Halicon Cards

The Halicon Cards are a deck common across the Kingdom of Men, Extended Dominion and Eastern Settlements. It's design originated with the Gnomes, but it was quickly adopted by humans. It has application in games, gambling, divination and entertainment.

Artwork

The details of the artwork can vary considerably from artist to artist and where people are depicted they may be of various races, genders and ages across different decks.

Suits

There are five suits: Wheels (white), Drops (blue), Swords (black), Flames (red) and Leaves (green) as well as a set of "Triumphs". Each suit has six cards. The ranks of these six cards are, in order, Ideal, Agreement, Concession, First Excess and Second Excess.

Once you have shuffled the deck, place a silver piece on either side and hand the cards back to me.
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Your first card is the First Excess of Wheels. The tower on the sand, tilting to one side. Have circumstances changed on you?
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Your second card is the Ideal of Swords. Five hands clutching each other's wrists. As your circumstances change, you must hold fast to your closest friends, no matter what the cost.
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Your third card is the Agreement of Flames. A nude figure stands before a crowd. If you are to be trusted by your friends, you must not conceal your truth.
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Your fourth card is the Concession of Drops. A figure breathes across dust and a smaller figure emerges. You can create a solution to the problems that assail you.
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Your fifth card is the Second Excess of Leaves. A skeleton with a key in hand rests on a locked chest of decaying food. A warning that stinginess is not the answer.

Manufacturing process

The cards are hand drawn, sets for gaming often have a lot less detail than those intended for divination rituals. Sometimes nobility might enjoy playing card games with a highly decorative deck.

Item type

Miscellaneous

Rarity

Common

Weight

A deck weighs about 100 grams

Raw materials & Components

Typically made of pressed paper