Psychopomp Passage
Olbalad historically guided the dead through the mists and into the realms of death.
Introduction
Olbalad is a celestial remembered in halfling funerary tradition as the Sister of Mists and, colloquially, the halfling Angel of Death. She guided those who died through the mists and into the realms of death on their way to a final afterlife. A recently assembled artifact is identified as the Coffin of Olbalad, but Episode 2 does not establish that Olbalad is dead, that the coffin ever held her body or that she is present within its mist-filled interior.
Appearance
No appearance is described in Episode 2.
Behaviour
Historical accounts describe Olbalad guiding the halfling dead through the mists to their final afterlife.
Habitat & Ecology
Unknown; associated with the passage from mortal life into the realms of death.
Origin
A celestial servant of the former divine order associated with halfling funerary passage.
Observed capabilities
Abilities & Traits
Documented abilities, behavioural traits and known limitations.
Abilities
Notable Traits
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Called the Sister of Mists
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Described as the halfling Angel of Death
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Served as a psychopomp rather than a deity
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Guided the dead through mists toward their final afterlife
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Named by a newly constructed coffin assembled from ancient materials
Unresolved lore
Mysteries
Open questions and unresolved developments connected to this creature.
What Is Inside the Coffin of Olbalad?partially-resolved
Who constructed the Coffin of Olbalad, what lies beyond its mist, and what became of the black-clay mask?
The silver box is identified as a newly assembled coffin for the celestial psychopomp Olbalad, but the vanished mask, impossible mist and Thjazi’s purpose remain unexplained.
Latest developmentThe Mist Extends Beyond the Coffin’s Physical Space
A tool disappears farther into the mist than the coffin’s dimensions permit.
Transcript-backed claims
5Evidence Ledger
Statements are labelled by how the transcript establishes them, so direct depiction, testimony, belief and disputed accounts remain distinct.
4 Confirmed1 Reported
The silver container awakens, consumes its black mask fragments into freezing mist and is identified as a newly built coffin named for the halfling celestial Olbalad.
Source
Audited Episode 2 entity-pass synthesis; the timestamp anchors the cited scene range. · Thaisha Touches the Silver Coffin · The Black Fragments Awaken
Olbalad is known through reconstructed inscriptions. The named coffin does not prove that she is dead, contained within it or connected to its present mist beyond the inscription’s claim.
Source
Audited Episode 2 entity-pass synthesis; the timestamp anchors the cited scene range. · The Coffin of Olbalad · The Archanade Opens the Coffin
Olbalad is a halfling celestial psychopomp called the Sister of Mists, said to guide the dead through the mists toward their final afterlife.
Source
Audited Episode 2 entity-pass synthesis; the timestamp anchors the cited scene range. · The Coffin of Olbalad · The Archanade Opens the Coffin
Murray’s investigation identifies the recently assembled object as the Coffin of Olbalad, built from ancient Rauwyn temple plates and fossilised wood from the place where Sylandri died.
Source
Murray Mag’Nesson, Bolaire Lathalia — Murray’s investigation identifies the recently assembled object as the Coffin of Olbalad, built from ancient Rauwyn temple plates and fossilised wood from the place where Sylandri died. · The Coffin of Olbalad · The Coffin Was Newly Assembled
The rearranged inscriptions identify the object as the Coffin of Olbalad and explain her psychopomp role.
Source
The rearranged inscriptions identify the object as the Coffin of Olbalad and explain her psychopomp role. · The Coffin of Olbalad · The Coffin of Olbalad
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Campaign 4, Episode 2
1 sceneBroken Wing
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Arcane Research
The Coffin of Olbalad
2:34:04–2:54:5120 min 47 sec
After working through the night, Murray and Bolaire open and identify the silver coffin. Its ancient pieces have been newly assembled around mist that leads somewhere beyond the container’s physical dimensions.