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====== Symbols, Poems by Bertram Hoogna ======
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A collection of poems written by [[bertram_hoogna|Bertram Hoogna]]. Not everyone is a fan of his work.

A short message is written on the inside cover:
>//“To [[gulpax|Gulpax]], my beloved daughter. May you find the answers
that you seek. Love, Glormax.”// - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)

An introduction, written by the author himself, implies to the reader that this book is more than just poetry.

>//...it is “rich in symbols and imagery that work almost like a code for readers to unlock.”// - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)


|**Description:** | Poetry Book|
|**Author:**| [[bertram_hoogna|Bertram Hoogna]] |
|**Origin:**| [[graveyard|Graveyard]] / Owned by Glormax |

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===== Poems =====
==== Honoring the gods====
>//Good old [[buurglap|Buurglap]], god of war//
>//Entered [[ulos|Ulos]] through [[kethra|Kethra’s]] door.//
>//Sailed [[merrin|Merrin’s]] seas against the tide//
>//Crashed his ship and nearly died.//
>//His grieving lover, god of death//
>//Kissed his lips and restored his breath.//
>//Now good old [[buurglap|Buurglap]] can lead to slaughter//
>//All your beloved sons and daughters.//

>//Life, death, frost, fire,//
>//Secrets, and knowledge you did acquire//
>//Stolen treasure from other planes//
>//Pulled together to build the frame//
>//On which you hung the sky and stars//
>//Water and dirt, all that is ours//
>//That is why we raise our flagons//
>//To honor [[azema|Azema]], Queen of the [[dragon|Dragons]]//
==== Referencing Azema's Key====
>//For every dark feeling we seek to hide//
>//A deeper passion and love burns from the inside//
>//Turning the keys and opening the lid//
>//Both bones and treasure in such boxes are hid.//

==== Queen Gimnax====
>//If I were the [[gimnax|Queen’s]] advisor//
>//I think I’d probably disguise her//
>//As a scullery maid//
>//With such a lowly wage//
>//That she’d learn to spend like a miser.//

>//This is my kingdom!” announced the [[gimnax|queen]]//
>//Atop a pile sand//
>//Though none had offered her title and deed//
>//To this little morsel of land.//
>//“I’ll kill the crabs! Slaughter the fish!//
>//‘Till none can resist my demand.//

==== "Keys"====
>//A pulsating heart aflutter//
>//Like a bird’s majestic wings//
>//The pig’s muddy hooves//
>//A gutted fish that sings.//

==== Treetop Village====
>//High from their treetops,//
>//The [[gnome|Gnomes]] glance down below//
>//To see the rats dig their own burrows.//
>//You’re disturbing our roots//
>//The [[gnome|Gnomes]] did wail//
>//So they round ‘em all up and cut off their tails.//
>//But here the [[ratfolk|Ratmen]] seek their revenge//
>//They chopped down those trees//
>//Until the forest was cleansed.//

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===== References =====
==== Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)====

While exploring the [[graveyard|graveyard]] of [[sabek|Sabek]], you discover the book of poems near the tombstone of Glormax, the mother of [[gulpax|Gulpax]]. The book may have been left has a remembrance, but you feel the desire to take the book with you.

You discover that [[lomar|Lomar]] enjoys poetry by [[bertram_hoogna|Bertram Hoogna]].

Knowledge of the poems and symbols will allow you to open the vault in [[gulpax_s_workshop|Gulpax's workshop]]. Symbols on the brass locks match the imagery found in the poem "Keys".

>//"I think the combination on the door had something to do with keys and a code hidden in a book of poetry.”// - [[lomar|Lomar]] - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)