The skeleton's whip

Stub-class article · First seen: s21 · Last seen: s21
The skeleton's whip
The cursed whip
Item
StatusActive
First seens21
Last seens21
TypeWhip (unidentified)
HolderCaelumn (in his backpack)
OriginTaken from an eye-patched skeleton in the ridge temple's cell block, s21

The skeleton’s whip is a whip that Caelumn took from “an eye-patched skeleton” lying across a stone slab in the cell block of the ridge temple in session 21 [7]. At the table Caelumn asked “Why am I so drawn to this whip?” and the DM answered “It’s cursed.” [10][11]; Caelumn put it in his backpack anyway [13]. The DM has since said that no curse is confirmed, and none has manifested, so the whip’s curse and any other property remain unestablished.

Overview

The whip lay in the cell block, the room beyond the north door of the temple’s corridor [5][6][7]. Caelumn took it even after the DM remarked that it was cursed, and nothing has come of it. It has not been identified, and no curse or other property is established.

Description

“As you open the door you see rusted shackles that hang above two stone slabs. You see an eye-patched skeleton lie across one of them, holding a whip.” — Nick (DM), [7]

Caelumn checked the detail, “did you mean holding a staff?” [8], and the DM confirmed: “No, whip.” [9]. On a poor Investigation roll, Caelumn learned only that the skeleton was “holding a whip that’s kind of chained to a stone slab” [3]. Whether the whip or the skeleton is chained is unclear.

Mechanics (as played)

None shown. It has not been drawn or used in play, and no attunement, identification or magical property has been mentioned.

Open questions

  • Whether it is cursed. At the table Caelumn asked the DM directly, “Hey, Nick. I’m confused. Why am I so drawn to this whip?” [10], and got “It’s cursed.” [11]. The DM has since said that no curse is confirmed (the DM’s post-s21 clarifications, 2026-09-27), so the exchange is recorded as said at the table, not as an established curse.
  • What it is. Nobody has examined it with magic.

History in the campaign

Session 21: The Hand That Points North

Main article: Session 21

In the ridge temple’s cell block the party found an eye-patched skeleton across a stone slab, holding a whip [7]. Caelumn asked why he was so drawn to it, and the DM said “It’s cursed.” [10][11]. Hugo waved it through, “No, you can have the whip.” [12], and the DM let Caelumn put it in his backpack [13]. Caelumn waited for something to go wrong, “Why have I not died yet Why is there some reanimation happening” [14], and nothing did.

Status

As of session 23. Carried by Caelumn, in his backpack [13]. Unidentified; no curse is confirmed and none has manifested. It is not mentioned after session 21.

See also

References

  1. ^ Session 21, line 1486-1489: In the cell block, an eye-patched skeleton lies across a slab, holding a whip.
  2. ^ Session 21, line 1532-1533: Caelumn asks why he is drawn to the whip, and the DM says it is cursed.
  3. ^ Session 21, line 1537: On a poor Investigation roll, a skeleton holding a whip that is chained to a stone slab.
  4. ^ Session 21, line 1541-1551: Hugo cedes it, Caelumn puts it in his backpack, and nothing happens.
  5. ^ Session 21, line 1413: Inline citation.
  6. ^ Session 21, line 1481: Inline citation.
  7. ^ Session 21, line 1486: Inline citation.
  8. ^ Session 21, line 1488: Inline citation.
  9. ^ Session 21, line 1489: Inline citation.
  10. ^ Session 21, line 1532: Inline citation.
  11. ^ Session 21, line 1533: Inline citation.
  12. ^ Session 21, line 1541: Inline citation.
  13. ^ Session 21, line 1547: Inline citation.
  14. ^ Session 21, line 1551: Inline citation.
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