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Ossavel, the Hunger of Quiet Graves
- Type: Artifact Longsword. Intelligent (+2)
- Origin: Forged by a High Lich of Feng
- Alignment: Chaotic Evil, the Sword is aware but never speaks
- Attunement: Any non-Lawful Good creature; Evil assassins and killers attune instantly.
- Appearance: Black-bladed sword with glowing runes, battered copper hilt, and a crossguard bearing Feng's masked symbol
Artifact Overview
A relic of ritual execution and soul-thirsting legacy, Ossavel was forged in silence amongst the lost and tormented souls of The Boneyard during the Shattered Age and carried by high lords in service to Feng, the Ghost-Face Killer. It whispers in stillness, hungers after final breaths, and offers its wielder dread command over the dead.
Excerpt from the Battle of Taru
The fighting had been hard all day. Men and Women fell on both sides. The Githyanki did not cry out when they died. That made it worse.
By nightfall, we had nothing left but broken lines and blood on the planks. The wind had stopped. Even the sea seemed quiet. Then she came. Black Alice. Her face was pale like the dead and she carried a sword I had never seen before. It was dark and cold to look at. It seemed wrong.
She walked straight into them. The Gith. Still living. She cut them down one by one. No sound. No mercy. A minute later, the first one stood back up. Bones clicking. Empty eyes. Then another. Then more.
They turned the tide while we watched.
I don’t know if we won that night. Only that we lived.
Rell Griggs, Sailor on the Sea Bitch, letter to his brother (never sent)
Primary Abilities
Feature | Description |
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Soul Cage | Able to traps the soul of the first sentient creature slain daily. Soul can be spoken to telepathically. Once per long rest, consume soul for 20 temp HP per CR or gain advantage on 1 saving throw. Soul can only be freed via a Wish or Miracle spell. |
Last Rites of Steel | If attuned wielder dies, soul is consumed and cannot be resurrected (except via Wish). |
Rise to Serve | Humanoids slain rise as skeletons 1 minute later in service the wielder. Bearer can case “Animate Dead” at will as an 8th level spell; Control can be maintained over five hundred Skeletons permanently while attuned. |
Unaging Grip | The Attuned wielder ceases to age biologically. |
Combat Enhancements
Feature | Description |
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Shadowbite | Adds +2d6 necrotic damage on all hits. Deal +4d6 necrotic on attacks made with Advantage. |
Silencing Strike | Target hit makes DC 15 CON save or is affected by *Silence* (self only, 1 min). |
Soul Sever | Recharge 5–6. On a crit, deal +6d10 necrotic. If target drops to 0 HP, their soul is consumed. This is in addition to the 'Soul Cage' ability |
Cursed Traits
Curse | Effect |
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Echoes of the Slain | Over time, wielder hears voices or dreams of murders past. May suffer Wis save disadvantage vs. divine magic. May Erode Mental Abilities or Defenses overtime. |
Known Bearers
Name | Status | Notes |
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Unknown Lich of Feng | Believed Deceased | Forged Ossavel in a hidden Crypt in The Boneyard; absorbing the dark energy from that place in its forging |
Unknown Lord of Feng | Deceased | Killed by a Champion of Wallhaven, Soul was consumed by Ossavel which was later buried with the Lord in a Tomb in the western Free Lands. |
Black Alice | Alive | Recovered Ossavel from the lord's tomb. Operates out of Corsair's Landing. Nominal Champion of the City but dark whispers surround the sword there. |
Associated Cult: Blades of the Drowned
Detail | Description |
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Name | Blades of the Drowned |
Patron Deity | Feng, the Ghost-Face Killer |
Headquarters | Decentralized, Scattered throughout the Corsair Seas. |
Leadership | Sister Veil – Matron and keeper of rituals. Eyeless priestess |
Doctrine | Undersea assassins offering murder to the sea; highly ritualized. |
Symbol | The Mask of Feng, often the Symbol of the The Triad as well |
Rituals | The Offering of the Last Word (kills must be silent), Soul trapping |
Practices | Surgical disfigurement of acolytes’ mouths; silent strikes; soul-trapping blade rites. Removal of Eyes among the senior members. Cult Members believe this will trigger a resurgence of Feng. |
Purpose | Ritual Assassinations. Reclaim Ossavel; and turn it over to 'The Drowned Mask' a Champion of Feng. |
Misc Notes
- While Ossavel is aligned with Feng, its silence has begun to draw the attention of certain agents of Vinnin as well.
- The sword appears immune to traditional divination and may “choose” to become inert when under scrutiny.