In a Wicked Age
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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

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

4C: The graduation of an apprentice to mastery.

JS: A priestess of a merciful temple of healers, on pilgrimage to the birthplace of her order.

KC: A bandit captain, in hiding, with her trusted bodyguard.


God-kings of War

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

4C: A hard-won victory, with many dead on both sides.

JS: A fortress guarding the only pass through treacherous mountains, overseen by a corrupt and voracious war-captian.

KC: An outlying watchtower on a wooded hill.


the Unquiet Past

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

4C: A new village built on the ruins of a forgotten people.

JS: A knowledge-mad sorceress, delving into ancient secrets.

KC: A treasure seeker, following the whispers of a slave spirit.


a Nest of Vipers

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

4C: The unwitting husband of a serpent-demoness.

JS: The flight of a prince and his forbidden lover into hiding.

KC: A troupe of musicians for hire, one of whom is a burglar and cutpurse.