The Oracle of Shu is not a person, but an animated statue. Tragically, the statue is self-aware and wishes it were a "real" person while being cursed with the knowledge that it is not actually so. It is gifted with a knowledge of the future.
The statue is a gilded plaster rendition of a bare-breasted woman in a turban-like headdress, and ceremonial skit. She is barefoot and sitting cross-legged on a drum, with her hands folded high, and modestly, upon her chest. The Oracle is much larger than a human female. If it were ever to stand (it doesn't) it would be nearly 25 feet tall. It continues to grow by accreting the gold coins brought to it by those seeking its advice. Regardless of the question asked or the service requested, the oracle will only ever treat with the same individual one time in a calendar year. The cost of the oracle's utterances is 13 pieces of gold.
The Oracle is located outside of the city limits and is set in the niche of an abandoned wall -- all that remains of an ancient temple, whose origins have been forgotten.
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