In a Wicked Age
four oracles


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anyway.
A Penny for Your Thoughts



Blood & Sex

9S: The deathbed curse of a betrayed queen.

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

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

3H: The sorcerously animate homunculus of a wizard, more clever than wise, recently dead.


God-kings of War

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

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

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

3H: An unspeakable demon of atrocity and rage, bound in chains for a thousand years, aware suddenly of a minute loosening of his bonds.


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.

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

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

3H: The guardian of a tomb, a statue cast in silver with ruby eyes.


a Nest of Vipers

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

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

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

3H: An imbiber of sorcerous drugs, seeking congress with demons.