In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

1C: A spirit of the lower air, caught up in joyous human celebration.

6S: An oasis of sweet water in a barren wilderness, haunted by the shadows of some vast atrocity committed centuries ago.

2H: The ascension to mastery of a student wizardess, unrecognized by her order but absolutely clear and undeniable to her inner self.

1S: A field of herbs and wild flowers, alive with bees, where a certain half-bestial creature brings his many lovers.


God-kings of War

1C: A local warlord's ancestral sword, much honored.

6S: A flock of hunterbirds, sharp-beaked, clever, and dreadful.

2H: An old, proud fortress on an important mountain pass.

1S: The very first time that a certain young soldier, impressed against his choice and wanting nothing more than to return to his home, has killed.


the Unquiet Past

1C: A waystation on a broad road, with a campsite and shrine.

6S: The convocation of a ruins' ghouls, gaunts, and wisps.

2H: A serpent-demoness, malicious and venomous, seeking vengeance.

1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers.


a Nest of Vipers

1C: A jaded gladiator, murderer of both enemies and friends.

6S: An innkeeper who murders and robs his wealthy guests.

2H: A conjurer who needs blood to entice his uncouth spirits.

1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline.