Great Deck

By Ryan St

The Great Deck has a Great Hundred cards, 5*4*3*2*1. Each card has one of 5 forces, one of 4 seasons, one of 3 methods, and one of 2 genders, and a unique ordinal.

That means each card has a lover (same force, method, season, opposite gender) two allies (same gender, force, and season, different method), three siblings (same gender, force, and method, different season) and 4 cousins (same gender, method, and season, different force). To make these more understandable, Zeiumri diviners call each card by a phrase, such as "In Spring, a Cryswoman resists." However, since the five forces (Crys, Break, Osmos, Root, and Weave) are quite esoteric in the Halcyon, Dac crones call the cards by more complex verbs, where the 3 Methods modify the 5 Forces.

Zeiumri decks are divided into 10 suits of 12 cards each. This is again, proof that they are all mad.

''Direct'' ''Resist'' ''Permute''
''Break'' Strike Scatter Stir
''Crys'' Order Shield Delineate
''Osmos'' Exchange Flow Proxy
''Root'' Grow Invigorate Decay
''Weave'' Connect Entwine Stretch

The Suit of Suns

Suns represent Virtue, Hope and Fate

  • The Queen of Suns: A woman who shields in spring
  • The Crone of Suns: A woman who grows in summer
  • The Witch of Suns: A woman who proxies in autumn
  • The Lady of Suns: A woman who scatters in winter
  • The Knight of Suns: A man who connects in spring
  • The Nine of Suns: A man who delineates in summer
  • The Eight of Suns: A man who invigorates in autumn
  • The Seven of Suns: A man who exchanges in winter
  • The Six of Suns: A woman who stirs in spring
  • The Five of Suns: A woman who entwines in summer
  • The Four of Suns: A woman who orders in autumn
  • The Three of Suns: A woman who decays in winter
  • The Two (Child) of Suns: A man who flows in spring
  • The One (Babe) of Suns: A man who strikes in summer
  • The Scoundrel of Suns: A man who stretches in autumn, called the ''Vagabond''

The Suit of Coins

Coins represent Wealth, Thrift, and Greed

  • The King of Coins: A man who exchanges in autumn
  • The Sage of Coins: A man who stirs in winter
  • The Witch of Coins: A woman who entwines in spring
  • The Lady of Coins: A woman who orders in summer
  • The Maiden of Coins: A woman who decays in autumn
  • The Nine of Coins: A woman who flows in winter
  • The Eight of Coins: A man who strikes in spring
  • The Seven of Coins: A man who stretches in summer
  • The Six of Coins: A man who shields in winter
  • The Five of Coins: A woman who grows in spring
  • The Four of Coins: A woman who proxies in summer
  • The Three of Coins: A woman who scatters in autumn
  • The Two (Child) of Coins: A woman who connects in winter
  • The One (Babe) of Coins: A man who delineates in spring
  • The Scoundrel of Coins: A man who invigorates in summer, also called the ''Rogue''

The Suit of Cloaks

Cloaks represent Silence, Sleep, Sloth, Despair

  • The King of Cloaks: A man who stretches in spring
  • The Sage of Cloaks: A man who shields in autumn
  • The Warlock of Cloaks: A man who grows in winter
  • The Lady of Cloaks: A woman who proxies in spring
  • The Maiden of Cloaks: A woman who scatters in summer
  • The Nine of Cloaks: A woman who connects in autumn
  • The Eight of Cloaks: A woman who delineates in winter
  • The Seven of Cloaks: A man who invigorates in spring
  • The Six of Cloaks: A man who exchanges in summer
  • The Five of Cloaks: A man who stirs in autumn
  • The Four of Cloaks: A man who entwines in winter
  • The Three of Cloaks: A woman who orders in spring
  • The Two (Child) of Cloaks: A woman who decays in summer
  • The One (Babe) of Cloaks: A woman who flows in autumn
  • The Whore of Cloaks: A woman who strikes in winter

