The Initiate's Ballad

[Elspeth]

From a town known as Dundee, in southern Valorn
Strode a hero with a sword and shield to hand
The acts of derring-do
Made a legend live, it's true,
In every corner of this very land.

It started with some vermin in the sewer
And then the nearby field-and-forest get
A quest or two enjoined
A new name to be coined
Thus word spread of The Initiate.

Our hero was not one to travel heavy
And always seemed to be as one possessed
The reputation grew, as did the claim
He was never really noble
Nor ever had a place to safely rest
But all the folk of Valorn knew his name.

He ventured his way from Dundee north to Ryndell
From Ipscax east to terrible Fartown
And it served his legend well
For folks, they loved to tell
'Bout when The Initiate came to their town.

One cold day a demon raid caught him unaware
Balthazar's mighty minions created more than simple strife
Other heroes and the stuff of legend
Came quickly to repel and to defend
Yet all too quickly darkness reigned - he'd lost his life.

Our hero was not one to travel heavy
And always seemed to be as one possessed
The reputation grew, as did the claim
He was never really noble
But he'd finally found a place to safely rest
'Neath that lifestone monument that bears his name.