Location
The Heart Pane
Last unbroken piece of the Mere
The deep Shardfield opens in Act 3; the Pane is Act 4. On the approach: sky_shoal, mirror_double, shard_sentinel, plus every glint variant leaking from new warps. Finale: mirrored_chorus (or, guarded, mirrored_chorus_ally against culet_cutter), then iver_kest or prelate_ondine.
| Encounter id | Enemies | Where | Act | Difficulty | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
shard_guardian | shard_sentinel | A Facet cache in the deep shards | Act 3 | 4.5 | 100 |
inner_glints | 5 shard_glint | The inner ring, at two warps on the path (scene 4.3), and at Dace's wagon (scene 4.10) | Act 4 | 2.4 | 50 |
deep_shoal | 2 sky_shoal | Deep Shardfield | Act 4 | 3.5 | 75 |
deep_double | mirror_double | A shard showing the player's own reflection | Act 4 | 4.0 | 90 |
pane_guard | shard_sentinel + sky_shoal | The Pane's rim, Iver's camp | Act 4 | 6.0 | 130 |
pane_chorus_break | mirrored_chorus | The Pane arena (scene 4.14), Help Iver and Stop both | Act 4 | 10.0 | 300 |
pane_chorus_guard | 3 culet_cutter, in waves; ally mirrored_chorus_ally | The Pane arena (scene 4.14), Help Ondine | Act 4 | 8.0 | 260 |
pane_shatter_stop | iver_kest | The Pane arena (scene 4.16), Help Ondine and Stop both | Act 4 | 11.0 | 320 |
pane_shatter_join | prelate_ondine, with allied cuts | The Pane arena (scene 4.16), Help Iver | Act 4 | 9.0 | 280 |
The finale and the open ending (Idea). The finale follows Act 4 (Story Bible section 4): two phases on every path, the mirrored chorus first and the asymmetric shattering second. What changes is whether the player is with each rite or against it.
| Path | Phase one | Phase two | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Help Ondine | pane_chorus_guard: guard the chorus from the Culet cut | pane_shatter_stop: stop Iver | The last note |
| Help Iver | pane_chorus_break: break the chorus | pane_shatter_join: cut beside Iver while Ondine holds the last ward | The last cut |
| Stop both | pane_chorus_break: break the chorus | pane_shatter_stop: stop Iver | The hold (Act 4 scene 4.17) |
The hold is a field-cast sequence with no enemy: the player threads Evane into Facet until the Pane steadies, and can't lose. Both phases run on Act 4's Pane gauge (Still at −100, Shattered at +100): mirrored casts push it towards Still, asymmetric casts towards Shattered, cross-side threads back to the middle. Every finale fight can be lost (canLose: true, allowFlee: false), and a loss restarts that phase. That fits "the story picks no canonical outcome": every path fights both phases.
From Bestiary › Regions and encounters › The Heart Pane (and the deep Shardfield around it)
Concept art
Elsewhere in the Codex
- Chapter
- C. Two Rites
- Scenes
- 4.6–4.10
- Where
- The Heart Pane: the two camps
- What it does
- Ondine and Iver each make their case. Lio wants the Mending.
What happens: The player reaches the edge. The Heart Pane is a flat mirror a few hundred metres across, with the sky above and the same sky below, and the player stands at its rim as if at the edge of the world. On the west rim the Evane camp is pale stone banners and a circle of four standing stones: the chorus circle. On the east rim, the Facets' lantern line and the Culet cut's glass picks. Aske has already lit a fire on the south rim, between the two, and put four stools round it. "Anyone sits. That's the rule."
From Walkthrough: Act 4 › Chapter B: The Inner Shardfield › The Rim
- Route
- The north rim (after Act 4)
- Between
- The Heart Pane's north rim and Lanternfall or Twinhold
- Fight on the way
inner_glints(Act 4's encounter); Act 4's "the last wagon, and the next"- Pay in Act 2
- Pay from Act 3
- 250
From Side Quests › Recurring world activities › Caravan jobs
- Region
- 8. The Heart Pane
- Site id
inner_ring,rim_warp,pane_ring- Where
- The inner-ring path; the rim (Held); the ring of pieces (Shattered)
- Near a town
- no
From Side Quests › Recurring world activities › Warp-born glyph hunts
- Region
- 8. The Heart Pane
- Encounter (new)
hunt_guardian_pane- Enemies
sky_shoal+shard_sentinelFrom Side Quests › Recurring world activities › Warp-born glyph hunts
- id
shard_sentinel- Name
- Shard sentinel
- Family
- Construct
- Region(s)
- The Heart Pane (deep Shardfield)
- First act
- Act 3
- Model
- Humanoid
- Concept
shard-sentinel-ref-a.png
- id
sky_shoal- Name
- Sky shoal (Idea)
- Family
- Reflection
- Region(s)
- The Heart Pane
- First act
- Act 4
- Model
- Static, code (flock)
- Concept
- none (brief below)
- id
mirror_double- Name
- Mirror double (Idea)
- Family
- Reflection
- Region(s)
- The Heart Pane
- First act
- Act 4
- Model
- Reuses the player model
- Concept
- none (brief below)
- id
mirrored_chorus- Name
- Ondine's mirrored chorus
- Family
- Finale boss
- Region(s)
- The Heart Pane
- First act
- Act 4
- Model
- Humanoid (4 faction heads, Ondine behind)
- Concept
mirrored-chorus-a.png(battle shot only)
- id
mirrored_chorus_ally- Name
- The chorus, guarded
- Family
- Named opponent (ally)
- Region(s)
- The Heart Pane
- First act
- Act 4
- Model
- Reuses
mirrored_chorus- Concept
mirrored-chorus-a.png(battle shot only)
- id
culet_cutter- Name
- Culet cutter
- Family
- Named opponent
- Region(s)
- The Heart Pane
- First act
- Act 4
- Model
- Reuses
glyph_hunter+ a glass pick- Concept
- none (brief below)
- id
iver_kest- Name
- Iver Kest, the Cutter
- Family
- Finale boss
- Region(s)
- The Heart Pane
- First act
- Act 4
- Model
- Humanoid
- Concept
the-cutter-a.png(battle shot only)