The Oracle

The Oracle
General Information
Full Name	Unknown
Title(s)	Oracle
Status	Alive
Affiliations
Species	Sphinx
Occupation	Oracle of Lunathion
Residence	The Oracle's Temple, Lunathion, Valbara
Physical Description
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Golden
Eye Color	Brown
Series Information
Appearances	House of Earth and Blood
Mentions	House of Sky and Breath House of Flame and Shadow

"There are worse fates than death, you know."
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The Oracle is one of the seven Heads of Lunathion and has control over the Old Square.

Biography

Early Life

The Oracle is a sphinx, one of the rarest creatures on the earth. Like all other sphinxes, she has been called to the service of the gods. No one knows how old they are and no one knows her name, only her title: Oracle. She resides in her temple in the Oracle's Park in Lunathion.

The Fae come to see her as the first of their two Great Rites to enter adulthood. It had once been done to foretell marriages and alliances. Today, it is more to get a feel for a child's career and whether they'd amount to anything. Ruhn Danaan visited her for his reading, and the Oracle told him that the royal bloodline would end with him. It was such a harrowing experience for Ruhn that he puked afterwards.

Twelve years ago, a thirteen-year-old Bryce Quinlan visited the Oracle for her own reading. Immediately, the Oracle started screaming and clawing at her own eyes, not even speaking to Bryce first. This occurred due the Oracle being blinded by Bryce's Starborn powers. Bryce has refused to even enter the Oracle's Park ever since.

House of Earth and Blood

The Oracle, the Autumn King, and Micah Domitus have searched for any possible work around against the loophole utilized by Philip Briggs to be released from prison. They are unsuccessful and he is released the same day Danika Fendyr and the Pack of Devils is killed.

Hunt Athalar visits the Oracle to seek information about Luna's Horn. She tells him that Luna's Horn was taken to open the doorways between worlds. The thief wishes to use the Horn to reopen the Northern Rift. She also informs him that the Horn's purpose isn't merely to close doors, but to open them too, depending on what the bearer wishes. The Oracle also mentions that despite what everyone believes, the Horn can be repaired.

The Oracle then speaks Hunt's birth name, the first time he's heard it in two hundred years. She tells Hunt that he "reminds her of that which was lost long ago. She had not realized it might ever appear again." She then warns him to "keep well away from Bryce Quinlan."

Personality

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Physical Description

The Oracle is so beautiful she makes one forget what to do with their body. She possesses the body of a golden lioness. Golden wings lay folded against her slender body,shimmering as if crafted from molten metal. Her lion's tail is long and tufted with dark fur at the end, and her paws have large, sharp claws. Her face is that of a flawless, golden-haired human woman. She has large brown eyes with lashes that brush against her light brown cheeks, sensuous lips and a cruel smile. Her canine teeth are sharp enough to shred flesh. She moves with a fluid grace and speaks in an unearthly whisper when giving readings. Her voice is young, full of light and amusement, yet tinged with ancient cruelty.

Powers & Abilities

• Prognostication: The Oracle presumably can see the future, as it is her job to predict futures for all who visit her. She reads the future in smoke.
• Immortality: As a sphinx, the Oracle is essentially immortal.