In a Wicked Age
four oracles

anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts

Blood & Sex

KD: A company of desert horsemen, hiding a woman amongst them.

7C: The seventh wife of a tyrant king, carrying his chief huntsman's child.

4S: A siren-ghoul, who entices the amorous into deadly peril.

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

God-kings of War

KD: A chest containing the tax monies of a rural province.

7C: A sword held in great esteem by a certain warrior lineage, drawn now for the first time in three lifetimes.

4S: A summoner of illusions and diversions, mild and of good humor, but gullible.

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.

the Unquiet Past

KD: The exposure by erosion of a long-buried door.

7C: A ruthless bully of an under-officer with high ambitions.

4S: A market on the crossroads, full of sound and color.

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

a Nest of Vipers

KD: A wealthy merchant-priest with much political clout.

7C: A noble house's signatory ring, left behind in a street brawl.

4S: One mistakenly condemned, fled into hiding.

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