#And again this is in a single alt as not to favor the alt-blessed with many more lines to potentially talk about family. Highest counts!

[valeriefauxnom]

...Beren is of course not present because he never became playable.

(Quite a shame, really, since someone had given him brass knuckles and I just think it would be funny if he was a melee brawler instead of a magic user:)

Also, I look at their adventurer lines only, instead of their interactions in main or side stories. Otherwise Euden would be the automatic winner/potential tie with any other that blabbed about each and every relative at some point!

[eriisaam]

Something something Tarot Card Project something.

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Context under the cut, in order of appearance:

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Kyo - The Fool (  Hear me out.)

Symbolizing new beginning, adventure, opportunities, pleasure, etc. It reflects how when Lifonse and Kamui first met him (from his perspective), he suddenly took a drastic turn in his life with opening new opportunities (becoming a summoner, stabilizing his power to go from a ditto to a ditto-mew, getting his first legendary in Zacian and encountering others, finding his ex and making amends to be on surprisingly good terms with him, having lovers who immediately love him, etc), of which his stinkiness nearly self-sabotaged in his apprehension, his guardedness, and (more sympathetically) him managing his past experiences and traumas, of which had Lifonse and Kamui not been so patient, supportive and loving as they had, there were so many opportunities he could've ruined for himself. This incarnation of him even gained more lovers than his past self (in Eclair and then Kaze), and in a moment of humbling himself and realizing in full of the weight of his failings and foolishness, it had a profound effect in Zacian for her to knight him, proclaiming herself as his to officially train.

For the reverse, this also winds up heavily symbolizing his past-self, who became present-Kyo's fallen alt, who did wind up self-sabotaging things by causing a lot of trauma that lingered in Kamui and Lifonse, who went a completely different direction in life from the present Kyo, and was woefully apathetic and uncaring to Lifonse and Kamui as a whole compared to present-Kyo not only opening up and genuinely loving them more, but making strides to change himself for the better for their sake, too. There were many scars he left behind in Lifonse and Kamui that negatively impacted even present-Kyo’s relationship with them, and the only moment he had a saving grace was just before his death, and ruined just as quickly when Hel claimed him as one of her new cohorts. Worth also noting that unlike the present Kyo, whose power stabilized his ditto genes to be mew-like, past-Kyo didn’t develop nearly as pronounced a bond to do the same, and thus, lacked their connection to a mew.

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Ephrel - The Chariot

In reverse, the feeling of defeat, being vanquished, lost, etc. Were all feelings that reflected how Ephrel was in the eyes of Sparrow's Order of Heroes prior to Sparrow's official status as summoner (of which Chrom's was unofficial before her). They were completely forgotten to the point they didn't even have a name attached other than "former summoner/previous summoner", the circumstances of why they were gone were almost entirely unheard of or guesswork, and there seemed far too much haste to try to forget them as much as possible in favor of moving on with Sparrow, satisfied to keep their fate unknown with very few to give a fuck otherwise (like Chrom, then Sparrow based on Chrom's own unwavering hope to find out what happened once learning Ephrel had a life after their robinsona).

The process of finding Spectabilis, then deciding to redeem them rather than kill them (which would be far easier and inconsequential), was what flips The Chariot upright: Reflecting the long, rocky road Chrom persevered to press forward to, and meet up to free Ephrel from a fate of stagnancy, rather than just leave it at accepting his replacement Robins and moving on without them like everyone else. This action was what allowed Ephrel's live to continue forward, and to reveal more of themself they didn't flesh out even in their robinsona days.

Initially, I debated on whether or not Chrom and Ephrel fit to be literally riding something, but I find it even more fitting that Chrom himself served as “the chariot”, having carried the toils and burdens from the point he lost Ephrel, to the long, exhausting journey to retrieve them again. 

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Erin - The Hanged Man

As her supports (but especially Lif, Ryoma, and to some degree Camilla from the start) knew too well (and Hrid eventually caught up on and was rightfully horrified of and clingy afterwards about), Erin came from a very harsh life prior to being a summoner, where she was suffocated, controlled, manipulated, and worked to the ground, to the point she nearly made a very costly, risky mistake of her own self prior to her Breidablik summoning her (of which I'll remain brief and vague here as it's not the biggest point this time). The damage was still done, as she still was left a broken shell, fully welcoming anyone to pull her strings as she was heavily conditioned to expect, all with a weak will, self-worth and agency. All of which line up with the reversed Hang Man's meaning of useless sacrifice, unwillingness to change, and knowingly heading on to bad decision after bad outcome. The arms of her past try greedily to drag her back to the life she had once escaped from.

