In a Wicked Age
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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

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

4D: A practitioner of law, with her several secretaries.

10D: A note written in an elegant hand, sweetly perfumed.

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


God-kings of War

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

4D: The arrival of a hundred fearsome warships on an unprepared, prosperous, peaceful coast.

10D: The country fort, made mostly of mud bricks, of a local warlord.

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


the Unquiet Past

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

4D: The soul of a dead wizard, seeking an advantageous rebirth.

10D: The young, beautiful wife of an old man whom the gods have touched.

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


a Nest of Vipers

QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character.

4D: The proprietress of a wanton-house, with her manservant.

10D: The written deed to a certain house, affirmed and sealed.

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