS
Rotary cannon Medium — 2d4 10 7 Torque
MELEE WEAPONS
Grinding gears 1 hex — 3d8 10 8 Ripper

HEAVY WEAPONS
SPEED
WEAPON RANGE (HEXES) DAMAGE PCU COST (BP) SPECIAL PROPERTIES
DIRECT-FIRE WEAPONS
Heavy rotary cannon Medium — 6d4 30 20 Torque
MELEE WEAPONS
Crushing gears 1 hex — 8d8 20 15 Ripper

HEAVY ARMOR
ARMOR EAC KAC MAXIMUM ARMOR CHECK SPEED UPGRADE
MODEL LEVEL PRICE BONUS BONUS DEX BONUS PENALTY ADJUSTMENT SLOTS BULK
Aeonaut suit, 2 525 +3 +5 +2 –3 –5 1+2* 3
traveler
Aeonaut suit, 6 3,225 +9 +11 +3 –2 –5 2+2* 3
explorer
Aeonaut suit, 9 12,125 +13 +15 +4 –2 –5 3+2* 3
conqueror

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CLOCKWORK GUARDIAN
N Medium construct (technological)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision;
Perception +13
DEFENSE
EAC 18; KAC 20
Fort +6; Ref +6; Will +3
Defensive Abilities integrated weapons, overwind; DR 5/—;
Immunities construct immunities
Weaknesses vulnerable to sonic
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee slam +14 (1d8+9 B)
Ranged AG accelerator rifle +17 (3d4+6 P)
Offensive Abilities clockwork reload
STATISTICS
Str +3; Dex +5; Con —; Int —; Wis +0; Cha +0
Skills Acrobatics +18, Athletics +13, Stealth +13
Languages Azlanti (can’t speak)
Other Abilities mindless, unliving
Gear integrated AG accelerator rifle AA
ECOLOGY
Environment any
Organization solitary, pair, squad (3–8), or troop
(10–100)
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Clockwork Reload (Ex) The clockwork
guardian reloads its weapons with an
integrated system powered by its
own movement. When using a
move action to move up to its
speed, the clockwork guard
can also reload its AG
accelerator rifle.
Overwind (Ex) When the
clockwork guardian
is struck by a critical
hit, its interior springs
overwind, imposing
excessive tension and energy on its system. As
a full action before the end of its next turn, the
clockwork guardian can wildly spin its torso and
limbs, striking all adjacent creatures. This attack
deals 1d6+9 bludgeoning damage to each creature
(DC 14 Reflex half).
After leaving the Golarion system and founding New
Thespera, the Azlanti who would become the cruel and
infamous Star Empire expanded rapidly from their new
home world—to quickly supply sufficient personnel
to every additional military installation across
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CR XP
6 2,400
their solar system. To supplement ground forces, Azlanti
engineers built clockwork guardians from precision-cut
steel; the designs of these humanoid constructs included
HP 90 keen detection systems and powerful weapons. Just a few
human Azlanti troops could hold a new base with the help
of a team of clockwork guardians. The conquered people of
the Aristia system quickly grew to recognize and fear the
distinct sounds of clockwork guardians: an ever-present
ticking that grows louder, but never faster, as they prepare
for battle.
Powered by Azlanti clockwork, these constructs wind
their own springs while moving, making them exceptionally
energy-efficient. While nothing can self-power indefinitely,
clockwork guardians can remain functional for an extremely
long time without external winding. These constructs have
visible clockworks and cogs over their entire
forms, though with enough resiliency built in so
that a single pebble or loose nut doesn’t seize up
the entire unit. Clockwork guardians intended
for particularly harsh terrains sometimes have
shells to protect their inner workings,
but many military leaders of the
Empire liked the aesthetic
of the visible gears and
requested such coverings to
be made of clear crystal
or plastic.
The Azlanti had
several advanced
models of clockwork
guardians, outfitting
them with wings,
fins, or alternate
weapons, depending
on the terrain at
their areas of deployment. These
constructs have uses beyond combat,
too. While not intelligent, clockwork
guardians can be programmed by
Azlanti engineers to carry out simple
commands to help construct military
bases, weapons, and starships. Such
tasks usually included repetitive
button-pushing or carrying heavy
cargo from one place to another. It’s
little surprise that many of the Azlanti
Star Empire’s first flights with its early
and dangerous faster-than-light drives
included many of these expendable
guardians as extra crew.
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DINOSAUR, WEYDANASAURUS 5 1,600
WHISPERS
OF THE
N Huge animal and don’t typically fight over resources unless food or water ECLIPSE
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +11 is scarce. Given how long they occupy a specific location,
DEFENSE HP 70 weydanasauruses tend to modify their surroundings, pushing
EAC 18; KAC 20 rocks into the water to make small pools and piling up soft
Fort +9; Ref +9; Will +4 grasses and leaves for nests, giving weydanasaurus “camps” PART 1:
a distinctive look. CITY IN
OFFENSE DISTRESS
Speed 30 ft. This particular dinosaur is docile most of the time but
Melee talon +14 (1d6+10 S plus grab) becomes exceedingly aggressive during the several weeks
Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft. when its eggs hatch. Each female weydanasaurus can lay only PART 2:
Offensive Abilities rake and drop, spiny display one or two eggs at most each year; the young are vulnerable THE LOST
for their first few weeks of life and can’t be moved from their VALLEY
STATISTICS
Str +5; Dex +2; Con +3; Int –4; Wis +1; Cha –1 nests. To protect the progeny, all adult weydanasauruses in
Skills Athletics +16, Intimidate +11, Survival +11 the herd become violently territorial. They use their four front PART 3:
ECOLOGY limbs to hold and tear into any creatures that come close MOON BASE
Environment warm forest to the defenseless young. When hatching season ends, the TERROR
Organization pair or herd (3–14) weydanasauruses return to their normal, laid-back state.
SPECIAL ABILITIES THE ELVEN
Rake and Drop (Ex) When a weydanasaurus DIASPORA
successfully renews its grapple on an enemy, it
can also deal 2d6+10 slashing damage to that
creature with a free pair of limbs. The ADVENTURE
TOOLBOX
weydanasaurus must then immediately
release that creature to regain its
balance.
Spiny Display (Ex) As a standard action, a
weydanasaurus can extend its spines
and undulate them in a threatening
manner. All enemy creatures within 30
feet that can see the weydanasaurus must
succeed at a DC 13 Will save or be shaken until the
end of the weydanasaurus’s next turn. A creature that
successfully saves against the effect is immune to the
spiny display of any weydanasaurus for 24 hours. This is
a sense-dependent, mind-affecting fear effect.