The upright version of this reflected readjustment, improvement, and rebirth: All of which carried the same elements to how her supports could see she was a completely different person underneath the broken mess she was initially left as, and needed support, love, and gentle coaxing to come out in her own accord. This then led to a very massive shift to what she later turned into presently from where she started off before: As someone bold, brash, more willing to show herself, and more engaged as her own self with her own decisions. Even in free-fall, she gained her freedom, and more, thanks to her supports, gained her wings figuratively and literally (as a manakete) to take flight by her own will.

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Teru - Death

In reverse, Teru had indeed followed a lot of relationships that couldn't fully serve him or be as realized as he needed them to be at the time he needed it most (Kyo, before The Incident nearly ruined even their friendship, and definitely ruined their relationship. Then Ryoma, before Garon took that away from him as well.). His Order of Heroes failed him, his initial Askr was doomed, and he had to be a pillar of strength and protection to his pokemon and them in a time he himself desperately needed someone to rely on and protect him instead in his ailing strength and health. In the form he took prior to decimating his former connected World of Fates, one prominent feature in the missingno form he took at the time was carrying the fragmented headgear of his fallen past lover.

Upright, even in the point where Teru changed his life for the better, it took massive sacrifices and struggles on his part to get there. He has a chronic illness that can make him incredibly godly in power in the best of times, but also worryingly and critically frail and weak in most other times, all through his missingno powers he's still not able to entirely control. He had done the impossible in cheating death so many times from being a missingno, to surviving Conquest, to taking the Heart's Rite head on and living to tell the tale, but such bragging rights rang hallow for the sacrifices he made and the unspeakable levels of agony and pain he endured while subjected to them. He cheated death, yet at what cost? But even when he reached his lowest, his life did start anew as he grew past his traumas just enough to learn to grow and feel again, and for the better. After all, "third time's the charm".

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Sparrow - The Star

Where she started, she was homeless, abandoned by the world, and left to die. Forgotten. Uncared for. Unconcerned. Just another number and another sad life wasted. Like the reverse, she started in a point she was made acutely aware how little her skills mattered (it certainly didn't spare her the life of poverty), how bad her luck was (despite her best efforts, she still failed), and her only future was one that was coming to an end (crushed dreams unrealized in favor of being left to starve to death to the harsh elements outdoors). In her hands were the concept of a Crest of Fate bestowed to her, marking her as a digidestined. But even this “blessing” was in actuality a fake crest of the Grimeal, and what led to long-term damage to her and her digimon when the ruse was up.

It was Chrom who summoned her, and it was because of his patience to help save her and get her on her feet again did her hopes turn around, and her card meaning with it. Upright, she had a second chance in a new life, a new environment, and with opportunities she only barely touched the surface of that were fully realized in looking to it again in Askr (her digimon, who she didn't physically interact with until Chrom upset her digimon partners upon realizing why Sparrow didn't check up on them (of which she downplayed her life cuz, well, she thought it was a game), revealing themselves in full). She found love, she found insight, and she found a new power she learned to harness to make a better use of her skills when she thought a more direct approach was lacking (a healer, when she wasn't physically strong enough to take up another weapon yet). She stayed calm, positive, hopeful, and tried to extend the same hope Chrom shared to her to others she found along the way, which led to Robin, Lyon, and then Ephrel finding their own hopes as well. In her hands was a digi-egg of Destiny (sometimes alternatively known as the digimental of fate), which manifested itself when Breidablik resonated with both Sparrow and Ephrel. As a united force, they finally gained the hard-earned role of digidestined as a duo legendary-mythic unit.

