In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

7C: The seventh wife of a tyrant king, carrying his chief huntsman's child.

KS: A jealous and vengeful rival, who is an infamous dueler.

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

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


God-kings of War

7C: A sword held in great esteem by a certain warrior lineage, drawn now for the first time in three lifetimes.

KS: An enemy champion, fearless and bellowing.

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

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


the Unquiet Past

7C: A ruthless bully of an under-officer with high ambitions.

KS: A wealthy merchant's son, refined and crafty.

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

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


a Nest of Vipers

7C: A noble house's signatory ring, left behind in a street brawl.

KS: A village executioner, practicing his trade on a caught burglar.

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

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