Cartarokka

The Cartarokka, or cartarok deck, was a set of cards used by the Vistani for ritual purposes, including augury, divination, and astrology, as well as gambling and gaming. It was also an important part of their oral tradition, with a variety of stories, legends, and correspondences associated with each card. The cartarokka comprised two main classes of cards: the Arcane Cartarokka, a suit composed of trump cards which represented spiritual and cosmological elements; and the Mundane Cartarokka, consisting of four suits comprising ten cards each.

The Arcane Cartarokka:

The Arcane Cartarokka had no numerical value and were ordered only by convention. These were the cards most frequently used for divination, although in certain cases part or all of the Mundane Cartarokka was included.

0. The Fool
1. Chaos
2. The Sun
3. The Earth
4. The Sky
5. Man and Beast
6. The Stars
7. The Creatures of the Deep
8. The Temptress
9. Retribution
10. The Innocent
11. Strength
12. Wisdom
13. The Union
14. The Devil
15. The Wizard
16. The Last Judgment
17. Death
18. The Monk
19. The Tower
20. Fortune
21. The Rider

The Mundane Cartarokka

The Mundane Cartarokka was divided into four suits of cards with values from one to ten, each traditionally associated with a figure or archetype. The 7, 8, 9, and 10 of each suit were traditionally referred to as the knave, knight, queen, and king of their suit, respectively. The king and queen were sometimes distinguished from the other mundane cards as the "Royal Cartarokka," and were used in the traditional formulation of the Celestial Wheel to represent the wandering stars.

Chalices:

1. The Druid
2. The Friar
3. The Confessor
4. The Healer
5. The Barber
6. The Gravedigger
7. The Zealot
8. The Inquisitor
9. The Abbess
10. The Hierophant

Coins:

1. The Hedonist
2. The Marauder
3. The Artisan
4. The Merchant
5. The Vintner
6. The Beggar
7. The Grave-Robber
8. The Usurer
9. The Sybarite
10. The Miser

Wands:

1. The Alchemist
2. The Enchanter
3. The Soothsayer
4. The Abjurer
5. The Conjurer
6. The Prestidigitator
7. The Charlatan
8. The Curator
9. The Witch
10. The Illusionist

Swords:

1. The Knight Errant
2. The Paladin
3. The Sentry
4. The Mercenary
5. The Warrior-Woman
6. The Warmonger
7. The Traitor
8. The Despot
9. The Widow
10. The Voivode