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Library:Selected Works of The Paean Bards
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| Author: | Sunswords |
| Publication: | Scholars of Novia |
| Genre: | Horror (series) |
| Original Publication | |
|---|---|
| Publication: | Scholars of Novia CONTEST #1 "The Sisters Grim" |
| Publish Date: | October 6, 2014 |
| Series | |
| Series: | The Grim Sisters' Anthology of the Mysterious & the Macabre |
This collection of stories was submitted by Sunswords for The Grim Sisters' Anthology of the Mysterious & the Macabre, but is currently unpublished.
Selected Works of The Paean Bards
collected by Sunswords
The Treachery of Baram-Kul
| Author: | Sunswords |
by Xan
- Where bloodied roses and dry bones lie,
Even Virtues forsake this unholy ground.
Within the shadows shrieks a voice high,
Take heed good folk, death is abound.
Why forth have you come, oh foolish one!
To feed the maggots with your corpse?
The gods of mercy shall spare you none,
This darkness swallows with no remorse.
Baram-Kul the lich will welcome you warmly,
He yearns to feast on your blood red flesh.
From your skull, a cup he shall drink deeply,
Your eyes and your teeth, a garland most fresh.
Baram-Kul the lich is most forgiving, he'd say,
Ghastly flames burning bright in his eyes.
His voice echoes in his kingdom of decay:
"Perform for me and freedom's your prize".
Where bloodied roses and dry bones lie,
A dancing skeleton mocks the sunlight.
The stretched skin of a face in the wind does sigh,
As your scream is drowned out, by the still of the night.
Of Curses Betwixt
| Author: | Sunswords |
Anonymous
- Poisoned shroom and spiders' silk,
I cast a curse on thee.
Thine precious wit and foolish ilk
Rue the day thou camest to be!
Blackened pearl and mandrake root,
I bind my will to ye.
Do my bidding mine faithful brute
So fall upon thine knees!
Serpent scale and pinch of ash,
I trap thy heart once free.
Twist thine soul and hopes be dash
This crone doth laugh with glee!
Dread Beasts' Puzzle
| Author: | Sunswords |
by Parnaxis
- A crown I wear, a jeweled arc,
Gems that shine, in light and dark.
Through air I crawl, a dreadful grace,
Wings I have not, I leave no trace.
My weapons sheathed, a dagger pair,
Your blood it drinks, your flesh it tears.
Wanderer of the abyss, you draw near,
What am I, the one you'll fear?
Trivia
- Selected Works of The Paean Bards was a runner up in the Scholars of Novia's "The Sisters Grim" contest.[1]
- Listen to this story as narrated by Asclepius.[2]
References
- ↑ Scholars of Novia CONTEST #1 "The Sisters Grim" annoucement on the Shroud of the Avatar forums.
- ↑ The Caverns, The Paean Bards – Excerpts – by Sunswords – narrated by Asclepius