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Come to the City of Light by Neerth
Merit for October 2006
Come, ye wanderers, come to the City of Light!
The Basin of Life is a treacherous place,
But we offer secure New Celest
As a haven in which you can rest
And partake of the virtue our people embrace.
Come, ye refugees, settle and end your flight!
Accept the protection our Lady of Hope
Will provide, as our bold cavaliers
Keep you safe from the worst of your fears,
Since the welfare of everyone pure is their scope.
Come, ye preachers, come to the City of Light!
Imparting Celest's righteous canon with pride
Is a mission we yearn to complete;
In the Deep Blue Cathedral we meet
To depart on our proselytizing worldwide.
Come, ye Celestines, minister to the contrite.
Bless them with sacraments, easing their dread
Of the turbulent world so beset
With the Taint they would rather forget:
Help Raziela's love make them tranquil instead.
Come, ye tradesmen, come to the City of Light!
On its merchant-lined streets, you can set up your wares
And improve all our lives, young and old,
While you garner an honest day's gold -
The prosperity every Celestian shares.
Come, ye artisans, fashion your works of delight.
Let Lord Lyreth's presence enkindle your soul
As you tend to your canvas or song;
The statues you craft will belong
On the mosaicked streets for us all to extol.
Come, ye mages, come to the City of Light!
The students of water's high magic are deft
With the true elementalist's lore;
Stand with us on the Inner Sea's shore
And weave spells until no more opponents are left.
Come, Aquamancers, the oceans will thrive in your sight.
With Terentia's guidance, go harness the waves
As your servants, to strengthen and heal
And confront the Taint's minions with zeal:
Water's cleansing will rescue its unwilling slaves!
Come, ye sages, come to the City of Light!
The arch of the Lodestar Athenaeum shines
And beckons you towards its shelves,
Where you can position yourselves
To rejoice in the bounty of expert-scribed lines.
Come, ye scholars, add knowledge with each word you write.
Expand our awareness by penning a tome
With the thoughts, so insightful and wise,
That His Merciful Justice supplies
While you meditate here in your erudite home.
Come, ye warriors, come to the City of Light!
Expunging the wicked takes sizable force;
The Crusader exhorts us to train,
To be potent and stoic with pain
So our battlefield victories sting the Taint's source.
Come, ye Paladins, further our cause with your might.
No rival can weather your vigorous blades
When you cosmically strengthen their blows;
Win the day by dispatching our foes
And extending our influence through your crusades.
Come, ye supplicants, come to the City of Light!
We euphorically praise the Supernals with joy;
Our blissful harmonious chords
Bring our spirits celestial rewards
In the grand tabernacles the faithful employ.
Come, my kinsmen! - together we'll conquer the night.
Through warfare, restraint, and compassionate love
We'll oppose all that's evil and base
With a faith no ordeal can erase:
For this blessing, we thank Elohora above.
In your hearts, let Celestia's passion ignite
As we call every mage, priest, and knight;
At the end of our glorious fight
Will the Holy Celestine Empire reunite.
Come, Lusternians! come to the City of Light!