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The Warlord
03:37
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Not long displaced
From the Autherian Realm
Vortigorn he looks north
He dons his helm
He sends for help
Near the wall they fight
The enemy is never seen
They wage war at night
A missive
From the isles of old
He requests your warband's help
In return for gold
We gaze upon the ages
The time consort will tell
For the kings to be crowned
A king must fall
For the kings to be crowned
A Celtic king will fall
They load the ships
Across the channel they row
A new land with new enemies
Fighting is all they know
A Celtic king will fall
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North of the Wall
03:33
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The Strait of Dover or The Wash
Prepare the ships the channel's crossed
Our hearts are battle borne
4 days time to the north
Caledonian spells slow down our march
To a crawl
But they can’t stave off
Their impending destruction
O Arthurian mage
Call your flame like rain
Concentrate on the fire
Enchantress of the bow
Unleash your arrow swarms
To crash upon the survivors
Tactical Magics
North of the wall
Enchanted traps
North of the wall
Our mettle is tested
North of the wall
Spells were prepared
North of the wall
They’ve all the air of legionnaires
Their leather’s worn and swords are bare
They step in our trap
Sorcery rips them in half
Their fragile minds begin to tear
And fold indefinitely
The earth upends itself
And leaves them frozen by madness
The book is opened
Passages read
Illusions are prepared
Chaos is spread
Our mettle is tested
North of the wall
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The Archer
03:00
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A Pictish Stronghold
Meets Magic Arrow
“I used to know this now I don’t”
A spell befalls the fort
The guards leave their posts
“I used to know this now I don’t”
Standing at six feet tall
She’s beautiful
And trained for any fight
Close quarter combat
Her bow as a staff
Her arrow becomes a knife
With bow in hand
She shall never miss
Not just a marksman
Honored Enchantress
“I’ve made the same mistakes again”
“I used to know this now I don’t”
“I’ve lost my shield and knife
I’ve lost the will to fight”
“I used to know this now I don’t”
The arrow has been loosed
From afar they watch it arc in flight
It always finds its mark
And takes away the gift of hindsight
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The Wizard
05:05
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With dark art
Bind the spell
Endless Mage
Hex our enemies
When the stars,
Are aligned,
Marching on, moving backwards through time
Emerge victorious through this blizzard
These words,
That you sing,
Chant this spell and you will be king
Hear these immortal tomes of the wizard
Take the sword of Evienne (From her hand)
Fell the Wall of Hadrian (it wont stand?)
Glory of Britannia (victory!)
In the name of Albion (We will live)
Speak the charm, emblaze the shield, with Fate on our side, we won’t die
From the ash, we will arise, with fate on our side, We’ll never die
I create as I speak
All fate bends to me
"Serpent's breath-
charm of death
and life-
thy omen of making"
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5. |
Get Equipped With
01:14
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beep boop
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6. |
March to War
03:13
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Their debts have not been paid
They should have ceded their lands to us
They thought they’d own them forever
In their Celtic kings they’d trust
So now we march to war
Now we march on the side of time
The Celtic hand of fate
Has deigned to join our side
We’ll run them to the western hills
And rule over those who stay
Work to harden the soft
Overtime their debt shall be paid
We call upon the Jutes
We call upon the Angles all
We call upon the Langobards
The debtors will submit or fall
So now we march to war
So now we march with fire and blade
They will pay
Oh Saxoni come
Your new home has been found
Leave alone Caledonia
The king of Kent shall be crowned
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7. |
Chaos of War
01:50
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Fallen under their feet
Ran through while on the ground
Left to rot in the filth
Plant and position a shield
Vaulting into the air
Clouds made of iron and blood
This is our making
Is this our desire?
Spoils for the taking
Are they worth this this much in souls?
No
They are not
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The Death Cleric
04:09
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Waiting in the brush for the right time to appear
To turn the tide of battle she arrives
In the mists she draws the sign with her spear
The battle’s fallen shall arise
From the tree line beasts drawing near
The broken twisted refuse of the forest
Dragging entrails and limbs they smell fear
Another pawn of fate
Stealth of the Wolf, Rage of the Bear
Sight of the one eyed raven flying through the air
And when the soldiers who've been carved to the bone
They return to the fight
Death Cleric has arrived
Into the fray she rides upon a wave of rats
Forever shifting her away from attacks
She takes no pleasure - to her it’s not a game
Even those who live will never be the same
Death Cleric has arrived
With death on her side!
With death on her side!
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The Berserker
03:56
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In the midst of this war
I survey the field
These wretches still remain
Well past deserving of death
Against the horde I stood alone
With axe in hand, cleaved flesh from bone
HORSA
For my brother did I rage
Valhalla sings a tale for the age
My countrymen lay at my feet
Blood spilled upon the ground
My vision came ablaze
Berserker rage is unbound
We planned to ride on past this day
Valhalla waits for no one or so they say
HORSA
Our battle cry, forevermore
While we know loss- The battle rages on
FOR HORSA
Against the horde, I stood alone this day
Valhalla waits for no one, or so they say
HORSA
Our battle cry, forevermore
Valhalla sings a tale for✊ those✊ who ✊die ✊
FOR HORSA
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10. |
Victory Fanfare
03:37
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We’ve stopped the resistance
Released the captives
With leadership shattered and crushed
We’re all just free men
The old rules they have expired
New kingdoms new lore
The people are filled with desire
For a new future bereft of war
We release our swords
To the powerless
Now we all are the same
In victory we shall all dance
Everyone is alike
The cities lit by pyromance
The fires they burn every night
We bury my brother
He died for fate
The isle of old is now new
The future dependent on what we create
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