Ten of Swords
The Ten of Swords depicts a scene of endings and finality, with swords scattered like a burial ground beneath a darkening sky. It symbolizes surrender, the necessity of letting go, and the natural close of a cycle. Reversed, it warns against clinging to what is known and urges completion of unfinished matters rather than premature abandonment. The bind rune emphasizes the shared fears and hopes that connect and separate humans, underscoring how endings and connections are intertwined.
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Description
Many swords appear scattered around the ground. It does not look like a scene of a recent battle. While some blades do have rust on them, they look tended upon. It seems more like a burial ground than anything else. A bald tree with irregular limbs reaches out over many of the swords. The sky darkens, moving into nighttime. Someone has placed a stone mark near a group of swords. Six Runes appear all over.
Upright
Letting go, death connects us all, giving up, a natural end, surrender.
Reversed
Keep fighting, you are not there yet, don't let go, wrap up loose ends, cling to what is known.
Bind Rune
Combined, they show the fears and hopes that connect us as humans and how they keep us apart.
Visual Description
A massive, gnarled tree dominates the center of the scene, its bare branches twisting against a gloomy sky. Numerous swords are plunged point-first into the ground around the tree and along a small rise, their blades catching a dim light. Glowing rune-like symbols hover among the branches and near several blades, emitting a faint red luminescence. Mist clings to the low ground and distant mountains recede beneath a pale horizon while the numeral 10 and a small sword emblem sit at the top of the image.
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