In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen. KH: A young warrior, initiate into a warrior cult, brother to lions. JD: A band of demons, laughing and malicious, authors of debauched sensuality and corrupt appetites. QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor. God-kings of War 9S: A genius of flame, imprisoned within a brass mirror. KH: The ghost of a tyrant king, strangled by his own daughter. JD: A vengeful and jealous god, displeased by the lapses of his followers, however scrupulously they observe. QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization. the Unquiet Past 9S: The opening by sorcery of an ancient door, set in the earth over the crypts of some forgotten convent or monestary, until now sealed with potent spells. KH: The arrival of honored emissaries from a wealthy, exotic land. JD: A murderer-for-hire, luckless and in poverty, from whom the gods have turned their faces. QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news. a Nest of Vipers 9S: A band of slavers both bold and incorrigible. KH: A night-wisp, who devours its victims' magical potency. JD: A wayhouse in which plague-victims have recently stayed. QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home. |