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Eclair - Judgement

A lot of Eclair's point of major growth in power and character all fell back on Thorr's most powerful ability: Judgement. This power was the power that could completely and utterly decimate entire countries with the single swing of her hammer, and she isn't afraid to flex, and in ways Eclair saw for himself are fickle and self-righteous (particularly as she and Teru declared war on one another for the sake of protecting Nohr or wiping it off the face of Fates, but did nothing to interfere with the Nohr Teru himself destroyed in his own world). This fickle nature, this self-serving attitude and logic path Thorr decides when to enact her judgement or not, struck the biggest fear in Eclair and caused untold amounts of stress, worries, and panic attacks of being his greatest failure of seeing everyone wiped away from his life (like the fate he himself escaped as a forma) if he couldn't successfully stop his own mother. All of which are fears of the reverse Judgement. Even when she left her mark in other timelines and what-could’ve-beens, she struck fear in Eclair’s supports making such outcomes prominently known for them to stew on. Including an alternative outcome of her taking hold of some manner of Alfonse and overloading him into a temporal threat.

But upright, it also reflects awakening, renewal, a better health and mind fully realized. The point Eclair began fearing his mother and aunt most was also the point his powers started manifesting the most when his family, friends and supports made their own will clear of wanting to protect him. It was also the point he fully realized that form of will that comes from love and the power it held that heavily contrasted the will Thorr took interest in that comes from despair. This eventually was fully realized in his fully powered form, Magni, and his power as the Divine Shield to completely cancel out Thorr's Judgement attack, and thus, force her to bring herself down to the same even footing as the mortals when she can't simply delete them off the earth with a swing anymore. This resolve is also what resonated with why Zamazenta similarly trusts him, and thus, fully established Eclair's mythic alt.

[asamlambung]

“what if not a single thing we prayed for has come to be?” (alt.)

I still don’t know whether I should call this Sandman AU or Meltyland Nightmare AU. But I drew this, it exists, and so does a summary and hcs under this cut.

In this universe, there are beings that regulate dreams called sandmen - Stan being one and recently able to use his powers to other people

A sandman’s role was to bless a child’s sleep with either good dreams or bad ones - based on how “good” they’ve been for the whole day.

They’re able to enter a child’s dreams in case of any outside forces that intend to disturb the planned dream - but it risks the immortality of the sandman to do so and it takes a lot of energy to get out of it

Getting your presence noticed by a child is also greatly frowned in the sandman kind - it makes the dream-production harder for the child and most of the time the sandman leave the child to have dreamless sleeps instead

This is why there’s a short training period for sandfolk who wants to use their powers - so the occupation is not something required to do but you do need a certain amount of commitment to do it

Some people were worried about Stan choosing the occupation in the first place - afraid that his empathy might make him subjectively sort someone’s dreams but with the help of his friends, he manages to pass the training period even if he was left with the echoing statement of not letting his heart dictate his actions from his parents

A few weeks into the job and Stan manages to do his job relatively well but just before entering work monotony, Stan encounters a boy with a situation he’d never seen before

For the whole day, he observed on how the boy had been and was surprised by how much he’d been perfectly good (even the kids he gave good dreams to still had their own faults), but there were obvious signs that he spent the days isolated and lonely - and he seemed to notice that the boy seemed anxious

The main rule for sandfolk to not get attached to the children they were giving dreams to, but when the boy lended his help to a stranded dog - something Stan himself couldn’t do because of his corporeal form as much as he wanted to - he found himself touched by the boy’s actions.

The reason of his anxiety became clear when he went home - when his parents immediately scolded him for the smallest things he did. By the time the boy was getting ready to go to bed, Stan was in utter confusion on what to do to this boy - Butters, as his parents and everyone else called him, but Leopold based on the name he got from his assignment

A well-known secret between sandmen is that the way to determine what a child would dream is based on their conscious, thoughts and opinions that will never see the light of the day. It changes based on their mental state and a sandman gets assigned one person for a duration of a year before moving on to the next batch of people.

From what Stan heard, the type of dreams of one person would vary from one person to another but the boy he was assigned with has the same nightmares everyday and it seemed to affect Butters in a bad way

Sure, everyone talked about the sandpeople who gave up their whole life just for one person but Stan felt a connection with the Butters. He did things that Stan wished he could do and maybe it was because of Stan’s own sappy heart but it was rare to see someone with a heart as sincere as Butters’ own.

