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While I know that Magic of Incarnum wasn't the most wildly popular D&D publication, I have a player in one of my Pathfinder campaigns who is playing an Azurin and using elements of the incarnum rules. I am running the Darkmoon Vale adventures and think that there are some good opportunities to weave a little bit of incarnum lore into the setting to keep things interesting and make the player feel like his character is more a part of the story.
So, I'm wondering if anyone else is using incarnum in their Golarion-based campaigns. If so, would you be willing to share your thoughts on how incarnum fits into your version of the setting?
For me, incarnum is an extremely rarely-used source of power. Azurins are almost unheard of. Some even think that their blue eyes indicate a blessing from Desna, but for the most part they just think they have some kind of sorcerous bloodline. The other incarnum-based races aren't even known to exist (because they don't exist in my version).
I'm currently working out how to tie the concept of incarnum to the Great Beyond cosmology, though I will probably never come up with a solid explanation. It may not even be necessary since so few people even know that incarnum exists, and even fewer have any understanding of what it is.
Spoiler for those running the later Darkmoon Vale modules:
Oh oh oh...I love incarnum. I really wish it was OGC...
But yes, I've thought about this. I imagined that somewhere beyond Garund and Avistan, likely in Casmaron, those that watch the Pit of Gormuz are skilled practitioners of incarnum. I like your idea of
the Seal beneath Droskar's Crucible leaking out necrocarnum.
The capstone adventure for my epic level Forgotten Realms game dealt a lot with incarnum and similar themes. You should email me Paris so I can spill the beans. ;)