In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

JS: A priestess of a merciful temple of healers, on pilgrimage to the birthplace of her order.

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

QC: The seizure of arcane powers by an arrogant and brutal wizard.

4H: The night each year that a certain ghost is allowed her freedom.


God-kings of War

JS: A fortress guarding the only pass through treacherous mountains, overseen by a corrupt and voracious war-captian.

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

QC: An altar to devils of the waste, stinking with gore.

4H: A token indicating that its bearer speaks for the high general.


the Unquiet Past

JS: A knowledge-mad sorceress, delving into ancient secrets.

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.

QC: A wandering intelligence, intent on driving mortals mad.

4H: An ambitious petty-wizard, quick to take offense.


a Nest of Vipers

JS: The flight of a prince and his forbidden lover into hiding.

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

QC: The warden ghost of the place, generous to the good-willed.

4H: A fallen-in mansion, where by night ghosts and devils meet.