List of Omens

During Sacred Time, your holy people will report a variety of omens.

## Magic

These omens simply refer to how much (or little) magic your clan has to work with this year.

* "The priests said that book men from the Citadel of Sorcery had plundered Nyalda’s palace. The Sky Court was in turmoil. No one could say how long that would last."
*You have less clan magic this year.*
* "The priests said the clan's magic was not as strong as usual this year."
You have less clan magic this year.
* "The priests said the gods had blessed the clan with more magic this year."
You have more clan magic this year.

## Magic Allocation

These omens give you more or less slots for Sacred Time magic allocation.

* "The priestesses said we couldn’t carry out crop-related rituals this year."
*You cannot allocate magic to Fields.*
* "The priestesses said we couldn't perform rituals for our herds this year."
*You cannot allocate magic to Pastures.*
* "The priests said we couldn't perform rituals that would help our hunters and foragers this year."
*You cannot allocate magic to Wilds.*
* "The priests said we couldn't perform craft rituals."
*You cannot allocate magic to Crafts.*
* "The priestesses said we couldn't perform health rituals this year."
*You cannot allocate magic to Health.*
* "The priests said we couldn't improve various rituals throughout the year."
*You cannot allocate magic to Rituals.*
* "The priests said we couldn’t conduct diplomacy rituals this year."
*You cannot allocate magic to Diplomacy.*
* "The priests said we couldn't perform combat rituals this year."
*You cannot allocate Sacred Time magic to War this year, regardless of your Clan Circle composition.*
* "Zarlen was positioned just right in the sky, and we could perform more exploration rituals."
*You can allocate an extra point of magic to Exploring—three if you have a Zarlen worshipper on the circle, and two otherwise.*

## Opportunities

These omens indicate opportunities. Consider pursuing them, but if you can't, you won't suffer directly for it.

* "Visions of loons told our shamans that this would be a good year to search for sworn spirits."
* "The shamans had visions of an elk outracing a wolf. They said this meant our next raid would confuse our enemies."
* "The omens showed a tent in good condition, which indicated that our chances for exploring are good."
* "The priests said that the gods felt close, and this year would be good for Otherworld rituals."

## Good Luck

These omens indicate that your clan will have good fortune in a particular area. Consider taking advantage of it.

* "The seers spun to a field of sunflowers. This meant that our foragers will be able to gather much food this year."
* "Our market will be profitable this year."
* "It would be a good year for our hunters."
* "The omens showed a roan stallion and a bay mare, which suggested good luck if we tried to find wild horses."
* "Our priests felt that our standing among the other clans would rise, no matter what foolish things we did."
* "The priests were a little surprised to report that they saw few arguments within the clan."
* "This could be a good year for trading missions."
* "The shamans said that disease spirits would not trouble us in the coming year."
* "The seers saw spiders weaving silver cloth, and determined that our crafters will have good luck this year."
* "Many of our mares would have twins and triplets."
* "Many of our cows would have twins and triplets."
* "The priests dreamed of Osara and Zarlen racing across the heavens. This meant good fortune for our raids in the coming year."
* "The seers rode on a wild raid during Sacred Time. They learned that if we sent no more than a dozen warriors, our first herd raid this year would be extraordinarily successful."
* "The omens forecast a mild Dark season."
* "The priestesses were looking forward to drinking this year's milk, which would be creamy and plentiful."

## Bad Luck

These omens indicate that your clan will have bad fortune in a particular area this year. Consider what you can do to mitigate it, or if it would be better to put off some endeavors for year after.

* "The priestesses said the signs for foaling looked bad."
* "The priestesses said the signs for calving looked bad."

* "Some worried that the udders of our cows would give only trickles of milk this year."

* "Few children will be born this year."
* "We will have a bitterly cold Dark season."
* "The shamans said the backs of their necks felt the presence of disease spirits."
* "The seers saw a burning tent and our land covered with strangers." *This indicates an invasion*.
* "The priestesses said that storm gods, cloacked in mist, staged a herd raid on Uryarda's pastures. Our gods were busy dealing with this. There was no telling how long this would take."
* "The priestesses said that the Little Sun had raided Uryarda's pastures. Our gods were busy dealing with this. There was no telling how long that would take."
* "The seers had a vision of a dead bear. Our foragers would find little food this year."
* "The hunters will find little game this year."
* "Our market will be unprofitable this year."
* "The seers saw many ravens, and suspect there will be battle later in the year."
* "The priests felt that the heavens were aligned against us this year, and traveling to the Otherworld would have a greater chance of failing."

## Demands for Action

These omens indicate that you must do something specific or suffer for not doing so. In the case of omens that directly name a god, that god will reward you if you do as they wish, and punish you otherwise.

* "The priests said misfortune would plague us until we replaced at least half of our  clan circle." *Replacing three is enough. If you don't do it, the bad luck seems only to last until the year is over.*

* "In the night sky, Zarlen pointed towards the Fan. This was a clear sign that he wanted us to explore distant lands."

* "The shamans said that if we had more sworn spirits a year from now, we would be able to drum up more magic."
* "The priestesses said that the Sky Court would judge us by our ability to increase our herds: if we could seize or buy more cattle or goats, they would bless us. If we lost livestock, we might be cursed."
* "The seers had visions of a horse with a white blaze; Elmal wanted us to raid before we were attacked ourselves."
* "The priests said the spirits of our ancestors were peevish because we were not restoring our connection to their gods."
* "When the priests returned from spinning to the sky, they said we needed to attempt an Otherworld ritual this year."
* "The seers dreamed Ekarna took them to a tent full of marvelous treasures, and said that if we acquired more treasures in the next two years, she would reward us richly in the years to come."

## Unknown or Ambiguous

* "The seers heard metal ringing in the distance, but could not tell if it was bells or swords."

* "There were many swirling gusts of wind, but nobody was sure what this meant."
* "The seers identified no specific omens, and this troubled them."
* "The leaves of the oak trees fell off early, but no one agreed what this signified."
* "Some oracles identified good signs, others thought things would go poorly. Nobody could agree."
* "The seers heard whispers in a strange language, but could not make out the meaning."
* "The seers said any children born this year would have great destinies."