I've seen lots of conjecture about the fate of Aroden, the god of Humanity, but I really don't care what the answer is. It's a mystery and I like that it's THE QUESTION of the Pathfinder RPG. However, I think it would be a lot of fun for my players to investigate the disappearance and eventually come to their own conclusions organically. So the question is, how would my players go about the investigation.
Let's assume for a moment that the cleric and paladin refugees from Aroden who were taken in my Iomedae have tried all of the the direct methods of divination. We even know that Iomedae went and talked to Pharasma personally and didn't get anywhere. We also also presume that he's dead when in fact he is only missing.
I've been compiling a list of what we know from various Paizo sources that we can take more or less as fact. For example, we know that prophecy had Aroden appearing in 4606 AR in Cheliax, and that he simply didn't show. I've also been compiling a list of possible sources of information, like Pharasma herself and possibly Arazni the Harlot Queen, who was Aroden original herald before being forced into lichdom. And finally I've got a few related mysteries that may provide clues, e.g. the Eye of Abendego and the Worldwound.
I'm looking for an Occult Mythic game (which I realize don't typically go together), and I'm wondering if there are any angles or bases I've missed. Like I said above, the actual fate of Aroden is irrelavent, I'm looking for ways for player characters to discover the truth, whatever it may be.
Thanks!
