Frontier Charters

Since the Cartographers Guild's first day, when adventurers gathered in Kanmar to share drinks and swap stories, the Society has been an organization of explorers. The Frontier Charters is home to those who carry on the proud tradition of ascending the highest peaks, plumbing the darkest depths, and seeing what lies over the next hill. And as sweet as it is to discover a lost ruin or unknown vista, it’s all the better to tell wild tales about the experience and revel in the admiration of peers—particularly if an agent’s deeds might be immortalized in the Pathfinder Chronicles, a widely distributed record of the greatest Cartographer’s achievements and discoveries.

Structure

Faction Leader

Hailing from the Sodden Lands, Calisro Benarry is a pirate-turned-Pathfinder who made her name as venture-captain of the Arcadian Mariner’s Lodge, a ship-borne Pathfinder lodge aboard the Grinning Pixie, whose command passed between venture-captains every few years. Bucking tradition, Benarry commanded the wheel for a decade, oversaw exploration of the dreaded Gloomspires, and traveled widely before recently being ordered to surrender the ship. She considers that no excuse to settle down, though, and has poured her energy into inspiring curiosity, tenacity, and wanderlust in the Society as a whole, spearheading the Horizon Hunters faction.

Public Agenda

The more untouched, unfamiliar, or unknown a site or treasure, the more exhilarating it is to reach it. The Horizon Hunters encourage exploration for its own sake, yet it’s also dedicated to enhancing the reputation of its members—anything from publication in the Pathfinder Chronicles to being the subject of the latest tall tale to circulate the taverns. Iconic objectives include uncovering mythical lost cities, blazing the trail through uncharted territory, and reaching foreboding realms. And if the Pathfinders can look good while doing so, that’s all the better.

Year 1 Goal

Calisro Benarry longs to rekindle the public’s wonder and admiration of the Society through daring and inspiring adventures, focusing on two goals. First, she encourages Pathfinders to seek out and overcome public challenges, from beating previous records to blazing trails at the behest of influential patrons. Second, because she believes the Society has stuck to the Inner Sea for too long, she is pushing for a major mission to document a distant land—an endeavor that the people of Absalom will be talking about for years to come.

Glory Lies Beyond the Tower's Sight

Type

Guild, Adventuring

Parent Organization

Cartographers Guild

Subsidiary Organizations

• Cehut Society