The Heroes of the Soul of the World
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Poem
- 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
Background Lore
This poem tells of the heroes who purged the Aberrant Incursion during the 28th Age, in universe, it is written by Sadosc Buldarum, the Turtle Dragonwrought Bard.