Session 107: The Ship of One Hundered Report
General Summary
The session started with the party of the Carceri expedition gathered on board the Ship of One Hundered. It was a bone-white ship that traversed the fifth layer of Carceri, Porphatys of the Black Snow. The ship's name came from the fact that aboard it was 100 sarcophagi and if one of them was to be opened, all passengers of the ship would disappear in what was called a "Purge" and never be seen again. Each sarcophagi had a number written on it. The ship itself was built like a catamaran, having two "boats" held together by a central platform and it had no sails but was propelled by a multitude of oars. There were several buildings on top of the ship and the party had figured out that not all sarcophagi were visible and they had to solve some puzzles to reveal them.
So aboard the ship, they were in a "music" room. A small chamber filled with many instruments with four chairs sitting in front of a music sheet in the center. They believed that this puzzle required playing the melody on the sheet with four people, but they were unable to coordinate the melody that well. With no result, they discussed their current objectives and started to count which sarcophagi were missing. To try and figure out the solution, Cademon used his innate ability to sense planar portals to conclude that the sarcophagi were indeed portals, though they did not know to where.
After that, Kajafas got the idea to cast Detect Magic to try and find hidden sarcophagi and secret items by sensing their magical presence. During this search, he found a number of things:
First, he found three sarcophagi that were hidden behind walls that they had to break to get to. These were numbered 4, 26, and 74.
After this, he found that a candle and cauldron in the kitchen were magical and put out the candle, but could not figure out the cauldron.
While searching the ship they found six braziers that they realized were connected with six candles spread around the ship. After lighting all six candles, sarcophagus 21 appeared where the braziers previously were.
In the medbay, they found sarcophagus 65 sealed in a glass number.
In the storage room, they found a number of barrels marked with numbers and later figured out that only the one marked 88 was seemingly a portal.
They managed to catch a rat with something written on it. After catching it, it explded into magical particles and sarcophagus 47 appeared.
They fired four ballistae that were on top of the ship to hit four targets, causing number 62 to appear.
They managed to coordinate the melodies on the music sheet mentioned earlier to reveal sarcophagus 71.
Finally, they unlocked three padlocks that prevented access to sarcophagus 69.
After having revealed or gained access to all sarcophagus, they spoke some with Jericho, a passenger on the ship who they found out was a member of the Union of Love that was sent there by Xzar, a high ranking member of the cult. Jericho did not seem content with being sent here or having to follow the orders of those higher up in the cult and did not seem interested in continuing their mission. But, due to the chance Jericho might contact the cult, the party decided to have Crystal try and convert him to follow Ilmater, He Who Endures unsuccessfully before assassinating him and dumping his body in the acidic waters they were traveling on. After this, they waited for a couple of days until a demodand, Kaugathar, who had requested that they await his leave before opening any sarcophagus, was gone from the ship. Once they had left, they deliberated further about whether or not they should open any of the sarcophagi and in such a case, which one. Finally, they decided and told the other passengers of the ship, which made Furin, a devil woman who was aboard the ship leave. After this, they opened sarcophagus 75. When they did, they heard a voice in their minds speak: "I am not divisible by 5" before a white light covered the ship and they appeared in some other realm. This space was filled with nothing but white, no wind, no grass, no sky, just white. In this whitespace, they were faced with a skeletal figure clad in blue and brown robes, surrounded by a halo of insects. Beside the figure were two Banshees and a frost giant influenced by the demon lord Kostchtchie. During the battle, a previous passenger of the ship called Caira paniced and ran away from the battlefield while the party defeated the enemies swiftly, however one of the Banshees managed to cause both Crystal and Brew's companion Bobo to fall to 0 hit points. Otherwise, the combat was over pretty easily. After defeating the enemies and breaking the skull of the skeletal figure, the realm shattered like glass around them and they found themselves back on the ship. After some more discussions after having returned, they decided to open the lid of the barrel marked 88. This made them hear another voice in their minds speak: "I am not even", before they were once more take to the whitespace. But this time, there were no enemies, only a twisted tree with no leaves and its branches turned into wooden carvings of snakes. After touching the tree, the realm shattered around them once more and they returned to the ship, though having recieved the Curse of the Split Mind. Finally, they decided to open sarcophagus 33, which made them hear the voice in their minds once more: "I am prime". After hearing this, they were taken to the whitespace for a third time and came face to face with an opponent once more. This time, it was a skeletal figure clad in bronze armor and flames, with spectral blades hovering in the air around them. Beside them were a blue insectoid devil and an undead knight clad in highly decorated silver and red armor. This armor was similar to what was worn by the final other passenger of the ship, an undead knight called Derin who had told the party that he was looking for someone.
After having revealed or gained access to all sarcophagus, they spoke some with Jericho, a passenger on the ship who they found out was a member of the Union of Love that was sent there by Xzar, a high ranking member of the cult. Jericho did not seem content with being sent here or having to follow the orders of those higher up in the cult and did not seem interested in continuing their mission. But, due to the chance Jericho might contact the cult, the party decided to have Crystal try and convert him to follow Ilmater, He Who Endures unsuccessfully before assassinating him and dumping his body in the acidic waters they were traveling on. After this, they waited for a couple of days until a demodand, Kaugathar, who had requested that they await his leave before opening any sarcophagus, was gone from the ship. Once they had left, they deliberated further about whether or not they should open any of the sarcophagi and in such a case, which one. Finally, they decided and told the other passengers of the ship, which made Furin, a devil woman who was aboard the ship leave. After this, they opened sarcophagus 75. When they did, they heard a voice in their minds speak: "I am not divisible by 5" before a white light covered the ship and they appeared in some other realm. This space was filled with nothing but white, no wind, no grass, no sky, just white. In this whitespace, they were faced with a skeletal figure clad in blue and brown robes, surrounded by a halo of insects. Beside the figure were two Banshees and a frost giant influenced by the demon lord Kostchtchie. During the battle, a previous passenger of the ship called Caira paniced and ran away from the battlefield while the party defeated the enemies swiftly, however one of the Banshees managed to cause both Crystal and Brew's companion Bobo to fall to 0 hit points. Otherwise, the combat was over pretty easily. After defeating the enemies and breaking the skull of the skeletal figure, the realm shattered like glass around them and they found themselves back on the ship. After some more discussions after having returned, they decided to open the lid of the barrel marked 88. This made them hear another voice in their minds speak: "I am not even", before they were once more take to the whitespace. But this time, there were no enemies, only a twisted tree with no leaves and its branches turned into wooden carvings of snakes. After touching the tree, the realm shattered around them once more and they returned to the ship, though having recieved the Curse of the Split Mind. Finally, they decided to open sarcophagus 33, which made them hear the voice in their minds once more: "I am prime". After hearing this, they were taken to the whitespace for a third time and came face to face with an opponent once more. This time, it was a skeletal figure clad in bronze armor and flames, with spectral blades hovering in the air around them. Beside them were a blue insectoid devil and an undead knight clad in highly decorated silver and red armor. This armor was similar to what was worn by the final other passenger of the ship, an undead knight called Derin who had told the party that he was looking for someone.
Baradin Godchosen
Neutral Good Hill Dwarf (Far traveler)
Cleric 14
Cleric 14
150 / 150 HP
STR
8
8
DEX
14
14
CON
20
20
INT
10
10
WIS
20
20
CHA
8
8
Report Date
29 Jul 2024
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