In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

3D: A raving prophet, advocating self-mortification and deprivation of the appetites.

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

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

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


God-kings of War

3D: A war-sorceress, slender but commanding, with golden hair.

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

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

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


the Unquiet Past

3D: The captain of a foreign troop, sent to collect tribute.

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.

JH: A hermit priestess, practicing obscure deprivations.

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


a Nest of Vipers

3D: The celebration of a day sacred to the city's chief cult.

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

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

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