Enormous dinosaurs once roamed Weydana–4, just as they

did on many other planets. However, in the magically isolated
Lost Valley, dinosaurs have continued to survive and even
thrive. A peculiar species, now known as the weydanasaurus,
is unique to this planet. It has a spiny ridge along its back,
a plated ridge on its head, and six total limbs, the front four
of which can lift off the ground when needed. The dinosaur
can eerily extend and undulate the spines along its ridge to
frighten possible predators away from its territory.
Weydanasauruses are herbivores that enjoy
swimming in shallow pools, and they usually
remain in one area for years. If the herd grows
beyond 20 or so members, a pair or more
weydanasauruses typically set off to start a
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MARWAUL 1 400

N Tiny animal of Weydana-3. Clever and easily trained, these small,

Init +4; Senses blindsight (vibration) 80 ft., low-light vision; buck-toothed rodents make delightful pets or guardians, but
Perception +10 they’re hunted for their luxurious, thick coats of blue fur—a
DEFENSE HP 20 natural evolution that grants them concealment on their
EAC 11; KAC 13 home planet, even in broad daylight. Diurnal by nature, they
Fort +5; Ref +5; Will +1 graze on hardy tundra grasses and cultivate edible mosses in
Resistances cold 5 their underground burrows. Some entrepreneurs have begun
OFFENSE exporting marwauls to populated planets, where they’re
Speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft., climb 15 ft. raised for their fur.
Melee bite +8 (1d6+2 P) or Social creatures to a fault, marwauls live in multigenerational
claws +5 (1d6+2 S) colonies. A single burrow can hold up to two dozen individuals,
Ranged wail +8 (1d4+1 So plus nauseate) including a pair of dominant mates who grow larger and
STATISTICS stronger than the rest of the burrow. They protect their kin
Str +1; Dex +4; Con +0; Int –4; Wis +2; Cha +0 with the help of a V-shaped crown of collagen that grows on
Skills Athletics +5, Stealth +5, Survival +5 their heads. From these bone-like protuberances, a dominant
ECOLOGY marwaul can let loose a supersonic hoot that induces nausea
Environment cold desert (Weydana-3) in predators, affording marwauls a chance to scamper to
Organization mated pair safety. Sometimes, however, the death of the dominant pair
SPECIAL ABILITIES causes the rest of the burrow to swarm.
Wail (Ex) A dominant marwaul can take a standard action
to create a burst of ultrasonic sound targeting a creature MARWAUL COMPANION
within 30 feet; the target must succeed at a DC 10 Known for their amiability and preciousness, a marwaul
Fortitude saving throw or be nauseated for 1d4 rounds. makes for an excellent animal companion and lookout for
low-level adventurers.
MARWAUL SWARM CR 2
XP 600 LEVELS 1–5
N Tiny animal (swarm) Tiny animal
Init +3; Senses blindsight (vibration) 40 ft., Senses blindsight (vibration) 80 ft.,
low-light vision; Perception +12 low-light vision
DEFENSE HP 25 Good Save Ref; Poor Saves Fort, Will
EAC 10; KAC 12 Resistances cold 5
Fort +6; Ref +6; Will +1 Speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft., climb 15 ft.
Defensive Abilities swarm defenses, Melee Attack bite (P) or claws (S)
unflankable; Resistances cold 5; Immunities Ability Modifiers Dex, Wis
swarm immunities SPECIAL ABILITIES
OFFENSE Wail (Ex) As a standard action, a marwaul
Speed 30 ft., burrow 10 ft., climb 15 ft. can make a hypersonic hoot targeting
Melee swarm attack (1d6 P or S) a single creature within 30 feet; the
Space 10 ft.; Reach 0 ft. target must succeed at a Fortitude
Offensive Abilities distraction saving throw (DC = 10 + 1-1/2 × the
STATISTICS marwaul’s level) or be nauseated
Str –2; Dex +3; Con +0; Int –4; Wis +1; Cha +0 for 1d4 rounds. Creatures targeted
Skills Athletics +7, Stealth +7, Survival +7 by this ability are immune to
ECOLOGY marwaul wails for 24 hours.
Environment cold desert Watchful (Ex) Marwauls are always
(Weydana-3) alert. While your marwaul companion
Organization burrows (12–18) is sharing your space and not
moving, you gain a +1 circumstance
Marwauls dig complex bonus to Perception and
burrows in the blue sands initiative checks.

