In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen. 8H: The local lord's daughter, tramping after strawberries. 1S: A field of herbs and wild flowers, alive with bees, where a certain half-bestial creature brings his many lovers. 2D: A woman suddenly bereft of love and family, daughter to a long heritage of sorceresses and poisoners. God-kings of War 9S: A genius of flame, imprisoned within a brass mirror. 8H: A day sacred to an oppressed slave cult, the celebration of which is punishable by torture. 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. 2D: A cask of honey wine, tribute to a fierce bandit-queen. 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. 8H: The son of a great tyrant, born crippled and denied his inheritance. 1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers. 2D: The passage of a ghostly army, dragging their slain and injured. a Nest of Vipers 9S: A band of slavers both bold and incorrigible. 8H: A decrier of the gods as false, unworthy of our attention, and his learned detractors, in heated dispute. 1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline. 2D: A midwife, weary and appalled, having delivered a tenth consecutive stillbirth. |