Tarokka readings by Madam Eva.
slowly she draws 3 cards, face down, separately.
2 more cards from the smaller pile. 1st, below the 3, forming a cross. 2nd, in the center.
leftmost card: cerulean blue history. knowledge of the ancients will help us understand our enemy. The Torturer, 9 of swords. a scowling, bearded man clad in leather and a spike-tipped hood. callous, gnarled hands turn the wheel of a grim device. there is a town where all is not well. there, we will find a house of corruption, and within, a dark room full of pale ghosts
second card, the top: cheery yellow a powerful force for good&protection. a holy symbol of great hope. The myrmidon, 5 of swords. armored warrior clutching a cracked iron sword + leatherbound wooden shield, face obscured by heavy iron helmet. Look for a den of wolves, in the hills overlooking a mountain lake. The treasure belongs to Mother Night.
third card, right arm of the cross: darkness then nova of fierce burning white. burns to see. power and strength. a weapon of vengeance, a sword of sunlight. The Bishop, 8 of glyphs. a solemn-faced man clad in holy vestments. 1 hand chain of bronze censer. What you seek lies in a pile of treasure beyond a set of amber doors.
fourth card, bottom of the cross: flames leap and dance, violet embers sheds light on one who will help you greatly in battle vs darkness The Mists. quiet graveyard choked with fog, entrance sealed with sharp iron fance vistana wanders this land alone searching for her mentor. Never stays in one place for long. Seek her at st markovia abbey near the mists.
fifth card, center: light almost swallowed by shadows. she nearly recoils. your enemy is a creature of darkness,powers beyond mortality. when hour of judgment, this card will lead you to him (only barely visible) The Marionette. a crowned, grinnign emperor, clad in royal finery, reaching for a goblet of wine, wooden puppet limbs lashed to strings that disappear into the darkness overhead. look to great heights. find the beating heart of the castle. he waits nearby.
eva takes the larger deck and starts shuffling it again. she then pulls three cards off of it and puts them in front of us.
eva looks at oliver, slowly and carefully flips a card: The Monk, 1 of Glyphs. the words of the divine fal on deaf ears, baffled by the shadow mists. find the damned one in his place of worship, and free his divine soul from the madness of mortality. she gives him the card. O: bit strange but i think i get it. she smiles.
jasper: The Swashbuckler, 1st of Coins. Alas! I see swirling snow and frigid ice. The reaper's shadow grows long, and moutaintops ring with pleas of a lost soul. J: that doesnt mean a lot to me im sorry. She sighs, understandingly (vibe: I know as much as you do).
Quiyra and Areia: sad sigh, as if pitying. The Necromancer, 8 of Stars. arrow of time moves ever forward, but the warp of magic can render new life to souls of the dead through its weave. follow light of corpse star, in the place where amber giants sleep.