In a Wicked Age
four oracles


entries...


anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

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

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

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

5H: A deer-path through towering woods to a still pond.


God-kings of War

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

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

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

5H: A great army's marching orders, passwords, and signals.


the Unquiet Past

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

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

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

5H: The awakening of three powerful and malignant genii.


a Nest of Vipers

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

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

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

5H: The college of a small but prestigious magical order.