The Shattered Shield
The Shattered Shield, a Pathfinder Society scenario written by Leo Glass for tier 1–5, was released on December 19, 2018.
“When news arrives that one of the shards of the holy relic known as the Shattered Shield of Arnisant have been put up for sale in a Rahadoumi auction, the Pathfinder Society is highly skeptical, particularly since all the shards of the shield are safely accounted for, enshrined in the nation of Lastwall's capital city, Vigil. However, the Society's sources have confirmed that the seller does indeed seem to have a powerful magical relic identical to one of the shards, so the Pathfinders have sent a team to investigate. What secrets might be uncovered in this nation where religion is banned? And who besides the Pathfinder Society and their allies in Lastwall might be seeking the purported relic?
Contents in "The Shattered Shield" also contribute directly to the ongoing storyline of the Dark Archive faction.
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Scenario overview
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Recurring characters, concepts, and locations
The following characters, concepts, or locations can be found in this scenario, but also significantly appear in the publications listed below:
- Arnisant (Birthright Betrayed, The Devil-Wrought Disappearance, The Lion's Justice, The Shattered Shield)
- Azir (The Glass River Rescue, Port Godless, The Shattered Shield, Who Wears the Mask)
- Manaket (Beneath Forgotten Sands, The First Heresy, Fury of the Fiend, Godsrain in a Godless Land, Port Godless, Refugees of the Weary Sky, The Shattered Shield, Where Dark Things Sleep)
- Obo (Beneath Forgotten Sands, Port Godless, Refugees of the Weary Sky, The Shattered Shield, Where Dark Things Sleep)
- Pure Legion (The First Heresy, The God's Market Gamble, Port Godless, The Shattered Shield)
- Rahadoum (Beneath Forgotten Sands, Fingerprints of the Fiend, The First Heresy, The Glass River Rescue, The God's Market Gamble, Godsrain in a Godless Land, Lost Colony of Taldor, Port Godless, Refugees of the Weary Sky, The Shattered Shield, Where Dark Things Sleep)
- Shattered Shield of Arnisant (The Shattered Shield)
- Shining Crusade (Birthright Betrayed, The Daughters' Due, From the Tome of Righteous Repose, Library of the Lion, Reaver's Roar, The Shattered Shield, Trouble in Tamran)
- Tar-Baphon (Birthright Betrayed, Escaping the Grave, Flooded King's Court, From the Tome of Righteous Repose, Grim Symphony, In Burning Dawn, In Glorious Battle, Killer in the Golden Mask, Library of the Lion, Lodge of the Living God, Of Myths and Legends, Putrid Seeds, Reaver's Roar, Return to the Grave, The Shattered Shield, Siege of Gallowspire, The Tireless Path, Who Speaks for the Ten, Who Wears the Mask)
- Whispering Way (Escaping the Grave, Once in Whispers, Putrid Seeds, Return to the Grave, The Shattered Shield)
Map support
The following Pathfinder Flip-Mat or Pathfinder Map Pack products are used in this scenario along with one custom map:
- Real-world articles
- Works by Leo Glass
- Artwork by Jesper Ejsing
- Artwork by Rob Lazzaretti
- Artwork by Tom Ventre
- Artwork by Jason Engle
- 2018 adventures
- Adventures
- PFRPG adventures
- Pathfinder Society scenarios
- Season of the Ten scenarios
- 1st level adventures
- 2nd level adventures
- 3rd level adventures
- 4th level adventures
- 5th level adventures
- Tier 1-5 scenarios
- Adventures in Azir
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Azir
- Adventures in Rahadoum
- Pathfinder Society scenarios set in Rahadoum
- Dark Archive scenarios
- Obo appearances
- Arnisant appearances
- Tar-Baphon appearances