What Lurks Below

Thursday, August 28, 2008

With Gods and Magic off to the printer, we now officially turn our attention to the next Pathfinder Chronicles product on the schedule—Into the Darklands. For those tuning in for the first time, the Darklands of Golarion are a vast network of caverns hidden below the surface world. The Darklands are at once an iconic location that should feel familiar and a mysterious new frontier filled with surprises. Sure, we've got drow and duergar and derro and aboleths in the Darklands, but there are also degenerate humanoids known as morlocks, mysterious lost worlds inhabited by dinosaurs, a secret nation of intellect devourers, Lovecraftian horrors like gugs and serpentfolk, a hidden empire of humanoid blood-drinkers known as urdefans, and more—all awaiting discovery by brave new explorers of the deepest parts of the world.

We'll have a few more detailed previews of Into the Darklands over the weeks to come, especially as sections of the book are edited and polished up for public consumption, but since the interior art has started to arrive I thought I'd show off what happens when a PC lags behind in duergar-infested tunnels!

James Jacobs
Pathfinder Editor-in-Chief