He decided to do a gambit that went against everything he was thought - to stave off Butters’ own nightmare by entering Butters’ headspace during his sleep and replacing his nightmares with dreams that are more in line with something that is neither nice or horrible.

So, kinda like a dream purgatory.

It worked, somehow Butters still manages to make the purgatory-dreams into a good dream on his own (even though there was hesitation in his part) and Stan couldn’t muster up the heart to leave him back to another sandperson that will definitely bring back the nightmares to him.

To prevent that from happening, he pulls every “mishap” in the book that would elongate the time he has with Butters. Even roping in his friends to help him.

(Which Kyle is against to but goes along with, Kenny being 100% in after hearing the full story, and Cartman not caring as long as Stan knows he owes him a favor.)

For a consistent amount of time, it seemed like everything was going well. There was a slow but noticeable increase in Butters’ own mental health and no one else was none the wiser for Stan’s situation.

But the whole world was somehow still against the boy and due to the larger amount of power that Stan has to use to maintain the purgatory-dreams, his body is getting weak.

He tried to be patient and hope that something in the real world would be stable enough to get Butters in a better mental space, but the pressure from his friends and the his own drained health makes it hard to be.

It all piles up until at one point during the job Stan has enough and with his weakened power, accidentally reveals himself to Butters in the middle of venting. Fortunately, he was discovered right when the dream was ending.

Butters woke up feeling disoriented and confused on whether that was an actual person on his mind or not - but the question faded enough for the whole day until it was time for another dream.

Meanwhile, Stan managed to get out due to Kyle’s help but he almost landed himself on actual legal trouble with the sandpeople. It was time to stop, and everyone who knew about this agreed.

While surveying Butters in the real world, Stan learns that a meteor shower was happening at where the boy was at. Whenever an object from space interacts with Earth, the sandpeople were at their strongest. In secret, Stan plans the last dream he’ll give for the Butters.

Before going to bed, Butters got into a huge fight with his parents over seeing the meteor shower. Something that affected Stan’s plan as Butters went to sleep.

The nightmares that Butters made up were breaking in , to prevent Butters from seeing them - Stan ended up exposing himself again to protect him.

While talking over dinner, the two learn about each other more than what Stan had learned in his time as Butters’ sandman and the two actually got along well for the short amount of time they had. Maybe it’s due to the fact that Stan was already familiar with him, but Butters was also talking to him like he was talking to an old friend.

In a vulnerable moment as Stan talks about what he’s been doing for Butters, said boy gets consumed by his own nightmares due to Stan’s lowered defense.

It was now that Butters realized how much Stan has sacrificed to protect him. It hurt him to know this, but at the same time - it was the first time he felt any sort of unconditional care for his own well being.

Stan used up the last chunk of his powers to get Butters out of the nightmare permanently. He had a plan where he would have enough power to get out of the dream, but by doing that - he had no juice left to get out. It was a risk he knew and was willing to take.

Distraught, Butters asks why he would do something for someone like him. As Stan explains every single thing he’s experienced that had to do with his current decision, Butters points out that the whole place was melting - even Stan’s own existence was melting.

“Oh, uh. That means you’re waking up.” Stan nonchalantly explains, though the slight tremble in his voice betrays that.

“Will I see you tomorrow, Stan?” Butters asked, worry laced in his voice like he could see through Stan’s own mask.

“...No, you won’t. I’m can’t see you for the rest of my life. Can’t see anyone else either.” The implication behind his words were obvious, and he was afraid that he might make his dreamer cry after saying that.

That was why he was surprised by the smile that answered instead.

“I’m sorry, Stan. Thank you.” It almost sounded bittersweet and hid a lot more words that he wanted to say, but even he can’t deny the sound of the alarm clock echoing in the land.

“Just-- Please don’t forget about this place.” Stan couldn’t say anymore after that, he could feel the tears choking up on his face and hoped that it wasn’t obvious to Butters.

Because through all the fears of losing his life, his friends, his family, and a world to come back to. The one thing he was most scared of was being forgotten by this one boy in front of him.

“I won’t.”

The hug the two shared seemed to last for an eternity and a second and when Butters left - almost looking back but deciding against it - Stan was alone.

And he melted into nothingness.

(When Butters woke up, the boy immediately searched for a pen and paper - something, anything, to write down about his dreams and the boy in it.)

