The Prophecies of Kalistrade

[The Morphling]

I've recently grown curious to learn more about the odd secular pseudo-religion of the Kalistocrats, but I'm not sure which books can provide more information than the brief summary on a wiki page. Even looking it up in The Inner Sea World Guide just told me they have some vague "dietary and sexual restrictions" (unspecified), and the barest tenets of their philosophy.

Are there any prominent or memorable Kalistocrat NPCs I could look into? Any books which go into some more detail? I'm interested in making an adherent of the prophecies as a character, but I know so little it would be difficult at this point.

[Kalindlara]

I couldn't find much at all. There's a little in the Faction Guide, but I wouldn't trust it.

This and this are promising avenues of inquiry on Druma, at least.

[Cpt_kirstov]

If you're looking for the philosophy The wiki page has a good amount of information

[The Morphling]

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

If you're looking for the philosophy The wiki page has a good amount of information

Does it, though?

It says "they like money," "they wear white gloves," "they're not worried Aroden died," and "their familiars got swag" and unfortunately very little else. Do the Kalistocrats feature into any of the novels?

[Misroi]

I'm actually more interested in the High Prophet Kelldor, and the fact he's listed as a 15th level oracle. What's his mystery?

[Joana]

The Morphling wrote:

Do the Kalistocrats feature into any of the novels?

Song of the Serpent involves Druma and some kalistocrats but not in any great detail, nor am I certain how canonical it is. (Virtually none of the magic described seems to have any relation to the rules of magic in Golarion, for example.)

[Mavrickindigo]

The Morphling wrote:

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

If you're looking for the philosophy The wiki page has a good amount of information

Does it, though?

It says "they like money," "they wear white gloves," "they're not worried Aroden died," and "their familiars got swag" and unfortunately very little else. Do the Kalistocrats feature into any of the novels?

From what I remember, these guys have a religious philosophy of accumulating wealth. Everything they do is about hoarding as much wealth as they can, and flaunting it off to show off their status. They are so obsessed with it, that their restrictions are based on keeping them on the path of getting Loadsamoney

[Cpt_kirstov]

The Morphling wrote:

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

If you're looking for the philosophy The wiki page has a good amount of information

Does it, though?

It says "they like money," "they wear white gloves," "they're not worried Aroden died," and "their familiars got swag" and unfortunately very little else. Do the Kalistocrats feature into any of the novels?

Part of a wiki is that you have links to wiki-surf. So from that page you can click on the High Prophet Kelldor's page to answer your notable members question. Or click on the Mercenary League link to see how the military view differs from that of normal followers of the Prophecies. Or the Druma link to see how the prophecies effect politics.

[mellowgoth]

There was a 4 part web fiction story on the site: Armored. Gives a nice look at the Mercenary League and their relationship to a Kallistracat.

Linkety-link

[Aurum Geld]

I thought about the Kalistocracy and I came up with this new PFS character as a Prophet of Kalistrade. He's an Enlightened Philosopher Time Oracle with the Legalistic curse, Upstanding trait (because he's Exchange, naturally), and some extra bits to emphasize his standoffish discipline to the world (carries soap, spams Purify Food spells).

Character sheet in my avatar. I hope something like this will work.

[LazarX]

Some of the web stories on here have Kalistrade characters and at least one Pathfinder's Tale.

Every single one of them you meet in those books is pretty much a PITA when they're on their best behavior. On other days, they're generally someone you want to push out of a high window.

[LazarX]

Misroi wrote:

I'm actually more interested in the High Prophet Kelldor, and the fact he's listed as a 15th level oracle. What's his mystery?

Maybe it's the curse that blackens your hands? Could be where the white glove fashion came from.

[Archpaladin Zousha]

LazarX wrote:

Misroi wrote:

I'm actually more interested in the High Prophet Kelldor, and the fact he's listed as a 15th level oracle. What's his mystery?

Maybe it's the curse that blackens your hands? Could be where the white glove fashion came from.

Except Kelldor's not the founder of the faith, or at least no book's said he is.

[Misroi]

From what I've read, there's almost no way he's the founder. They date back to the early years of the Age of Enthronement, so they're over four thousand years old at this time. Nobody's arguing that his devotion has granted him powerful divine abilities, but knowing more about his curse and his mystery might give further insight into this inscrutable religion.

[Simeon]

As the Kalistocrats say so often, they aren't a religion. Their prophecies are purely secular in nature. They entail that sometime soon, the Kalistocrats will have enough property and wealth to essentially "own" the world, which in turn will bestow a kind of immortality unto its followers.