NPC

Sister Mirela Voss

NG female human cleric 5 (Pharasma)

Perception +12 | HP 60 | AC 21

Fort +11, Ref +8, Will +14

Speed 25 ft

Abilities

Divine Prepared Spells DC 21, attack +13; 3rd (3 slots) — heal, searing light, spirit blast; 2nd (3 slots) — calm emotions, restoration, silence; 1st (3 slots) — bless, heal, sanctuary; Cantrips (3rd) — divine lance, guidance, stabilize

Channel Smite — Expend a harm or heal spell to deal its damage through a melee Strike.

Healing Hands — Heal spells heal +1 per die.

Sister Mirela Voss

Appearance: In her forties, with premature gray hair pulled into a severe bun. Her hands are permanently ink-stained from copying religious texts. She wears the simple gray robes of a Pharasmin anchorite, but her eyes are fierce with intelligence and grief.

Personality: Mirela is kind but exhausted. She has not slept more than two hours in ten days. She believes absolutely in Pharasma's justice but has begun to question whether the gods are doing enough to protect the mortals who worship them. She is the party's most reliable ally but cannot leave Thornwick until the tear is sealed.

Background: Born in Thornwick, Mirela left at sixteen to join the Pharasmin church in Caliphas. She returned five years ago to tend the village church. She knew many of the "echoes" when they were living. Seeing them trapped causes her genuine anguish.

What she wants: The tears sealed. The Veilbreaker stopped. And, privately, to understand why Pharasma allowed this to happen.

Main

Goals: Seal the veil-tears, protect Thornwick, understand the Veilbreaker's motivation.

Relationships: Devoted to Pharasma but questioning. Fond of the party, whom she sees as instruments of the Lady's will. Grieves for the villagers she could not save.

Secrets: Mirela has had dreams of the Boneyard since childhood. She believes she was meant to be a psychopomp but was born mortal by mistake. She has never told anyone this.

GM Notes

Combat Role: Support healer and buffer. Mirela avoids direct combat but will defend the party with sanctuary and heal.

Plot Function: Exposition, emotional anchor, and potential sacrifice. If the party struggles in Act 3, Mirela can offer to become the Threshold guardian (Option 3), though she is terrified of this fate.

Voice: Soft but firm. Uses religious metaphors constantly. Calls the party "the Lady's instruments."