A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 1-5.

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.

The Shattered Shield makes use of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook, Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide (APG), Pathfinder RPG Bestiary (B1), Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 3 (B3), Pathfinder Bestiary 4 (B4), Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment (UE), and Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic (UM). This adventure assumes the GM has access to these sourcebooks. All rules referenced in this adventure are available in the free online Pathfinder Reference Document at pfrd.info, and the relevant rules from the Bestiary volumes are reprinted at the back of the adventure for the GM’s convenience.

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