Pathfinder Regional Deepdive: Realm of the Mammoth Lords

[@RainbowLizardOne]

I think its very impressive just how organic all the lore developments in Golarion are and just how naturally they flow into eachother. Paizo is really good at this kind of thing.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Absolutely. Considering the setting covers a broad range of genres, when you get into it its all surprisingly coherent.

[@OldGreyGryphon]

YYYAAASSS!!!! I love the Realm of Mammoth Lords! The Kellids and their land are very Conan! It’s awesome!

[@TheMythKeeper]

Yes, it is 100% Conan up here with Gorum standing in for Crom. (Those names even sound similar...)

[@OldGreyGryphon]

@@TheMythKeeper Coincidence?!? Lol In all seriousness, thank you for this video, you’ve given me some great inspiration for at least one new character. I love this region of Golarion.

[@AlexanderBaird]

Incredible content as always but I truly can’t fathom how you managed to say “Technic-League” so many times without laughing 😂 I had to back up and make sure I heard it right and it kept coming up

[@mboatrightED300]

“Technic-league,” an alliance made of everyone in the comments section correcting details in your video.

[@LittleCrowYT]

Oh my gosh is it supposed to be a pun on "technically"?! 😂

[@yellowmartian]

Ill make this short and simple; I love your content.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Thank you!

[@jefffarler]

Nice video. Though I can can see why some wouldn't like it, The Divinity crashing and influencing Numeria never bothered me. IMO, it was just as much a pulp Edgar Rice Burroughs homage as anything else in the fantasy kitchen sink approach of Pathfinder. DnD did something similar in an older module, CITY OF THE GODS. Hell, one of Greyhawk's gods was an ascended cowboy! That said, I do wish that the Divinity wound up in Northern Arcadia instead, to give the plot thread a more "Area 51" vibe. Honestly, I'm curious to see Arcadia more fleshed out.

[@TheMythKeeper]

I imagine now that they're doing Tian-Xia we can look forward to some more regions getting the deeper treatment. Would love to see Casmaron and Vudra get fleshed out as well.

[@jedidiahbarnes6127]

Thank you for these some of the best pathfinder content available!

[@israelmorales4249]

thanks again, in an indirect way you give me a lot of information about the world wound, the deep dive i'm waiting for

[@TheMythKeeper]

I know I've been dancing around it. We've got a few more, then into the Worldwound.

[@syvajarvi2289]

I love this. My character has traveled the lands of he Mammoth Lords, specifically to Hillcross, since his family were Varki reindeer herders and highly nomadic. Thank you for the lore.

[@TheMythKeeper]

You're very welcome! So glad the content is relevant for you!

[@wintertundra8518]

May be running Quest for the Frozen Flame. This is super helpful and helped me appreciate this part of the world a lot more. Also all your vids are great GM Tools & Lore porn. Thank ya!

[@TheMythKeeper]

Thanks so much and glad I could be of help here!

[@KingFate20]

Nice. Hey, quick question. Of the top of your head, whats the most well known (in universe) active portal to the First World that works? My party just arrived in Absalom and the Sprite wants ask around for information on how to get to the First World. I just can't find a name of a location. Also, is the Sprites living to 40 on the Material Plane thing still cannon in 2e?

[@TheMythKeeper]

Hmmm... Sevenarches in River Kingdoms, Grungir Forest in Linnorm Lands, and Feyfrost in Irrisen are the most famous places with open portals I think. As for sprite lifespans, I assume that unless I hear information that explicitly contradicts 1e lore, that all 1e lore is still canon.

[@KingFate20]

​@@TheMythKeeper So either fight Gorgas and survive traveling through Nighthold, or survive the grimdark version of Frozen and ask a favor of evil Elsa. Works for me.

[@TheMythKeeper]

@@KingFate20 Haha! Yes, pretty much.

[@RainbowLizardOne]

​@@TheMythKeeper There's also Ng's Well in the Sodden Lands - this is one that was introduced in 2e with the Mwangi Expanse sourcebook.

[@pevan995]

Thank you for this video! Currently running Quest for the Frozen Flame and it's really interesting seeing the regional history!

[@johnnelson4411]

I have a friend that loves prehisotric settings. I may need to look up sone of these adventure paths for him

[@pugking4518]

I am playing as a winter witch who's deity is Alglenweis this deity fits pretty well with my character he is a noble but left to become a adventurer do to the fact that male witch's can't really advance in Irrisen society

[@TheMythKeeper]

This is a great character concept and Alglenweis is a really underused deity. Since she is the daughter of a demon lord, as a deity her story parallels yours, as she is generally regarded warily by the other neutral and good-aligned deities, never really fitting in, so she was kind of forced to forge her own path. This is great way to make your choice of deity reflect the essence of your character in a meaningful way.

