In a Wicked Age
four oracles

anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts

Blood & Sex

10S: A wandering spirit, visible at will, an inflamer of human passions.

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

9C: A young girl, inexperienced but astute and a canny judge of character.

8D: Some great wizard's magical messenger, brass-skinned.

God-kings of War

10S: The mutiny and revolt of a prestigious cavalry company.

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

9C: A demon-god of blood and vengeance, forgotten since antiquity, recently awakened.

8D: An order of magician-monks who punish blasphemers.

the Unquiet Past

10S: An ancient stone way marker, indicating an overgrown road.

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

9C: An unsavory treasure-seeker, with an honest map.

8D: A long-dead queen, still trying to defend her realm.

a Nest of Vipers

10S: A court dandy, casually cruel, exiled from the presence of the prince for a petty slight.

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

9C: An underground chamber, eerie with blue-green lights.

8D: A ghoulish eater of dead flesh, driven by unusual lusts.