In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 7D: The much-contested wedding of the province's great beauty. 9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen. QH: The rehearsal of the funeral of the city's aged and beloved mayor. 6H: The alliance by marriage of a certain tyrant's family with the cult of a certain desert god. God-kings of War 7D: The site of a pitched battle, ground churned and stinking. 9S: A genius of flame, imprisoned within a brass mirror. QH: A warrior-woman, queen of her small wild tribe, hard-pressed by advancing civilization. 6H: A speaker for the ancestors, carrying secrets and warnings. the Unquiet Past 7D: An apothecary, squint-eyed, with many uncanny potions. 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. QH: A reader of omens and caster of auguries, with grim news. 6H: The bloodthirsty ghosts of those drowned in an accursed water. a Nest of Vipers 7D: A public bathing house in a wealthy city, of very good quality, where only the most refined and modish vices are permitted. 9S: A band of slavers both bold and incorrigible. QH: The return of a reclusive enchantress to her home. 6H: A tower of silver and alabaster, which rises from the sea under the new moon. |