In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

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

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

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


God-kings of War

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

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

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

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


the Unquiet Past

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.

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

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

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


a Nest of Vipers

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

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

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

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