I am running a PF2 game set in Aelyosos. I have a PC that is a Dustwalker (Pharasma’s child) Witch that’s been sent on a quest to determine why souls from Aelyosos aren’t going to the River of Souls and Undead are rising. The idea is from Pillars of Eternity 2 and Jade Empire but I’m not sure how to connect it to Golarion. I have 3 big moving pieces. The dead are rising, Sahuagin are attacking Aelyosos and the two God-heroes are missing. Any help would be great.
I mean the obvious question is: If souls aren't going to the River of Souls, where are they going?
The dead are rising as undead.
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One of the strongest contenders for this River of Souls business is also one of the archipelago's most time-tested narrative elements: the hero-gods.
The Premise:
A new hero-god has risen—not through myth-speaking but by siphoning Iblydan souls. The other hero-gods are alarmed, and not just because this represents a threat to cosmic integrity; a Pharasmin advocate arrived recently informing several of the hero-gods that they have only a limited time to het their figurative house in order before Pharasma's forces intervene directly. The hero-gods of Aelyosos have mobilized, but most of the mortal troops are busy quashing undead uprisings and fending off opportunistic raids rather than aiding their demigod patrons. It's time for the PCs to intervene!
One of the strongest contenders for this River of Souls business is also one of the archipelago's most time-tested narrative elements: the hero-gods.
The Premise:
A new hero-god has risen—not through myth-speaking but by siphoning Iblydan souls. The other hero-gods are alarmed, and not just because this represents a threat to cosmic integrity; a Pharasmin advocate arrived recently informing several of the hero-gods that they have only a limited time to het their figurative house in order before Pharasma's forces intervene directly. The hero-gods of Aelyosos have mobilized, but most of the mortal troops are busy quashing undead uprisings and fending off opportunistic raids rather than aiding their demigod patrons. It's time for the PCs to intervene!
I really like this idea. I can tie the dead rising to the side effect of the siphoning of souls. I like the idea of the hero-gods failing or being slain if that's possible so the PCs can take on the new would be hero-god.
Now to figure out what the PCs can do about the Sahuagin. I think I want to them underwater for that part of the campaign. They could slaughter the Sahuagin or try to make peace. The Sahuagin are LE so I think they would abide a treaty but what would they want? What is their end goal of the attacks in the first place?