In a Wicked Age
four oracles


entries...


anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

2H: The ascension to mastery of a student wizardess, unrecognized by her order but absolutely clear and undeniable to her inner self.

6S: An oasis of sweet water in a barren wilderness, haunted by the shadows of some vast atrocity committed centuries ago.

1H: A farm manor, peaceful and prosperous.


God-kings of War

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

2H: An old, proud fortress on an important mountain pass.

6S: A flock of hunterbirds, sharp-beaked, clever, and dreadful.

1H: A secret order of warrior-mystics, defending their relics.


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.

2H: A serpent-demoness, malicious and venomous, seeking vengeance.

6S: The convocation of a ruins' ghouls, gaunts, and wisps.

1H: A girl with the soul of a leopard, born inappropriately into a human body.


a Nest of Vipers

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

2H: A conjurer who needs blood to entice his uncouth spirits.

6S: An innkeeper who murders and robs his wealthy guests.

1H: A vicious gang of cutthroats and alley-thieves.