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Supposedly, the AU continues to Seventina where it’ll be about how Stan’s actions impact Butters’ life from then on (I still don’t know if it’s just going to be symbolically or if Stan’s actually going to be reincarnated like a soup drama or something) but I’ll leave this AU in the state of open ending because it was only meant to go on for the scope of the song - which does have some different lyric interpretations to fit it into the AU.

Thanks for reading!!

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Also I have an alternate AU that came up to my head right when I was about to finish typing this where Stan and Butters are in a more equal standing with them sharing the same dreamspace for a certain amount of time. The flow of the story would more or less be the same though. Well, this alternate version is out there I guess. Have fun with the angst <3.

[torentialtribute]

Mind over Masters for big three… it’s crunch time for Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and Justin Rose

The 83rd edition of the Masters will start on Thursday under the blissful blue sky with a lot of attention for the

Mind about Masters, you could say, we are wondering if one of the top sport athletes can overcome his inner problems in recent years to achieve the world's most beautiful course, as well as a curious epidemic of mental blockades

Thanks to Rory McIlroy the value of a beautiful spirit is paramount and when it comes to the first of the season major, but it is not only the Northern Irish who walked with heavy expectations.

Rory McIlroy hopes to capture her Masters and complete the Grand Slam career "

Rory McIlroy will conquer his masters and complete the career Grand Slam

In recent years it has proved overwhelming for the beloved who were the last three carriers.

of the green jacket entered the tournament with odds of 80-1 (Danny Willett), 66-1 (Sergio Garcia) and 80-1 (Patrick Reed) against their names.

World number 1 has won the masters since Tiger Woods in 2002. Among them, the current world top 10 has played 58 times in this event without winning a single victory.

Perhaps it is the expectation after waiting eight months since the last major who kills them. Certainly, the immovably high standard of today is e and factor, with so many players that can win.

Yet, it is such a striking peculiarity that it is no wonder that McIlroy started juggling balls and looked skyward in his unceasing search for a solution. This year the stakes could hardly have been greater for the three men who dominated the headlines: McIlroy, Woods and Justin Rose.

This is the last major McIlroy that will play before I want. He could barely start his last quest for the Grand Slam career, with a win and six top 10 & # 39; s in his last seven starts. Moreover, his record with Augusta is so good, with five top 10 & # 39; s in a row, that if he doesn't enter the race on Sunday, the only feasible explanation is that he has proven everything too much.

At the age of 38, Rose reaches a rare age for a player who wins the Masters for the first time. Only Mark O & # 39; Meara, who was 41 when he won in 1998, was older. Just like McIlroy, he is the leader in the event with apparently everything on the way. He has already won a prize this season and is fresh after taking a month off in February.

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World number one Justin Rose would like to add more important victories to his name

Over the past four years with Augusta, when it comes to hitting greens in regulation, but has been abandoned by his putting.

It is encouraging that Rose & # 39; s put a huge improvement on those numbers so far this year – 4.2 strokes per round less, you'd believe.

At the moment, Rose is standing next to Ernie Els and Greg Norman as one of the unfortunate triumvirate of the tournament, the players who contributed the most without ever finding their way to the champion's dressing room. It is hard to imagine that someday he will have a better chance of changing the story. Of course time is also drifting away from 43-year-old Woods. One of the great traditions of the Masters is that players are not allowed to wear their caps during their pre-tournament discussions, but Tiger has few favors.

The great consolation for Tiger is that he will always have 14 majors to his name, no matter what happens, while Rose is certainly at least a couple of light with one.

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Tiger Woods will still be hopeful to Jack Nicklaus & # 39; record of 18 big wins to be exceeded

Woods is still governed by the twin peaks that have determined his entire career.

– the 82 PGA Tour wins for Sam Snead and 18 majors for Jack Nicklaus. While the first will remain within reach if his health persists – he is currently only two behind – every last remnant of reaching the last total will be gone unless he starts winning again this year. He was second in the last major of 2018, so there are still reasons for his huge army of fans to dream.

Augusta was the place where experience turned out to be the vital commodity, but right now we are on a series of four first winners, something that happened in 1971. If Rose or McIlroy were to win, it would be the order in unknown territory.

