Shattered Steel

"Shattered Steel", a short story by F. Wesley Schneider, was released as Pathfinder Tales web fiction in September 2012 and as a consolidated ebook in October 2013.

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An unlikely vigilante slips through the alleys of Old Korvosa, the armor of the insidious Gray Maidens—former stormtroopers of an insane queen—imprisoning her within a past she can neither forget nor atone for. But when an innocent comes to her in need, this mercenary avenger must test her mettle against a foe just as resolute and merciless as she once was.

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Chapters

"Holding an Edge" - September 12, 2012 - link
"Silvered Skin" - September 19, 2012 - link
"Wounds that Rust" - September 26, 2012 - link

Characters

"Shattered Steel" features the following characters:

Kelles Vel is never mentioned by name within this story, but the description of the narrator-protagonist completely fits with the details known about Miss Vel found in Curse of the Lady's Light.¹ Therefore, we have assumed, until proven incorrect, that this is the case.

Chronology

The events of "Shattered Steel" take place after those in the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path.²

Index

For an alphabetical listing of all the relevant terms in this story, please visit its Index.

Plot summary

References

For additional as-yet unincorporated sources about this subject, see the Meta page.

↑ F. Wesley Schneider. “The Gray Maidens” in Curse of the Lady's Light, 67. Paizo Inc., 2012
↑ F. Wesley Schneider. “The Gray Maidens” in Curse of the Lady's Light, 65. Paizo Inc., 2012

[curse-of-the-lady-s-light-67-1] F. Wesley Schneider. “The Gray Maidens” in Curse of the Lady's Light, 67. Paizo Inc., 2012

[curse-of-the-lady-s-light-65-2] F. Wesley Schneider. “The Gray Maidens” in Curse of the Lady's Light, 65. Paizo Inc., 2012

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