Chapter 1 (Part 1)

Annals of the Homestarmy

Tuesday, February 7. 2017

Posted by Ancient of Days in The Gift of the Golden Blade

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The Chentish people live a hard, bitter life; Chental is a barren rock in the middle of the Qorlean Sea, and its people have struggled to find their path in this modern world of qaa-powered streetlamps and steam-driven turbines. Once a band of proud conquerors, sending out regular raids against the Shorefolk, the Chent have in recent years turned to mercenarism. Their skills as sell-swords are highly prized, and their courage and determination in the face of overwhelming odds can be best summarized in one of their beloved folks songs, "Bid Me Not." Sung as a call/response between the Chentish men and women, this song is traditionally performed before any warband leaves the isle; it speaks of their belief in an afterlife, and demonstrates how death in valorous battle is the highest possible virture for a Chentish man-at-arms.

Men	Women
Bid me not go down my dear
Into the Summerlands
	I will bid you go my dear
	If the Summerland doth call
Bid me instead to stay my dear
To stay and hold your hand
	But I will sing your life my dear
	As you join that storied hall
Bid me not embark my dear
Towards those misty shores
	I will bid you sail my dear
	Through mists, 'cross oceans blue
Bid me instead to stay my dear
And I shall die no more
	But I will sing your life my dear
	So that your course bears true
Bid me not depart my dear
Into the deepening night
	I'll bid you not to stay my dear
	For such is not our way
Bid me instead to stay my dear
By your side, and in the light
	But I will sing your life my dear
	To light you on the way

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