In a Wicked Age
four oracles


entries...


anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor.

3C: The arrival at a way house of four unusual travelers.

QS: A warrior-priestess of a truly bloodthirsty cult.

JS: A priestess of a merciful temple of healers, on pilgrimage to the birthplace of her order.


God-kings of War

QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization.

3C: A bitter and unseasonable cold, caused by warring elementals.

QS: The campsite of a traveling army, not long deserted.

JS: A fortress guarding the only pass through treacherous mountains, overseen by a corrupt and voracious war-captian.


the Unquiet Past

QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news.

3C: The secret central shrine of a temple to forgotten gods.

QS: A golden armlet, still on the skeletal arm of its owner.

JS: A knowledge-mad sorceress, delving into ancient secrets.


a Nest of Vipers

QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home.

3C: A slight and subtle demon, child of blasphemy, craving mischief.

QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character.

JS: The flight of a prince and his forbidden lover into hiding.