In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

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

JC: The death of the primary heir of a local noblewoman.

1S: A field of herbs and wild flowers, alive with bees, where a certain half-bestial creature brings his many lovers.

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


God-kings of War

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

JC: A powerful general's death of her wounds, which will shatter her army into factions.

1S: The very first time that a certain young soldier, impressed against his choice and wanting nothing more than to return to his home, has killed.

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


the Unquiet Past

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

JC: A small room under the foundation, its doorway bricked shut, the prison of a dreadful and malicious spirit.

1S: A slow-moving caravan with many wagons and travelers.

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


a Nest of Vipers

QS: A conjurer possessed by spirits of uncivil character.

JC: The ghost of a suicide, a person overcome by guilt and shame, who finds in death no release.

1S: The daughter of an emperor, denied nothing, prey to fleeting whims, craving discipline.

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