In a Wicked Age
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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

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

KH: A young warrior, initiate into a warrior cult, brother to lions.

9D: The secluded home of an exiled court-wizard.


God-kings of War

9S: A genius of flame, imprisoned within a brass mirror.

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

KH: The ghost of a tyrant king, strangled by his own daughter.

9D: A much-decorated company of the enemy's light cavalry.


the Unquiet Past

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.

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

KH: The arrival of honored emissaries from a wealthy, exotic land.

9D: A camp physician, her pockets full of salves and drugs.


a Nest of Vipers

9S: A band of slavers both bold and incorrigible.

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

KH: A night-wisp, who devours its victims' magical potency.

9D: The corpse of a lord's hunting hound, caught in a rose-briar.