{"id":538,"date":"2025-10-28T23:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/?page_id=538"},"modified":"2025-10-28T23:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:44:24","slug":"hymns-of-ember-and-ash","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/?page_id=538","title":{"rendered":"Hymns of Ember and Ash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blessings of Akatosh<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyrodiil is burning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All as was foreplanned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uriel Septim dead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst Daedra roam the land<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jauffre needs the amulet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weynon Priory waits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin sleeps in Kvatch town<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midst burning Oblivion gates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The amulet is stolen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assassins are to blame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Infiltrate the Mythic Dawn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More cities now in flames<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud Ruler Temple now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looked upon by spies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A daedric item holds the key<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst mages hypnotise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All hail Akatosh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alduin of the Nords<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tamriel protected<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the Nine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the Nine Divines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Septim must have god\u2019s blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warden of Sancre Tor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undead blades and curses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meld in this bloody war<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight or flee the evil King<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the stone of Great Welkynd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruins buried underground<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Far from howling wind<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mankar Camoran&#8217;s Paradise<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kept away from frozen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eldamil the unlocker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the Bands of the Chosen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The siege engine is turning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cannot close the Great Gate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lest the sigil stone is held<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gainst barriers of hate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ocato and the guardsmen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to be outgunned<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summoning saviour Akatosh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To defeat Mehrunes Dagon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holmwood<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wild woods where the shadows creep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ancient tongues in silence seep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Branches claw at the moonlit sky<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Echoes of secrets which never can die<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wild woods where we belong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear our melody a haunting song<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the night fades we fall apart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forever bound by the forests heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Nature calls the wildwoods sing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ancient roots the old ways bring<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natures Magic, Wild and free<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the groves where the waters spring<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Branches sway the night unfolds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secrets shared, the earth beholds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whispers rise like ancient fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When moonlight guides the way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The woods awaken as we embrace the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Echoes of laughter in the mist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the shadows of the ancient oak<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whispers rise from the roots of the earth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the dance of the leaves, we hear their song<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bound by the earth where we belong<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the moonlight forever we stand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together in the dark our old Forged Land<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freedom\u2019s breath in twilights glow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calm surrounds where wild things flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solitude a strong embrace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lost in thought, we\u2019ve found our place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel the calm of the wild embrace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the woods I\u2019ve found my place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the stars at the water\u2019s edge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jasmine blooms a scent divine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Hollowing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Battered by rain as I head down the path<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sent on a quest that incurs the wind&#8217;s wrath<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gale tears right through me and howls in the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it whips through the forest that&#8217;s cursed by this blight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the sake of our future I grimly push on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despair in the air as I grieve what is gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet you walked this same path, centuries past<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You saved us then when you fought to the last<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I wearily tread where your footsteps fell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What spurred you along? I could never tell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet your iron will calls to me through time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gives me the strength to seek what is mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The true sight was knowledge and so it shall be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I prise away fingers, so now I can see<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our strength lies in unity, care for the land<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your weakness is ignorance, go now, be damned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We cannot fight what we cannot see<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollowing spirit, malevolent decree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I seek the true sight, to give me the will<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To banish your evil and crush all your ill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Tomb of Semiramis<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Not from the living<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not from the dead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not animal but mineral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eternal dread<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Argent in tincture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or more sublime<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harbour of the principles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not bound by time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solar fire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Splendour of sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Babylon awakened<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Derketo of Ascalon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dissolution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unification<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Precipitation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calcination<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not from the living<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not from the dead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not animal but mineral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eternal dread<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bactrian conqueror<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behustun inscription<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anubanini rock relief<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ishtar enchains<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tincture of the ancients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Great work of thine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immortal heart of substance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incorrupt entwined<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Menstruum alkahest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inner spirit sulphorous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tempered fire of wisdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turneth to dust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nascent wheel inversion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mouth upon the tail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lac virginis dissolute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mercurial oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dissolution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unification<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Precipitation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calcination<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not from the living<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not from the dead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not animal but mineral<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eternal dread<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessings of Akatosh Cyrodiil is burning All as was foreplanned Uriel Septim dead Whilst Daedra roam the land Jauffre needs the amulet Weynon Priory waits Martin sleeps in Kvatch town Midst burning Oblivion gates The amulet is stolen Assassins are to blame Infiltrate the Mythic Dawn More cities now in flames Cloud Ruler Temple now&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more navbutton\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/?page_id=538\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":232,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-538","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=538"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":540,"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538\/revisions\/540"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.arendia.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}