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A '''Mechanical Fortune Teller''' which spoke in rhyme was created by [[Madame Tarsa]] and resided in her [[Workshop of Madame Tarsa|Workshop]]. Although it was a genuinely powerful oracle, its usefulness was limited, as it was programmed to only speak in terms so vague and poetic as to be more or less opaque. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') Tarsa, however, could order it to speak plainly to her. She used the Fortune Teller to check on [[Pessimist-242]] and [[Larrikin-1029]]'s progress through [[the Toymaker's Labyrinth|her Labyrinth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Toymaker's Labyrinth (short story)|The Toymaker's Labyrinth]]'') | A '''Mechanical Fortune Teller''' which spoke in rhyme was created by [[Madame Tarsa]] and resided in her [[Workshop of Madame Tarsa|Workshop]]. | ||
== Nature == | |||
Although it was a genuinely powerful oracle, its usefulness was limited, as it was programmed to only speak in terms so vague and poetic as to be more or less opaque. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') Moreover it could only scry Tarsa's own realm, and was unable to predict events outside its boundaries. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Frost King's Treasure (novel)|The Frost King's Treasure]]'') Tarsa, however, could at least order it to speak plainly to her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Toymaker's Labyrinth (short story)|The Toymaker's Labyrinth]]'') | |||
== Biography == | |||
She used the Fortune Teller in 2019 to check on [[Pessimist-242]] and [[Larrikin-1029]]'s progress through [[the Toymaker's Labyrinth|her Labyrinth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Toymaker's Labyrinth (short story)|The Toymaker's Labyrinth]]'') | |||
Later, in December, she checked it on a whim after finishing a batch of Christmas orders, and learned ahead of time about her participatin in the quest for [[the Frost King (The Frost King's Realm)|the Frost King]]'s treasure. Though nonplussed about the prospect, she decided to go along with it so as to preserve the temporal loop of the Fortune Teller having foreseen her going. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Frost King's Treasure (novel)|The Frost King's Treasure]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 14 August 2023
A Mechanical Fortune Teller which spoke in rhyme was created by Madame Tarsa and resided in her Workshop.
Nature
Although it was a genuinely powerful oracle, its usefulness was limited, as it was programmed to only speak in terms so vague and poetic as to be more or less opaque. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker) Moreover it could only scry Tarsa's own realm, and was unable to predict events outside its boundaries. (PROSE: The Frost King's Treasure) Tarsa, however, could at least order it to speak plainly to her. (PROSE: The Toymaker's Labyrinth)
Biography
She used the Fortune Teller in 2019 to check on Pessimist-242 and Larrikin-1029's progress through her Labyrinth. (PROSE: The Toymaker's Labyrinth)
Later, in December, she checked it on a whim after finishing a batch of Christmas orders, and learned ahead of time about her participatin in the quest for the Frost King's treasure. Though nonplussed about the prospect, she decided to go along with it so as to preserve the temporal loop of the Fortune Teller having foreseen her going. (PROSE: The Frost King's Treasure)
