In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 7H: A spirit of the wilds, mercurial in form, sister to gazelles. 5H: A deer-path through towering woods to a still pond. JC: The death of the primary heir of a local noblewoman. 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 7H: A demon of rage and avarice, secret power behind a great tyrant's rule. 5H: A great army's marching orders, passwords, and signals. JC: A powerful general's death of her wounds, which will shatter her army into factions. 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 7H: A fallen temple, overgrown with moss and ivies. 5H: The awakening of three powerful and malignant genii. JC: A small room under the foundation, its doorway bricked shut, the prison of a dreadful and malicious spirit. 1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers. a Nest of Vipers 7H: A squat town on the banks of a wide, long river, rich from plunder, whose men raid up and down the river in their ugly boats. 5H: The college of a small but prestigious magical order. JC: The ghost of a suicide, a person overcome by guilt and shame, who finds in death no release. 1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline. |