High upon a cliff stood the majestic
Kyr Keep
Ever watchful over the shores of
a sandy beach
A beacon in the night for all to
see...
Protecting those in need
In the halls of the Keep hailed
the Guardians
Protectors of the land
Everyone looked up to the towering
Keep....
Standing ever watchful of the land
The Guardians, lives devoted to
the realm
They spread their lives too thin
Couldn't aid the entire realm with
numbers so small
"Come join us" they cried to the
worthy people of
Caspia
"Come join us in the fight to protect!"
The worthy flocked to join, and
join they did
The Guadians' numbers grew
But worthy some were not
The blackness of doubt and hate
grew
Mistrust filled the ranks
The Keep still stood tall on that
cliff..
The Guardians couldn't protect the
realm from evil
Too busy with the evil inside the
Keep to notice
The Guardians, what they stood for,
became a hallow
promise
"What do we stand for? Why do we
fight" those
questions
whispered in the night
The answers didn't come easily
After many moons of debating, and
threats of being
disbanded
This is what they said:
"We will protect the inexperienced
of the land. Stand
with all that may need
aid."
The Immortals of the land stepped
in..
"This is not enough. Must
define what and who you
are"
The Guardians looked to a small
city..
The Guardians set out for definition.
After much talk with the Immortals
of the land..
The Guardians redefined.
"We will always protect the adventurers
of the land.
It's something that's in our blood.
We will, however,
devote our time, hearts and lives
to a small city
named
Edelmoed."
The Gods had it out for the Guardians
that day..
"No you may not ally with Edelmoed."
said Tazra, Mayor
of Edelmoed
"There are Guardians who are banned
from the city.
I will not grant it. No way,
no how."
With heavy hearts and heavy souls,
the Guardians
watched as their Legend walked away.
A friend he was, brother and mentor.
Many Guardians followed him.
'Twas a sad day
Tazra then granted the alliance.
These brave Guardians, had weathered
many hardships
Still more would follow
The Guardians then had to defend
their Keep
Raiding goblins came in and stole
all the records.
Guardians became lost as records
were destroyed
A mage from the Order of the Darkflame
stepped in
He took control of the guild as
the chaos ensued
The Keep fell, crumbled into the
ocean
The Guardians no longer had a home.
This mage, Hesiod he is called
Picked up the pieces of the shattered
guild
"Rebuild in our fair city!" cried
Tazra of Edelmoed
"..on the shores of our lake.
I would be honoured to
have you protect us
and our land!"
Hesiod rebuilt the guild from the
ashes
And like the Phoenix, it rose anew
Hesiod of the Order of the Darkflame
Created the Guardians once again
"Peace Honour Courage, this is what
you live by.
Conduct your life by those words"
Tower Giascioch, the Guardian's new
home
Stands tall over a shore once again
The tower, tall and proud on the
shore of the Lake of
Tears
In the tower the Guardians hail
Ever watchful of Edelmoed
The cry "Peace Honour Courage"
.. rings through the land
Written by: Meleron d'Lune
Edited by: Tristine d'Ashoni