Reading Cards

[Arianthe22 242]

 

Thalis sat on her bed, nestled between pillows and blankets that were meant to keep the creeping cold at bay. Athin and Gelune laid close to her, providing their own warmth to the woman. The dropping temperatures had been making life near the borders of the tundra harsh. The cold rendering any writing difficult, forcing the woman to exert herself through magic to complete some of her tasks.

 

Thalis had found herself a little bored and even worse, stressed. The wider events of the mountain and some more personal matters having done their part in wearing her down.

 

As she huddled together with her dogs, Thalis remembered the expedition to The Seventh Gate and the items she had taken with her when she came out, now left to rot in a random barrel inside the woman’s home. When she had first returned from the expedition, Thalis had given little thought to the deck, her attention taken by more pressing matters.
 

With quick steps, meant to carry her to the barrel in question and back to the warmth of her bed as soon as possible, Thalis went and rummaged through its contents looking for anything interesting she could examine and write about. Her hand soon landed on the small package of the tarot deck she had found within the ruins. 

The Aevosi Tarot wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to Thalis as she took the deck with her, back to the warmth of her bed. An object with a rich history, intrinsically connected to the lands of Aevos. Thalis emptied the contents onto the sheets, examining each card carefully. Eight cards laid before her, each with two individual sides, painted with various pictures. A total of sixteen outcomes. The cards were neatly arranged in their little package: The Lady, The Spire, The Divine, The Dreamer, The Oasis, The Black Anchor, The Storm, and finally, The Mountain.

 

Boredom had been known to push Thalis to many a silly decision as icy blue particles began to dance around the woman’s small form, flowing into thin streams, resembling rivers of snow and ice. The “rivers” made their way to the cards, casting an icy mist upon them. The eight cards lifted in the air and began shuffling themselves before finally resting once again on the bed sheets, the icy mist still covering them.

 

The first card was drawn. A mountain rising high above the clouds was depicted upon it. The clouds bore the colours of the frozen night and a bright star sat upon the mountain’s peak, swirling tendrils of purple emanating from it. The sky behind was painted in mysterious colours of purple and magenta. The woman’s eyebrows raised in surprise. It was the mountain that seemed to be the epicenter of the tremors. It was also a place Thalis had found herself visiting many times during her many years wandering the tundra.

 

Thalis extended a hand to take a second card. Dark waters that rose in high waves ready to drown the broken ships and pull them to the bottom of the ocean, jugged rocks peeking from the abyssal waves. A boat ready to capsize, with one survivor trying to help another while mermaids pulled at their victim’s legs to bring them down to the depths. The Storm.

 

A digit tapped on the card as Thalis looked at the two cards she had drawn with her head tilted in deep thought. It appeared she was getting some rather dark draws and so she simply decided to shuffle the deck and start again. The first card was drawn. The mountain. Right….

The tarot was stored back in its package. Thalis would have to see if someone with more experience could do a proper reading for her. And she would also need to speak to that man… Victor, who claimed to know more about the cards. Perhaps he could do a reading for her.

 

Thalis rose once again from her bed and doned several layers of clothing, preparing to weather the horrid cold and make her way to Alba. While she didn’t know how to read the cards, having a bit of fun with them among friends wouldn’t be a bad idea.

 

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OOC: This isn't how an actual tarot reading is done icly and there are those who know how to do a tarot reading properly (icly). Thalis dosn't know how to read the cards but I though it would be kinda fun to try my hand at it.
To anyone that may get a reading from my chara, roleplay this however you like and have fun!!

 

Edited July 4, 2025 by Arianthe22