Suit of Fires

The suit of Fires, also called the suit of Lightning, the suit of life, and the suit of logic, is one of the suits of a standard Galathan Playing Card deck. It is third-ranked, below the Treasures and Roads, but above the Suit of Lairs.
  It represents growth and the spark of life, the element of lightning and imaginative, narrative thought.
 

1. Epitome - Campfire

The Campfire is the warmth and comfort of fire contained and tamed, a point of safety in the darkness.
  Heading: The safety and shelter of the hearth. A nurturing cradle for life. The spark from which things can grow. A place of protection. The first spark of the magination.
  Reversed: The wilderness beyond the firelight. Danger. The decay of mind or matter. Mere pedantry and rote learning.
 

2. Duality - Tree

The Tree represents growth, and forms a bridge between new growth and old, between what came before and what is now.
  Heading: A pair, one old and one young. Parent and child, mentor and protégé, teacher and student. A source of inspiration and hope.
  Reversed: An act of betrayal. Teachings abused in service of corrupt philosophy. Thoughtless conventionalism.
 

3. Division - Book

The Book is a record of that which must not, but would otherwise be forgotten.
  Heading: The worst loss imaginable. Stillbirth. The death of innocence and the dying of the light. A state of depression.
  Reversed: A craving for legacy, physical or historical. A fear of irrelevance.
 

4. Triumph - Temple

The Temple stands strong, keeping its lore even when abandoned.
  Heading: A story, complete and compelling. History or holy scripture that echoes beyond the writer's life. The truth of the moment.
  Reversed: A call to anarchy. A mob whose voice drowns out its once-master.
 

5. Vergence - Staff

The Staff is a prop to the elderly, a sceptre to the great, and a weapon to the strong.
  Heading: A symbol of power or authority to be wielded. A chance to start a flame that might outlive you.
  Reversed: The hammer of dogma. Close-minds and raised fists.
 

6. Gambit - Puzzle

The Puzzle twists and turns, a trap for unwary minds.
  Heading: An ignorance which will prove your undoing. An eater of stories who takes but does not pass on. A need to let go all pretence.
  Reversed: A confounding path without rhyme or reason. Truth that is stranger than fiction.
 

7. Curse - Flames

The Flames consume all around them, without fear or favour.
  Heading: Otherfire. Flames burning without control. Passion gives way to unthinking riot. A tragedy that cannot be averted.
  Reversed: The first stones of an avalanche. Warnings of disaster.
 

8. Prentice - Plant

The Plant deceives with its form, appearing as an inanimate form.
  Heading: One with many lessons to learn. A story, new and raw. A thread of lie from which a web of deception must be spun.
  Reversed: Unnecessary falsehoods. An unsupportable lie. Self-deception.
 

9. Journeyer - Fey

The Fey is a trickster and a thing of legend.
  Heading: A storyteller or bard. The subject of legends told in their own lifetime. A local hero.
  Reversed: Mental fortitude. Insight. A robust excuse or alibi.
 

10. Adept - Sage

The Sage is a resource, an authority on many things.
  Heading: A librarian or collector of tales. A hero of legend or myth. A figure of national or even greater importance.
  Reversed: A story that must be told. A truth that must be hidden, or revealled.
 

11. Ascendent - Star

The Star shines in the darkest sky, its light as ancient as the world and the sun.
  Heading: Deep lore. The times of myth, cosmic scale. The story of all things that are, ever have been, or ever will be.
  Reversed: Commitment to a role. High principles over practicality.