Knight of Pentacles

Upright

The slowest knight, and the only one who arrives. Methodical, reliable, unglamorous progress.

Reversed

Stalled to the point of stuck, or thoroughness that's become an excuse.

Its element

Earth — the body, money, work, the material. Earth is slow, and slow is why it is the only suit that compounds.

Fire of it — the element at speed. Knights are the reason this suit gets a reputation. Enormous forward motion, no brakes fitted as standard.

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