I hope not, we've already seen it knock Miko through a wall without trying. I think its one of those evil superweapons that a DM creates and then has to hide from his party for fear of a TPK.
He comments on the thread-count in the mummy bandages.
And that oblique jab at World of Darkness was rather subtle. I missed it myself on my first read-through.
But this does most definitely look like the party will remain split for some time to come- the only way I could see them getting brought back together would be for Haley and Belkar to grab Roy's body, and then CitD hits them like it hit Miko- and they "just happen" to get belted over onto the deck of the junk.
Also- O'Chul, being a Paladin, doesn't have access to Raise Dead, so no dice on that idea unless he's a multiclass with (probably) more levels than Miko.