In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor. KS: A jealous and vengeful rival, who is an infamous dueler. 10S: A wandering spirit, visible at will, an inflamer of human passions. 10C: The marriage of a region's most beautiful girl, necessarily virgin and without blemish, to the dead stone effigy of a harvest god. God-kings of War QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization. KS: An enemy champion, fearless and bellowing. 10S: The mutiny and revolt of a prestigious cavalry company. 10C: A youth or maiden, the reincarnation of a great hero, whose soul remembers glory. the Unquiet Past QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news. KS: A wealthy merchant's son, refined and crafty. 10S: An ancient stone way marker, indicating an overgrown road. 10C: A trainer of apes, bereft, mourning the death of his dearest performer. a Nest of Vipers QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home. KS: A village executioner, practicing his trade on a caught burglar. 10S: A court dandy, casually cruel, exiled from the presence of the prince for a petty slight. 10C: A devil of the lower air, malicious and full of pranks. |