In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

1S: A field of herbs and wild flowers, alive with bees, where a certain half-bestial creature brings his many lovers.

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

QC: The seizure of arcane powers by an arrogant and brutal wizard.

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


God-kings of War

1S: The very first time that a certain young soldier, impressed against his choice and wanting nothing more than to return to his home, has killed.

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

QC: An altar to devils of the waste, stinking with gore.

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


the Unquiet Past

1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers.

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

QC: A wandering intelligence, intent on driving mortals mad.

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


a Nest of Vipers

1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline.

QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character.

QC: The warden ghost of the place, generous to the good-willed.

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