The Old Lands - Session 20 - 10/27/2025

The Flesh Market & The Phylactery

Location: The Flesh Market, Delverhm

Welcome to the Flesh Market

Passing through a scanner-equipped Dwarven bulkhead, the party entered a gruesome facility known as the Flesh Market. This wide, circular hall was a nightmare of industrial efficiency, filled with hydraulic cranes and conveyor belts moving twitching bodies and half-metal cadavers .

The environment was hostile and absurd. When Tim Patty facetiously asked for "three flesh," the machinery obliged, dropping severed arms and a fresh Griffin liver at their feet .

The Clone & The Chord

While exploring the lab, Stevia made a horrifying discovery: a vat containing a living, perfect clone of herself. Documents revealed that Thaddeus Revile had been obsessed with her musical abilities, attempting to replicate the "Song of Creation". Disturbed by the sight, Stevia chose to end the clone's misery, stabbing it through the glass.

The party also uncovered the secret to Thaddeus's locks: the E6 Root. By playing the inverse frequency of the city's hum, they realized they could cancel out the magical seals holding the prison together—a technique utilized by "Blanks" to resist divine effects.

The Phylactery Shattered

Amidst the loot, Basil identified a frantic discovery: Thaddeus Revile’s Phylactery.

Driven by a carnal hunger from his sword, Oberyn smashed the phylactery. The destruction was catastrophic for Thaddeus but transformative for Oberyn. His sword, Zabamaru, consumed the soul within, awakening into a massive, flailing blade of jagged segments. Thaddeus momentarily appeared on a screen to taunt them, promising that cutting them open would now be "personal".

The Cadaver Collector

The destruction of the phylactery triggered an ambush. The party faced a Cadaver Collector (a construct covered in spikes and bodies), an Animated Coffin, and a shelf of Living Dolls.

Combat Highlights:

  • Basil utilized Chromatic Orb (Acid) to devastating effect, bouncing the spell between multiple dolls and the coffin.

  • The Laughing Fit: The Living Dolls unleashed a hideous cackle. Both Stevia and Tim Patty failed their saves, becoming incapacitated by uncontrollable laughter .

  • Stevia Down: While laughing, Stevia was stabbed repeatedly by the dolls, dropping to 0 HP and taking a failed death save. Oberyn saved her by force-feeding her a Supreme Healing Potion.

  • Basil’s Shatter: Basil cast Shatter, obliterating the remaining dolls in a single thunderous blast.

  • The Finish: The Cadaver Collector unleashed a paralyzing breath, stunning most of the party. However, Oberyn (rolling a Natural 20) broke through and cleaved the construct in half with his newly awakened sword.

Notable Loot & Items

  • Potion of Cloud Giant Strength: Found by the party (Rolled an 83 on the loot table).

  • Supreme Healing Potions (x4): Found in a vault.

  • Pituitary Glands of a Tarrasque (x2): Harvesting rare reagents.

Quote of the Night

"I will take three flesh please." — Tim Patty, immediately before a machine dropped three severed arms in front of him.

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