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Road to Veilwood​

Road to Veilwood briefing

The road to The Veilwood has turned restless, and something malign is waiting beyond the treeline.

The forest stirs before the first march, and the roads toward The Veilwood are already being watched by old hungers. The preparation window closes on April 13, 2026 at 23:59:59 UTC, and 20% of all sales collected until then will be bound to the prize pool.

Rules of the March​

Season 1 begins on April 14, 2026.

You can earn Tribute by extracting items and burning them in the inventory section, and by completing daily challenges.

Essence of Ember is available as a preparation reward and can be claimed twice: the first claim costs 1000 Tribute and the second claim costs 2000 Tribute.

The prize pool comes from the seasonal USDSC treasury and will be shared among the top 20 players when the session closes on April 13 at 23:59:59 UTC.

The Veilwood​

The Veilwood is not just a dark forest. It is a ritual-mist threshold where the boundary between the living world and the Abyss has thinned.

Its roots descend into buried chambers and forgotten ritual structures, its paths shift under seasonal pressure, and its fog does more than hide what is there. It misleads, consecrates, and carries the residue of older forces that were never meant to reach the surface.

The region is shaped by three hostile sovereignties:

  • Amaninth, Mycelial Sovereign: fungal spread, root-memory, and assimilation.
  • Luminath, The Lunar Weaver: moon-haze, false clarity, and ritual deception.
  • Sanguinara, the Leech Queen: blood, extraction, and living weakness turned into power.

As the veil continues to weaken, The Veilwood is no longer only corrupted. It is becoming haunted.

Venomancer hero card

Road to Veilwood introduces Venomancer as the featured playable hero for the march.

In the engine, Venomancer is a Front hero with 11 HP and 5 MP. The kit leans into Poison, Toxic buildup, and control:

TraitValue
HP11
MP5
DiceBog Bite x2, Tongue Lash x1, Nerve Tap x1

Kit snapshot​

  • Bog Bite: self-target cantrip that restores MP and builds Toxic before damaging poisoned enemies.
  • Tongue Lash: consumes Toxic to deal damage and apply Poison.
  • Nerve Tap: deals magic damage and stuns poisoned targets.
  • Toxic Coat: gives an ally Toxic and Regen.
  • Bog Remedy: heals and removes Poison.
  • Venom Spread: spreads Poison to other enemies around the target.

This makes Road to Veilwood the preparation phase where the poison-focused identity is first presented before the forest fully unseals.

Next Stop​

For the reward track tied to this preparation window, see Road to Veilwood Rewards.