Countercurrent Veil

Declaration: Smother hostile attention and sensory certainty. Spell from the Illusionism school, using the glyph Schleier. Standard (close range, small area, brief duration) difficulty. Tags stealth, anti-tracking

Technique Glyph: Schleier (Form) Role: form — concealment Function: veils signatures, traces, and intent behind layered masking School: Illusionism Expected Mana Cost: 1 tick (Standard)

Stack variant: Schleier + Faden threads the veil along your route, masking the trail as you move — one extra tick (see Magic System).

Fictional Trigger

When you blur your group's signature traces under active pursuit and need a short breathing window.

Outcome Ladders

• 10+: pursuers lose your immediate thread; your group repositions with initiative.
• 7-9: concealment holds, but the veil leaves an obvious false trail that may implicate a bystander.
• 6-: the matrix inverts and your concealment highlights your position to the most dangerous hunter present.

Rubric Snapshot

• Power Envelope: 2
• Stability Profile: 2
• Doctrine Fit: 2
• Total: 6 (Approved)

Notes

Pairs well with scene exits, ambush resets, and protection of fragile NPC allies without replacing full invisibility effects.