Looking at the former champions, Woods is perhaps the best bet, which seems great considering his last victory in 2005. But the blessing of a Masters victory has proved something of a mixed victory for the recent winners. Certainly, the last four – Jordan Spieth, Willett, Garcia and Reed –

As far as the rest of the world & # 39; s top 10 is concerned, Brooks Koepka is perhaps the most interesting. Winner of two of the last three majors and three of the last six, the 28-year-old is doing his usual trick of going under the radar in a Grand Slam event.

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Brooks Koepka does his usual trick of going under the radar before a big one

As always, the English challenge looks good on paper, with a number of contenders to win the third Masters champion after Sir Nick Faldo and Willett. must be one of the best bets, given his recent win at the Valspar Championship and Augusta record of three top-six finishes in the last four years.

And so is the long wait since Koepka & # 39; s epic duel against Tiger in the USPGA was almost over last August. The focus now shifts to the importance of Thursday's first round, where the value of a quick start is demonstrated by the fact that only once in the last 13 editions was the winner placed outside the top 10 after the opening day.

As always with the masters, it will be essential to view over the next four days. As always in golf, the only certainty is that a person's life will change forever.

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[mechagalaxy]

John T. mainer - Walker

Mechaval-Sayings of Walker

Blame Charles Newburn for this. Late one night, during an interview that may well have had some alcohol involved, Charles laid the challenge down to me to re-interpret the Hamaval (also known as the sayings of the High One, purported to be the wisdom of Odin as left to the people of Northern Europe) for Mecha Galaxy.

Since General Nova, and the mysterious Walker of the Wild Hunt have established that the Victory Father may indeed enjoy Mecha Galaxy for unwinding like the rest of us, I have gone ahead and translated the Hamaval for Mecha Galaxy. I give you.....the Mechaval.

1. Upon the mountain | ere a man shall go, (Full warily let him watch,) Full long let him look about him; For little he knows | where a campers may lurk, Upon the bronze medal slopes.

2. Hail to the host! | Faction War has come; Where shall the stranger sit? Swift shall he be who, | with mecha shall try The proof of his might to make.

3. Stim packs he needs | who with frozen knees Has come from the cold gateways without; Hatorade | must the farer have, The man from the mountains come.

4. Instant Upgrades | and welcoming speech Should he find who comes, to the feast; If renown he would get, | and again be greeted, Wisely and well must he act.

5. Wits must he have | who battles wide, But read well the battle records; At the witless man | the wise shall wink When falls to attacker who took him twice already.

6. A man shall not boast | of his keenness of mind, But keep it close in his breast; To the silent and wise | does ill come seldom When he goes as guest to a Clan; (For a faster friend | one never finds Than wisdom tried and true.)

7. The knowing guest | who goes to the feast, In silent attention sits; With his ears he hears, | with his eyes he watches, Thus wary are wise men all.

8. Happy the one | who wins for himself Favor and praises of his clan; Less safe by far | is the wisdom found That is hid in another's heart.

9. Happy the man | who has while he lives Wisdom and praise as well, For evil counsel | a man full oft Has from another's heart.

10. A better burden | may no man bear For wanderings wide than wisdom; It is better than wealth | on unknown ways, And in grief a refuge it gives.

11. A better burden | may no man bear For wanderings wide than wisdom; Worse food for the journey | he brings not afield Than an over-drinking of hateorade.

12. Less good there lies | than most believe In hatorade for mortal men; For the more he drinks | the less does man Of his mind the mastery hold.

13. Over stim pack the bird | of forgetfulness broods, And steals the minds of men; With the Novum claws | fettered I lay And in Tory's house was held.

14. Drunk I was, | I was dead-drunk, When with Large Stim Packs five I was; 'Tis the best of drinking | if back one brings An Inferno with his Ilyrian Flare home.

15. The highest level pilot| shall be silent and wise, And bold in battle as well; Bravely and gladly | a man shall go, Till the day of his death is come.

16. The camper believes | he shall live forever, If attack he launches not; But craftsmen shall not grant him | the prizes of war, Though cannons may spare his life.

17. The rookie is agape | when he comes to Clan War, He attacks everything or else is still; But soon if he listens | to his comrades chat He learns where his fights should lie.

