In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

KC: A bandit captain, in hiding, with her trusted bodyguard.

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

QC: The seizure of arcane powers by an arrogant and brutal wizard.

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


God-kings of War

KC: An outlying watchtower on a wooded hill.

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

QC: An altar to devils of the waste, stinking with gore.

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


the Unquiet Past

KC: A treasure seeker, following the whispers of a slave spirit.

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

QC: A wandering intelligence, intent on driving mortals mad.

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


a Nest of Vipers

KC: A troupe of musicians for hire, one of whom is a burglar and cutpurse.

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

QC: The warden ghost of the place, generous to the good-willed.

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