http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/ 2026-04-06T01:47:30+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/ http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2013-04-09T16:21:38+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/a_cautionary_tale?rev=1365524498&do=diff A Cautionary Tale On the foolishness of hope and dreaming. There was an old man by a stream, Come fa la la la lady, Who fell asleep and had a dream, All on the bank so shady. He dreamt the stream was made of wine, It flowed along so merry, And when he drank it tasted fine, Like plum and elderberry, And all the banks were made of cake, Come ringle ding my dearie, As nice as any cook can bake, That old man felt quite cheery. He drank and ate with right good will, Til wakened by his … text/html 2013-04-04T00:45:30+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/a_lament_for_the_fallen?rev=1365036330&do=diff Now we will sing of lost companions Sharing the memory of Glory as we sing Agravaine the Bold, Eleanor to Hold Geoffrey in the force where the battle thickest flows Carry their virtues, our lost companions We know they kept all vows they made Through the labyrinth's Glory and once again Sing of the valour and their memories praise text/html 2013-04-03T23:25:42+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/battle_anthem?rev=1365031542&do=diff I am the spear that's swift to strike in anger I am the shield that turns all foes away I am the walls raised high against the darkness Standing fast until the day. One voice, one people and one Empire One throne and one loyalty One will to drive us ever onward One glorious destiny! text/html 2013-04-09T02:25:57+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/battle_dawn?rev=1365474357&do=diff Written by Earl Raymond the Enchanter d'Acier. I must contain my anger, or I won’t control my power But, oh, how long I’ve waited just to see this very hour It’s just as well I’m not the one who calls the storm of fire, Or I would turn this battle plane into your funeral pyre text/html 2013-04-08T03:30:35+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/bow_to_the_throne?rev=1365391835&do=diff Bow to the crown, Bow to the throne, And bow to the one whose favour you own. Remember their eyes are watching the fray, Then bow to each other and fight as you may. Honour the crown and fight for your Glory, The champions of Dawn and of all we should be. The greatest of burdens, the highest renown, The first ones to rise and the last to lie down. text/html 2013-04-14T15:35:55+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/characters?rev=1365953755&do=diff Nobles Earl Raymond the Enchanter d'Acier, the Knight of Majesty Lady Aelina d'Acier, Mistweaver Lady Amoret d'Acier, Knight of Tempest Lady Cienna d'Acier Lord Lanval d'Acier Lady Rosaline d'Acier Knights Errant Peter de Vorsh, Knight Errant/Physician text/html 2013-04-08T22:01:22+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/contents?rev=1365458482&do=diff Home House d'Acier Background Character Biographies ---------- Resources Songbook Fiction Costuming Documents ---------- OOC Bits Out of Character Social Contract Dietary Requirements Food List Group Members text/html 2013-04-18T10:19:01+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/cruel_sister?rev=1366280341&do=diff Cruel Sister There lived a lady by the North Sea shore Lay the bairn to the bonnie broom Two daughters were the babes she bore Fa la la la la la la la la la One grew as fair as in the sun Lay the bairn to the bonnie broom So cold, dark, grew the elder one Fa la la la la la la la la la etc. text/html 2013-04-08T21:47:55+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/dietary_requirements?rev=1365457675&do=diff Please list any and all dietary requirements (veggie, vegan, allergies, etc.) here. Dominic - Nil Doug - Nil Geoffrey - Nil Judith - Veggie Racheet - Vegitarian Hannah - Nil Sharon - Nil (can also contribute delicacies for vegans and wheat intolerant members!) text/html 2013-04-06T07:30:03+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/dirge_for_fidele?rev=1365233403&do=diff Fear no more the heat o' the sun, Nor the furious winter's rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages. Fear no more the frown o' the great; Thou art past the tyrant's stroke: Care no more to clothe and eat; To thee the reed is as the oak: text/html 2013-02-17T22:05:17+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/documents?rev=1361138717&do=diff The House d'Acier Book of Runes The Book of Yoorn text/html 2013-05-12T12:07:09+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/eagle_high?rev=1368360429&do=diff Eagle High in Cloudland soaring