Council of Radiant Veils

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Council of Radiant Veils

Lvl 18-204 to 6 PCs3 to 4 sessions, roughly 10 to 14 hours total· medium

“Three pantheons. One temple. A single dawn to decide whether the gods stand together or die divided.”

— Hook · political alliance quest

QuestgiverAeloria Dawnkeeper

Political alliance quest

D&D 5E

Medium

Lvl 18-20

4 to 6 PCs

3 to 4 sessions, roughly 10 to 14 hours total

4 NPCs

3 encounters

The Opening

“At the stroke of midnight, High Inquisitor Maltren's proclamation shakes every shrine in the city: surrender the final sigil or watch the gods die at dawn. You are summoned to the Temple of Shattered Faith, where the Celestials of Dawn, the Veiled Nightlords, and the Obsidian Tribunal must be convinced to stand together before the Scarlet Eclipse ends.”
— Hook · political alliance quest

Set the Scene

Moonlight spills across the shattered temple arches as three envoys arrive under armed escort, each surrounded by attendants, incense, and suspicion. The air is thick with old liturgy and new threat, and every delegation is waiting to see whether the party will become peacemaker, enforcer, or scapegoat.

Patron

Questgiver

Aeloria Dawnkeeper

Aeloria convenes the party as neutral arbiters with enough reputation to survive offending all three factions.

On the Streets · In the Books

Rumours

d4 · table

01
The Dawn envoys believe one of their own relics was last seen in the lower cloisters, but the custodians deny any movement after curfew.
02
Nightlord whispers say Maltren is using a stolen confession to blackmail a high priest in the city below.
03
The Tribunal has brought a sealed judgment box that must never be opened in public.
04
Sister Vale heard a second set of footsteps in the choir loft when the bell was rung at midnight.

Stakes

If the alliance fails, Maltren faces the party with divided divine enemies, weakened sanctuary support, and no combined miracle to stop the Scarlet Eclipse. If it succeeds, the final ritual becomes possible and the temple turns from a battlefield into a source of strategic divine aid.

Ticking Clock·At dawn, Maltren begins the godslaying rite at the Scarlet Eclipse, and every hour of delay increases the chance of divine withdrawal, sabotage, and public panic.

Background Lore

The Temple of Shattered Faith was built where three rival pantheons once bled for control of the same sacred well. Now its moonlit arches host an emergency conclave: envoys of the Celestials of Dawn, the Veiled Nightlords, and the Obsidian Tribunal must decide whether to unite against High Inquisitor Maltren before the Scarlet Eclipse reaches dawn. Each faction arrives carrying old wounds, secret agendas, and a very different idea of what victory should cost.

What the World Knows

Three rival divine delegations must be brought to the negotiating table before High Inquisitor Maltren's dawn attack. The party must calm doctrine disputes, survive sabotage, and secure enough trust for the factions to fight as one.