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SCEADUINAR
NE Medium outsider (extraplanar)
Init +5; Senses darkvision 120 ft., blindsense (life) 120 ft.,
low-light vision; Perception +14
DEFENSE HP 105
EAC 19; KAC 21
Fort +9; Ref +11; Will +6
Defensive Abilities entropic flesh, void child; DR 10/
adamantine or good; Immunities cold, death effects,
disease, energy drain, poison; Resistances acid 10,
electricity 10, sonic 10; SR 18
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft., fly 90 ft. (Su, good)
Melee bite +15 (1d8+11 P plus 1d6 C and energy drain) or
wing +15 (2d6+9 B plus 1d6 C)
Offensive Abilities create darkness, energy drain (1 level,
DC 15), entropic touch
Sceaduinar Spell-Like Abilities (CL 7th; ranged +18)
3/day—dispel magic, enervation
At will—dimension door (self only)
STATISTICS
Str +4; Dex +5; Con +2; Int +1; Wis +1; Cha +2
Skills Acrobatics +19 (+27 to fly), Mysticism +14, Sense
Motive +14, Stealth +14
Languages Aklo, Common
Other Abilities hidden from undead, negative
energy affinity
ECOLOGY
Environment any (Negative Energy Plane)
Organization solitary or death squad
(2–11)
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Entropic Flesh (Ex) An adjacent creature
that hits a sceaduinar with a melee
attack takes 1d6 of cold damage.
Entropic Touch (Ex) A sceaduinar’s
natural attacks can strike incorporeal
creatures as if they had the ghost
killer fusion. All of a sceaduinar’s
natural attacks deal an additional 1d6
of cold damage to the target.
Hidden from Undead (Su) Undead creatures
can’t perceive a sceaduinar using any senses unless they
succeed at a DC 15 Will save.
Negative Energy Affinity (Su) A sceaduinar is treated
as an undead creature for the purposes of spells,
abilities, and effects that heal, deal damage to,
or bypass the resistances of an undead creature.
Similarly, a sceaduinar is treated as an unliving
creature for spells, abilities, and effects that heal
living creatures.
CR XP
7 3,200
WHISPERS
OF THE
Void Child (Ex) Sceaduinars are immune to effects that ECLIPSE
target souls (such as a soul upload trap) or require
knowledge of a creature’s identity (such as scrying).
When slain, they can’t be restored to life by magic
except by a miracle or wish, or by divine intervention. PART 1:
CITY IN
DISTRESS
Within the Negative Energy Plane, the purest form of
negative energy crystallizes to form the hateful sceaduinars.
Somewhat resembling gargoyles, sceaduinars have bat-like PART 2:
heads, wide wingspans, and bodies seemingly made of jagged, THE LOST
purple crystals. They despise both the living and the undead, VALLEY
existing somewhere between the two. The only exceptions
to their vitriol are voidshard vampires (page 60), the unusual PART 3:
undead that can be created when a sceaduinar kills a living MOON BASE
creature in a place attuned to the Negative Energy Plane. TERROR
While sceaduinars don’t exactly like these vampires, they
also don’t destroy them outright. Sceaduinars reserve a THE ELVEN
special hatred for their positive energy counterparts, the jyoti, DIASPORA
believing that the jyoti stole their ability to create, leaving
them only with the ability to destroy.
Sceaduinars generally avoid each other, coming together ADVENTURE
TOOLBOX
only when necessary to fight a particularly
dangerous threat. These death squads remain
together only long enough for battle, then quickly
disperse. Sceaduinars find some comfort in the
empty void of space, which is the closest the
Material Plane comes to negative energy,
but when starships happen to pass
nearby, a sceaduinar can
still take out an entire
crew before they
have any chance
to escape.
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 CR XP
VAMPIRE, MOROI 8 4,800

