The Wanderer’s Rest
The map ends here — but the stars haven’t.
GM Summary
Wanderer’s Rest is a quiet, unassuming place, tucked deep in the Conclave’s southern edge, where the sky opens wide and the air thins like a whisper.
But this isn't the end of the journey — it’s the pause. The calm before they speak to the Voice. Before the Trial. Before the truth.
Here, players rest.
Here, they remember.
And if they listen closely — they’ll hear things that never made it into the scrolls.
Description
The Rest looks like nothing much at first.
A hollowed clearing. A few stone benches, weather-worn. A crooked telescope too large for its wooden base. A cracked sundial with no shadow. And a tree — ancient, leafless, with stars tangled in its boughs like frost.
There is no roof. Only stars.
And they always seem brighter here. Or closer. Or… wrong.
The earth is soft and black like velvet. Everything here feels just a little faded, like the world itself is tired.
Sights, Sounds, Smells
Sight: Shifting constellations above. Once per hour, one of them appears missing.
Sound: A breeze that sounds like forgotten lullabies in languages no one remembers.
Smell: Burnt paper. Meteor dust. Tea steeped too long.
Touch: The sundial always feels warm — even when there’s no sun.
Taste (if they eat here): Bland. Everything tastes like it’s been reheated from memory.
Lore
Wanderer’s Rest is believed to be:
A memorial to a lost expedition of the first Starcallers
A grave for those who never left the Refractor
Or — a waystation between this place and… something further away than the stars
Some say:
“If you rest too long here, you dream of the place you were always meant to be. And sometimes — you don’t wake up.”
No one is buried here.
But sometimes, someone vanishes.
GM Tools & Usage
Wanderer’s Rest is ideal for:
A final pause before the climax
Flashback triggers for one or more players
A place where NPCs might appear as memories or illusions
Downtime roleplay that feels haunted, but gentle
Looking to Set the Mood?
Wanderer’s Rest isn’t just a location — it’s a reflection. Whether yer players need closure, foreshadowin’, or just one last breath before it all breaks loose, this is the page to crack open their souls.
Need the NPC who tends the dying stars?
Meet the Starcaller of the Shrine
Want to reward the party for surviving this place?
Drop them a relic from the Hall of the Gilded Flame
Or hear the final whisper for yerself?
Face the Voice Beyond the Star
Now, let’s carry on.
Part 2: Gameplay, Secrets & GM Options
Optional Events
The Silent Visitor
A figure made of starlight (unnamed) visits the party. Says nothing. Leaves behind a memory they never lived — a glimpse into another life.
The Time-Lost Camp
The party finds signs of a campsite from their own past — even though they never stayed here. Their bedrolls. Their firepit. Their journal entries — written in their own hand.
The Broken Pact
If any party member has a celestial patron, this is where the pact fractures or strengthens. A ghostly trial. A riddle. A memory-test. Failure may silence the bond. Success? An ascension.
Mechanics (Optional)
Long Rest Enhancement:
If a character opens up about their true fear at the Rest, they gain +1 to Insight and Saving Throws for the next in-game day.Nightmare Table:
Roll 1d6 for dreams. If players dream here, give ‘em strange visions tied to their arc. Examples:A sky with no stars. Only names.
A door in the sky. Locked.
The Thirteenth, older. Crying.
A map that bleeds.
The Voice humming lullabies.
Their own death — wrong place, wrong time, but true.
Memory Trigger:
Players may recover or invent a forgotten moment from early childhood. Doesn’t have to be real. But it feels realer than the campaign.
GM Tips
Use Wanderer’s Rest to give closure to quiet players
Drop in subtle Voice hooks for future campaigns
Let an NPC appear here one last time — even if they’re dead
Make this the place where the party decides who they are
Ending Flavor
When the players leave Wanderer’s Rest, something follows them.
Not a creature. Not a spell.
A silence.
That silence stays with them until they answer its question.
And when they do — the stars realign.
