====== Symbols, Poems by Bertram Hoogna ====== {{ ::bookofpoems.png?250|}} 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 | ---- ===== 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.// ---- ===== 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)