Ballads of Cerilia

Words from Cerilia

Behind the ballads

Brief notes on the songs, their themes, and the worlds behind them.

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Prince of Terror

A harsh creed is sung as though cruelty were a revelation. Its growing certainty shows how suffering can be turned into worship of strength, until violence itself becomes the promised answer.

Inspiration TBD

Setting reference

Book of Priestcraft

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Azrai of the Thousand Lies

A dark devotional song in which deceit speaks with the confidence of faith. Its danger lies in persuasion: the voice promises hidden truth while teaching its listeners to surrender their judgement.

Inspiration TBD

Setting reference

Birthright Campaign Setting

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The Star That Would Not Bend

A lament for Rhuobhe, remembering a time when shared battles still made trust possible. The song treats his refusal to forgive as the turning point where a defender’s grief becomes an enduring war.

Inspiration TBD

Setting reference

Blood Enemies, Abominations of Cerilia

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Black Prince of Andu

An excluded son retells his hurt as proof that power was always owed to him. The song follows that grievance as it becomes envy, vengeance, and a demand that the world finally kneel.

Inspiration TBD

Setting reference

Birthright Campaign Setting

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Claws on the Floor

A ranger arrives at a wedding intending to have one drink and quickly loses that resolve. His tiger companion supplies the teasing replies, turning flirtation, friendship, and very unsteady dignity into a rowdy celebration.

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They Bled for Me

Forty set out; eleven return. A survivor measures victory by the people who chose to stand beside them, turning pride into gratitude and the burden of remembering those who did not come home.

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Thunder of Cuiraécen

A company answers fear with a shared call to courage. Thunder becomes a way to sing about standing together, with strength measured by the willingness to defend rather than merely to strike.

Inspiration TBD

Setting reference

Book of Priestcraft

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Gold of Silverheart

A merchant’s tale moves from a dangerous rescue to a wedding celebration. Beneath the gold and tavern bravado is a warm-hearted song about loyalty, love, and fortune worth sharing.

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Web of Tal-Qazar

Competing voices struggle to own the same name and the same past. The web is both a claim to power and an image of a mind caught in its own hunger, pride, and contradictions.

Inspiration TBD

Setting reference

Blood Enemies, Abominations of Cerilia

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