In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 1D: A mysterious star-lit revel on a high bare hilltop. 5C: A raving prophet, preaching the transience of life and advocating a full indulgence of every appetite. KD: A company of desert horsemen, hiding a woman amongst them. QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor. God-kings of War 1D: The human servant of a mighty and unspeakable demiurge. 5C: A soldier's plain shortsword, gradually developing a taste for the blood of women. KD: A chest containing the tax monies of a rural province. QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization. the Unquiet Past 1D: The boasting chief of a team of rock-quarriers. 5C: A place where warring demons have left the earth churned, upthrust, and charged with occult forces. KD: The exposure by erosion of a long-buried door. QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news. a Nest of Vipers 1D: A great convocation of mages, with many orders attending. 5C: The young mother of a baby prince, whose husband the king has been overthrown and put to death. KD: A wealthy merchant-priest with much political clout. QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home. |