In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor. 2H: The ascension to mastery of a student wizardess, unrecognized by her order but absolutely clear and undeniable to her inner self. 2S: The celebration of local fertility or harvest rites. 9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen. God-kings of War QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization. 2H: An old, proud fortress on an important mountain pass. 2S: A captured war-horse with a taste for human meat. 9S: A genius of flame, imprisoned within a brass mirror. the Unquiet Past QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news. 2H: A serpent-demoness, malicious and venomous, seeking vengeance. 2S: A necromancer who steals the knowledge of the dying. 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. a Nest of Vipers QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home. 2H: A conjurer who needs blood to entice his uncouth spirits. 2S: The unscrupulous landlady of a roadside wayhouse. 9S: A band of slavers both bold and incorrigible. |