The Heroes of the Soul of the World
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- In Drakomere corruption spread and festered the un-thought
- Like Woe Striders who walked on legs as tall as Bugbear coarse
- Or Shrieking Terrors ringed by ten heads where long necks then meld
- To outstretched wings that pound and fly o’er frightened victims caught
- A summons sent for heroes aid to find the ab’rrant source
- Of monsters dark and horrid things named aberrations felled
- The summons sent and heroes came, their number five was strong
- A lizard man, two walking trees, one mighty and one wise
- A shelled champion and a man that sung a mighty song
- The heroes steeled at The College for the quest of their lives
- The Ìqáalìe named Brax Tideprancer, tall with psychic blade
- He swiftly moved and ducked and dodged so none could pin him down
- His Chain of Boundless Mind empowers his blades of mental might
- He braved the Citadel and now provides the quest with aid
- And Jack the Angry Lumber strong, his waist by belts did crown
- His cleaving strikes of woodish brawn engulfed his foe now flayed
- The Treant hulked, his size was vast and fury filled his roots
- To overpower and overcome the challenge that awaits
- The third champion was Artham O’Carrick, with Halberd and his Flute
- Sang mighty songs and cast his spells and with his Halberd braced
- And Artham spoke his tales of old of legend and of hope
- How other heroes braved this plight and broke the monsters cruel
- Torcilyus shelled a tortle strong with family’s mighty sword
- Could take on foes who’re twice his size like evil lycanthrope
- His hulking shell could take all blows in any form of duel
- His turtle form for those protected acted as a ward
- And finally the fifth hero was Starbough Walking-Oak
- Who grabbed celestial bodies bright and brought foes to defeat
- His own Night-Sky did shimmer bright even when they awoke
- And guided like a map of light on glowing magic sheet
- They sailed through sea to the land Twin-Shards, made up of fire and cold
- The group then docked at Blazing Dunes, traversing Frostburnt Hills
- And traveled over Shadow Tundra to port in east Drakion
- From there they sailed through the Chaos to find Soul-Well old
- And now they stand at ancient hole preparing all their skills
- To venture through the Catacomb now ab’rrant dominion
- The heroes now descend through dark with Starbough’s light to guide
- And Artham plays a tune of strength to bolster courage strong
- With Jack and Torcilyus up front now looking side to side
- And Brax steeling his psychic blades to slay the monstrous throng
- The heroes came to Soul of World where the three Dragons made
- This world that we call Drakomere with each one’s unique gift
- First Bahumat the Platinum Father, holding up hist’ry
- And too guarded creative souls for all that they displayed
- And Second Tiamat the bold with retribution swift
- Her justice met all wicked ones that from all goodness strayed
- Third Sardior the Ruby Counsel, wise and playful drake
- He values wit and clever thought in all that he creates
- The heroes stood and saw their foe its writhing flesh did wake
- They steeled once more, one final time, they knew its doom awaits
- The Power of Creation flowed now through the heroes veins
- Improving all their race’s gifts and helping in battle
- Artham O’Carrick, Bard of Old now filled with will of men
- Could influence both friend and foe without hindering strains
- The Treants grew and hardened bark so none could, them rattle
- No fire nor axe could break their trunk or bring harm e’re again
- Torcilyus’ shell grew thick and strong and held against all blows
- Making him fight without falter into the wicked night
- And Brax the mind breaker ancient improved his deadly throws
- His blades now sharper than before his foes now greatest plight
- The five then charged now ringed with pow’r to fight the monstrous beast
- The monster struck first in the fray, it psychically lashed out
- The Bard was struck, with faltering breath he faintly played his flute
- And swarms of flaming boulders fell caused by his pow’r released
- Then Brax threw one, two, three blades true as Lizard went all out
- And Jack began to scream and swing like massive Treant brute.
- The monster blinked and shifted space to bite the ìqáalèe
- So Torcilyus struck four times true so dealt it mortal wounds
- And Starbough changed the gravity for writhing mass provoked
- The Beast then fell and grew and shrank and melded to cocoons
- The writhing mass exploded out it’s size had been increased
- It’s monstrous pow’r now doubly strong shot orbs of psychic pain
- And struck the minds of Jack and Brax and Starbough bright
- So Artham spoke his words of pow’r and held the monster leashed
- And Torcilyus struck blow on blow with mighty sword arcane
- Brax then flung more psychic knives causing beast its plight
- Then Starbough spread his astral leaves and healed heroes’ pain
- While Torcilyus and Jack both hacked away at foe undone
- The Monster shook and gave a wail, it’s fight had been in vain
- The Beast was dead, Incursion purged, the heroes, they had won
- The world returned to normalcy, and Twenty-Ninth Age begun
- Now Brax began to teach his own craft to aspiring folk
- And Jack hunted all monsters though eventually he fell
- Starbough grew and stretched to sky, Lūnarē he had sprung
- And Torcilyus then trained his child to keep his lineage cloak
- And Artham died to guard Caloro against Faethon fel
- For as is said in Ballad Artham, which tells of his fall
- Our heroes names fade into legend and become a lyric
- But those verses can guide new heroes to answer the call
- And that’s the tale of heroes old which now is a true epic