Dralin Mithrilshield

[Ladellon]

You present my PC with a phat down payment and a song shall be composed in your honor. This dwarf gave one of my PCs a new lute for this effort. Poor bard died within 48 hours...


Hidden within a vale where voices sound then disappear
A fortress rose, midst tow’ring oaks, inspiring dread and fear.

T’was rumored that within thugs and a treasure-guarding fiend
Lay waiting for each hapless trav’ler stumbling on the scene.

One day, of late, a stout and hardy dwarf with axe and sword
Set forth to breach the sturdy walls and disperse the evil horde.

There’s no curtailin’
Once he starts walin’
Look out for Dralin!
He comes quite unannounced!

He’ll be unfailin’
In his assailin’
Look out for Dralin!
His foes will soon be trounced!

Audaciously, avoiding tact, the dwarf strode to his fate,
Struck the door a ringing blow and shouted through the gate.

“Come out, ye dogs,” he boldly roared, “I’m here to cleanse the land!”
“Haela Brightaxe herself, this day, will surely guide my hand.”

And come they did, wild brandishing their maces, clubs and dirks
The dwarf poised to receive their charge, to wipe away their smirks.

There’s no curtailin’
Once he starts walin’
Look out for Dralin!
He comes quite unannounced!

He’ll be unfailin’
In his assailin’
Look out for Dralin!
His foes will soon be trounced!

Mere moments passed and strewn about lay countless brigand dead
Among them stood a seething dwarf who slowly raised his head

Across the courtyard of the ancient, crumbling hideaway
Appeared the bandit leader, who declared, “You I will slay!”

A dreadful beast - an ogre - standing ten full feet in height
Rushed dwarf and both knew this would be one’s final fight.

There’s no curtailin’
Once he starts walin’
Look out for Dralin!
He comes quite unannounced!

He’ll be unfailin’
In his assailin’
Look out for Dralin!
His foes will soon be trounced!

Though pressed, the dwarf soon felled the beast and castle’s peace restored.
No longer would the travelers fear, for he was now it’s lord.

All evil-doers round about, though, packed up house and fled
For dreading the dwarf’s fiery wrath, they chose the wilds instead.

As for the dwarf, aye, he retrieved a decent pile of loot
But gave most to the needy poor, including this fine lute.

There’s no curtailin’
Once he starts walin’
Look out for Dralin!
He comes quite unannounced!

He’ll be unfailin’
In his assailin’
Look out for Dralin!
His benevolence is pronounced!



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