In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor. 3D: A raving prophet, advocating self-mortification and deprivation of the appetites. 7D: The much-contested wedding of the province's great beauty. 9D: The secluded home of an exiled court-wizard. God-kings of War QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization. 3D: A war-sorceress, slender but commanding, with golden hair. 7D: The site of a pitched battle, ground churned and stinking. 9D: A much-decorated company of the enemy's light cavalry. the Unquiet Past QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news. 3D: The captain of a foreign troop, sent to collect tribute. 7D: An apothecary, squint-eyed, with many uncanny potions. 9D: A camp physician, her pockets full of salves and drugs. a Nest of Vipers QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home. 3D: The celebration of a day sacred to the city's chief cult. 7D: A public bathing house in a wealthy city, of very good quality, where only the most refined and modish vices are permitted. 9D: The corpse of a lord's hunting hound, caught in a rose-briar. |