Shirren moroi At will—memory lapse (DC 14), necromantic revitalization

CE Medium undead
Init +3; Senses blindsense (vibration) 30 ft., darkvision 60
ft.; Perception +16
DEFENSE HP 125
EAC 20; KAC 22
Fort +10; Ref +10; Will +9
Defensive Abilities coffin restoration, fast healing 5; DR
5/magic and silver; Immunities undead immunities;
Resistances cold 10, electricity 10
Weaknesses vampire weaknesses
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.; spider climb
Melee claw +25 (3d4+14 S plus grab)
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 8th; ranged +19)
1/day—deep slumber (DC 16), fear (DC 16)
3/day—command undead (DC 15), hold person (DC 15),
inflict pain (DC 15), see invisibility (DC 15)
(1st)
Offensive Abilities blood drain, communalism, dominate
STATISTICS
Str +6; Dex +4; Con —; Int +1; Wis +2; Cha +3
Skills Athletics +21, Bluff +16, Culture +16, Diplomacy +16,
Intimidate +16, Mysticism +21, Stealth +16
Languages Common; children of the night, limited telepathy
(30 ft.)
Other Abilities children of the night, create spawn, mist
form, unliving
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Blood Drain (Su) When a vampire successfully grapples a
target, they can suck blood from their victim with their
fangs. The victim must attempt a DC 16 Fortitude save;
on a failure, it gains 1 negative level, and the vampire
gains 5 temporary hit points that last for 1 hour (up to a
maximum number of temporary hit points equal to their
full normal hit points).
Change Shape (Su) A vampire can change shape into the
form of one or more animals, typically a Small or Medium
predator (Alien Archive 2 102) native to their home
world. While in this animal shape, the vampire gains any
senses, extraordinary abilities, and movement abilities
of the animal. The vampire’s gear disappears when the
vampire assumes animal shape and returns when they
returns to their normal form. This shirren vampire can
turn into a Medium spider (low-light vision, climb 30
ft., bite inflicts piercing instead of slashing damage,
and damaged creatures are exposed to turbocurarine
[Character Operations Manual 127]) or a Small insect
(low-light vision, fly 60 ft., stinger inflicts piercing
instead of slashing damage).
Children of the Night (Su) The vampire’s presence brings
forth creatures of the night, typically Small or Medium
predators or predator swarms (Alien Archive 2 102), to do
their master’s bidding. The vampire can give telepathic
orders to these creatures as long as they’re within 100
ft., but they can’t communicate back.
Coffin Restoration (Su) When a vampire is reduced to 0 HP,
they don’t die. Instead, they fall unconscious. If they rest
in their coffin for 1 hour, the vampire regains 1 HP, after
which their fast healing functions normally.
Create Spawn (Su) If a creature dies from the vampire’s
blood drain ability, the vampire can turn this victim into
a moroi vampire or vampire spawn by donating some
of their blood to the victim and burying it in the ground
for 3 days. If the new vampire is lower in CR than their
creator, they’re under the creator’s control. If a vampire
controls too many spawn at once (as determined by

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 the GM), strong-willed spawn can free themselves by
succeeding at a DC 16 Will save.
Dominate (Su) A vampire can crush a humanoid opponent’s
will as a standard action, targeting a single creature
within 30 ft. that must succeed at a DC 16 Will save or
fall instantly under the vampire’s influence, as though
subject to dominate person (caster level 8th). A creature
that successfully saves against this ability is immune to
the vampire’s dominate ability for 24 hours.
Mist Form (Su) A vampire can take a move action to
transform into a cloud of mist, smoke, or other vapor. In
this form, they’re immune to physical damage, gain a fly
speed of 30 ft., and can fit through any opening that isn’t
airtight. They can’t make attacks or use any ability that
requires a target to attempt a saving throw. While using
this power, the vampire’s fast healing doesn’t function.
The vampire can remain in mist form indefinitely and can
return to their normal form with a move action.
Vampire Weaknesses (Su) Vampires have many
distinctive weaknesses; some vampires can ignore or
mitigate one or more of these weaknesses, but most
can’t. A vampire is held at bay by garlic or the holy
symbol of a non-evil deity. They must stay at least 5
ft. from the object of their revulsion and can’t touch
or make melee attacks against a creature brandishing
such an object. Holding a vampire at bay takes
a standard action. After being held at bay for 1 round, a
vampire can attempt a DC 22 Will save at the beginning
of their turn to act normally.
D A vampire can’t enter a residence unless they’re
invited inside, can’t enter any area filled with the smell
of garlic, and can’t voluntarily cross running water
or enter the Drift unless transported while inside
their coffin.
D A vampire exposed to direct sunlight is staggered; if
exposed to direct sunlight for 2 consecutive rounds,
the vampire is destroyed.
D A wooden stake driven through the heart of an
unconscious vampire reduces the vampire to 0 HP
and prevents them from healing above 0 HP, even
in their coffin; if the stake is removed, the vampire
can heal, and if the vampire is in their coffin, the
1-hour rest period begins once the stake is removed.
If the vampire’s head is severed and anointed with
holy water while the stake is in place, the vampire
is destroyed.
Vampires are undead creatures who feed on the blood of
the living. They come in many varieties, differentiated by
culture, species, and planet of origin, but the one described
here is the most common variety; known as “moroi” among
their own kind, these creatures are synonymous with the
word “vampire” throughout the Pact Worlds, Near Space, and
the Vast.
Although a vampire has many well-known weaknesses,
most can blend into mortal society and even carry on
something like a normal life. They hide in their coffins by WHISPERS
day, emerging at night to hunt for food, and are protected OF THE
by mortal minions who willingly serve in the hope of one day ECLIPSE
being given immortality—something that they might realize
too late is more of a curse than a blessing.
Interstellar travel has enabled vampires to escape those
who threaten them, and even avoid some of their most PART 1:
debilitating weaknesses; vampires justly fear the deadly CITY IN
DISTRESS
light of the sun, but a vampire who lives on the dark side of
Verces never has to worry about the dawn. Vampires have
also discovered a new weakness since the Signal: similar to PART 2:
their old inability to cross running water, they can’t willingly THE LOST
enter the Drift unless within the protection of their coffin. VALLEY
Sometimes, a vampire’s coffin takes the shape of an arcane
mortuary or cryo-chamber (Starship Operations Manual 24), PART 3:
some of which are equipped with cybernetic systems that MOON BASE
enable the vampire to control the surrounding starship from TERROR
within their coffin. As vampirism has spread to alien species,
their association with bats, wolves, and other nocturnal THE ELVEN
creatures has expanded to include various alien fauna found DIASPORA
in systems beyond the Pact Worlds.
MOROI VAMPIRE TEMPLATE ADVENTURE
TOOLBOX
GRAFT (CR 5+)
Other vampires create moroi from their slain victims, usually
as companions or minions. The new vampire is bound to their
master and serves until the master dies or the servant can
break free and pursue their own destiny. Many vampires
have unique supernatural abilities beyond those included in
this graft.
Required Creature Type: Undead.
Suggested Array: Any.
Traits: darkvision 60 ft.; fast healing 5; DR 5/magic and
silver; cold and electricity resistance 10; vampire
weaknesses (above).
Abilities: Blood drain, change shape, children of the night,
coffin restoration, create spawn, dominate, mist form.
Suggested Ability Score Modifiers: Strength, Dexterity.
If the base creature has a swim speed, the vampire loses their
inability to cross running water unless in their coffin.
VAMPIRE SPAWN TEMPLATE
GRAFT (CR 2+)
A vampire who wants to create vampire minions, but who
doesn’t want those minions to create more servants of their
own, can choose to create a vampire spawn—a lesser undead
without many of the vampire’s most potent magical abilities.
Required Creature Type: Undead.
Suggested Array: Combatant.
Traits: darkvision 60 ft.; fast healing 1; cold and electricity
resistance 5; vampire weaknesses (above).
Abilities: Blood drain, coffin restoration.
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 CR XP
VAMPIRE, NOSFERATU 12 19,200

