Manifold Deck

The origins of the manifold deck are obscure, but it is one of the most ancient formats of Playing Card eck in Aiaos.
There are in fact two distinct variations of the manifold deck. The earlier consists of twenty-two cards, sometimes divided into four suits - growth, connection, possession and compulsion - of five cards and one - doom - of two. Where the deck is divided into suits, the cards are still part of a single, numbered sequence from 0-21. This is the format found in the earliest known decks.

	Card	Suit
0	The Raven	Doom
1	The Ancestor	Growth
2	The Beacon	Compulsion
3	The Blade	Possession
4	The Wheel of Pain	Connection
5	The Beast	Growth
6	The Hunter	Compulsion
7	Dust	Possession
8	The Soul Forge	Connection
9	The Dark One	Growth
10	The Puppet	Compulsion
11	Treasure	Possession
12	The Traitor	Connection
13	The Seer	Growth
14	The Warsinger	Compulsion
15	The Inheritance	Possession
16	The Banner	Connection
17	The Shield	Growth
18	The Mists	Compulsion
19	The Rider	Possession
20	The Warrior	Connection
21	The Tomb	Doom

The second format consists of four suits, with the same names as the earlier version, each consisting of thirteen cards numbered 1-13 and given a name. Some more recent decks combine the style of the manifold with the organisation of an Eastern Deck, with twelve cards in each suit and the two cards of the doom suit as wild cards.

	Card
1	The Ancestor
2	The Hunter
3	The Blade
4	The Banner
5	The Dark One
6	The Puppet
7	Dust
8	The Traitor
9	The Shield
10	The Warsinger
11	The Inheritance
12	The Warrior
13	The Tomb

Item type

Toy