Tarokka Cards

A key part of Vistani culture tarokka cards are known for their divination powers despite their most common use to be cards games. Decks are often hand made by Vistani with cards being exchanged between close friends as a gesture of their friendship. As a result many older Vistani have decks of cards made from numerous styles and forms. This intimate nature means that many Vistani are buried with their decks as a token of the intertwining lives they have led. 
Female Vistana are born with an ability to foresee the future using tarokka cards though the ability varies greatly and only a small minority are able to make accurate or detailed predictions. Tarokka used in this way are kept wrapped in a sheet of black silk with gold patterns weaved by the Vistana themselves. The weave separates the deck between the common and high deck before wrapping the full deck twice.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

A tarokka deck has fifty-four cards, each of which has its own name. Forty of them comprise the common deck, which is divided into four suits: swords, coins, stars, and glyphs. Each suit contains cards numbered one through nine, plus a tenth card that is called the master of that suit. A card can be referred to by its suit designation or by its name. For instance, the three of glyphs is also known as the healer, and the wizard card is also known as the master of stars.
The remaining fourteen cards make up the high deck, which symbolizes the natural forces of the multiverse. These cards are represented by a crown symbol and are the most powerful cards in the deck.

Related ethnicities

• Vistani