The Celestial Job (DRAFT)
A three-to-four hour adventure for 3rd-level characters.
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Adventure Summary
The players are asked by an agent of the Lady of Pain to steal a flower from heaven. The flower, a
golden lotus, contains the soul of an enlightened mortal who discovered the interconnectedness and
secret passages among the planes. Along the way, the PCs entertain two other offers for the soul
lotus, one from the devils of hell and another from the demons of the abyss. After defeating the
lotus's guardians the players must decide whether to return the lotus to the agent of the Lady of Pain,
to give the lotus to the demons or the devils, or to keep the lotus for themselves.
Scene 1: Oceanus's 11
"This, gentlemen, represents the last of the petty cash." -Ray
Down on your luck, the players are drinking the last tankard of ale and eating some unappetising
fisherman's soup. With little coin and no prospects for adventure, you must plan on what to do next. A
server from the "Bird and Blade," drops on gilded note on your table and informs you that your bill has
been paid. It reads:
Dear friends, I have a mutually beneficial proposition. An item has been stolen and needs retrieving. It
is a flower of unsurpassed beauty and perfection of merely sentimental value to my mistress. Your
skills make you ideal for this task. Bring this letter with you to the private dining room in the Bird and
Blade's cellar and we can discuss this further.
Ms. Oceanus
The letter is actually a portal key to Sigil (see DMG) and if the PCs carry it through the Bird and
Blade's cellar door they feel their ears pop and a slight change in temperature. The "cellar" is in fact a
fancy dining room complete with windows (another clue that they are no longer on their home
material plane) and fine meal laid on the table.
Ms. Oceanus (aasimar ex-paladin 5 of Tyr) sits at the head of the table wearing fine but practical
silks. Her golden skin, silver teeth, pure white betray her celestial heritage. She will tell the PCs the
following over their meal:
-If asked, she will inform the PCs that they are now in Sigil, the City of Doors, in the
Concordant Domain of the Outlands, the "center" of the multiverse.
-This flower is under guard and needs retrieving and the PCs can return it to her here.
