In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex QS: A warrior-priestess of a truly bloodthirsty cult. JC: The death of the primary heir of a local noblewoman. KS: A jealous and vengeful rival, who is an infamous dueler. 8H: The local lord's daughter, tramping after strawberries. God-kings of War QS: The campsite of a traveling army, not long deserted. JC: A powerful general's death of her wounds, which will shatter her army into factions. KS: An enemy champion, fearless and bellowing. 8H: A day sacred to an oppressed slave cult, the celebration of which is punishable by torture. the Unquiet Past QS: A golden armlet, still on the skeletal arm of its owner. JC: A small room under the foundation, its doorway bricked shut, the prison of a dreadful and malicious spirit. KS: A wealthy merchant's son, refined and crafty. 8H: The son of a great tyrant, born crippled and denied his inheritance. a Nest of Vipers QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character. JC: The ghost of a suicide, a person overcome by guilt and shame, who finds in death no release. KS: A village executioner, practicing his trade on a caught burglar. 8H: A decrier of the gods as false, unworthy of our attention, and his learned detractors, in heated dispute. |