Sparrow twittering on a reed Tiger in the jungle roaring Frightened fawn in grassy mead Let the eagle, not the sparrow, Be the object of your arrow Fix the tiger with your eye Pass the fawn in pity by. Glory, glory, Glory then will crown the day Glory, glory, anyway! Glory, anyway! Glory, anyway! Glory then will crown the day Crown the day Glory then will crown the day Crown the day Crown the day Glory then will crown the day Crow… text/html 2013-03-17T15:29:00+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/erica_weaver_seneschal?rev=1363534140&do=diff Erica Weaver – A yeoman (daughter of a weaver and tailor) who dreams of being a lord but is far too cowardly (at least in battle). Trained and served under the previous seneschal but as he was middle aged, it seemed to Erica unlikely she would ever rise to that level. Longing for better status, she looked to join a weaver cabel. However, the day she was suppose to join the cabel as a full member and tell the head seneschal of her decision, was the day the castle was attacked. Erica had just ent… text/html 2013-05-05T15:31:00+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/food_list?rev=1367767860&do=diff Food List For organisation of IC cooking and who's bringing what to the table, also incorporating snacks. Food Items Angela: A block of fudge + peanut butter and oatmeal cookies (intending to bring) Meals Judith can cook one night. This link is the Oxford Uni re-enactment society food page (from a friend who is one of them). <http://wychwood.wikidot.com/recipe-book> It has some good recipes. I was thinking of trying the Veggie stew or Veggie Dahl - any preferences? (Definitely the stew… text/html 2013-04-06T16:19:59+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/go_ye_heroes_go_to_glory?rev=1365265199&do=diff Go, ye heroes, go to glory, Though you die in combat gory, Ye shall live in song and story. Go to immortality! Go to death, and go to slaughter; Die, and every son and daughter With her tears your grave shall water. Go, ye heroes, go and die! Go, ye heroes, go and die! Go, ye heroes, go and die! Go to glory and the grave! For your foes are fierce and ruthless, False, unmerciful, and truthless; Young and tender, old and toothless, All in vain their mercy crave. Go, ye heroes,… text/html 2013-04-04T14:58:42+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/his_banner_s_not_mine?rev=1365087522&do=diff His banner's not mine, not mine, not mine His banner's not mine, bonny though the colours be I saw him in the market square In the sunlight standing there A bonny boy with flaxen hair And oh his smile is dear to me Next day I buckled on my shield And lifted up my sword to wield Who should I see there on the field But the lad that was so dear to me... text/html 2013-04-09T02:04:38+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/hymn_of_the_glorious_warrior?rev=1365473078&do=diff [To be completed] Original Lyrics and OOC Notes Words and Music by Manowar Filk by Dominic A hero was he Touching all our lives As if he lived and died In a single moment Great were his deeds All his words were true He lived and died A man of honor text/html 2013-04-06T07:28:40+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/i_have_a_song_to_sing_o?rev=1365233320&do=diff I have a song to sing, O! Sing me your song, O! It is sung to the moon By a love-lorn loon, Who fled from the mocking throng, O! It's a song of a merryman, moping mum, Whose soul was sad, and whose glance was glum, Who sipped no sup, and who craved no crumb, As he sighed for the love of a ladye. Heighdy! heighdy! Misery me — lack-a-day-dee! He sipped no sup, and he craved no crumb, As he sighed for the love of a ladye! I have a song to sing, O! Sing me your song, O! It… text/html 2013-03-22T17:54:13+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/introduction?rev=1363974853&do=diff House d'Acier An ancient noble house on the borders of Semmerholm and the Barrens, long standing in defence of Dawn from the barbarian tribes, House d'Acier is often a staging point for Knights Errant heading into the Barrens to undergo their Tests of Mettle. text/html 2013-03-23T21:20:31+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/lady_cienna_d_acier?rev=1364073631&do=diff Also goes by: The Golden Knight of Legend, Knight of the Sunrise Pass, Knight of Conquest and Victory, Aurelian Knight of Triumph and The Golden Changeling. Cienna, the golden changeling, was born of the former Knight of Victory in house d'Acier. Named after the troubadour Cien, her parents wished for her to become a famous troubadour and scribe. Having grown up with glorious tales of battle and living on the edge of the Barrens, Cienna quickly