Tarokka

Tarokka, also called Tarot by those unfamiliar with the craft, is a mysterious and ancient form of divination. The practice utilizes a set of highly decorated cards meant to evoke omens or ideals. The party has encountered a short list of people familiar with the craft, and even fewer who have the knowledge to wield it. These individuals were The Harbinger of Volkachin, Pilut and Wynne. Aayla, Curator of House Araconys in Undervane may have been familiar to an extent, due to Tarokka imagery being displayed in the Wonders of Zhriinavir exhibit.

As revealed by the Harbinger and the night hag Ethel'snotes, Tarokka is deeply rooted in Revari magic, or vice versa.

### Associated Cards

Upon meeting The Harbinger, seven cards were laid out for the party to take with them on their vision into the Plane of Arcana. The seven cards were (in order of Major Arcana appearcance): The Fool, The Empress, The Chariot, Strength, The Hanged Man, Death and The Devil. Upon travelling through the plane, a card would appear face down before the party. The party was then brought before Arcaneon reflections of people they understood to be associated with those cards.

* The Fool: DeCashe
* Strength: Wynne
* The Empress: Rosie
* The Chariot: Stevie-6
* Death: Tavra
* The Devil: Pilut
* The Hanged Man: Crayne

Later, while the party was raiding Pilut's island fortress Tzopilotl, they found a chapel devoted to the Revari. A stained glass window portrayed three Revari, resembling the same three they had found statues of in the Tomb of Fallen Stars, surrounding the Bue Sun. An altar, with rectangular impressions in similar shape and a stack of Major Arcana cards suggested the party needed to arrange cars in that reflection. Upon doing so, they found that they needed to layer two cards at the center: The Magician first, then The Sun. After this, it appeared that Tarokka cards are associated with not only people, but things in the world.

* The Star: ???
* The Moon: The Whispermonger
* The World: ???
* The Sun: The Sun (unsettling, as most Revari imagery shows the Sun as Blue, as if they knew it would one day change)
* The Magician: The Plane of Arcana/ Magic itself

Years later, while searching the lair of the Unfathomable Sisters, the party discovered a library of sorts devoted to Revari magic and Tarokka. Here, Simon found a worktable where the night hag Ethel had been painting her own deck of cards. Each card was painted in the likeness of people throughout Ellegris.

* The High Priestess: Laveaux
* The Emperor: Olvmin
* The Heirophant: Yunque
* The Lovers: Mages & Ebyrith
* The Hermit: Krav'zen
* The Wheel of Fortune: The Colossi

Also in Ethel's deck were two cards the party did not recognize. Justice, which bore the image of a metal bowl holding a golden flame, and The Tower, which showed what appeared to be a fetal metallic dragon.

### Tarokka Cards and Interpretations

While a Tarokka deck can have upwards of fifty cards, each with different meanings, there are only twenty-two Major Arcana cards, or "face cards". Major Arcana cards appear to be the basis of Tarokka reflections.

* excellent source to identify cards: Biddy Tarot

In addition to the cards, there are suits of Tarokka which the Minor Arcana fall into. These are Wands, Stars, Cups and Swords. As revealed by the Harbinger, the suits represent schools of Revari magic. Ethel's notes clarified further, explaining the powers of each suit:

* The School of Wands: manipulating life
* The School of Stars: manipulating the physical world
* The School of Cups: manipulating the spiritual world
* The School of Swords: manipulating fate