From the House of Cards...
A Trump is a picture-card which allows its user to communicate with and even travel to the person or place depicted on the Trump. Trumps are metaphysically connected to the Fortunes (Major Arcana) and the Minor Arcana.
Paige first dabbled with different forms of divination when growing up in N'Orleans with her "sister" Marie. Often times, Paige's hunches and readings of the bones would come true, but for years she herself thought it was more coincidence than anything. Then she met The Great Beast himself and felt the power in the Thoth tarot of Shadow Earth. Crowley had drawn enough symbolism into his reflection of Amber's Fortunes that in the hands of a member of the Royal Blood they revealed untold secrets with uncanny accuracy.
Originally, all Trumps were created by Dworkin, the Master of the Line, although it is now known that others, such as Brand and Merlin, can also create Trumps. In addition to the skills required to create Trumps, there are also tricks of Trump use, some of which are widely known and others of which are not.
Paige learned the Art from her Uncle Brand and in turn, eventually taught her friend, and cousin, Merlin. She prefers to work in oils for larger paintings, but has become enamored of using pastels on pasteboard for her Fortunes. Theories abound as to the source of Trump's power, linking it to the Pattern, or a Primal Image, or perhaps even the design that resides on the reverse of the cards themselves. Echoing Paige's colors of green and gold, Paige keeps the focus on the famliy's patron, but as she does with anything, she has her own take on the matter. Properly emblazoned it is, "Vert, a unicorn head erased Or".
Other Artists have show their faces in Amber since the Sundering, Reid, taught by Dworkin himself it seems, his student Brita, and Ossian, another pupil of Uncle Brand's. Most notable is Cambina, daughter of the late King Eric. While not an Artist, her powers of divination with the Fortunes is amazing. She's helped Paige learn to focus herself better and learn to influence the cards as little as possible with her own biases.
Paige's Personal Deck...
| Prince Bleys | Lady Folly | Prince Martin | San Francisco |
| Princess Fiona | Lord Merlin | Prince Brand | Maria's House |
Others...
| Lord Rein | King Random | Shadow Heerat | |
| Jones Falls | The Prince's Retreat | Self Portrait | Queen Clarissa |
Just hold the mouse over the unicorn to flip the card and see the image.
| Lord Rein (Patrick Stewart)
A mentor of sorts in what Amber is and a comrade if not in arms at least in conspiracy. This isn't actually a Trump, but a sketch in that same format of a dear friend. |
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King Random (Ewan McGregor)
A possible future subject for her Trump making... Martin's father, Folly's former lover, and our Royal Jester cum King... |
| Folly (Björk Gudmundsdottir)
Paige's best friend in Amber and sometime lover. This is a Trump in progress, Paige's first since the Fortunes regained their coolness to the touch. |
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| Shadow Heerat
The block city, a center of commerce, where she met her first true love... Not a Trump, but a sketch in the same likeness, for possible furute use. |
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San Francisco
Paige's home away from Reality... [more coming] |
| Jones Falls
Paige's home away from the City and Castle, a lovers' retreat... Not a Trump, but a sketch in the same likeness, for possible furute use. [more coming] |
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The Prince's Retreat
Paige's room at the Prince... [more coming] |
| Princess Fiona (Diana Riggs)
Aunt Fiona... [more coming] |
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Lord Merlin (Ben Afflek)
Merle during down time in Heerat... [more coming] |
| Prince Brand (Jeremy Irons)
Maestro... [more coming] |
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Maria's House
Paige's room at Maria's in Heerat... [more coming] |
| Self Portrait (Angie Everhart)
A dark mood far from Order... [more coming] |
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Queen Clarissa (Joan Crawford)
Paige's grandmother... [more coming] |