The savage Carrion King is dead, and in his treasure the heroes recover amysterious magical map. Rumored to be a portal to several islands of paradise,the heroes must travel across the country to the distant city of Katapesh toseek aid in unraveling the map's powerful magic and perhaps to find abuyer for the precious item. Unfortunately, the heroes aren't the onlyones with an interest in the map, and before long they'll be thrown upagainst a mysterious group of violent genies and one of Katapesh's mostnotorious crimelords -- a shapeshifting cult leader known only as FatherJackal! This volume of Pathfinder also includes an in-depth exploration ofthe world's genies, reveals many secrets of the world'ssecond-largest city, and features a bonus adventure set at a remote desertoasis. Also included are several new monsters and the third part of New YorkTimes best-selling author Elaine Cunningham's PathfinderJournal.