The Shattered Veil (Human)

Snapshot · Jul 22, 2026, 5:46 AM

  • The Shattered Veil (Human)
    • narrativeAdventure Summary
    • narrativeAdventure Background
    • narrativeRunning This Adventure
    • sidebarGM Brief: The Veilbreaker's Philosophy
    • articleGazetteer: Thornwick and the Threshold
    • handoutPlayer Handout: Sister Mirela's Letter
    • Acts
      • actAct 1 — The Haunting of Thornwick
        • sceneThornwick Village
          • encounterThe Bleating Lamb
            • handoutGrist Mallow — Player Notes
          • encounterEchoes in the Cemetery
            • mapThornwick Cemetery
            • monster blockModerate — 4× Thornwick Echo
            • treasureLow — Cemetery Shard Cache
          • encounterThe Church Siege
            • pageGM Note: Running Wave Transitions
            • mapThe Church of Pharasma - GM
            • mapThe Church of Pharasma - Players
            • monster blockSevere - Church Siege (2)
          • subsceneThe Church Crypt
          • mapThornwick Village Map
        • sidebarGM Brief: Echoes vs. Undead
        • sidebarGM Advice: Mirela's Offer
      • actAct 2 — The Ossuary of Forgotten Swords
        • sceneThe Ossuary Depths
          • encounterThe Entry Warrens
            • monster blockModerate — 3× Bone Scavenger + 2× Cultist Lookout
          • encounterThe Hall of Blades
            • handoutHall of Blades — Visual Aid
          • encounterThe Cultist Shrine
            • articleTactics & Wave Mechanics
            • monster blockModerate — Brother Alms + 6× Cultist Guard
            • monster blockCultist Guards
            • treasureModerate — Cultist Shrine Loot
          • encounterThe Soul-Hunger
            • monster blockExtreme — The Soul-Hunger (Selene)
            • monster blockEcho of the Slain
            • treasureModerate — Shard Chamber Treasure
          • mapOssuary Dungeon Map
        • sidebarGM Brief: The Soul-Hunger
      • actAct 3 — The Threshold of Souls
        • sceneThe Threshold Complex
          • encounterCourtyard of Passage
            • monster blockSevere — Veilbreaker's Champion + 4× Corrupted Echo
            • monster blockVeilbreaker's Champion
            • monster blockCorrupted Echo
            • monster blockThreshold Guardian
          • encounterThe Hall of Weighing
            • handoutHall of Weighing — Player Handout
          • encounterThe Gallery of Faces
          • encounterThe Veilbreaker's Avatar
            • monster blockExtreme — Veilbreaker's Avatar (3-Phase Boss)
            • treasureHigh — Judgment Chamber Hoard
          • subsceneThe Fraying Veil (Climax)
            • sidebarGM Brief: Running the Climax
          • mapThreshold of Souls Map
        • sidebarGM Brief: The Third Path
      • bucketBucket
        • articleAct 1 — Echo Bestiary
        • articleArea O2 — The Hall of Blades - Additonal Narrative
        • random tableRandom Echo Encounters (staged)
        • handoutThornwick Village Rumors (staged)
        • articleThe Shattered God — Lore Reference
    • PCs
      • pcSeraphina Dulcimer
        • pageMain
        • pageJournal
        • sidequestThe Song Unfinished
      • pcDurmak Stonefist
        • pageMain
        • pageJournal
        • sidequestThe Ancestor's Rest
      • pcLyra Quickstep
        • pageMain
        • pageJournal
        • sidequestFingers' Fate
      • pcThornwick (NPC Companion)
        • pageMain
    • NPCs
      • npcSister Mirela Voss
        • pageMain
        • pageGM Notes
      • npcBrother Alms
        • pageMain
      • npcKeth-Veyr, the Veilbreaker
        • pageMain
        • pageGM Notes: The Three Endings
      • npcOld Varla
        • pageMain

Gazetteer: Thornwick and the Threshold

Thornwick, County of Ustalav

A village of 200 souls clinging to the edge of the Hungry Mountains. Once prosperous from goat-herding and pilgrim traffic to the Threshold of Souls, Thornwick has withered since the veil-tear opened in its church. Crops fail. Livestock stillborn. And every night, the bells ring though no hand pulls the rope.

The Threshold of Souls

An ancient Pharasmite reliquary built atop a battlefield from the Shining Crusade. Its catacombs hold the remains of thousands who fell fighting the Whispering Tyrant. The Threshold was designed as a "pressure valve" — a place where the Veil could be intentionally thin, allowing psychopomps easy passage. The Veilbreaker wants to turn this design into a detonation.

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