The Ballad of Thistle's Top
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Corlan, Oktar, Lan and Able
Are the heroes of this fable
Once before they trod this path
And how return to vent their wrath
Better skilled with knowledge shared
The demon lord will not be spared.
That’s what The Raven saw.
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Across the broken bridge they crept
Path and doorway, both unkept
Then striding proudly through the halls
They found the goblin birthing stalls
Then the chambers of man
From a local, wealthy, clan.
That’s what The Raven saw.
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Then the baying hounds from hell,
With fearful, frightful, echoed yell.
The battle raged both long and hard
As they battled passed this fearsome guard.
Though ants and flame and mighty arm
Kept the heroes safe from harm.
That’s what The Raven saw.
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Then in the cells a wicked find
A halfling captive, was confined
Broken, beaten, nearly dead
Her clothing ripped, and bare a shred
But tender care, the party gave
And offered help to this ex-slave
That’s what The Raven saw.
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Then deep inside that cursed isle
Our heroes moved in single file
Another, came up from behind,
Robyn, with a single mind,
Joined the small, rampaging throng
Became a part of heroes song.
That’s what The Raven saw.
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Chamber flood from broken wall
Birthed a monster, and close call
Crab within a golden helm
Threatened there to overwhelm
Until our heroes sent its soul
To pay its final, lifelong, toll.
That’s what The Raven saw.
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A pile of coins called sacrifice
So Robyn paid the asking price
The temple, cursed in demons name
Bore an altar all aflame
With scarce a moment to reflect
The demon rose, it’s rage unchecked.
That’s what The Raven saw.
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Oktar with his powerful spell
And Robyn used his blade to quell.
Lan and Able sought surprise
while Corlan conjured to chastise
The demon fought with claw and tooth,
But it was slain in name of truth.
That’s what The Raven saw.
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The battle won, the demon gone
Our heroes left with great aplomb
Back to Sandpoint’s Rusty Dragon
There to lift a welcome flagon
Hoping then for restful day
With the chance to sing and play
That’s what the Raven saw.
Written as a mini-saga extolling the heroic actions of the party, while clearing out a Goblin nest, just outside the town of Sandpoint