Human nosferatu Melee claw +25 (6d4+20 S plus grab; critical severe wound)
NE Medium undead or ensnaring ultrathin longsword +25 (4d8 S)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent; Ranged tenebrous shadow pistol +22 (2d10 C; critical blind)
Perception +22 Spell-Like Abilities (CL 12th; ranged +25)
DEFENSE HP 200 1/day—telekinesis (DC 20)
EAC 26; KAC 28 3/day—instant virus (DC 18)
Fort +14; Ref +14; Will +13 Offensive Abilities blood drain, dominate, plague bearer
Defensive Abilities fast healing 5, swarm flight; DR 5/ STATISTICS
wood and piercing; Immunities undead immunities; Str +8; Dex +6; Con —; Int +2; Wis +5; Cha +4
Resistances cold 10, electricity 10, sonic 10 Skills Athletics +22, Bluff +22, Diplomacy +22, Intimidate
Weaknesses nosferatu weaknesses +27, Mysticism +22
OFFENSE Languages Common; plague speaker, telepathy 60 ft.
Speed 30 ft.; spider climb Gear squad hardlight series, ensnaring ultrathin longsword,
tenebrous shadow pistol AR with 2 standard batteries (20
charges each)
Other Abilities swarm form, unliving
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Blood Drain (Su) When a nosferatu successfully grapples a
target, they can suck blood from their victim with their
fangs. The victim must attempt a DC 19 Fortitude save;
on a failure, it gains 1 negative level, and the nosferatu
gains 5 temporary hit points that last for 1 hour (up to a
maximum number of temporary hit points equal to their
full normal hit points).
Dominate (Su) A nosferatu can crush a humanoid
opponent’s will as a standard action, targeting a single
creature within 30 ft. that must succeed at a DC 19 Will
save or fall instantly under the nosferatu’s influence, as
though subject to dominate person (caster level 12th). A
creature that successfully saves against this ability is
immune to the nosferatu’s dominate ability for 24 hours.
Nosferatu Weaknesses (Su) A nosferatu is held at bay by
mirrors, garlic, or holy symbols of a non-evil deity. They
must stay at least 5 ft. from the object of their revulsion
and can’t touch or make melee attacks against a creature
brandishing such an object. Holding a nosferatu at bay
takes a standard action. After being held at bay for 1
round, a nosferatu can attempt a DC 25 Will save at
the beginning of their turn to act normally. Finally, a
nosferatu can’t enter a residence unless invited inside,
nor any area filled with the smell of garlic.
Plague Bearer (Su) A creature that takes damage from a
nosferatu’s claw attack or is subject to their blood drain
ability is exposed to a disease endemic to the nosferatu’s
original species or world of origin; nosferatu who were
once human expose their victims to bubonic plague (Core
Rulebook 418).
Plague Speaker (Su) A nosferatu can communicate with
animals or vermin associated with disease, such as
certain blood-drinking mosquitoes, rats, or akata (Alien

