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hafrogman
Adventurer
Marco takes the poem from Corraine and reads it over before handing it off to the next person. He is silent for a moment as he searches through his memory for any insight into the heavy symbolism obviously present.
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Rhun
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"The Two united in the past,
a place to build, and spells to cast.
Their power grew, and took the land
and people round, as they had planned.
This verse has to do with the establishment of the Temple and the Cult of Elemental Evil. "The Two" refers to Iuz the Evil and his consort, the demoness Zuggtmoy.
A key without a lock they made
of gold and gems, and overlaid
with spells, a tool for men to wield
to force the powers of Good to yield.
The meaning of this verse is unknown to Marco, but apparently it refers to some sort of tool crafted to be used for evil purposes.
But armies came, their weapons bared,
while evil was yet unprepared.
The Hart was followed by the Crowns
and Moon, and people of the towns.
The Hart refers to the Knights of the Hart, while the Crowns and Moon refer to the Kingdom of Furyondy. This verse speaks of the forces of good that opposed the Cult of Elemental Evil.
The two were split; one got away
but She, when came the judgment day,
did break the key, and sent the rocks
to boxes four, with magic locks.
Marco cannot puzzle out the meaning of this verse.
In doing so, She fell behind
as He escaped. She was confined
among Her own; her very lair
became her prison and despair.
This verse appears to refer to Iuz' escape from the forces of good during the attack on the Temple. Apparently, Zuggtmoy was not so lucky.
The Place was ruined, torn apart
and left with chains around the heart
of evil power - but the key
was never found in the debris.
"The Place" refers to the Temple of Elemental Evil.
He knows not where She dwells today,
She set the minions' path, the way
To lift Her Temple high again
With tools of flesh, with mortal men
This verse alludes to the fact that Iuz knows not what happened to Zuggtmoy during the Temple's defeat. It also seems to allude to some plan to restore the Temple to its previous glory and power.
Many now have gone to die
in water, flame, in earth, or sky.
They did not bear the key of old
that must be found - the orb of gold.
Water, flame, earth and sky obviously refer to the four primal elements, the basis of the Cult of Elemental Evil's worship. Marco is starting to get a bad feeling about this "key," though. Having been mentioned in four verses, he is beginning to feel as though it is a tool of unspeakable evil power...perhaps even an artifact of some sort.
Beware, my friend, for you shall fall
unless you have the wherewithal
to find and search the boxes four
and then escape forevermore.
But with the key, you might succeed
in throwing down Her power and greed.
Destroy the key when you are done
and then rejoice, the battle won."
These last two verses seem to refer to how to succeed in the ultimate defeat of the Temple of Elemental Evil. What the "boxes" refer to, he is unsure, but they apparently must be searched for the "rocks" mentioned in another verse. What these rocks are, Marco has no clue. This "key" is obviously vital to this task, and apparently must be destroyed after the evil is defeated.
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"The Two united in the past,
a place to build, and spells to cast.
Their power grew, and took the land
and people round, as they had planned.
This verse has to do with the establishment of the Temple and the Cult of Elemental Evil. "The Two" refers to Iuz the Evil and his consort, the demoness Zuggtmoy.
A key without a lock they made
of gold and gems, and overlaid
with spells, a tool for men to wield
to force the powers of Good to yield.
The meaning of this verse is unknown to Marco, but apparently it refers to some sort of tool crafted to be used for evil purposes.
But armies came, their weapons bared,
while evil was yet unprepared.
The Hart was followed by the Crowns
and Moon, and people of the towns.
The Hart refers to the Knights of the Hart, while the Crowns and Moon refer to the Kingdom of Furyondy. This verse speaks of the forces of good that opposed the Cult of Elemental Evil.
The two were split; one got away
but She, when came the judgment day,
did break the key, and sent the rocks
to boxes four, with magic locks.
Marco cannot puzzle out the meaning of this verse.
In doing so, She fell behind
as He escaped. She was confined
among Her own; her very lair
became her prison and despair.
This verse appears to refer to Iuz' escape from the forces of good during the attack on the Temple. Apparently, Zuggtmoy was not so lucky.
The Place was ruined, torn apart
and left with chains around the heart
of evil power - but the key
was never found in the debris.
"The Place" refers to the Temple of Elemental Evil.