realised that true glory was won in battle. text/html 2013-04-04T13:54:49+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/lady_eleanor_d_acier_knight?rev=1365083689&do=diff Lady Eleanor d'Acier, Knight of the Watchtower, is a changeling knight of House d'Acier. Like many girls growing up on or around d'Acier lands, she was named partly for Elaine d'Acier, founder of the Knights of the Sunrise Pass. Her name is also a reference to her uncle Raynor, a yeoman-born Knight-Errant who died in a skirmish with orcs in the Barrens while attempting to complete a Test of Mettle for the house. text/html 2013-06-26T22:00:34+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/lady_rosaline_d_acier?rev=1372284034&do=diff Lady Rosaline d'Acier ---------- NOW INCLUDES LINKS WITH HOUSE NOVARION Rosaline is a Troubadour of Pride, giving instruction in following the Way of the Seven Virtues in a church a little way outside the walls of the Sunrise Keep. She's also a Briar, and her lineage is one of the things she is most Proud of. text/html 2013-04-19T12:35:55+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/lady_vivienne_de_carsenere?rev=1366374955&do=diff Vivienne de Carsenere A changeling with skills in both magical and mundane healing. She was brought up in a weaver Cabal near the edge of the barrens close to Summerholm. During her early teenage years she watched many knights errants on their tests of mettle from many noble houses across Dawn. Many of these young knight errants never returned. After a time Vivienne grew restless and found the courage to ask the house of d'Acier for a test of her own. The Earl set her the task of healing 20 kni… text/html 2013-03-21T19:40:13+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/lord_agravaine_d_acier?rev=1363894813&do=diff Lord Agravaine d'Acier, Knight of the Blade Named for his grandfather, a member of a long line of smith's the served the d'Acier household. Earl Genevieve's predecessor, Earl Gregory the Mithril Blade, as a reward for the family's long service to the house adopted Agravaine's youngest when she was born, a girl named Marguerite. In due time she passed her Test of Mettle. She later married Lord Tristan d'Acier (of House d'Glas before he passed his Test of Ardour) and gave birth to Agravaine. text/html 2013-04-09T01:47:01+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/march_for_dawn?rev=1365472021&do=diff Axes flash, broadsword swing, Shining armour's piercing ring Horses run with polished shield, Fight those bastards till they yield Midnight mare and blood red roan, Fight to keep the Empire home, Sound the horn and call the cry, How many of them can we make die! text/html 2013-04-04T15:35:25+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/noonvale?rev=1365089725&do=diff Noonvale You will find me at Noonvale on the side of a hill, When the summer is peaceful and high, There where streamlets meander the valley is still, 'Neath the blue of a calm cloudless sky. Look for me at dawning when the earth is asleep. Till each dew drop is kissed by the day, 'Neath the rowan and alder a vigil I'll keep, Every moment that you are away. text/html 2013-04-09T01:39:33+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/one_of_us?rev=1365471573&do=diff Before I got to fighting, or when fighting got to me I thought about the Testing, and of my Loyalty And I saw mighty arms much stronger than my arms could ever be So I thought perhaps that field was not for me But still I stayed to watch the fighting 'til one figure stood apart In armour newly fashioned and a helm more pot than art But each blow was thrown with Courage and a lightness of the heart So I took that step which soon became a start text/html 2013-02-20T22:35:56+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/ooc_social_contract?rev=1361399756&do=diff This document should be considered to be the “ground rules” of the group. The First Rule * Everyone should work to ensure that everyone is having fun and enjoying themselves, and support each other with the game that they wish to play Group Administration * Dominic Sharrock is designated as OOC-admin for the group, and wiki-admin * Should Dominic's character leave play, a new OOC-admin will be appointed - this will be discussed further at the time. * If any issues arise regarding the behav… text/html 2013-02-17T23:18:55+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/peter_de_vorsh_knight_errant_physician?rev=1361143135&do=diff Peter de Vorsh is a Knight Errant, on a Test of Mettle long established by house d'Acier, the Test of Brothers Blood Peter came to the House a year ago, and was studying with Master Niles, a skilled yeoman apothecary of the