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 Archive 2 8). This ability doesn’t make the creature
friendly to the nosferatu, but it does allow the nosferatu
to use language-dependent effects on them.
Swarm Flight (Su) If reduced to 0 hit points in combat,
a nosferatu doesn’t die. Instead, they assume
their swarm form (below) and can do nothing except
attempt to escape. They must reach their coffin within
1 hour or are destroyed. Additional damage dealt to a
nosferatu forced into swarm form has no effect. Once at
rest in their coffin, the nosferatu is helpless. They regain
1 hit point after 1 hour and then are no longer helpless;
they resume healing at the rate of 5 hit points per round.
Swarm Form (Su) As a standard action, a nosferatu can
change into a swarm of crawling or flying rodents or
vermin. In this form, they gain swarm defenses and
swarm immunities. They gain either distraction (DC
19) and a swarm attack (4d6+12 P) or a fly speed of 50
ft., as the nosferatu chooses. While in swarm form, a
nosferatu can’t use their claw attacks or any of their
offensive abilities. They can remain in swarm form until
they assume another form or until the next sunrise. A
nosferatu’s gear vanishes when they adopt swarm form
and returns when the nosferatu returns to their normal
shape. Nosferatu throughout the galaxy might change
into other creatures associated with diseases endemic
to their original species or from their world of origin.
This legendary undead appears as a statuesque humanoid,
characterized by bruise-colored or paper-white skin rippling
with powerful muscle. The nosferatu’s unnatural height and
elongated claws set them apart from the living. Nosferatus
are completely hairless, but some conceal this detail under an
affectation for elaborate wigs. Their expertly curated attire
hints at deep layers behind the somber grimace they present
to the world—one laced with ratlike fangs. Many have other
ratlike features, including pointed ears, bulbous eyes, and a
hunched gait.
The typical nosferatu has suffered an unfathomably long
lifespan, witnessing civilizations rise and crumble while
simultaneously extinguishing the lives of countless mortals,
victims who were merely momentary partners in an eternal
dance with the night. Unable to create more of their kind,
as traditional vampires do, many nosferatus were spawned
before the Gap and now seek peaceful solitude, fasting for
long periods before indulging themselves in a gory feast.
Some cling desperately to their foggy memories of another
time, while others’ minds have shattered entirely beneath the
animalistic, singular urge to feed.
However they personally reinvent themselves,
nosferatus remain distinguished from other vampires by
their unnatural connection to disease; for centuries, this
connection manifested in plagues carried by rodents and
verminous insects, diseases which nosferatus would both
carry and spread. As nosferatus have traveled to other
worlds, however, their supernatural affinity for disease
has metastasized; now, they serve as hosts to alien viruses
from all over the galaxy. Most new nosferatus are born out WHISPERS
of contagion and disease, crawling from hospitals, disease OF THE
wards, isolation units, and plague pits to spread their curse ECLIPSE
among the living.
Traditional wisdom suggests that a nosferatu can’t abide
the odor of garlic or touch a holy symbol, though these items
are merely deterrents. Nosferatus tend to avoid mirrors, as PART 1:
the lack of reflection threatens to alert victims to their true CITY IN
DISTRESS
nature. Perhaps the greatest defense against a nosferatu is
avoiding their lair since nosferatus can’t enter a residence
without permission. For this reason, many maintain PART 2:
immense estates to which they invite potential victims THE LOST
under the guise of conducting business or entertainment. VALLEY
It isn’t unusual for a hidden nosferatu to be exposed by the
sudden outbreak of virulent disease centered on its posh PART 3:
and secluded home. MOON BASE
Today, nosferatus are more elusive than ever; their TERROR
reclusive nature coupled with their inhuman stealth and
powers of magnetism enable them to slip through the THE ELVEN
galaxy unseen—except by their victims, of course. As DIASPORA
interstellar commerce has increased since the Signal and
the development of Drift technology, nosferatus have
arisen among diverse alien species, each carrying plagues ADVENTURE
TOOLBOX
unique to their home worlds. Sometimes, they stow away
on starships, and the unlucky crew slowly perishes over
the course of many weeks; the ship reaches its eventual
destination as a hollowed out plague ship filled with
diseased corpses and a single nosferatu.
Many nosferatus had difficulty in adjusting to the modern
era, but perhaps the biggest challenge these ancient
revenants face is coming to terms with popular media
portrayals of vampires. While some huffily point out the
inaccuracies of today’s romanticized vampire over glasses
of decanted blood, others rage against the degradation of
their historically fearsome reputation. These media purists
dive deeply into tradition to the point that they become
walking anachronisms.
NOSFERATU VAMPIRE
TEMPLATE GRAFT (CR 10+)
New nosferatus are exceedingly rare but sometimes arise
in areas of plague suffused with powerful necromantic
energy. Only a once-living and sapient creature can become
a nosferatu.
Required Creature Type: Undead.
Suggested Array: Any.
Traits: Darkvision 60 ft., scent; fast healing 5; DR 5/wood
and piercing; cold, electricity, and sonic resistance 10;
nosferatu weaknesses (page 58); telepathy 60 ft.
Abilities: Blood drain, dominate, plague bearer, plague
speaker, swarm flight, swarm form.
Suggested Ability Score Modifiers: Strength, Dexterity.
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 CR XP
VAMPIRE, VOIDSHARD 8 4,800