He knows not where She dwells today,
She set the minions' path, the way
To lift Her Temple high again
With tools of flesh, with mortal men
This verse alludes to the fact that Iuz knows not what happened to Zuggtmoy during the Temple's defeat. It also seems to allude to some plan to restore the Temple to its previous glory and power.
Many now have gone to die
in water, flame, in earth, or sky.
They did not bear the key of old
that must be found - the orb of gold.
Water, flame, earth and sky obviously refer to the four primal elements, the basis of the Cult of Elemental Evil's worship. Marco is starting to get a bad feeling about this "key," though. Having been mentioned in four verses, he is beginning to feel as though it is a tool of unspeakable evil power...perhaps even an artifact of some sort.
Beware, my friend, for you shall fall
unless you have the wherewithal
to find and search the boxes four
and then escape forevermore.
But with the key, you might succeed
in throwing down Her power and greed.
Destroy the key when you are done
and then rejoice, the battle won."
These last two verses seem to refer to how to succeed in the ultimate defeat of the Temple of Elemental Evil. What the "boxes" refer to, he is unsure, but they apparently must be searched for the "rocks" mentioned in another verse. What these rocks are, Marco has no clue. This "key" is obviously vital to this task, and apparently must be destroyed after the evil is defeated.
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hafrogman
Adventurer
Marco scratches idly at his face for a moment and then summarizes his view of the poem.
"The temple, and it's two creators, who we all know I assume. . . . something about a key? The temple falls, He flees, but She stayed behind, to do something with this key again. Now she's lost, but her minions seek to raise the temple again. Seems like the key was an orb of gold, and it was broken up into four parts and hidden away? The key is . . . evil, but without it, braving the temple would be certain doom. Not a cheering poem at all, and I'm afraid I can offer no insight into where or what the key might be."
"The temple, and it's two creators, who we all know I assume. . . . something about a key? The temple falls, He flees, but She stayed behind, to do something with this key again. Now she's lost, but her minions seek to raise the temple again. Seems like the key was an orb of gold, and it was broken up into four parts and hidden away? The key is . . . evil, but without it, braving the temple would be certain doom. Not a cheering poem at all, and I'm afraid I can offer no insight into where or what the key might be."
Thanee
First Post
Dara
Dara had been silent, there wasn't much to say, that the others had not already offered. A slight grin was visible on her face, as Burne talked about tearing the answers from his mind with the magic he wielded, surely a lot more proficiently than herself. This 'Master' would suffer the fate, that he had earned himself, and in the end Ragnok would slay him angrily, so much for sure.
Then, as the old parchment was shown around, Dara's interest was renewed and she read the words and listened to her companion's musings, while thinking about its meaning herself.
Dara had been silent, there wasn't much to say, that the others had not already offered. A slight grin was visible on her face, as Burne talked about tearing the answers from his mind with the magic he wielded, surely a lot more proficiently than herself. This 'Master' would suffer the fate, that he had earned himself, and in the end Ragnok would slay him angrily, so much for sure.
Then, as the old parchment was shown around, Dara's interest was renewed and she read the words and listened to her companion's musings, while thinking about its meaning herself.
Boddynock
First Post
Coraine looks at his companions.
"Then it seems we are to undertake a hunt for treasure both deadly and desirable. Desirable, that is, if we seek to end the evil which besets this place - and which threatens to overwhelm not only this corner of the Flanaess but the whole of our land. For assuredly the Old One's malice and hunger for conquest and corruption are not abated, and to see him reunited with his foul consort would be a grievous blow to all people of good will!"
He turns to Burne and says, "May we copy this parchment before we go? It would be good to know that the original is safe with you - and there is much meat to ponder in it. More than we can digest at the moment!"
"Then it seems we are to undertake a hunt for treasure both deadly and desirable. Desirable, that is, if we seek to end the evil which besets this place - and which threatens to overwhelm not only this corner of the Flanaess but the whole of our land. For assuredly the Old One's malice and hunger for conquest and corruption are not abated, and to see him reunited with his foul consort would be a grievous blow to all people of good will!"
He turns to Burne and says, "May we copy this parchment before we go? It would be good to know that the original is safe with you - and there is much meat to ponder in it. More than we can digest at the moment!"
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