"Wealth is simply society's measure of one's worth." - Gwen Eurig --- # Introduction The Pentacles are associated with [[Geon]], and the color Yellow. Pentacles are usually associated with wealth, stability, and security. They are usually rather defensive and protective, and usually associated with Vitality and Dexterity. # Cards ## Ace of Pentacles The Ace of Pentacles appears as an inscription on a key resting up against a chest that fills the frame. The chest is clearly bursting with treasure. The chest appears to be in some sort of cave or rocky crag. Sand trickles in like a river on the right side, and flows down towards the twinkling golden key. This card represents wealth, resources, abundance, security, prosperity, and stability. ## Duet of Pentacles The Duet of Pentacles are depicted as golden balls balanced on a scale. The scale is still in motion, not yet deciding whether the Pentacles are of equal weight just yet. Behind, a white and black grimal on a balance board juggles three red balls, carefree and focused solely on their task. This card represents balancing resources, adaptation, resourcefulness, flexibility, and balanced priorities. ## Trio of Pentacles The Trio of Pentacles are inscribed in a pillar. Underneath, a dverg has turned from their work of building this detailed work of architecture, and seems to be politely explaining their work to two elves who listen carefully and respectfully. This card represents skill, craftsmanship, dedication, humility, and sharing knowledge. ## Four of Pentacles The Four of Pentacles are greedily held by an orc, who holds them as if they are going to be stolen from them at any moment. Pearls lay at their feet, unnoticed and muddied. The scene takes place in an empty market square at night. This card represents greed, possessiveness, insecurity, hoarding, frugality, savings, guardedness, boundaries, gifts, legacy, and inheritance. ## Five of Pentacles The Five of Pentacles are inlaid in a church stain-glassed window. Snow falls, and two beggars, a kobold and a korrigan, are dressed in rags and barefoot pass by, distraught and suffering. This card represents hardship, loss, abandonment, unemployment, and destitution ## Six of Pentacles The Six of Pentacles are balanced, three on either scale. From one side, an inari disperses coin to kobolds. On the other side, an elf distributes coin to fey. The scale is perfectly balanced, and both the inari and the elf are dressed in red. The fey are dressed in green, blue, and yellow. The kobolds are dressed in purple, orange, and brown. This card represents alms, generosity, charity, deliverance to the weak by the strong. ## Seven of Pentacles The Seven of Pentacles grow on a grapevine, with one dropping onto the ground. A sweating Korrigan looks down on them, leaning on a Spade, contemplative and slightly concerned. This card represents precarious plans coming to fruition, teetering between high yields or wasted effort. This card usually represents long term goals. It can also represent growth, patience, and eminent harvest. ## Eight of Pentacles The Eight of Pentacles shows a jötunn, a gnome and a dverg working on crafting large Pentacles. The Jotunn is working a forge, pulling out the large golden balls of Pentacles from the fire. The Dvergr is crafting the Pentacle symbol into the balls with a chisel and hammer. The Gnome is polishing the Pentacles and placing them in a display case. The Eight of Pentacles represents diligence, specialization, harmony, shared labour, and assessment. ## Nine of Pentacles The Nine of Pentacles lay among the eggs in a large nest. An Avis sits nearby, pruning and cleaning. This card is highly offensive to Avis, who do not,use nests, nor have they ever used nests. Modern variants of this card typically depict Avis tending to a bushel of grapevines wrapped in a large bush, with nine pentacles within. The Nine of Pentacles represents success, leisure, self-sufficiency, certitude, peace of mind, and prudence. ## Dek of Pentacles The Dek of Pentacles are engraved around a doorway. An Elf shows an Astral and a Sagani through the doorway to a landscape view lit by the sunrise. This landscape is dotted with prosperous farms, a well maintained stone temple, and a bustling city. This card represents domain, imperialism, colonialism, investing to society, blessing, and prosperity. It also represents law, divine right, and rightful possession. ## El of Pentacles The El of Pentacles were perched precariously on a large shelf in a fancy store front and are rolling down, crushing a merchant to death. Old depictions are surprisingly gory in this depiction. Modern printing typically “sanitizes” the depiction of the merchant’s doom. This card represents ill investments, the fragilities of wealth, corruption, lack of awareness and planning, and the uselessness of wealth after death. ## Dozen Pentacles The Dozen Pentacles are hanging from the ceiling of a large stone building that is clearly operating as a bank or market of some sort. The Pentacles are glowing, acting as a light source. This Great Exchange sees a lot of heritages handling transactions. Traditionally this card focuses on Elves, Inari, Gnomes, Dvergr, Korrigan, Astrals, and Sagani. This card represents economy, transactions, the free market, and material investment. ## Sovereign of Pentacles The Sovereign of Pentacles sits alone in a field of flowers, dressed in yellow. They hold a book with the Star of Order engraved on the cover, and are completely engrossed in their diligent note taking. A large Pentacle sits on the cloth the Sovereign sits, but is clearly beginning to roll towards the edge of the cloth, threatening to roll into the grass. This card represents diligence, focus, logic, overthinking, and the tendency to lose track of the world in front of you for the abstract. ## Monarch of Pentacles The Monarch of Pentacles stands on large rock, holding a large Pentacle with both hands. They stare at it intently and calmly. This card represents stability, reliability, unchanging, committed, patient, conservation, and emphasizes Order. ## Crown of Pentacles The Crown of Pentacles sits on a throne made of gold, plush with red velvet, with pentacles adorning it. They are adorned with rubies in their crown, and a feast is laid out about them. But the Crown of Pentacles ignores it all and focuses solely on the Pentacle they hold in their hand, entranced. This card represents opulence, style, eminence, influence, trust, sycophants, and the appearance of wealth and power. ## Halo of Pentacles The Halo of Pentacles are piled into a hoard, upon which rests a [[Black Salamander]] [[Dragons|Dragon]], with a tail that wraps around the treasure. In folklore, this dragon is typically known as [[Fafnir]]. This card represents overwhelming wealth, authority, absolute security, and eternal life.