In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

7H: A spirit of the wilds, mercurial in form, sister to gazelles.

1C: A spirit of the lower air, caught up in joyous human celebration.

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

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


God-kings of War

7H: A demon of rage and avarice, secret power behind a great tyrant's rule.

1C: A local warlord's ancestral sword, much honored.

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

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


the Unquiet Past

7H: A fallen temple, overgrown with moss and ivies.

1C: A waystation on a broad road, with a campsite and shrine.

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.

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


a Nest of Vipers

7H: A squat town on the banks of a wide, long river, rich from plunder, whose men raid up and down the river in their ugly boats.

1C: A jaded gladiator, murderer of both enemies and friends.

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

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