The Suit of Crowns

Crowns represent Leadership, Righteousness and Pride

  • The Queen of Crowns: A woman who invigorates in winter
  • The Sage of Crowns: A man who exchanges in spring
  • The Warlock of Crowns: A man who stirs in summer
  • The Lord of Crowns: A man who entwines in autumn
  • The Knight of Crowns: A man who orders in winter
  • The Nine of Crowns: A woman who decays in spring
  • The Eight of Crowns: A woman who flows in summer
  • The Seven of Crowns: A woman who strikes in autumn
  • The Six of Crowns: A woman who stretches in winter
  • The Five of Crowns: A man who shields in summer
  • The Four of Crowns: A man who grows in autumn
  • The Three of Crowns: A man who proxies in winter
  • The Two (Child) of Crowns: A woman who scatters in spring
  • The One (Babe) of Crowns: A woman who connects in summer
  • The Whore of Crowns: A woman who delineates in autumn, also called the ''Concubine''

The Suit of Knives

Knives represent Athleticism, Strength, and Wrath

  • The Queen of Knives: A woman who strikes in summer
  • The Crone of Knives: A woman who stretches in autumn
  • The Warlock of Knives: A man who shields in spring
  • The Lord of Knives: A man who grows in summer
  • The Knight of Knives: A man who proxies in autumn
  • The Nine of Knives: A man who scatters in winter
  • The Eight of Knives: A woman who connects in spring
  • The Seven of Knives: A woman who delineates in summer
  • The Six of Knives: A woman who invigorates in autumn
  • The Five of Knives: A woman who exchanges in winter
  • The Four of Knives: A man who stirs in spring
  • The Three of Knives: A man who entwines in summer
  • The Two (Child) of Knives: A man who orders in autumn
  • The One (Babe) of Knives: A man who decays in winter
  • The Whore of Knives: A woman who flows in spring, also called the ''Harlot''

The Suit of Cups

Cups represent Fertility, Vivaciousness, and Lust

  • The Queen of Cups: A woman who delineates in spring
  • The Crone of Cups: A woman who invigorates in summer
  • The Witch of Cups: A woman who exchanges in autumn
  • The Lady of Cups: A woman who stirs in winter
  • The Knight of Cups: A man who entwines in spring
  • The Nine of Cups: A man who orders in summer
  • The Eight of Cups: A man who decays in autumn
  • The Seven of Cups: A man who flows in winter
  • The Six of Cups: A woman who strikes in spring
  • The Five of Cups: A woman who stretches in summer
  • The Four of Cups: A woman who shields in winter
  • The Three of Cups: A man who grows in spring
  • The Two (Child) of Cups: A man who proxies in summer
  • The One (Babe) of Cups: A man who scatters in autumn
  • The Scoundrel of Cups: A man who connects in winter, also called the ''Beggar''

The Suit of Orbs

Orbs represent Perceptiveness, Clarity and Envy

  • The King of Orbs: A man who flows in autumn
  • The Sage of Orbs: A man who strikes in winter
  • The Witch of Orbs: A woman who stretches in spring
  • The Lady of Orbs: A woman who shields in autumn
  • The Maiden of Orbs: A woman who grows in winter
  • The Nine of Orbs: A man who proxies in spring
  • The Eight of Orbs: A man who scatters in summer
  • The Seven of Orbs: A man who connects in autumn
  • The Six of Orbs: A man who delineates in winter
  • The Five of Orbs: A woman who invigorates in spring
  • The Four of Orbs: A woman who exchanges in summer
  • The Three of Orbs: A woman who stirs in autumn
  • The Two (Child) of Orbs: A woman who entwines in winter
  • The One (Babe) of Orbs: A man who orders in spring
  • The Scoundrel of Orbs: A man who decays in summer, also called the ''Gravedigger''

The Suit of Bowls

Bowls represent Asceticism, Want, Gluttony

  • The King of Bowls: A man who connects in summer
  • The Sage of Bowls: A man who delineates in autumn
  • The Warlock of Bowls: A man who invigorates in winter
  • The Lady of Bowls: A woman who exchanges in spring
  • The Maiden of Bowls: A woman who stirs in summer
  • The Nine of Bowls: A woman who entwines in autumn
  • The Eight of Bowls: A woman who orders in winter
  • The Seven of Bowls: A man who decays in spring
  • The Six of Bowls: A man who flows in summer
  • The Five of Bowls: A man who strikes in autumn
  • The Four of Bowls: A man who stretches in winter
  • The Three of Bowls: A woman who shields in summer
  • The Two (Child) of Bowls: A woman who grows in autumn
  • The One (Babe) of Bowls: A woman who proxies in winter
  • The Scoundrel of Bowls: A man who scatters in spring, also called the ''Knave''