In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

3D: A raving prophet, advocating self-mortification and deprivation of the appetites.

8S: A simple insult, casually inflicted, striking very, very deep.

1D: A mysterious star-lit revel on a high bare hilltop.

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.


God-kings of War

3D: A war-sorceress, slender but commanding, with golden hair.

8S: A prodigy-mage, still a maid, drunk with occult power.

1D: The human servant of a mighty and unspeakable demiurge.

9S: A genius of flame, imprisoned within a brass mirror.


the Unquiet Past

3D: The captain of a foreign troop, sent to collect tribute.

8S: A fearsome storm, with thunder and driving winds.

1D: The boasting chief of a team of rock-quarriers.

9S: The opening by sorcery of an ancient door, set in the earth over the crypts of some forgotten convent or monestary, until now sealed with potent spells.


a Nest of Vipers

3D: The celebration of a day sacred to the city's chief cult.

8S: A warehouse on the docks, full of stolen silk.

1D: A great convocation of mages, with many orders attending.

9S: A band of slavers both bold and incorrigible.