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title_left =Ode of the Battle of Steepglades, Day One| | title_left =Ode of the Battle of Steepglades, Day One| | ||
− | article_left =' | + | article_left =In the waning days of spring,<br> |
+ | While the fields were yet green,<br> | ||
+ | In a wild and rocky place called Steepglades,<br> | ||
+ | Came Outer Tilog and Lukon to lift up their blades.<br><br><br> | ||
+ | Greatly irked by the sight,<br> | ||
+ | Giblot vowed to make it a fight,<br> | ||
+ | Swearing that before the next night,<br> | ||
+ | Their foes would haste to take flight.<br><br><br> | ||
+ | The battle raged long,<br> | ||
+ | Sweet meat for the strong.<br> | ||
+ | And when the dust cleared,<br> | ||
+ | It was Giblot that cheered.<br><br><br> | ||
+ | Yet to their surprise,<br> | ||
+ | They would soon realize,<br> | ||
+ | The defeat of them they did despise<br> | ||
+ | Was not their fill, far less their demise.<br><br><br> | ||
+ | What manner of people were these?<br> | ||
+ | Who could lose friend and brother -<br> | ||
+ | Then smile as sweet as you please,<br> | ||
+ | Saying, Thank-you, we'll have another.<br><br><br> | ||
+ | So, while already too long,<br> | ||
+ | Tiz not the end of this song.<br> | ||
+ | For whether it brought joy or sorrow,<br> | ||
+ | They would meet again upon the morrow.| | ||
title_center =Ode of the Battle of Steepglades, Day Two| | title_center =Ode of the Battle of Steepglades, Day Two| |
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The Giblot Tribune | ||
Free | The Newspaper You Can Trust! | Issue 5 |
Giblot at War | |
It is sad really. When I temporarily left Giblot to explore Beluaterra and gather data on the emerging religious factions there, I never expected to return to find we were at war with our old friends, Lukon. Though in this enveloping and choking darkness I see there is light. Firstly, Giblot is once again unified in something, for better or worse and has stopped her bickering. Secondly, many have been getting on amiably with the Lukonite and Tilogian forces in Steepglades. Though sadly this behaviour is tainted by the actions of the ever spiteful and poisonous tongue of Sera Osha and no doubt a few others on either side, though I am in general not privy to most Noble discussions. Not that hobnobbing with the elites is really my thing anyway. From the little information I have garnered since my return to Giblot it appears we won the first day of battle in Steepglades though outnumbered and we then fought further battles as the days progressed - winning each one but only after fierce and proud fighting from our enemies beforehand. Recorded below are the Ballads of Black Beard, a Soldier of Lukon who has summed up in perfect and beautiful detail the battles in Steepglades thus far. We greatly recommend you read them. Why on earth the man is a Nobleman and not making a fortune out of books we simply don't know. |
Ode of the Battle of Steepglades, Day One | Ode of the Battle of Steepglades, Day Two | Ode of the Battle of Steepglades, Day Three | |||
In the waning days of spring, While the fields were yet green, |
On the second bloody day, All sides again rejoined the fray, |
Giblot's general read the words again, For it was not at all beyond his ken, |