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Pathfinder Chronicles: Faction Guide
ea g l e kn i g h t s
The Eagle Knights are a tripartite faction devoted
to freedom, liberty, and justice. They are shining
examples of weal, wielding both sword and word as
weapons to undermine and overthrow slavers, pirates, and
tyrants of every sort. Within the Eagle Knights, the elite
warriors of the Golden Legion serve alongside Andoran’s
armies, while the Steel Falcons travel across Golarion as
philosophical ambassadors, spreading their creed even
as they work covertly to support partisans fighting for
freedom. The secretive Twilight Talons, whose mere
existence is denied by the order, are spies, saboteurs, and
even assassins who investigate, infiltrate, and eliminate
threats to freedom.
go a l: li B e Rt y, eq u a l i t y , un i t y
The Eagle Knights are ambassadors of everything
Andoran wishes the world to be. They would see tyrants
thrown down, slavery abolished, and piracy and pillage
eradicated. They hope for a world without fear, hatred, and
oppression, in which the common people leave mysticism
and diabolism behind and rise to the challenge of liberty.
When granted victory on the battlefield or in tournaments,
Eagle Knights attribute their triumphs and laurels to the
strength of heart, mind, body, and soul that can only
come from those who live in freedom and welcome and
encourage others to do the same.
al i g n M e n t: ng
Eagle Knights are devoted not only to protecting the
freedoms won in the People’s Revolution but also to
spreading them throughout the world through their
deeds and words. Every man must come to freedom, every
woman to liberation, but only through empowerment of
themselves as individuals and their realization that all are
one in community. This cannot happen through forced
conversion, but Eagle Knights will always seek to remove
obstacles and shackles that prevent the oppressed from
realizing their possibilities and potential. Every Eagle
Knight seeks to be the torch that sustains hope in dark
places and lights the way for every person to reach for
greatness and the uplift of all.
le a d e R
The Lord Captain Commander of the Eagle Knights,
General Reginald Cormoth (LG male human paladin of
Iomedae 12), is a warrior of vast experience who rose from
being a line officer in Andoran’s navy catching smugglers
to being high commander of the military. He eventually
became Executive Consul, his grizzled visage becoming
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the public face of the Eagle Knights. Under his leadership,
the Eagle Knights have broadened membership to include
people from other nations and nontraditional classes who
are sympathetic to Andoran’s call for freedom.
go o d cl a s s ch o i c e s
Bard, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger
ch a l l e n g i n g cl a s s ch o i c e s
Barbarian, Druid
he a d q ua Rt e R s
The Eagle Knights’ headquarters is the Guardian Tower
of the Golden Aerie, proudly watching over the Fields of
Concord outside Almas. Surmounted by a massive gilded
statue of Talmandor, the avoral patron of Andoran, the
white pillar that forms the actual tower was brought from
an ancient ruin and hollowed out for the order’s use.
General Cormoth holds his councils here with the undermarshals
of the three orders within the Eagle Knights,
and the area around it is alive with couriers, scouts, and
messengers, who come and go at all hours.
Jo i n i n g
Given their activities guarding Andoran, their pursuit of
slavers outside of their homeland, and the secret operations
of the Twilight Talons, the Eagle Knights are open to any
who support the ideals of their organization—including
trustworthy folk willing to be secret agents in evil lands
such as Cheliax.
ga i n i n g PR e s t i g e
The exact nature of suitable missions for each of the
three branches of the organization varies according
to the branch’s goals. Members of the Golden Legion
gain prestige for thwarting military actions against the
homeland. Members of the Steel Falcons gain prestige
for freeing slaves, sinking slaving ships, and convincing
foreign officials to reject slavery. The Twilight Talons gain
prestige for eliminating key figures in the slave trade,
uncovering information critical to the safety of Andoran,
and sabotaging the efforts of enemy forces.
Re s o u Rc e s
The Eagle Knights of Andoran are a formidable
organization on Golarion as representatives of the
nation, people, and ideology of Andoran. Their strength
is thus not only military, though that is considerable, but
also in their rhetoric. Common folk favor them wherever
they roam, but they are not universally welcomed or well
established. PA costs increase by 5 in Cheliax, Taldor, and
any nation that does not border the Inner Sea or Lake
Encarthan. Some of these resources are military ranks