In a Wicked Age
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Blood & Sex 4H: The night each year that a certain ghost is allowed her freedom. 8H: The local lord's daughter, tramping after strawberries. KS: A jealous and vengeful rival, who is an infamous dueler. JC: The death of the primary heir of a local noblewoman. God-kings of War 4H: A token indicating that its bearer speaks for the high general. 8H: A day sacred to an oppressed slave cult, the celebration of which is punishable by torture. KS: An enemy champion, fearless and bellowing. JC: A powerful general's death of her wounds, which will shatter her army into factions. the Unquiet Past 4H: An ambitious petty-wizard, quick to take offense. 8H: The son of a great tyrant, born crippled and denied his inheritance. KS: A wealthy merchant's son, refined and crafty. JC: A small room under the foundation, its doorway bricked shut, the prison of a dreadful and malicious spirit. a Nest of Vipers 4H: A fallen-in mansion, where by night ghosts and devils meet. 8H: A decrier of the gods as false, unworthy of our attention, and his learned detractors, in heated dispute. KS: A village executioner, practicing his trade on a caught burglar. JC: The ghost of a suicide, a person overcome by guilt and shame, who finds in death no release. |