In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

JS: A priestess of a merciful temple of healers, on pilgrimage to the birthplace of her order.

4D: A practitioner of law, with her several secretaries.

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

1C: A spirit of the lower air, caught up in joyous human celebration.


God-kings of War

JS: A fortress guarding the only pass through treacherous mountains, overseen by a corrupt and voracious war-captian.

4D: The arrival of a hundred fearsome warships on an unprepared, prosperous, peaceful coast.

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

1C: A local warlord's ancestral sword, much honored.


the Unquiet Past

JS: A knowledge-mad sorceress, delving into ancient secrets.

4D: The soul of a dead wizard, seeking an advantageous rebirth.

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

1C: A waystation on a broad road, with a campsite and shrine.


a Nest of Vipers

JS: The flight of a prince and his forbidden lover into hiding.

4D: The proprietress of a wanton-house, with her manservant.

7D: A public bathing house in a wealthy city, of very good quality, where only the most refined and modish vices are permitted.

1C: A jaded gladiator, murderer of both enemies and friends.