In a Wicked Age
four oracles

anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts

Blood & Sex

QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor.

3D: A raving prophet, advocating self-mortification and deprivation of the appetites.

QS: A warrior-priestess of a truly bloodthirsty cult.

8S: A simple insult, casually inflicted, striking very, very deep.

God-kings of War

QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization.

3D: A war-sorceress, slender but commanding, with golden hair.

QS: The campsite of a traveling army, not long deserted.

8S: A prodigy-mage, still a maid, drunk with occult power.

the Unquiet Past

QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news.

3D: The captain of a foreign troop, sent to collect tribute.

QS: A golden armlet, still on the skeletal arm of its owner.

8S: A fearsome storm, with thunder and driving winds.

a Nest of Vipers

QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home.

3D: The celebration of a day sacred to the city's chief cult.

QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character.

8S: A warehouse on the docks, full of stolen silk.