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here be dragons

So long ago

The verdant plains

Rolled onto the mountains

Ancient forests

Ruled the realm

All was green

the sky was clear

no one knew

what slept bellow the earth

but old stories live

though few still believe the old tales

but enough believe to come and seek

what never should be seen

Fire and death

Rule these lands

as they did

in times long past

A land scorched to ash forever more

A barren rock where no life is born

The very air is deadly to breathe

As the wind blows its chorus of screams

A speeding shadow is the only warning

The parades men never see the next morning

For valor and glory they came

Blackened armor is all that remain

O I remember the day they came

a day when so many were slain

the wrath of dragons unleashed

all foolish mortals take heed

For the blinding gold lust of dwarves

And glory seeking knights

Because of them this land fell under such plight

Now all is blackened rock

Under the watching gaze of the Fire Throne mountain

Where the lords of the land slumber

Only to be awoken when fools come to plunder

A warning falls on deaf ears

As dwarves and men march forward

The cycle repeats for years

More gold for the dragon’s horde

For valor and glory they came

blackened armor is all that remains

of all those who came this way

Blackened armor is all that remains