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This is my first post here on the message boards, I tried to search for this information but was unable to find what I was looking for. Apologizes in advance if this is known somewhere and I have missed it.
I have been Gming for several years and as of the start of this year our group switched over to PF from 3.5, we have adopted the world of Golarion, every day we come across something that makes me fall in love with this setting more and more.
Our group really enjoys finding out lore and things like that so I'm always trying to find new ways to impart knowledge of the setting through npcs and other events to the Players.
We are currently at the end of Chapter 2 in Rise of the Runelords. I have some extras planned that are not in the printed anniversary addition.
Thankfully the party told Commander Ismeir in the arvensore they believe the mayor to be in grave danger as he "must be the target of the red mantis" (not true) Our group came to this conclusion apon finding the ledger stating payment for "vorals legacy to the red mantis" Unknown to the party the city had the lord mayor immediately and secretively placed in protection. He was "replaced" with a decoy who with several magical items and enchantments appears and sounds to be none other then lord mayor lord Grobaras himself.
Receiving invites to his home for a feast and thanks for saving him from potential assassination, The group is rewarded with praise, gold, renown, and private box tickets to the "Magnimarian Globe Theater" to see the magical pyrotechnic show "Earth fall the spectacular". The "mayor" is honest upfront and says " in light of current events the city guard urged me not to go, how ever after some... convincing... they agreed with you by my side as undercover body guards I would be safe"
The party will attend this show (hopefully... best laid plans of mice and Gm's...) and at the end there will be a assassination that is some what successful at least on the "decoy" leaving the party a chance to catch or kill Opi or let him slip away. leading to some fantastic Theater house combat/ chase while it is still mostly occupied with both patrons and performers alike.
The plan is to have the players experience Earthfall some what first hand in a live magical stage show. "Earthfall the spectacular" that is put on by none other then renown historian and pathfinder, Taldan, Dr. Merrion Albercroft Neverion Menas. I plan on reenacting the event and some campaign foreshadowing containing Thassilon in dramatic detail something to really help the players remember this world shaping event.
My question is exactly how much of the event of Earthfall is known to historians, not common knowledge but to actual historians who dedicate massive time and resources, such as the man stated above? most of the things i have read on the matter are clearly for GM use. I would hate to spoil a later adventure paths by giving away "unknown" portions of information locked away in some hidden ancient library or similar. I would really like to avoid ruining surprises for my players if they play in other AP's with other Gm's.
As I'm relatively new to Paizo, there must be veterans more abreast of the topic then I, thanks for any help!