04-11-2007, 04:11 AM
The Three Traitors
A Poem of Unknown Origin
Recorded by Gilva Dagoth
It seems that this is a prophetic piece made long ago. Some say it came from the Ashlanders. Others say the old Dagoths uttered this curse upon the Tribunal when they massacred the Great House. Regardless, they have only been a few written copies, in old Dunmeric. They have been found in a Molag Bal Cult, hidden in a jar in Falasmaryon, and one in Koal Cave. The origins are obscure but the message is clear, with many underlying meanings. A Poem of Unknown Origin
Recorded by Gilva Dagoth
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When the traitors come, they come in three
The Almsivi woke and saw the Heart
Three came into profane ritual to ascend
They killed the King with deceitful art
When the traitors come, they come cunningly
Snake-faced queen knows one House too strong
Five Houses betray the one that was with Nerevar
Only orphans left, Dagoth parents all gone
When the traitors come, they come to usurp
Dreugh rule the seas and shores since ancient days
Son of netchiman?s wife wages war on the elders
Molag Bal?s Children?s skin flayed on the quays
When the traitors come, all three are hurt
A rape and a Ruddy Man for the Poet tossed
Dagon?d city saved by the other two
Lie Rock descends upon the city of cross
When the traitors come, the past comes back
Dead House revives to spite the Three
A Poison Song that sings for all their kin
Sharmat and his House return quietly
When the traitors come, two do not return
Twilight-mother weaves a prophecy of death
Indoril Goddess slain by husband Reborn
Wizard mocks Queen with dying breath
When the traitors come, one is left
For Tribunal?s loss, Houses war to pay the price
Dagoths muster and Cults gather in long lost shrine
Dreugh carry the man-god to Molag Bal?s vice
When the traitors come, their last is taken
War between Temple and Dagoth with no escape
Dreugh rise with seas and mountains bleed flame
Man-God falls to his life-enemy of Rape
When the traitor dies, a tumult ensues
Lie Rock falls, Red mountain cracks
The wronged take back from the traitors
And walk their new hard-won tracks
When the traitor is gone, the Fifth Era begins
Land where the unmourned House rules the five
Sea where the children of Fire-rock revive
Traitors come in three, now no longer alive
The Almsivi woke and saw the Heart
Three came into profane ritual to ascend
They killed the King with deceitful art
When the traitors come, they come cunningly
Snake-faced queen knows one House too strong
Five Houses betray the one that was with Nerevar
Only orphans left, Dagoth parents all gone
When the traitors come, they come to usurp
Dreugh rule the seas and shores since ancient days
Son of netchiman?s wife wages war on the elders
Molag Bal?s Children?s skin flayed on the quays
When the traitors come, all three are hurt
A rape and a Ruddy Man for the Poet tossed
Dagon?d city saved by the other two
Lie Rock descends upon the city of cross
When the traitors come, the past comes back
Dead House revives to spite the Three
A Poison Song that sings for all their kin
Sharmat and his House return quietly
When the traitors come, two do not return
Twilight-mother weaves a prophecy of death
Indoril Goddess slain by husband Reborn
Wizard mocks Queen with dying breath
When the traitors come, one is left
For Tribunal?s loss, Houses war to pay the price
Dagoths muster and Cults gather in long lost shrine
Dreugh carry the man-god to Molag Bal?s vice
When the traitors come, their last is taken
War between Temple and Dagoth with no escape
Dreugh rise with seas and mountains bleed flame
Man-God falls to his life-enemy of Rape
When the traitor dies, a tumult ensues
Lie Rock falls, Red mountain cracks
The wronged take back from the traitors
And walk their new hard-won tracks
When the traitor is gone, the Fifth Era begins
Land where the unmourned House rules the five
Sea where the children of Fire-rock revive
Traitors come in three, now no longer alive