NE Medium undead Ranged gelid hail pistol +17 (2d6+8 C & P; critical bleed 1d6)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., blindsense (sound) 60 ft.; Offensive Abilities create spawn, energy drain (1 level, DC
Perception +16 16), entropic touch
DEFENSE HP 125 STATISTICS
EAC 20; KAC 22 Str +6; Dex +4; Con —; Int +1; Wis +2; Cha +2
Fort +10; Ref +10; Will +9 Skills Acrobatics +21, Athletics +21, Intimidate +16,
Defensive Abilities fast healing 5; DR 10/magic; Survival +16
Immunities cold, undead immunities Languages Akitonian, Common
Weaknesses order aversion Other Abilities see sceaduinars (page 55), unliving
OFFENSE Gear advanced lashunta tempweave (black force field),
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (Ex, average) gelid hail pistol AR with 2 batteries (20 charges each)
Melee bite +19 (2d4+14 P plus 1d6 C and energy drain) or ECOLOGY
slam +19 (3d4+14 B plus 1d6 C) Environment any
Organization solitary or collective (1–2 with 5–15 voidshard
vampire spawn)
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Create Spawn (Su) A living humanoid creature killed
by a voidshard vampire’s bite must attempt a DC
16 Will saving throw just before being killed. If it
fails, it becomes a voidshard vampire spawn under
the control of the original voidshard vampire in
1d6 rounds. A voidshard vampire spawn usually
has a CR that’s 3 lower than that of the original
voidshard vampire (see the template graft on
page 61).
Entropic Touch (Ex) A voidshard vampire’s natural
attacks can strike incorporeal creatures as if they
had the ghost killer fusion. All of a voidshard
vampire’s natural attacks deal +1d6 cold damage
to the target.
Order Aversion (Su) Voidshard vampires
despise order and organization. If an opponent
uses a standard action to create and present
an orderly structure, such as a line of stones or
a tower of bricks, the voidshard vampire must
succeed at a DC 16 Will save or become fixated
on destroying the structure. If fixated, the
voidshard vampire must spend their next turn
moving to and destroying the structure. Once
the voidshard vampire has become fixated on one
structure, they’re immune to this effect with any
other structures for 1 hour.
See Sceaduinars (Su) A voidshard vampire is
immune to a sceaduinar’s hidden from undead ability
(page 55).

Voidshard vampires result from living creatures

unfortunate enough to die either in the presence of
sceaduinars (page 55) or in an area otherwise infused
with negative energy. Sceaduinars notoriously despise the

