In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex QS: A warrior-priestess of a truly bloodthirsty cult. QD: A happy girl, promised in marriage to a gentleman, naive to the danger he represents. 9C: A young girl, inexperienced but astute and a canny judge of character. 5C: A raving prophet, preaching the transience of life and advocating a full indulgence of every appetite. God-kings of War QS: The campsite of a traveling army, not long deserted. QD: An executioner, a strangler, in service to a ruthless king. 9C: A demon-god of blood and vengeance, forgotten since antiquity, recently awakened. 5C: A soldier's plain shortsword, gradually developing a taste for the blood of women. the Unquiet Past QS: A golden armlet, still on the skeletal arm of its owner. QD: The fey and unfriendly guardians of an enchanted glade. 9C: An unsavory treasure-seeker, with an honest map. 5C: A place where warring demons have left the earth churned, upthrust, and charged with occult forces. a Nest of Vipers QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character. QD: A poor home shared by many families of beggars. 9C: An underground chamber, eerie with blue-green lights. 5C: The young mother of a baby prince, whose husband the king has been overthrown and put to death. |