Pathfinder: Before the Godsrain

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Pathfinder's beloved iconic heroes make their fiction debut in Pathfinder: Godsrain, set to release in November 2024. But the characters have existed since 2007 and have many existing adventures documented in flash fiction on the Paizo Blog and other promotional locations. Now, for the first time, readers can find these stories collected into a single volume, a perfect primer before diving into Godsrain or to further explore their history after meeting them for the first time.

Inside, you'll find the origins and selected past adventures of all four iconic heroes:

  • Kyra, the cleric, whose devotion to Sarenrae, goddess of the sun, healing, and redemption, is challenged only by her devotion to her wife...
  • Merisiel, the elf rogue, whose life among the short-lived peoples of the world have made her Forlorn, a condition only exacerbated by her love for Kyra.
  • Ezren, the wizard, who abandoned a posh life as a merchant's son after discovering his father's criminal past and devoted his life not to clearing his soiled name but to the study of the arcane.
  • Amiri, the barbarian, whose exile from her tribe of nomadic hunters has left her with only her rage and her companions to provide solace in a dangerous world.

Before the Godsrain features a dozen works of flash and short fiction, including the "Meet the Iconics" origins of all four characters, updated and expanded for this publication, seven entries from the popular Iconic Encounters series including Kyra and Merisiel's wedding and the four-part "Returning Home" short story following Amiri's return to her homeland after years of exile, and a bonus entry from the Windsong Testaments recounting the mythological battle between the gods at the dawn of time which plays a central role in the Godsrain novel.

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"All four" is probably not the best way to describe it since there are many many more. Interesting that Amiri is focused on when we usually see more Valeros - but the returning home series was excellent and she/that story bind better into the godsrain storyline. Now I just have to remember to order it when it's not subscription and I can't preorder!


What format will this be in? I'm assuming ePub, or maybe PDF?

Grand Archive

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Oznogon Games wrote:
What format will this be in? I'm assuming ePub, or maybe PDF?

I don't know for this one, but I own the older novels in digital format, and all have an ePub version, and most have also a PDF version.

We can't know for sure it will follow the same pattern, but ePub is pretty much a given.

Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

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Oznogon Games wrote:
What format will this be in? I'm assuming ePub, or maybe PDF?

Since this was never laid out with printing in mind, it will be ePub exclusively.

Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

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elisaelli wrote:
"All four" is probably not the best way to describe it since there are many many more.

"All four" in this case means all four who appear in the Godsrain novel and not meant to imply that there are only four iconics.

The collection will also include additional material about Nahoa and Samo, who make guest appearances in the novel, despite not being the primary adventuring party.


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

This releases today!


At what time? Mostly the PDFs where released at midnight Seattle Time. (Almost 10 hours ago) This one I can pay for but not download it yet...


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old Gil wrote:
At what time? Mostly the PDFs where released at midnight Seattle Time. (Almost 10 hours ago) This one I can pay for but not download it yet...

I purchased it earlier today and When I look at my orders, it shows pending. I was going to send a support ticket, but before I did I was wondering if (it sounds like you ordered it) it shows pending for you?


H2Osw wrote:


I was wondering if (it sounds like you ordered it) it shows pending for you?

Exactly so.


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Mine is still pending, as well.


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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

I sent a ticket in, hopefully it'll be fixed soon.


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

Stuck on pending. Same for my War of Immortals subscription and Godsrain preorder sidecart order, actually. Starting to think this event might be cursed...


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gunslinger019 wrote:
Stuck on pending. Same for my War of Immortals subscription and Godsrain preorder sidecart order, actually. Starting to think this event might be cursed...

The others might be because they haven't shipped you your order..though I don't think it should be in the sidecart...I'm not too sure about that one.


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H2Osw wrote:
gunslinger019 wrote:
Stuck on pending. Same for my War of Immortals subscription and Godsrain preorder sidecart order, actually. Starting to think this event might be cursed...
The others might be because they haven't shipped you your order..though I don't think it should be in the sidecart...I'm not too sure about that one.

I preordered Godsrain when it was first announced, which is why it was in the sidecart. It was added to the order with my subscriptions for this month. It just doesn't usually take this long between me getting the initial order submission email and the shipping notification email... which isn't helped by now impatient I am to get my hands on the Exemplar, haha.


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gunslinger019 wrote:
H2Osw wrote:
gunslinger019 wrote:
Stuck on pending. Same for my War of Immortals subscription and Godsrain preorder sidecart order, actually. Starting to think this event might be cursed...
The others might be because they haven't shipped you your order..though I don't think it should be in the sidecart...I'm not too sure about that one.
I preordered Godsrain when it was first announced, which is why it was in the sidecart. It was added to the order with my subscriptions for this month. It just doesn't usually take this long between me getting the initial order submission email and the shipping notification email... which isn't helped by now impatient I am to get my hands on the Exemplar, haha.

Same, though technically it's today and tomorrow. I find on these larger releases, I'm always on the back end of it.

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Sorry folks, this product got missed when we had to switch our release date from the 23rd to the 30th, which is why it was saying it was available a tad early. Apologies for the confusion! It should be available for purchase next week.

If anybody has got an order in a stuck state, please let Customer Service know after next Wednesday and they can get it squared away.

Silver Crusade

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Before the cold November Godsrain

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Halloween's book


Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

My order for this is still pending; is it downloadable now?

Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

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Darth Krzysztof wrote:
My order for this is still pending; is it downloadable now?

That shouldn't be happening. If you can't complete an order with this in your cart or are otherwise having issues with this title, please create a ticket with Customer Service and they can look into the issue.

This book should be available to everyone as of now.

Dark Archive

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Hey Mark,

I purchased this and “The Godsrain Prophecies” from the Apple Bookstore.I can’t open either of the titles on that platform, and I get an error that says ‘incorrectly formatted’

I’m sure this will get straightened out, but just wanted to make sure Paizo is aware of the issue.

Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

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Aventhar wrote:

Hey Mark,

I purchased this and “The Godsrain Prophecies” from the Apple Bookstore.I can’t open either of the titles on that platform, and I get an error that says ‘incorrectly formatted’

I’m sure this will get straightened out, but just wanted to make sure Paizo is aware of the issue.

We'll look into it. I can open them in Apple books directly, so it must be something that's happening between our upload and your download. We're not getting any formatting errors flagged when the files are validated, so it might be hard to track down. What device are you using?


Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

My order is still pending...

Silver Crusade

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Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber

File a ticket to Customer Service, like Mark and Katina said above.


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Cori Marie wrote:
File a ticket to Customer Service, like Mark and Katina said above.

Yup, I already did last week when I ordered it and followed up on that just now.


Cori Marie wrote:
File a ticket to Customer Service, like Mark and Katina said above.

I opened the ticket about 20 hours ago...

Dark Archive

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Mark Moreland wrote:
Aventhar wrote:

Hey Mark,

I purchased this and “The Godsrain Prophecies” from the Apple Bookstore.I can’t open either of the titles on that platform, and I get an error that says ‘incorrectly formatted’

I’m sure this will get straightened out, but just wanted to make sure Paizo is aware of the issue.

We'll look into it. I can open them in Apple books directly, so it must be something that's happening between our upload and your download. We're not getting any formatting errors flagged when the files are validated, so it might be hard to track down. What device are you using?

I’m using an IPhone 15, and also tried an iPad Pro with the same results

Interestingly, I tried purchasing one of the titles from the Paizo Store, and I was able to open that in Apple Books with no problem, so must be something Apple did?

Dark Archive

Pathfinder Battles Case Subscriber; Pathfinder LO Special Edition, Maps, Pathfinder Accessories, PF Special Edition Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Starfinder Superscriber
Aventhar wrote:
Mark Moreland wrote:
Aventhar wrote:

Hey Mark,

I purchased this and “The Godsrain Prophecies” from the Apple Bookstore.I can’t open either of the titles on that platform, and I get an error that says ‘incorrectly formatted’

I’m sure this will get straightened out, but just wanted to make sure Paizo is aware of the issue.

We'll look into it. I can open them in Apple books directly, so it must be something that's happening between our upload and your download. We're not getting any formatting errors flagged when the files are validated, so it might be hard to track down. What device are you using?

I’m using an IPhone 15, and also tried an iPad Pro with the same results

Interestingly, I tried purchasing one of the titles from the Paizo Store, and I was able to open that in Apple Books with no problem, so must be something Apple did?

Also just got a chance to try it on my MacBook - same issue with the Apple purchased versions - Paizo Purchased version works fine.

Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

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Aventhar wrote:
Aventhar wrote:

I’m using an IPhone 15, and also tried an iPad Pro with the same results

Interestingly, I tried purchasing one of the titles from the Paizo Store, and I was able to open that in Apple Books with no problem, so must be something Apple did?

Also just got a chance to try it on my MacBook - same issue with the Apple purchased versions - Paizo Purchased version works fine.

Very weird. Sorry this is happening for you, but glad that there seems to be a workaround. I'll keep this thread updated when we get the issue resolved with Apple.


I was looking to pick this up on my Kindle but it seems like the entire listing has been removed from amazon. I know it was there before, so I was just wondering if something changed and thats no longer supposed to be an option.

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Goggalore wrote:
I was looking to pick this up on my Kindle but it seems like the entire listing has been removed from amazon. I know it was there before, so I was just wondering if something changed and thats no longer supposed to be an option.

It is supposed to be there. We are working to restore the listing. Unfortunately, everyone who had previously preordered the book will need to place a new order when it is relisted.

Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

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"Before the Godsrain" should be back on the Kindle store now, at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM2Q4LN2. Thanks for your patience.

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