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Echoing Wraith

Campaign Adversary

ADVERSARY: Echoing Wraith

Description: A haunting, spectral entity feeding on the party’s fears and stress. When the PCs follow the whispers into the desolate terrain of the Atherian Steppes, they are ambushed by Echoing Wraiths, shadowy beings that thrive in this desolate landscape, pulling at memories and emotions. The Wraiths latch onto the deepest fears and regrets of their victims, using them to drive them mad.

Statistics

• Tier: 1 Standard
• Motives & Tactics: Isolate, terrify, and feed on the party’s stress. They try to overwhelm the characters, exploiting vulnerabilities to sow discord and weaken resolve.
• HP: 7/14
• Stress: OO

Combat

• Whispered Dread: Very Close - 1d8+3 stress

  • Difficulty: 12
  • Description: The Wraith emits a chilling whisper, laced with knowledge of the target’s fears.
  • Effect: The target makes a Presence Reaction Roll (Difficulty: 12). On a failure, they mark 1d8+3 Stress (Condition).

• Echoing Presence: (Passive) All PCs within Close range have disadvantage on Presence Reaction Roll and Insight Reaction Roll.

• Terror Resonance: (Action)

  • Spend a Fear to target one PC within Close range. That PC reveals their deepest fear. The next Whispered Dread is modified by that fear.

• Spectral Evasion: (Reaction)

  • Spend a Fear when damaged by a physical attack. Reduce damage by half and teleport to a nearby location (far).

Rewards

• Whispered Secret: The Wraiths release a fragment of useful knowledge upon defeat, leading the party to Atherian Patrol Ambush Site.
• Clarity of Mind: The party recovers 1 stress.

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This content is part of the Daggerheart campaign setting.