F is for Faith

Hope, Faith, and Charity A triad of virtues for the Unicorn’s Horn Hope was taken from you Charity lies ailing Only you, Faith remain Driven from the sanctuary of the Unicorn temple Need drives to wander Caerac Keep Not all once deemed monstrous is truly monstrous The Serpent-Born are the ones responsible Confusing the ignorant into seeing monsters in kobolds and goblins Tricking the greedy into theft and murder You have no interest in such creatures Your prey are the undead Skeletons and zombies are pitiful puppets awaiting release Ghouls are ravening parodies of the living, seeking flesh Wraiths and spectres are among the more dangerous among ghosts Perhaps more dead than undead, still needing to be laid to rest Worst of all is the legendary vampire Nightmare kin to incubi, succubi, and Serpent-Born themselves Exqusite statues of marble flesh seeking blood Fortunately there are few The undead are the sins of the Serpent-Born Mistakes of the Dragon the Unicorn must purify They are the root of all that’s wrong in this world You must not trust them or listen to their words Why would you keep company with such a creature? Why would your Mother Superior, the lady of Caerac Keep order you to do so? You are using him to undo the Trouble at Caerac Keep He brings a host of troubles just being in your company Of course he’s beautiful, deceptively gentle Your foolish, foreign companion underestimates him for being male The necromancer refuses to acknowledge how dangerous he is It’s up to you to keep an eye on Rhodry Nevalyn For he could imperil your mind and soul Imperil the faith that’s your very reason for being Trust that your Mother Superior has reason for making you his companion You must keep the faith you are named for For you are the last of three The only virtue left standing in these troubled times To abandon that virtue is to abandon everything For faith is your very reason for being.