In the hands of a Vistani seer, a deck of tarokka cards could tell tales of Divination and provide answers to many a dark and mysterious question. Although the workmanship and artistic quality of the cards varied from deck to deck, the ability of a seer to call forth information about the future was far more valuable than the monetary worth of a deck.
A tarokka deck had fifty-four cards, each with their own name and meanings. Forty of them comprised the "Common" deck, which divided into four suits: swords, coins, stars, and Glyphs. Each suit contained cards numbered one through nine, plus a tenth card, called the master of that suit. The remaining fourteen cards made up the "high" deck, which symbolized the natural forces of the planes. These cards were represented by a crown symbol, and were considered the most powerful cards in the deck.