[@pugking4518]

@@TheMythKeeper Agreed this is why I picked Alglenweis as my character deity she is a bit of a odd ball which works for my character because his parents are baroness Pavlina and Oddvar Pavelsson he was raised in a loving environment so he is not as mean spirited as the other winter witch's which makes him a bit of a odd ball

[@TheMythKeeper]

@@pugking4518 Also a great touch. Way to pull in the world lore to build your character.

[@pugking4518]

@@TheMythKeeper Thanks I like to build characters who feel like they belong in the world

[@stipelmb]

Where is that incredible map you use from? something you created. Love the videos. have you considered videos on adventure paths - treating them like extended treatments in historical moments?

[@TheMythKeeper]

The map is from Rob McCaleb ( www.artstation.com/artwork/8l8EJx ) but that version that I have with all the points of interest on it isn't public any more as Paizo bought the map from him some time ago and its since disappeared from the internet. Your idea about doing Adventure summaries is great. I think once I get through the region deep dives that's probably what I'll start tackling next for my bigger more ambitious videos.

[@frederickgleicher1385]

Wow...such amazing detail. These videos and channel are quickly becoming my encyclopedic stop for all thing Golarion.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Thank you! I'm trying to make these as detailed as possible so they're valuable references for GMs and players.

[@thfkmnIII]

Kellid gods: idealized personifications of the Kellid ppl and of nature Kellid goddess of travel, stars and dreams: black lady

[@TheMythKeeper]

Haha! That's on me! That's the Mwangi personification of Desna. I couldn't find a Kellid one, and the elf version didn't seem right. 😅

[@petrameyer1121]

"They fell like the wheat before the ... plow!" Hmmm, pretty sure it was a scythe or such, but a plow?

[@TheMythKeeper]

I may need to work on my metaphors!

[@Уробо́рос-м1й]

мне понравилось ! лайк и комментарий , для алгоритмов ютуба =)

[@Mourndarkv]

There's SOOO much lore

[@DraganDraws]

Nice video but using stock images of other properties, ruins it for me

[@TheMythKeeper]

I understand. When I started the channel I did try to use only Pathfinder assets but quickly realized I had more content than there are supporting visual assets. I do hope you stick around though.

[@Balevolt]

No Pulura worship? I'm surprised.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Pulura was really popular among the Sarkorian kellids, but less so among the Yurktiri. That said, as described in the video, many Sarkorians fled to the Mammoth Lord realms after the worldwound opened, so there's probably a fair bit of Pulura worship now among the tribes.

[@ohdannyboy432]

Thanks!! Does a map exist anywhere that has all the locations shown here? Very appreciated!

[@TheMythKeeper]

Sorry, no, unfortunately I make these myself based on the lore in the books

[@ohdannyboy432]

@@TheMythKeeper Well, the maps are great! Well done!

[@huehuecoyotl2]

The Far Cry Primal intro image goes very well with the theme. The Udam chief Ull looks just like I'd picture a half-orc barbarian!

[@TheMythKeeper]

Yeah I couldn't find a more striking imagine with a mammoth on it and a bunch of barbarians.

[@warmonger5950]

Glory for golarian

[@chunkeydunky9876]

Lets goooooooo

[@brodeeo]

Where did you get the picture for Jarl Karthugra at 1:03:13?

[@TheMythKeeper]

The Mythic Realms sourcebook has a whole section on the Tusk Mountains. Its where a lot of the content from this video came from actually. Check the description in the video for the link to the product.

[@mordivol]

Where did you get the information about the Isler following? I can't find anything anywhere.

[@TheMythKeeper]

They are described along with a few other of the referenced followings in the Quest for the Frozen Flame adventure path, either Module 1 or the Player Guide.

[@mordivol]

@@TheMythKeeper Thank you so much. One of my PCs father was of that following. His mother from the Amethyst Eagles. She defected and married into the Islers. Eventually assassins came for them both. Now the father is (for some reason) trapped in the Netherworld.

[@TheMythKeeper]

@@mordivol That's awesome backstory. Amethyst Eagles are covered in the same section that the Islers are in that book btw, but tbh, you're not going to get much more than is featured in this video. The descriptions are pretty bare bones. I do really like the Amethyst Eagles though. Great mystery around them, lots of white-space for a good GM to explore with a player that has the origin.

[@israelmorales4249]

nice nice its happening thanks for the work

[@TheMythKeeper]

Haha! You're welcome 🙂

[@RollingSoloRPG]

Dang, 1+ hours. Another Great video friend. I love your work!

[@TheMythKeeper]

You rock Kyle! Thank you 🙂

[@RollingSoloRPG]

@@TheMythKeeper No problem! You deserve it. I've been busy so I've missed your last few videos. Didn't get to tip those yet. Have a good day buddy!

