In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

7D: The much-contested wedding of the province's great beauty.

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

9C: A young girl, inexperienced but astute and a canny judge of character.

4H: The night each year that a certain ghost is allowed her freedom.


God-kings of War

7D: The site of a pitched battle, ground churned and stinking.

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

9C: A demon-god of blood and vengeance, forgotten since antiquity, recently awakened.

4H: A token indicating that its bearer speaks for the high general.


the Unquiet Past

7D: An apothecary, squint-eyed, with many uncanny potions.

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

9C: An unsavory treasure-seeker, with an honest map.

4H: An ambitious petty-wizard, quick to take offense.


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.

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

9C: An underground chamber, eerie with blue-green lights.

4H: A fallen-in mansion, where by night ghosts and devils meet.