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''