[@scottlette]

Crom! Er, I mean, Gorrum!

[@TheMythKeeper]

🤣

[@RicardoPM777]

Love regional videos like this

[@DCJMS]

Warriors! what is best in life?

[@TheMythKeeper]

🤣

[@EricHockridge]

What map are you using?

[@TheMythKeeper]

Rob McCaleb's ultra high-res large scale inner sea map, plus my own overlays developed for the video

[@sobrietyliiving]

Just subbed to you! Really enjoying your content, especially the Geb video!

[@TheMythKeeper]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ChopsticksofFURY]

I rally enjoy your cadence and speaking. I tend to listen to these videos rather then watch and it’s been an enjoyable time.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Thank you!

[@danmaertens7872]

Ohh yah! New Mythkeeper Video!

[@RicardoPM777]

👏👏👏

[@lkriticos7619]

It's interesting watching this one because it feels a lot like the content was written by people who've never met nomads and don't have any significant elements of it in their culture/history. The idea of nomadism as a rejection of modernity and nomadism vs settled life being a strict either or especially stand out. The way that connection to herded animals and nature is portrayed also strikes me as a little off. It's detached in just the right places to break suspension of disbelief for me. That said I do like the idea of a particular band continually travelling in the same direction and spending a season in the Fey realm. That's great.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Its always fun in this setting when the creators push their thumb down on the fantastical button. Although there isn't that much official lore about them the Amethyst Eagles are another following that I found compelling as well.

[@lkriticos7619]

@@TheMythKeeper That's something I'm really enjoying about these lore videos: the points where it feels like they went further with the fantasy than I've seen any other game do. Because why not? If you've already established magic, travel between planes and a fae realm that's most traversible if dangerous... why not winter in another realm? Why wouldn't that be just another migration pattern? It feels so obvious and yet I've never seen it done before and that's great.

[@Helltanz98]

With regards to your timeline, I am under the impression that the 4th Mendevian Crusade ends in 4707 and that that the fifth begins on Armasse of 4713 now that goes off of the PNP adventure path and may be contradicted by later sources, and there is some dispute about whether or not the 4718 end date is canonical.

[@TheMythKeeper]

I think the crusade dates were slightly different in the Lost Omens World Book from the publish date of the AP, so I went with the later source. It could also be a mistake on my part of course!

[@Helltanz98]

@@TheMythKeeper That is the newer source, unless they're gonna give us a 10th edition WotR PNP that actually gives us dates its probably better to go with the 2E book. That being said, is a Numeria Deep dive in the near future ?

[@TheMythKeeper]

@@Helltanz98 Yeah its coming but its like a couple months out I'd guess. I have a Mendev and a Worldwound deepdive recorded, but they're getting intercut with some Garund deep dives and my deep dives only land once every 3 weeks. Numeria will be up after those but its not written or recorded yet.

[@geswut3144]

Dinos??

[@TheMythKeeper]

Yeah! Dinosaurs are still alive in parts of Golarion

[@skyfatherproductions4929]

Next video guess, mwangi part 2.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Next deep dive should be a LOT of fun for everyone. That's all I'll say for now... >.>

[@HeathenHammer8]

Well done as always, and I know it's tough to hear, but I am glad you skipped the preamble

[@TheMythKeeper]

Thanks! I do actually appreciate that feedback.

[@HeathenHammer8]

@@TheMythKeeper Glad I can help! Your videos are so awesome, and that is the only nit-pick I've got. Go forth and conquer KZbin friend 😁😁😁

[@motus_terra3435]

is there a plan to ever put these up on spotify or something (as a podcast) i would love to listen to these on the go

[@TheMythKeeper]

I do hope to do that eventually, but it takes a long time to put together these videos and I'm trying to keep this weekly cadence going so basically all my free time is just sucked up in production. As soon as I have enough of a healthy backlog I'll figure out how to produce a podcast (I have a lot of self-education to do).

[@motus_terra3435]

@@TheMythKeeper cool thank you for the quick answer!

[@blumiu2426]

An issue with them using oral traditional even when memory becomes unreliable is that most often we find cultures that had oral tradition turned to recording it in some way when it is believed photographic and excellent memory began to decline. Human beings aren't stupid despite lacking technological advancements and would realize this issue soon as retelling began to show issue with the younger generation. To continue to use oral when they can't recall it well or aren't trained to learn it all seems stubborn and pretty dumb.

[@TheMythKeeper]

Something I didn't point out but that you may want to note in your games is that there are non-humans, including Forlorn Elves that are members of the Mammoth Lord followings. Elves tend to be lorekeepers, and since they live almost 10x as long as a human they can help stretch that record with better accuracy over much longer periods than cultures in our world would be able to.