In a Wicked Age
four oracles

anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts

Blood & Sex

5C: A raving prophet, preaching the transience of life and advocating a full indulgence of every appetite.

QS: A warrior-priestess of a truly bloodthirsty cult.

QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor.

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

God-kings of War

5C: A soldier's plain shortsword, gradually developing a taste for the blood of women.

QS: The campsite of a traveling army, not long deserted.

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

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

the Unquiet Past

5C: A place where warring demons have left the earth churned, upthrust, and charged with occult forces.

QS: A golden armlet, still on the skeletal arm of its owner.

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

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

a Nest of Vipers

5C: The young mother of a baby prince, whose husband the king has been overthrown and put to death.

QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character.

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

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