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This has been kicking around on other boards, but there are hints the forces that are working against the Pharoh might be the Osirian branch of the Esoteric Order! No confirmation, but that would be so awesome.
For those that didn't play/read Carrion Crown the Esoteric Order of the Palatine Eye fought against the forces of the Whispering Way in Ustalav. Their founder was a Ustalavian nobel who travled to Osrion in his youth and studied the magics and traditions there. Their whole methology and ideology is deeply rooted in Osirion thought.
Yes, they are basically undead fighting freemasons in the Golarino setting.
Wouldn't it be awesome if THEY are the ones who removed the heart and mask of the Pharoh to prevent him from rising again to power?
Thoughts on this theory?
In some old and dusty museums even older and dustier basement lies a plain wooden box with some scorched markings on the sides...
The current archivist, a secret member of the EOPE, has no records of its arrival or contents.
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Don't worry, you'll be getting some more Palatine Eye love in 2014. ;)
Don't worry, you'll be getting some more Palatine Eye love in 2014. ;)
Good to hear! I featured one of their Order members in my Road to Damnation Campaign (Which, hilariously enough, starts in Osirion), and it was frustrating how little info there was on 'em. I can't wait to see if I represented them well :3
Don't worry, you'll be getting some more Palatine Eye love in 2014. ;)Good to hear! I featured one of their Order members in my Road to Damnation Campaign (Which, hilariously enough, starts in Osirion), and it was frustrating how little info there was on 'em. I can't wait to see if I represented them well :3
DM CP--you know there's a whole 3,000+ word article on them in Pathfinder #44, right?
Yep! It was the primary source of information I used, in fact. I just needed moar. Well, I didn't need more, but it was a fascinating read anyways.. made me want more. :P
I also missed that they were in PF #47.. but overall, the Order doesn't play a huge role in the campaign, not like I see them doing in this campaign. My campaign is also set in the alternate setting of Ruins of Pathfinder, and in that campaign, the 'bad guys' won in Carrion Crown - so the Order was in shambles. This campaign mainly features a single member, an Osirionologist (And missionary for Pharasma) named Dr. Pinkerton.
Anyways, I can't wait to see how the Order is featured in this campaign! I also notice the woman on the cover of the first book has a book with the Order's symbol on it.. and her garb looks Ustalavan. Am I correct in thinking she's part of the Order?
Ooooo...I had not noticed that illustration--had to go look it up. Great eye! I actually have no earthly idea if that means anything at all, as I'm not involved with that AP. Maybe just artistic license using an Egyptian theme? Or something more insidious?
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Just to manage expectations, the Esoteric Order of the Palatine Eye does not play a role in the Mummy's Mask AP. The AP's focus is set firmly on Osirion, and while the Order has some Osirian trappings, they are primarily an Ustalavic organization. The character on the cover of "The Half-Dead City" is not Ustalavic, and the scarab on her book is not related to the Order.
But never fear, plans are in motion, and there's a good chance the Esoteric Order will appear again in the not-too-distant future!
Oooh.. I wonder if they include anything on the Lost Gospels of Tabris in that one? :D
May is so far away.. Q.Q
On that note:
*Edit* Ah well, good to have clarification, even though I am sad to hear that. I suppose I was playing too much on their origins in Osirion, figuring that they had their boot firmly in that door. Still, its not farfetched to think of a few Osirionologists being amongst them.
Now I'm curious to learn more about this woman and her book, though. :P
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Oh, there are totally some Osirionologists in the Order, and a PC in Mummy's Mask could easily play a member of the Order. It's just that we chose to focus on other elements in the AP itself - but that doesn't preclude a GM from incorporating them into the Mummy's Mask or any other campaign.
hmm.. a bardish noble scion and dabbler in all things osirion would be such a perfect member. Perhaps a few levels of fighter to learn the kopesh?