For members of the Pathfinder Society, a wayfinder is more than a compass or a receptacle for an ioun stone; these ubiquitous minor magic items are status symbols and badges of honor among many Pathfinders, and having elaborate or exotic versions of them is a growing trend among those who wish to stand out from their peers.
To obtain the following wayfinder enhancements, a Pathfinder must already own a wayfinder.
The casing of this wayfinder is incredibly hard, and no amount of casual use can ding, dent, or scratch its pristine smoothness
Popular among rangers, druids, and necromancers, these bone-encased wayfinders are all unique, as each is crafted from a creature of the Pathfinder's choice, be it a commonly hunted foe, a remnant of a lost loved one, or a macabre reminder of the futility of life.
If you are a druid or a ranger, you can use a bone wayfinder as a divine focus.
Similar to a normal wayfinder in all external ways, this rare form of wayfinder differs in the potency of its light-emitting abilities.
Once per day, the light generated by an active dayfinder replicates a daylight spell for a duration of 1 minute.
These powerful tools against darkness are granted to experienced Pathfinders by generous venture-captains, and may only be purchased on the black market within the Society itself, and even then only by exchanging favors--never for gold.
This wayfinder features intricate ornamentation of inlaid diamonds. These gems may not be used as material components.
Flashing a diamond inlay wayfinder grants you a +2 circumstance bonus on Diplomacy checks made against aristocrats and merchants allied with the Pathfinders, but a -2 penalty against those who oppose the Pathfinders.
This wayfinder has been carved or molded to resemble your deity's holy or unholy symbol and may serve as an icon of both the Pathfinder Society and your chosen faith.
You can use a holy symbol wayfinder as a divine focus.
Crafted in distant Tian Xia, the jade casing of this wayfinder is decoratd with serpentine dragons wound around the Glyph of the Open Road.
Instead of light, a jade wayfinder can be used to cast guidance.
This wayfinder functions as normal, except that the user may cast message at will in place of light.
To prevent anyone but you from claiming your wayfinder and using it to impersonate a member of the Society or simply resell it for his own profit, this compass is trapped such that anyone opening it without releasing a hidden catch is pricked with a needle laced with the contact poison of your choice (this poison must be purchased and applied seperately). A DC 20 Perception check notices the trap, and a DC 25 Disable Device check allows one to bypass the security measure.