The Firedawn Cycle was an epic song originating from the Wychlaran of Rashemen.[1]
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Lament the day that Narfell won, and woe to those were there,
When black wings rose among the char of fallen Shandaular
When Seven sang a mournful dirge within the hollow Shield,
Where restless dead lie still, waiting, to rise and serve again.
The Nentyarch's son, by sword and curse, to tower tall he strides,
At morning light, for Breath and Word, still there his fury came;
Though cold he found among the fire, he mourned forgotten Flame.
Within the walls, inside the halls; to speak the Word that no one heard,
Of the Shield and break its silence.
Of the Shield and break its silence.
When black wings rose among the char of fallen Shandaular
When Seven sang a mournful dirge within the hollow Shield,
Where restless dead lie still, waiting, to rise and serve again.
The Nentyarch's son, by sword and curse, to tower tall he strides,
At morning light, for Breath and Word, still there his fury came;
Though cold he found among the fire, he mourned forgotten Flame.
Within the walls, inside the halls; to speak the Word that no one heard,
Of the Shield and break its silence.
Of the Shield and break its silence.
”
— An excerpt from the Firedawn Cycle, canto XII[2]
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The Firedawn Cycle was described as a lengthy, chanted song with an eerie quality.[1]
The epic told of the ascension of Raumathar as a power in the east. It detailed the people's collective lust for machines of war and their downfall as caused by the demon-worshiping Narfelli.[1]
The Firedawn Cycle was rarely if ever, heard by non-Rashemaar and never inscribed in written records.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 64. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
- ↑ James P. Davis (May 2008). The Shield of Weeping Ghosts. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 18. ISBN 978-0-7869-4877-2.