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