18. He alone is aware | who in King of the Mountain strove, In every circuit fight has fared, Who knows each foe | in their strongest lineups That wealth of wisdom has.

19. Shun not the hatorade, | but drink in measure; Speak to the point or be still; Fight to win or be still | none shall rightly blame thee If from unwinnable fights thou witholds.

20. The greedy man, | if his mind be vague, Will take all the Clan Raid kills; The vulgar man, | will see his clan, Grow weak as his clanmates starve.

21. The Clansmen know well | when home they shall fare, And then from the Faction they go; But the fair weather fighter | his true allegience Shall never know aright.

22. A paltry man | and poor of mind At all foes ever mocks; For never he knows, | what he ought to know, That he faced no equal fights.

23. The witless man | is awake all night, Scouting all possible foes; Care-worn he is | when the morning comes, And his foe will be who it will be.

24. The foolish man | for clanmates chose Who laugh in scorn at their own; When among his clan | he is surprised When with contempt of him they speak.

25. The foolish Clansman | for friends all those Who laugh at him will hold; But the truth when he comes | to the council he learns, That few in his favor will speak.

26. An ignorant pilot | thinks that all he knows, When he sits by himself in a corner; But never what answer | to make he knows, When others with questions come.

27. A brand new pilot, | when he meets with others, Had best in silence abide; For no one shall find | that nothing he knows, If his mouth is not open too much.

28. Strong will you grow | who well can question, And also answer well; Nought is concealed | that men may say Of the ways of mecha and lineups.

29. Often he speaks | who of his clan thinks not Of the war to come | and of plans The babbling tongue, | if a bridle it find not, For its clan bodes ill.

30. In mockery no one | a clan shall hold, Though the scored not a single win; Call not coward, | lest your next round No single foe can you face.

31. Wise a pilot holds it | to mock not foes, When King of the Mountain crowned; But little he knows | the next four wars, Smallest in his division will he be.

32. Friendly of mind | are many men, Till the last hour upon King of the Mountain; To mankind a bane | must it ever be When Craftsmen will crown only one.

33. Oft should one make | every circuit fight, Full resources bring to the war; Else he win new level| but no machine level, No new base or weapon to add.

34. Crooked and far | is the building of Faction, Though the plan on the spreadsheet be; But wide and straight | is the way back to your clan, Though the blessed snapshot reset.

35. Forth shall one go, | nor stay as a guest After the Faction Raid finish; Love becomes loathing | if long one sits By the hearth in another's home.

36. Better a Clan, | though last place it be, A Clansman grows stronger at war; Participation prize | and a well fought raid Are better pay than peace.

37. Better a clan, | though last place be, A clansman is happy at war; His heart is bleeding | a clan leader who must beg Wins for his clansmen from the foe.

38. Away from his defensive lineup | in the specialist war A clansmen must not fare on attack; For never he knows | when the need for defense Shall arise during attacking run.

39. If lottery a man | has won for himself, Let all in his clan have a share; Oft he saves for a foe | what he plans for a friend, For victory comes from the Clan.

40. None so free with gifts | or food have I found That gladly he took not a gift, Nor one who so widely | scattered his wealth That of recompense hatred he had.

41. Friends shall gladden each other | with stim packs and hatoraide, As each for himself can see; Gift-givers' friendships | are longest found, If fair their fates may be.

42. To his friend a man | a friend shall prove, And gifts with gifts requite; But men shall mocking | with mockery answer, And fraud with falsehood meet.

43. To his friend a man | a friend shall prove, To him and the friend of his friend; But never a man | shall friendship make With one of his foeman's friends.

44. If a friend thou hast | whom thou fully wilt trust, And good from him wouldst get, Thy thoughts with his mingle, | and gifts shalt thou make, And fare to find him oft.

45. If another thou hast | whom thou hardly wilt trust, Yet good from him wouldst get, Bring him not into clan, | and in any bargain, Make him first to give his part.

46. So is it with him | whom thou hardly wilt trust, And whose mind thou mayst not know; Laugh with him mayst thou, | but speak not thy mind, Like gifts to his shalt thou give.

47. Young was I once, | and clanless, And nought of the game I knew; Rich did I feel | when a clan I found, For war without brethren is cold.

48. The lives of the brave | and noble are best, Sorrows they seldom feed; But the coward fear | of all things feels, And not gladly the niggard gives.

