The Giantslayer Adventure Path begins In the human town of Trunau, a beleaguered settlement surrounded by the brutal orcs of the Hold of Belkzen, the heroes must investigate a mysterious death. Before they uncover the truth, however, Trunau comes under attack by an orc army, and the heroes must help defend it, only to discover the real reasons behind both the murder and the orc raid -- both were just distractions from a wider conspiracy involving a giant chieftain, who seeks the treasures of the forgotten tomb of an ancient giant hero beneath the town. A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 1st-level characters, Battle of Bloodmarch Hill kicks off the Giantslayer Adventure Path, an epic campaign of classic sword & sorcery thrills. A selection of new monsters, a primer on the various giants of Golarion, a toolbox of new mechanics for use with giant foes, and the first installment of a new Pathfinder's Journal written by Richard Pett round out this volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path.

The heroes explore the tomb of a legendary giantslayer before venturing into the Mindspin Mountains in search of the valley where the Storm Tyrant is recruiting giants for his army. The adventurers must confront the numerous giants inhabiting the winding valley before making their way to the giant headquarters, an ancient temple to the giant god Minderhal, which contains a powerful artifact. But the valley of the giants is just a recruiting station, and the Storm Tyrant's stone giant representative has been sending the most promising recruits to a training camp deeper in the mountains. A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 7th-level characters, Forge of the Giant God continues the Giantslayer Adventure Path, an epic campaign of classic sword & sorcery thrills. Several new monsters, details of the faith of the giant god Minderhal, a gazetteer of the Mindspin Mountains, and the next installment of the Pathfinder's Journal written by Greg A. Vaughan round out this volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path.

Every year when the leaves begin to fall, the small town of Kassen conducts a rite of passage in which it sends a band of young, would-be adventurers to the abandoned crypt of the town founder to recover the Everflame, a magical fire that is kept burning throughout the winter. Each year the youths' mettle is tested by traps, illusory monsters, and other challenges before returning home to a festival honoring their coming of age. Yet this year something has gone terribly wrong! Now the adventurers face real danger, and the fate of the town rests on their inexperienced shoulders! Designed specifically for the new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules and designed by Jason Bulmahn, the new game's primary designer, Crypt of the Everflame spotlights exciting new rules updates and character abilities, making it an ideal introductory adventure for Pathfinder RPG players.

The heroes emerge from a fire giant dungeon into a volcano's caldera, where the Storm Tyrant's stolen cloud castle floats high above. As the castle takes off into the sky, the heroes must storm the castle and defeat the Storm Tyrant's guardians and elite giant allies. Finally, they must face the Storm Tyrant himself and his dominated red dragon to put an end to his megalomaniacal push for power! A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 15th-level characters, Shadow of the Storm Tyrant concludes the Giantslayer Adventure Path, a classic sword & sorcery campaign that pits the players against hordes of evil giants.

Following the trail of the Storm Tyrant's armies, the heroes come to a frost giant village that serves as a training camp, led by a frost giant graveknight who issues orders from within an icy crypt. As the heroes engage in guerrilla tactics to weaken the army of giants and disband the training camp, they ally with a red dragon who is attempting to infiltrate the giant camp for her own insidious purposes. Once they've broken the ranks of the giants in the camp outside, the heroes venture into an icy crypt to defeat their undead leader, learning that the best graduates of the training camp are sent on to an elite military academy run by fire giants. A Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 10th-level characters, Ice Tomb of the Giant Queen continues the Giantslayer Adventure Path. Several new monsters, an overview of the most infamous graveknights to walk Golarion, an exploration of the giant organizations of the Inner Sea, and Clinton J. Boomer's Pathfinder Journal round out this volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path.

Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. The reason, Allaine Cerwonka and Liisa H. Malkki argue, is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisatory in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations. In a unique account of, and critical reflection on, the process of theoretical improvisation in ethnographic research, they demonstrate how both objects of analysis, and our ways of knowing and explaining them, are created and discovered in the give and take of real life, in all its unpredictability and immediacy. Improvising Theory centers on the year-long correspondence between Cerwonka, then a graduate student in political science conducting research in Australia, and her anthropologist mentor, Malkki. Through regular e-mail exchanges, Malkki attempted to teach Cerwonka, then new to the discipline, the basic tools and subtle intuition needed for anthropological fieldwork. The result is a strikingly original dissection of the processual ethics and politics of method in ethnography.

In Sources of Slavic Pre-Christian Religion Juan Antonio Álvarez-Pedrosa presents all known medieval texts that provide us with information about the religion practiced by the Slavs before their Christianization.

Prepare for war! The Hold of Belkzen, an orc-dominated wasteland, is as inhospitable as its bloodthirsty inhabitants. These dangers, along with a history of warfare and ruin, make it a land ripe for adventure, and Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Belkzen, Hold of the Orc Hordes gives Game Masters all they need to explore this savage setting. This gazetteer of the Hold of Belkzen presents information on the region's many dangerous geographical features and orc-run settlements, more than a dozen detailed orc tribes and adventure hooks to incorporate them into a campaign, and new monsters including the dread Juggerloathe, the haunting Burning Child, and orc-bred warbeasts.

The Ironfang Invasion Adventure Path launches with "Trail of the Hunted." In the war-torn nation of Nirmathas, far from the battlefront, the sleepy little town of Phaendar is rocked by the sudden appearance of an overwhelming foe! The heroes must flee their homes, saving whatever friends and supplies they can, as the monstrous Ironfang Legion and their insidious General Azaersi begin carving out an empire of monsters from the dregs of Nirmathas and Molthune alike. The heroes must guard their band of survivors in the wilderness, challenge a troglodyte tribe for safe haven, and face the brutal bounty hunters dispatched to end their flight to freedom! "Trail of the Hunted" is a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 1st-level characters. The adventure kicks off the Ironfang Invasion Adventure Path, a war-torn homage to classic fantasy adventure in which the heroes defend their homeland from a savage invading army. A selection of new monsters, a guide to the Nesmian Plains region of Nirmathas, and an extensive guide to the hobgoblin forces of the Ironfang Legion and their tactics and technology round out this volume of the Pathfinder Adventure Path!