In a Wicked Age
four oracles


entries...


anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

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

3H: The sorcerously animate homunculus of a wizard, more clever than wise, recently dead.

8D: Some great wizard's magical messenger, brass-skinned.


God-kings of War

9S: A genius of flame, imprisoned within a brass mirror.

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

3H: An unspeakable demon of atrocity and rage, bound in chains for a thousand years, aware suddenly of a minute loosening of his bonds.

8D: An order of magician-monks who punish blasphemers.


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.

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

3H: The guardian of a tomb, a statue cast in silver with ruby eyes.

8D: A long-dead queen, still trying to defend her realm.


a Nest of Vipers

9S: A band of slavers both bold and incorrigible.

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

3H: An imbiber of sorcerous drugs, seeking congress with demons.

8D: A ghoulish eater of dead flesh, driven by unusual lusts.