Forgotten Prisoner
Value: 5
Mysteries • Rats • Mirrors • Stone
Meanings: Injustice, bad fortune, memory loss, something lost
Is there really such a thing as justice? The Forgotten Prisoner would say no. How long has he been there? We don’t know, and neither does he. His dank cell is wrapped in gloom and lost deep in some dungeon or high above in a locked tower. His stomach cramps with hunger and his muscles ache from confinement. He has lost the world and the world has lost him.
As the apprentice of Mysteries, he himself is a mystery. What’s his identity? Why is he locked away? What crime—if any—did he commit?
Divination: The Forgotten Prisoner most likely indicates that one has forgotten something vital, but it can also presage some coming injustice or just simply a bit of bad luck. It is not a happy moment to see this card turned.
Game Narrative: Someone is incarcerated, or something happens involving a prison. Something vital has been forgotten or lost. An NPC falls victim to horrible injustice.
Joy: Something terrible happens to an NPC foe. Someone forgets something the PC would like them not to remember.
Despair: Someone of importance forgets the PC, or an agreement they had with the character. Something terrible happens to the PC from sheer bad luck.
They locked him away and forgot about him until he forgot about himself.