In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

10H: The child of a great and renowned theologist, forced into priesthood against both inclination and nature.

10S: A wandering spirit, visible at will, an inflamer of human passions.

1S: A field of herbs and wild flowers, alive with bees, where a certain half-bestial creature brings his many lovers.

7S: A slayer of monsters, heralded and lauded.


God-kings of War

10H: A tender of war-bulls, shaved-headed and fearless.

10S: The mutiny and revolt of a prestigious cavalry company.

1S: The very first time that a certain young soldier, impressed against his choice and wanting nothing more than to return to his home, has killed.

7S: The guardian spirit of a foolhardy, naive, reckless and impressionable young person.


the Unquiet Past

10H: The meeting by chance of old enemies, one less forgetful than the other.

10S: An ancient stone way marker, indicating an overgrown road.

1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers.

7S: Instruments of torture, haunted by their long-dead victims.


a Nest of Vipers

10H: A wizard jealously guarding her magical territory.

10S: A court dandy, casually cruel, exiled from the presence of the prince for a petty slight.

1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline.

7S: A fur-trapper, simple but good-natured, and his daughter.