Lament for Xarann’s Oath
Stone above,
stone below
I tune my grief for Xarann
Born to a house of knives and silk Bound to a cruel
altar Xarann broke the spider oath And crossed the blade to guard
us No priestess named him faithful
Yet we learned his truer name
Sleep now, Xarann, under stone and rain Your broken oath became our
flame Against the princes,
against the night You held the realms in your final fight Sleep
now, brave one
We carry
your name
Through fungal halls and chasms deep
Where drow steel found our trail
He stood before the demon claws Though
all our torches failed
For every wound he would not count He bought another dawn
Sleep now, Xarann, under stone and rain Your broken oath became our
flame
Against the princes, against the night You held the realms in your
final fight
Sleep now, brave one We carry your name
Lolth may keep her webs of fear
His soul slipped past her claim I saw him smile through blood
and ash
When the last gate closed again
Sleep now, Xarann, under stone and rain Your broken oath became our
flame We live because you stood your ground In every realm,
your song is found
Sleep now, brave one
We carry
your name