In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

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

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

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

7S: A slayer of monsters, heralded and lauded.


God-kings of War

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

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.

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

7S: The guardian spirit of a foolhardy, naive, reckless and impressionable young person.


the Unquiet Past

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

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

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

7S: Instruments of torture, haunted by their long-dead victims.


a Nest of Vipers

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

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

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

7S: A fur-trapper, simple but good-natured, and his daughter.