In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

4S: A siren-ghoul, who entices the amorous into deadly peril.

JH: An altar overflowing with flowers and bowls of honey.

QS: A warrior-priestess of a truly bloodthirsty cult.

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.


God-kings of War

4S: A summoner of illusions and diversions, mild and of good humor, but gullible.

JH: The head of a high war-captain, in a carved wooden cask.

QS: The campsite of a traveling army, not long deserted.

9S: A genius of flame, imprisoned within a brass mirror.


the Unquiet Past

4S: A market on the crossroads, full of sound and color.

JH: A hermit priestess, practicing obscure deprivations.

QS: A golden armlet, still on the skeletal arm of its owner.

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.


a Nest of Vipers

4S: One mistakenly condemned, fled into hiding.

JH: The burglary of the storehouse of a powerful robber-merchant.

QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character.

9S: A band of slavers both bold and incorrigible.