In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 8S: A simple insult, casually inflicted, striking very, very deep. 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. JH: An altar overflowing with flowers and bowls of honey. God-kings of War 8S: A prodigy-mage, still a maid, drunk with occult power. 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. JH: The head of a high war-captain, in a carved wooden cask. the Unquiet Past 8S: A fearsome storm, with thunder and driving winds. 7D: An apothecary, squint-eyed, with many uncanny potions. 1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers. JH: A hermit priestess, practicing obscure deprivations. a Nest of Vipers 8S: A warehouse on the docks, full of stolen silk. 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. JH: The burglary of the storehouse of a powerful robber-merchant. |