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Who holds Coinspinner knows good odds | *Who holds Coinspinner knows good odds | ||
Whichever move he make | *Whichever move he make | ||
But the Sword of Chance, to please the gods | *But the Sword of Chance, to please the gods | ||
Slips from him like a snake. | *Slips from him like a snake. | ||
The Sword of Justice balances the pans | *The Sword of Justice balances the pans | ||
Of right and wrong, and foul and fair. | *Of right and wrong, and foul and fair. | ||
Eye for an eye, Doomgiver scans | *Eye for an eye, Doomgiver scans | ||
The fate of all folk everywhere. | *The fate of all folk everywhere. | ||
Dragonslicer, Dragonslicer, how d'you slay? | *Dragonslicer, Dragonslicer, how d'you slay? | ||
Reaching for the heart in behind the scales. | *Reaching for the heart in behind the scales. | ||
Dragonslicer, Dragonslicer, where do you stay? | *Dragonslicer, Dragonslicer, where do you stay? | ||
In the belly of the giant that my blade impales. | *In the belly of the giant that my blade impales. | ||
Farslayer howls across the world | *Farslayer howls across the world | ||
For thy heart, for thy heart, who hast wronged me! | *For thy heart, for thy heart, who hast wronged me! | ||
Vengeance is his who casts the blade | *Vengeance is his who casts the blade | ||
Yet he will in the end no triumph see. | *Yet he will in the end no triumph see. | ||
Whose flesh the Sword of Mercy hurts has drawn no breath; | *Whose flesh the Sword of Mercy hurts has drawn no breath; | ||
Whose soul it heals has wandered in the night, | *Whose soul it heals has wandered in the night, | ||
Has paid the summing of all debts in death | *Has paid the summing of all debts in death | ||
Has turned to see returning light. | *Has turned to see returning light. | ||
The Mindsword spun in the dawn's gray light | *The Mindsword spun in the dawn's gray light | ||
And men and demons knelt down before. | *And men and demons knelt down before. | ||
The Mindsword flashed in the midday bright | *The Mindsword flashed in the midday bright | ||
Gods joined the dance, and the march to war. | *Gods joined the dance, and the march to war. | ||
It spun in the twilight dim as well | *It spun in the twilight dim as well | ||
And gods and men marched off to hell. | *And gods and men marched off to hell. | ||
I shatter Swords and splinter spears; | *I shatter Swords and splinter spears; | ||
None stands to Shieldbreaker. | *None stands to Shieldbreaker. | ||
My point's the fount of orphans' tears | *My point's the fount of orphans' tears | ||
My edge the widowmaker. | *My edge the widowmaker. | ||
The Sword of Stealth is given to | *The Sword of Stealth is given to | ||
One lonely and despised. | *One lonely and despised. | ||
Sightblinder's gifts: his eyes are keen | *Sightblinder's gifts: his eyes are keen | ||
His nature is disguised. | *His nature is disguised. | ||
The Tyrant's Blade no blood hath spilled | *The Tyrant's Blade no blood hath spilled | ||
But doth the spirit carve | *But doth the spirit carve | ||
Soulcutter hath no body killed | *Soulcutter hath no body killed | ||
But many left to starve. | *But many left to starve. | ||
The Sword of Siege struck a hammer's blow | *The Sword of Siege struck a hammer's blow | ||
With a crash, and a smash, and a tumbled wall. | *With a crash, and a smash, and a tumbled wall. | ||
Stonecutter laid a castle low | *Stonecutter laid a castle low | ||
With a groan, and a roar, and a tower's fall. | *With a groan, and a roar, and a tower's fall. | ||
Long roads the Sword of Fury makes | *Long roads the Sword of Fury makes | ||
Hard walls it builds around the soft | *Hard walls it builds around the soft | ||
The fighter who Townsaver takes | *The fighter who Townsaver takes | ||
Can bid farewell to home and croft. | *Can bid farewell to home and croft. | ||
Who holds Wayfinder finds good roads | *Who holds Wayfinder finds good roads | ||
Its master's step is brisk. | *Its master's step is brisk. | ||
The Sword of Wisdom lightens loads | *The Sword of Wisdom lightens loads | ||
But adds unto their risk. | *But adds unto their risk. | ||
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Revision as of 16:52, 25 April 2019
- Who holds Coinspinner knows good odds
- Whichever move he make
- But the Sword of Chance, to please the gods
- Slips from him like a snake.
- The Sword of Justice balances the pans
- Of right and wrong, and foul and fair.
- Eye for an eye, Doomgiver scans
- The fate of all folk everywhere.
- Dragonslicer, Dragonslicer, how d'you slay?
- Reaching for the heart in behind the scales.
- Dragonslicer, Dragonslicer, where do you stay?
- In the belly of the giant that my blade impales.
- Farslayer howls across the world
- For thy heart, for thy heart, who hast wronged me!
- Vengeance is his who casts the blade
- Yet he will in the end no triumph see.
- Whose flesh the Sword of Mercy hurts has drawn no breath;
- Whose soul it heals has wandered in the night,
- Has paid the summing of all debts in death
- Has turned to see returning light.
- The Mindsword spun in the dawn's gray light
- And men and demons knelt down before.
- The Mindsword flashed in the midday bright
- Gods joined the dance, and the march to war.
- It spun in the twilight dim as well
- And gods and men marched off to hell.
- I shatter Swords and splinter spears;
- None stands to Shieldbreaker.
- My point's the fount of orphans' tears
- My edge the widowmaker.
- The Sword of Stealth is given to
- One lonely and despised.
- Sightblinder's gifts: his eyes are keen
- His nature is disguised.
- The Tyrant's Blade no blood hath spilled
- But doth the spirit carve
- Soulcutter hath no body killed
- But many left to starve.
- The Sword of Siege struck a hammer's blow
- With a crash, and a smash, and a tumbled wall.
- Stonecutter laid a castle low
- With a groan, and a roar, and a tower's fall.
- Long roads the Sword of Fury makes
- Hard walls it builds around the soft
- The fighter who Townsaver takes
- Can bid farewell to home and croft.
- Who holds Wayfinder finds good roads
- Its master's step is brisk.
- The Sword of Wisdom lightens loads
- But adds unto their risk.