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undead, but they allow voidshard vampires—as forces of
entropy and destruction—to continue existing, hoping they
destroy other undead in their wake. Voidshard vampires
share some of the features of their gargoyle-like creators:
hard, rough skin; bat-like ears and wings; and horns. They
have their own vampiric traits as well, such as sharp fangs
that drain the life from their victims and the ability to
create spawn. Despite often being integral to a voidshard
vampire’s creation, sceaduinars don’t have control over
these undead, though they might torment the newly risen
with screeds on the futility of existence. This abuse hardly
ever escalates to becoming physical and is usually enough
to drive the vampire away to seek out living beings to
destroy and feast upon. Sometimes, a voidshard vampire
will perpetuate the cycle of abuse by creating spawn
of their own, over whom they have complete control.
While sceaduinars normally have the ability to hide from
undead, this ability doesn’t work on voidshard vampires or
their spawn.
Without the support of the creatures who made them,
voidshard vampires are left adrift. They tend to flock to
remote locations but not completely abandoned ones,
such as sparsely inhabited planets, moons, and asteroids.
As much as they hate being around the living, they also
need to feed on them. Many long to travel to the Negative
Energy Plane, clustering around tears in reality or planar
portals in the hopes of somehow leaving the Material
Plane and escaping their need to feed without giving in
to oblivion.
Voidshard vampires scorn the company of both the living
and the undead, taking after their sceaduinar progenitors.
Voidshard vampires can create voidshard vampire spawn
from their victims, and the loneliest do exactly that to
create a family of sorts. While voidshard vampires don’t
show any kind of affection that the living would recognize,
their collectives do live together and fight to protect one
another. These collectives are extremely dangerous for any
living creature that stumbles upon them. While individual
voidshard vampires typically attack and kill their prey
without delay, a collective sometimes captures a living
creature to ritualistically kill together. Victims killed by
collectives in this way nearly always turn into voidshard
vampire spawn; the process has an almost religious
significance to these vampires, though many would scoff at
the insinuation, as they usually consider themselves above
such mortal concerns. Rarely does a voidshard vampire
become part of any organized church, though those that
do often follow Urgathoa.
As creatures touched by entropic forces, voidshard
vampires hate order. Whenever they see meticulously
organized objects, especially those created from discrete
elements, they get a compulsion to destroy them. People
who live in places near voidshard vampires (and are aware
of their proclivities) often use neatly stacked piles of bricks
connected to an alarm as an early warning system against
these undead. Certain plants and other living things
can incite this hatred of organization within voidshard WHISPERS
vampires who harbor the most vitriol in their hearts, OF THE
and spaces near their lairs tend to be stripped of all life. ECLIPSE
Technology and other highly ordered objects are an affront
to other voidshard vampires, who often take exacting
pains to sunder these high-tech items before ferociously
descending upon their owners. PART 1:
On rare occasions, a voidshard vampire rises against the CITY IN
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sceaduinar who created them. Such battles usually incur
major collateral damage to the terrain and any bystanders.
If the voidshard vampire manages to destroy the sceaduinar, PART 2:
the undead absorbs a burst of negative energy from the THE LOST
outsider. Their skin grows completely crystalline, and they VALLEY
develop special powers, such as the ability to blast victims
with a spray of cold, incorporeality, and spellcasting. These PART 3:
creatures, known as voidcrystal vampires, are extremely MOON BASE
dangerous. Even the spawn of a voidcrystal vampire is TERROR
about as powerful as a normal voidshard vampire. Some
voidcrystal vampires crave the authority of rule, and more THE ELVEN
than one undead collective in the furthest reaches of the DIASPORA
galaxy bend to one of these tyrannical despots.
VOIDSHARD VAMPIRE ADVENTURE
TOOLBOX
TEMPLATE GRAFT (CR 6+)
When a living creature dies to a sceaduinar, it can
sometimes rise again as an undead agent of destruction.
Voidshard vampires haunt desolate regions, waiting for
their occasional prey.
Required Creature Type: Undead.
Suggested Array: Any.
Traits: Blindsense (sound) 30 ft.; fast healing 5 (increase
to 10 at CR 14+); DR 10/magic (increase to DR 15 at CR 14+);
immunity to cold; fly speed 60 ft.; order aversion (page 60);
create spawn (page 60), entropic touch (page 60), energy
drain; see sceaduinars (page 60).
Suggested Ability Score Modifiers: Strength, Wisdom.
VOIDSHARD VAMPIRE
SPAWN TEMPLATE GRAFT
(CR 3+)
Those who have been killed by a voidshard vampire might
rise again as one of their spawn. Such undead are less
powerful than their new masters but still suffer from
their aversion to order and can see the outsiders from the
Negative Energy Plane known as sceaduinars.
Required Creature Type: Undead.
Suggested Array: Combatant.
Traits: Blindsense (sound) 30 ft.; fast healing 1 (increase
to 5 at CR 12+); DR 5/magic (increase to DR 10 at CR 12+);
cold resistance 10 (increase to 15 at CR 12+); fly speed 30
ft.; order aversion (page 60), entropic touch (page 60); see
sceaduinars (page 60).
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 CODEX OF WORLDS
WEYDANA-3
Diameter: ×1/2; Mass: ×1/10
Gravity: ×1/2
Location: The Vast
Atmosphere: Toxic (96% carbon dioxide, 1% oxygen,
1% argon)
Day: 24 hours; Year: 699 days
Every planet in the Weydana system is unique, but
Weydana-3 stands out the most from its neighbors. A
combination of intense tectonic activity, a punishing
atmosphere, and the incessant bombardment of radiation
and celestial objects has created a surface inhospitable to
most forms of organic life. Solidified lava flows and impact
craters cover the southern hemisphere, while the northern
hemisphere, struck by a protoplanet 3.5 billion years ago,
is the single largest impact crater in the entire system. The
blue sands for which Weydana-3 is known cover every inch
of it all.
The incessant sandstorms that sweep the planet have
buried the sole evidence of the oldest attempt at settlement
on Weydana-3: the remains of a colossal, domed polar city.
At hundreds of miles in diameter, the city was established
by a species that flourished and then went extinct over a
billion years ago, and about whom nothing is known and no
evidence other than their mechanical constructions survived.
The city-state—called “The One State” by its inhabitants—was a
totalitarian polity whose government dominated every aspect
of its humanoid citizens’ lives, both personal and professional;
from state-assigned sexual
partners, forcing all
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citizens to live behind transparent walls, and even regulating
the number of jaw motions used to chew food. The citizens of
the One State did not exist as a hive mind, but their government
treated them as if they did.
The One State’s anti-individual society prospered for a time,
as an ultra-efficient educational system taught its citizens
to be satisfied with their place in the great machine. As the
One State expanded, it began making significant advances
on the technology it brought to Weydana-3, especially in the
areas of geo-engineering, picotechnology, and psychological
warfare. Eventually, their technologists began exploring the
use of teleportation spells as a potential power source for
the energy-hungry One State, focusing on magic portals and
interplanetary teleport spells. One day, something powerful
and hostile arrived on Weydana-3 via a rogue portal. The
being—which might have been a living apocalypse (Alien
Archive 2 80), tzitzimitl (Alien Archive 3 122), or a colossus
like those that ravage Daimalko—was eventually terminated
by One State security forces, but not before unleashing an
infectious psychic disease that rapidly swept throughout
the society. Those infected sought violent suicide, and some
set off an explosion that destroyed the protective domes
surrounding the One State, exposing everyone inside to the
deadly atmosphere and radiation.
The blue sands of Weydana-3 have preserved the One State
as it was on the day of its destruction; explorers might find
the crumbled buildings and domes of the city and the dried
and mummified corpses of its citizens, all in pristine condition.
Unfortunately, the One State’s numerous mechanical guards
are also in pristine condition and remain hostile to
interlopers to this day.
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NIGHT COURT
A neighboring charter reaches out for assistance when their leaders go missing. After
tracking the team to a lush jungle valley inhabited by alien dinosaurs, the PCs discover
that the expedition was teleported to an ancient Azlanti lunar base. Can the PCs rescue
their fellow explorers from the darkness that lurks there?
This Starfinder Adventure Path volume continues the Horizons of the Vast Adventure Path
and includes:

• “Whispers of the Eclipse,” a Starfinder adventure for 5th-level characters

by Kate Baker.

• A history of elven journeys to new planets by Jessica Catalan.

• A toolbox featuring equipment used by the early Azlanti Star Empire, a collection of creatures that could
endanger unwary explorers, and a glimpse at a battered world of blue sands and a violent past, by Kate Baker,
Jenny Jarzabski, Andrew Mullen, and Jim Seals.

• Statistics and deck plans for a surveying starship vital to the Azlanti Star Empire’s first forays into space
by Dennis Muldoon.

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