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At the top of a cliff stands a city. White stone walls gleam in the sun, and banners snap lazily in the breeze. This is the Citadel, home of fates and possibilities, host to remarkable people whose own stories provide an insight into the nature of humanity itself…
From best-selling author and illustrator Fez Inkwright comes The Citadel, a fresh take on oracle decks that is seeped in the magic of fantasy literature, Tolkien’s Middle Earth, and tabletop gaming – a truly unique combination of storytelling and cartomancy!
Each of the 60 cards in this deck represents a person living within the Citadel. The guidebook describes different scenes that the reader will encounter while travelling through the city, including the stories of each character and the interpretation of each card.
Beyond cartomancy, The Citadel can supplement tabletop role-play games, generating new worlds, characters, and encounters for fantasy gameplay.
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Sterling Ethos is a body, mind, and spirit imprint of Union Square & Co., the talent-driven book publisher. A leader in the industry Sterling Ethos is dedicated to inspiring, informative, and empowering books and products covering subjects from: meditation, mindfulness, alternative health, and inspiration, to witchcraft, metaphysics, and esoterica such as tarot and mediumship.
Publisher : Sterling Ethos (March 5, 2024)
Language : English
Cards : 184 pages
ISBN-10 : 1454956399
ISBN-13 : 978-1454956396
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 3.6 x 2.6 x 5.55 inches
Customers say
Customers find the art stunning and unique. They appreciate the card design, quality, and shape. The book provides informative insight and reveals truths for group readings. Customers love the storytelling aspect of the cards and find it thought-provoking. The weight and texture make it satisfying to shuffle and slide like butter. Overall, customers consider the deck worth the money.
twiztid –
Incredible
Incredible deck. Beautiful art and love the unique shape of the cards. Easy to shuffle and the book is sturdy and detailed. Also the box is very clever and sturdy.
Rochelle –
Absolutely STUNNING!!!
Product and review pictures don’t even begin to do this deck justice. I am infatuated with this deck. It is absolutely gorgeous!Even the deck box is exceptional quality with great attention to detail. Both the inner and outer box is wrapped inside and out in artwork, leaving not a blank or bland spot to be found. The inner box slides so perfectly snug into the outer box (also just adding extra protection), and the bottom of the outer box closes magnetically which is very apeasing; both features holding everything so securely.Before ordering this deck I was a little unsure about the strange card shape but even that is perfect. Not only does that feature add character but they also sit so much better in your hands.The card stock is absolutely ideal. Excellent weight and texture that makes them shuffle and slide like butter.I’ll make mention of it once more just because it’s warranted; the beauty of this deck… from the art itself, to the white, black, red, and gold color scheme, to the gold foiling, which just breathes life into each card; I am just in awe.Overall I am simply elated with my purchase. I was absolutely buzzing when I first opened this deck and started looking through it. Way better than I could have ever expected or hoped for. No deck will ever compare to this for me.If you’re hesitating for any reason, don’t. Worth every penny.
Stefeni –
Unique shape of cards
Beautiful deck. Shape is unique and very satisfying to shuffle.
Sheila –
Absolutely love these
love this deck, its unique, the quality of the cards, the coloring, I just love these. They are used everyday.
GT1000 –
My current favorite deck!
These cards are beautiful with rose gold foil color and have some thought provoking cards. I appreciate that it gives hard truths to consider and the shape is interesting. The reverse of the card looks equally as beautiful as right side.This has been a current favorite ever since opening and I have many to choose from. À great buy!
topazgirl –
Stunning!
The pictures are gorgeous. The card weight is perfect. The wording on the cards is right on with the pictures…and helpful. Sometimes I use the pictures and sometimes I use the wording when interpreting.The box is engineered and a tight fit, with a magnetic closure on bottom. I never use the booklets but there is a beautiful one. I LOVE the emerald-cut cards. The size of them is so perfect!
Oliver H –
Gorgeous Deck
A very beautiful deck. The art style is minimalist but very moving, and the metallic parts are beautiful and give a certain oomph to the cards. The card stock is quite thin and leaves something to be desired, but I haven’t had many troubles with bending. The guidebook isn’t very in-depth but it gives enough for you to understand the cards and build off of them, which a good deck should do; not everything can be spoon fed to us.
ignacio soldano –
Absolutely SPLENDID
I’d give it 6 stars if I could. Design and printing and packaging absolutely sublime. Worth every penny and more. Perfect. And I have found them incredibly revealing for group readings! They make it perfectly clear what each of its member’s roles are or can be. Not for those afraid of being revealed the truth about themselves, only the brave can confront such transparency. Truly transformative. Kudos to the creators for making such amazing magic possible. In lakesh! (Nyx Bellatrix)
Bárbara Pavezzi –
Esse oráculo é simplesmente perfeito, especialmente para os amantes de fantasia! Cheio de detalhes muito bem pensados, um livro super bem construído, além do formato, cores e impressão das cartas serem únicos! É um deck de arquétipos maravilhoso tanto para leitura oracular mesmo, quanto para criação histórias e jogos de fantasia.Comprei com a loja GF Books e eles foram incríveis, chegou 10 dias após a compra, muito bem embalado, tudo em perfeito estado. Sempre vou buscar fazer minhas compras internacionais de decks e livros com eles!
Fae –
This deck is gorgeous, and I’m so glad I bought them. They have a wonderful shape, and the artwork and foiling are absolutely stunning. The art style is wonderfully unique and engaging to look at. The cards are not traditional tarot or oracle cards – they are their own system, which can also be used for TTRPGs. The guidebook that comes with the box is very thick and of good quality and has thorough explanations for each card, as well as some TTRPG-related instructions, and some deck-specific spreads. The card box itself is very heavy cardboard and has a magnetic closure, which I deeply appreciate. The art on the box is also gorgeous, and the box has a silky matte finish like the cards.HOWEVER:- Amazon shipped them in a bubble envelope, and the box arrived damaged in one corner. I have no idea why they wouldn’t ship it in the small boxes they have.- The cardstock used for these cards is a matte finish, and they really don’t shuffle well because of it. The cards all want to stick together so a regular shuffle is difficult, and if you bridge shuffle them they fly all over the place.- The cardstock has very sharp edges, it cut my thumb while I was shuffling.- The cards are flimsy; just with regular shuffling, two or three of them already have bent corners and I’ve only done one reading so far. I’m not sure if it’s because of the weak cardstock, or the shape of the cards. I’m not particularly rough on my cards, to give an idea I’ve had my Hermetic tarot deck for 3 years and they are my favorite and most used deck – they’re well-loved, used at least once a week, and are still in perfect shape (although I can’t say the same for the box LOL).Overall, they are a beautiful addition to my collection and worth the money but in the next edition, I hope the author considers a better cardstock to use, which would immensely improve the experience of using the deck.
Filippo –
Si te gusta éste estilo de arte te va a encantar! Las imágenes son en tonos blanco, negro, rojo, y dorado. La forma de las cartas es octagonal y los mensajes en el libro ayudan a la reflexión.
Sunena –
Beautiful deck cards are all good shuffles really well. Messages are quite clear
Riyoru –
absolutely stunning deck