Curse of the Crimson Throne

Curse of the Crimson Throne is a Pathfinder ® Adventure Path; converted for use in the Corwyn Game-Setting.

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Player's Guide

Player Handouts

List of PCs:

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• Brian
• Lene
• Erika
• Chuck
• Glenn
• Christina

List of Corwyn Locations:

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• City of Ashara
• Village of Ashford
• Castle Darkon
• Castle Manticore
• Cinderlands
• Razor-rock Pass
• Kingdom of Gwynne
• Westcrown

Reference

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• the Ashanti
• Crimson Throne
• Forgotten War
• Guillotine
• Gray Maidens
• Plague Ship
• Queens Physicians
• the Rescue
• Sable Company
• Shali-mar

List of NPCs:

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• Aiden Voss; young nobleman and student at Orsini Academy.

• Blackjack; Local hero and vigilante for justice, loved by the people of Ashara

• Brienna Salgado; Daughter of Grau Salgado

• Cressida Kroft; Commander of Ashara's City Guard

• Demetrius Davalos; the Royal Physician for King Garik Eridani II, and his young wife Queen Ileosa. Three years ago, Davalos was dismissed by King Garik after he failed to save the King's first wife; Queen Myranda, who had become afflicted with a strange fever. After Garik's marriage to Queen Ileosa; she was able to convince the King to reinstate Davalos to his post as Court Physician. Today, he maintains a lavish residence near Castle Manticore, in the Heights District of Ashara.

• DeVargo Barvasi; nick-named "the Spider," DeVargo is the most powerful crime-lord in the city of Ashara. He is greatly feared for his brutal control of the city's underworld. All minor criminal figures in Ashara, such as Gaedren Lamm, pay tribute to him as their 'overlord' for his protection from the Law. DeVargo runs his gambling operation and prostitution rackets out of a complex of derelict ships and barges called "Eel's End," located along the eastern docks of the Old City District.

• Dharvayne Avratos; The Orellian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Gwynne

• Gaedren Lamm; Local crime Lord

• King Garik Eridani II; Ruler of the nation of Gwynne, married to Queen Ileosa.

• Prince Gerold Eridani; Son of King Garik II and Crown-Prince of Gwynne. Both ruthless and ambitious, Gerold exerts much influence over his ailing, elderly father. His only rival for control of the Royal Court is Neolandus Dhoru, the Royal Seneschal. Several years ago, King Garik's eldest son Garth died in a bizarre riding accident while out hunting with his younger brother, and Gerold became next in line for the Crimson Throne. Lately, there have been whispers that Prince Gerold is secretly lovers with Queen Ileosa, his step-mother.

• Glorio Arkhona; Local aristocrat

• Grau Salgado; Member of the Ashara's City Guard

• Horvath; innkeeper at the Wise Fool.

• Queen Ileosa Eridani; married to King Garik Eridani II; the ruler of Gwynne

• Ishani Dhatri; High Priestess of the Temple of Aleyssia.

• Duke Jhoros Delavan; Overlord of the City of Ashara

• Khurzon; Local merchant

• Ma'jenko; A local Ashanti warrior and grandson of Sklar.

• Marcus Ezrin; a minor aristocrat who serves as Captain of the Sable Company; the palace Guard of Castle Manticore. He is close friends with Neolandus Dhoru.

• Neolandus Dhoru; Seneschal of Castle Manticore and key royal councilor

• Ornelos Kalistrad; Headmaster of the Rose Academy

• Roland Markova; Local aristocrat, his sister is Yadira.

• Rolf Lamm; Bastard son of Gaedren Lamm

• Sabrina Merrin; Queen Ileosa's personal bodyguard

• Salvatore Aldhani; Local artist

• Sklar; Commonly called "Thousand-Bones," because of a sacred tribal necklace he wears, Sklar is a wise and venerable Ashanti Shaman who dwells in the city of Ashara and serves as an informal ambassador between the Thannish population and the Ashanti tribes of the Cinderlands.

• Tercio Carowyn; Local aristocrat

• Trinia Sabor; Local artist

• Vencarlo Orsini; A powerful nobleman who runs the Orsini Academy. Vencarlo is unusual among Ashara's nobility, in that he is of Vaas descent. Vencarlo's family migrated to the city centuries ago and founded the Orsini Academy; a prestigious, local Fighting School. Vencarlo freely admits he once tutored Sabrina; who is currently Queen Ileosa's bodyguard. He is fond of repeating that Sabrina was the best student he ever taught. Sadly, the two had a bitter falling out and she left the Academy forever. Local rumors have always swirled around, that the Orsini family holds some dark secret in their past. The actual truth, which is only known only by a handful of people, is that Vencarlo is actually a member of House Orsini; an infamous noble family which once ruled the Kingdom of Erindar. After a few too many ales, a few knowledgeable locals will sometimes whisper: "800 years ago, his ancestors sat upon the Ivory Throne."

• Yadira Markova; Roland's sister

• Zellara; A local Korghani fortune-teller

• Zenobia Van Holm; Ashara's Chief Magistrate