In a Wicked Age
four oracles


entries...


anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

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

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

8S: A simple insult, casually inflicted, striking very, very deep.

5H: A deer-path through towering woods to a still pond.


God-kings of War

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

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

8S: A prodigy-mage, still a maid, drunk with occult power.

5H: A great army's marching orders, passwords, and signals.


the Unquiet Past

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

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

8S: A fearsome storm, with thunder and driving winds.

5H: The awakening of three powerful and malignant genii.


a Nest of Vipers

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

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

8S: A warehouse on the docks, full of stolen silk.

5H: The college of a small but prestigious magical order.