house. When the barbarians struck at house d'Acier, Peter was escorting the Lord Raymond as a precaution. He has inherited Niles's herb garden and workshop, which he is not sure what to do with, having not completed his training as an Apothecary. text/html 2013-05-12T12:05:40+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/songbook?rev=1368360340&do=diff War Songs Imperial Battle Anthem Battle Dawn - TBC Bow to the Throne Dawnish War Song - TBC Eagle High Go, Ye Heroes, Go to Glory, Light of the North - TBC March for Dawn United at War Love Songs His Banner's Not Mine I have a song to sing, O Noonvale One Of Us Sweet Sir Caroline The Troubadour text/html 2013-04-09T15:12:21+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/stand_beside_me?rev=1365520341&do=diff Sister, stand beside me -- Sister, lend your arm Brother, stand beside me -- Brother, lend your arm An Empire’s heart lies stricken And this fight has nearly come Let them sing They will sing of glory when we've gone Sister, stand beside me -- Sister, lend your arm Brother, stand beside me -- Brother, lend your arm Vigilant against the world, Virtue keep us strong Let them sing They’ll sing of glory when we've gone text/html 2013-01-22T16:33:11+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/start?rev=1358872391&do=diff Welcome to the wiki for House d'Acier. If you are not a group member, you should be able to see some basic information, all of which is IC public. If you are a group member, and do not have an account, contact <admin@housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com>. text/html 2013-04-04T00:20:52+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/sweet_sir_caroline?rev=1365034852&do=diff Sweet Sir Caroline came in through the window in the night when the moon was in the yard. She took her hand in hers and shook the long hair from her neck and she told her she'd been working much too hard. It was true that ever since the day her loving man had passed away to the land of Glory's Pride, she laughed and talked and fought with new people at the fort but always at evening time she cried. text/html 2013-04-04T00:17:18+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/sweet_sir_galahad?rev=1365034638&do=diff Sweet Sir Caroline came in through the window in the night when the moon was in the yard. She took her hand in hers and shook the long hair from her neck and she told her she'd been working much too hard. It was true that ever since the day her loving man had passed away to the land of Glory's Pride, she laughed and talked and fought with new people at the fort but always at evening time she cried. text/html 2013-04-03T23:33:58+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/tanner_s_hill?rev=1365032038&do=diff On a winter's evening when all were cold and still There came a yoeman walking up the road to Tanner's Hill On a winter's evening without no wind nor rain A man went up to Tanner's hill, a bard came down again Once go for wisdom Twice go for fame But them as go to Tanner's Hill, they'll not come down the same text/html 2013-04-21T14:47:21+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/the_earl_of_house_de_cauro?rev=1366555641&do=diff A comic song (with a cautionary tale) A cowardly Earl asked his troubadour to compose a song about his glory and was too drunk to pay attention to the words. Music Arthur Sullivan, orginal words by W.S. Gilbert, filk by Judith In enterprise of martial kind, When there was any fighting, He led his Army from behind — He found it less exciting. But when away his Army ran, His place was at the fore, O — That celebrated, Cultivated, Underrated Nobleman, The Earl of House De Cauro! In … text/html 2013-04-21T14:35:12+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/the_troubadour?rev=1366554912&do=diff Glowing with love, on fire for fame, A Troubadour that hated sorrow, Beneath his Lady's window came, And thus he sung his last good morrow: “My arm it is my country's right, My heart is in my true love's bow'r, Gaily for love and fame to fight Befits the gallant Troubadour.” And while he march'd with helm on head And harp in hand, the descant rung, As faithful to his fav'rite maid The minstrel burden still he sung: “My arm it is my country's right, My heart is in my Lady's bow… text/html 2013-04-08T04:18:35+00:00 http://housedacier.chaosdeathfish.com/united_at_war?rev=1365394715&do=diff A mountain pass, dividing two lands; The Dawnish were lining for war; The brave knights of Glory were facing the foe And d'Avernaux stood at the fore. The Earl of the Sunrise saw they were few; And sent her own forces to aid; So d'Acier bold, with the tower unfurled, Joined hands with their cousins that day.