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.

6C: A small group of mothers, led by a midwife, fighting to protect their children from demons of illness.

3C: The arrival at a way house of four unusual travelers.

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


God-kings of War

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

6C: A brutish and tyrannical warlord and his uncouth thugs.

3C: A bitter and unseasonable cold, caused by warring elementals.

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


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.

6C: The burglary of a magical order's innermost library.

3C: The secret central shrine of a temple to forgotten gods.

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


a Nest of Vipers

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

6C: A baby's birth, heralded by prophets, written of in antique books, forseen by the wise.

3C: A slight and subtle demon, child of blasphemy, craving mischief.

QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character.