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.

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

9C: A young girl, inexperienced but astute and a canny judge of character.

JS: A priestess of a merciful temple of healers, on pilgrimage to the birthplace of her order.

God-kings of War

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

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

9C: A demon-god of blood and vengeance, forgotten since antiquity, recently awakened.

JS: A fortress guarding the only pass through treacherous mountains, overseen by a corrupt and voracious war-captian.

the Unquiet Past

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

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

9C: An unsavory treasure-seeker, with an honest map.

JS: A knowledge-mad sorceress, delving into ancient secrets.

a Nest of Vipers

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

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

9C: An underground chamber, eerie with blue-green lights.

JS: The flight of a prince and his forbidden lover into hiding.