Day 15/Poem 11
This is a work in progress about the D&D game I’m playing (written by my bard with delusions of grandeur). Will it make much sense? Probably not. But I want credit for it for NaPo so I’m posting.
The Ballad of the Slime King: Part 1
Now gather around the fire bright
paw to paw and wing to wing
and you’ll hear a tale like none before
about the birth of the great Slime King.
Where he hailed from none could say
where he came from none could see.
Bold Duke traveled the western woods alone.
Despite his name, no nobility
save the glint of mischief in his eye,
the blade clenched within his beak.
They told legends of adventures wild
before he could drop his knife and speak.
In Winnowing Reach, our Corvum heard the tale
of a missing maiden fair
who had wandered into the Mokky swamp
and vanished into air.
The magistrate sent word far and wide
to the bravest in the land:
“The hero who brings my dear daughter home
will win that maiden’s hand.”
Our Duke required no such prize
but could not resist the call
of adventure, slime, and glory.
How he longed to taste them all.
But this task would not be easy.
Duke needed strength and charm and wit
so he searched the gathered heroes
until he found a team that fit.
Maeve the Possum also roamed alone,
a strange creature at first look,
but when Duke sought the expert on all slimes
he learned she wrote the book.
They were joined by gentle Airmed,
her spikes done up with flowers,
who would care for them, both guide and heal
with her clever Hedgewitch powers.
Yet our unlikely team still needed help,
needed brawn and some panache.
Then they heard commotion from the square.
Who could that be? Oh my gosh!
There a Rabbit white stood tall and strong,
power coiled in his hocks.
He announced his name was Snowfur
and on wheels he pulled a box.
As you know, a box oft holds a gift
and this one was no exception
for out stepped a mighty bandit queen –
or was that merely a deception?
For the Mapach maid who stunned the crowd
was an actress in disguise:
multi-talented bard named Marigold
who the crowd soon recognized.
This furred duo had performed great feats
that were told across the land
but they humbly offered their support
to the Corvum and his band.
The Winnowers brought out food and wine
for their savior’s final feast
before they took to Mokkden Caverns
to face threats both slime and beast.
Shatter the Mirror 