In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

1D: A mysterious star-lit revel on a high bare hilltop.

10S: A wandering spirit, visible at will, an inflamer of human passions.

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

5H: A deer-path through towering woods to a still pond.


God-kings of War

1D: The human servant of a mighty and unspeakable demiurge.

10S: The mutiny and revolt of a prestigious cavalry company.

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.

5H: A great army's marching orders, passwords, and signals.


the Unquiet Past

1D: The boasting chief of a team of rock-quarriers.

10S: An ancient stone way marker, indicating an overgrown road.

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

5H: The awakening of three powerful and malignant genii.


a Nest of Vipers

1D: A great convocation of mages, with many orders attending.

10S: A court dandy, casually cruel, exiled from the presence of the prince for a petty slight.

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

5H: The college of a small but prestigious magical order.