Players: Kathyan, Nightlux, Fey, Hunter, Callie del Noire<br/><br/>The following information is known to your characters.<br/><br/><strong>Background</strong><br/><br/>Founded centuries ago, the Pathfinder Society originally consisted of adventurers based in Absalom who sought a way to combine their resources and  recruit additional help for  particularly dangerous ventures. Over time the group attracted new members and continued to grow, and today its members and influence span across Golarion.<br/><br/>Today, the Pathfinder Society continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, and supply hardly keeps up with the demand  for new agents. To meet the  growing need,<strong>the Three Masters - Marcos Farabellus the Master of Swords, Aram Zey the Master of Spells, Kreighton Shaine the Master of Scrolls - who are responsible for the training of new initiates at the Grand Lodge in Absalom</strong>, have made the difficult choice to advance the promotion of some of the Society’s most promising initiates. In addition, they have taken the unprecedented step of letting a small group of particularly impressive initiates attempt a Confirmation together, accompanied by an established field operative.<br/><br/><strong>The Confirmation is the final test all Pathfinder initiates must pass in order to become Pathfinder field operatives.</strong>Every Confirmation is different, and ordinarily it would be tailored to the individual initiate; however, in this case,<strong>Kreighton Shaine has selected a task "suitably engaging" for an entire group. At all times, initiates are expected to fulfill the three duties of a Pathfinder agent: explore, report, and cooperate. </strong>Failure to adhere to these three tenets risks expulsion from the Society.<br/><br/>(Next post coming... )<br/><br/>=======<br/><br/>OOC<br/><br/>I have bolded some portions for your attention.<br/><br/>The names Absalom, Marcos Farabellus, Aram Zey and Kreighton Shaine can be found here if you have interest. Though I doubt it, there may be spoilers lying around though.<br/>http://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/<br/><br/>You may optionally wish to consider what is the background of your character, especially with respect to the Pathfinder Society. Typical backgrounds are<br/>- Pathfinder Initiate : you were trained by a member / member(s) of the society, but have little real adventuring experience. Becoming a Pathfinder could well be your childhood dream.<br/>- External Contractor: you have helped out the Society with your services from time to time and been paid accordingly. Now you are looking to join it proper, perhaps for prestige or for more lucrative job offers.<br/>- Contact / Info Broker / Researcher: You have previously offered information to the Society, in exchange for payment or information. Now you are looking to join it proper, in the hopes of obtaining clues and maybe eventually backing for your own endeavours and interests.<br/>- Any mix or blend of the above three, or something completely separate<br/><br/>Some other individual background points might be<br/>- Deity, if any<br/>- City/Country of Origin: if you chose a Regional trait, it will help you narrow down. But if not, anything will do. The Pathfinder wiki will help you<br/>- Family and/or Day Job : I put it together as it may be related, or not at all. You may also wish to decide both or neither. It is up to you.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Kingdoms &amp; Regions</div><div class="spoiler_body">As a general note regarding real life parallels, the following references may help you (or confuse the heck out of you)<br/><br/>- Absalom: city in centre of the world. Most cosmopolitan city.<br/>- Galt : France. Still in bloody revolution.<br/>- Andorran: America. Freedom!!<br/>- Taldor: England/United Kingdom<br/>- Qadira: Arabs<br/>- Osirion : Egyptian<br/>- Ustalav: Transylvania-style<br/>- Garund: Africa continent<br/>- Rahadoum: kingdom of Atheists<br/>- Mwangi: African/Negroes<br/>- Skald: Vikings<br/>- Kellids: Barbarians (north)<br/>- Cheliax: Asmodeus worshippers<br/>- Irrisen: icy land ruled by Baba Yaga and her appointed Queens.<br/>- Alkenstar: invented guns. Wild west.<br/>- River Kingdoms: Bandit/pirate land<br/>- Vudra: Indian<br/>- Varisian ethnicity: Gypsy<br/><br/>- Lastwall &amp; Mendev: Knights &amp; Crusaders. Lastwall to keep a lich king imprisoned, Mendev to keep a demon invasion in check.<br/><br/>- Tian Xia: a mix of oriental regions<br/>http://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Tian<br/>- Xa Hoi: Vietnam<br/>- Lung Wa: China<br/>- Hwanggot: Tibet<br/>- Hongal: Mongolia<br/>- Minkai: Japan<br/>- Minata (archipelago): Indonesia<br/><br/>For info on Languages<br/>http://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Human_languages_of_Golarion<br/></div></div><br/><br/><br/>ALL the above notes are optional and it is probably best to introduce it verbally later. That said, you may not wish to decide it, or you may decide it but your character may not wish to verbalize/share it. That's fine too.<br/><br/>Separately, I will create an OOC thread for you all to post your characters and coordinate. Do not post your characters here.