49. Clan Leader once | to an alt I gave A clan I then ignored; Heroes they seemed | before battle joined, Then leaderless knew but loss.

50. On the hillside drear | the fir-tree dies, All bootless its needles and bark; It is like a clan | whom no one loves,-- Why should its life be long?

51. Hotter than fire | between honour guards Does friendship 120 hours burn; When the sixth day comes | the fire cools, And ended is all the love.

52. No great thing needs | a man to give, Oft little will purchase praise; With single seed crystal | and superhatorade A friend full fast I made.

53. A little sand | has a little sea, And small are the minds of men; Though all men are not | equal in wisdom, Yet half-wise only are all.

54. A measure of scouting | each clan shall have, But never too much let him know; The fairest wars | do those clan have Whose wisdom wide has grown.

55. A measure of scouting | each clan shall have, But never too much let him know; For the wise man's heart | is seldom happy, Whose pending ass kicking is known.

56. A measure of scouting | each clan shall have, But never too much let him know; Let no man the fate | before him see, For he goes to each battle with joy.

57. A brand from a brand | is kindled and burned, And fire from fire begotten; And pilot by his careful wins | is known to his clan, And the stupid by their repeated losses.

58. He must swiftly change lineups | who fain the blood Or Ferrite of specialist would get; The pilot who lingers | shall win little meat, And be caught in turn out of alignment.

59. He must early go forth | whose level is low, Or lineups in niode are weak; The arrogant specialist | in unlimited sleeps, For the swift the war is half won.

60. Of Ferrite stores | and Biopicts reserves Crystals of bounty need, And how much of niode | he must have for a level, For his main or specialist line he will use.

61. Levelled and equipped | to the clan war fare, But care not too much for the niode; Let none be ashamed | of his crystal mecha, But proud of the mecha he rides,

62. When the eagle comes | to the ancient sea, He snaps and hangs his head; So is a man | in the midst of a clan, Who few to speak for him finds.

63. To question and answer | must all be ready Who wish to be known as wise; Tell one thy thoughts, | but beware of two,-- All know what is known to three.

64. The man who is prudent | a measured use Of the might he has will make; He finds when against new foe | reguardless of level That the strongest he may not be.

65. Be gentle in boasts And fair of foes do speak Oft for the hard words | that of others one speaks He will get but an evil gift.

66. Too early in KOTM | my fights I spent, And some too late have I waited; The golden hour was past, | or not yet started; My hate was wasted for naught.

67. To my aid would pilots send | though friend or foe they be, If during King of the Mountain, Superhateorade I sent | for the golden hour, Whether I fought that contest or not.

68. Hate for pilots | is the fairest gift, For glory on the mountain or clan-war; Energy as well, | for boss fight or raid When time is the deadliest foe.

69. All weak is no pilot, | nor in all ways strong; Some from their unlimited win glory, Some limited tonnage, | and some from their rainbow, And some from their speed to spot weakness.

70. It is better to lose | than to live at peace, The warriors alone go to raid; I saw Regis taken | by medal-less war fighters, While the peaceful knew no raid.

71. The ten ton rides Red Ant, | the twenty a Shocklite, Commissar or Axebot if bold; Lighter is better | than one that is heavy, No gun will fire from fat mecha.

72. A second clan is better, | though one be low level, And division lower to bide; Great spread of level | seldom lead to a win Save when niodes flow like water.

73. Two make a battle, | Experience and resources; In each battle won | a level I look for.

74. He welcomes the level | whose resource is enough, (New weapons and base to know) Close are the fights; Full oft does the winner | change with one gun, Or single new equipment slot.

75. A man knows not, | but niodes buys, That credit card buys not win; One man is wealthy | and one is poor, Yet the ways of his mecha he knows.

76. Among Cyberstorm sons | saw I many gold medals, Now war for other clans or none; Fall is as swift | as a winking eye, Of friends success falsest it is.

77. Cattle die, | and kinsmen die, And so one dies one's self; But a noble name | will never die, If good renown one gets.

78. Cattle die, | and kinsmen die, And so one dies one's self; The mecha we win glory piloting| that never dies, Legendary pilots are forever remembered.

John T Mainer 28840