In a Wicked Age
four oracles


entries...


anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

1D: A mysterious star-lit revel on a high bare hilltop.

2H: The ascension to mastery of a student wizardess, unrecognized by her order but absolutely clear and undeniable to her inner self.

8S: A simple insult, casually inflicted, striking very, very deep.


God-kings of War

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

1D: The human servant of a mighty and unspeakable demiurge.

2H: An old, proud fortress on an important mountain pass.

8S: A prodigy-mage, still a maid, drunk with occult power.


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.

1D: The boasting chief of a team of rock-quarriers.

2H: A serpent-demoness, malicious and venomous, seeking vengeance.

8S: A fearsome storm, with thunder and driving winds.


a Nest of Vipers

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

1D: A great convocation of mages, with many orders attending.

2H: A conjurer who needs blood to entice his uncouth spirits.

8S: A warehouse on the docks, full of stolen silk.