In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 4S: A siren-ghoul, who entices the amorous into deadly peril. 7D: The much-contested wedding of the province's great beauty. 1S: A field of herbs and wild flowers, alive with bees, where a certain half-bestial creature brings his many lovers. 8H: The local lord's daughter, tramping after strawberries. God-kings of War 4S: A summoner of illusions and diversions, mild and of good humor, but gullible. 7D: The site of a pitched battle, ground churned and stinking. 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. 8H: A day sacred to an oppressed slave cult, the celebration of which is punishable by torture. the Unquiet Past 4S: A market on the crossroads, full of sound and color. 7D: An apothecary, squint-eyed, with many uncanny potions. 1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers. 8H: The son of a great tyrant, born crippled and denied his inheritance. a Nest of Vipers 4S: One mistakenly condemned, fled into hiding. 7D: A public bathing house in a wealthy city, of very good quality, where only the most refined and modish vices are permitted. 1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline. 8H: A decrier of the gods as false, unworthy of our attention, and his learned detractors, in heated dispute. |