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Just a thread to try and pull apart / discuss this specific poem.
Words
The Old World
Remember, from where you came.
Brutal degradation, a torrent of never-ending pain.
Remember, the day you were created.
Hatred, malice, and slavery you were fated.
Remember, your mortal life so long ago.
Injustice, corruption, and unending woe.
Remember, the institutions you embrace.
The futile hope, witness their fall from grace.
Remember, the reason you are here.
Persistence, focus, give them fear.
Remember, what they did was wrong.
The Old World has made you strong.
~3:33 – Words
Ngaztak, The Leader of the Black Right Hand,
Malleus Odium and Revenant Poet
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So who is the poem about / for?
on a quick pass one may draw the conclusion that it is for all undead.
This line shows that it is not for the banshees - "Remember, your mortal life so long ago."
so this message is not for all the undead
wights are a good second choice baased off these two lines -
"Remember, the day you were created.
Hatred, malice, and slavery you were fated."
but I don't think this poem is about wights.
I think this is a poem of self reflection for N'gaztak himself.
"Remember, from where you came.
Brutal degradation, a torrent of never-ending pain."
from the class description we get
"Only the most grievous injustice, deepest betrayal, or greatest loss can foment the sheer hatred from which a revenant is born."
the first bit fits the bill for brutal degradation.
"But for those that choose to keep clawing, keep thrashing, keep suffering no matter what comes against them, their souls are kindled with preternatural rage"
this fits the second half.
"Remember, the day you were created.
Hatred, malice, and slavery you were fated."
Revenants self create themselves out of hatred and malice.
the slavery bit could be metaphoric to mean a slave of his own rage, or in this specific case a slave to serve the Fetid Prince.
"Remember, your mortal life so long ago.
Injustice, corruption, and unending woe.
Remember, the institutions you embrace.
The futile hope, witness their fall from grace."
It was pointed out to me that N'gaztak in his human days was not part of the Thacein empire. He was a Templar in the Ustillien empire.
He was a Templar when he was Human and had at least 1 confrontation with Lord Zorin while he was a live. Lord Zorin loved to kill Ustillien templars.
The fall from grace itself could be referencing the 7 suns in twilight game between the fetid prince and the leper. The leper did fall out of grace with its elder god. In life while he was human he did have the dream of the two playing the game.
"Remember, the reason you are here.
Persistence, focus, give them fear.
Remember, what they did was wrong.
The Old World has made you strong."
Who is Them that we need to give fear to?
Who was it that did the wrong?
it is NOT the humans - it has been stated many times that humans are like ants to us. so it has to be something higher or more powerful. Undead were around before deadhaus N'gaztak just brought a majority of them together to form the haus. My best guess is the gods who are playing with us in Anu Maht.
Words
The Old World
Remember, from where you came.
Brutal degradation, a torrent of never-ending pain.
Remember, the day you were created.
Hatred, malice, and slavery you were fated.
Remember, your mortal life so long ago.
Injustice, corruption, and unending woe.
Remember, the institutions you embrace.
The futile hope, witness their fall from grace.
Remember, the reason you are here.
Persistence, focus, give them fear.
Remember, what they did was wrong.
The Old World has made you strong.
~3:33 – Words
Ngaztak, The Leader of the Black Right Hand,
Malleus Odium and Revenant Poet
--------------------------------------------------
So who is the poem about / for?
on a quick pass one may draw the conclusion that it is for all undead.
This line shows that it is not for the banshees - "Remember, your mortal life so long ago."
so this message is not for all the undead
wights are a good second choice baased off these two lines -
"Remember, the day you were created.
Hatred, malice, and slavery you were fated."
but I don't think this poem is about wights.
I think this is a poem of self reflection for N'gaztak himself.
"Remember, from where you came.
Brutal degradation, a torrent of never-ending pain."
from the class description we get
"Only the most grievous injustice, deepest betrayal, or greatest loss can foment the sheer hatred from which a revenant is born."
the first bit fits the bill for brutal degradation.
"But for those that choose to keep clawing, keep thrashing, keep suffering no matter what comes against them, their souls are kindled with preternatural rage"
this fits the second half.
"Remember, the day you were created.
Hatred, malice, and slavery you were fated."
Revenants self create themselves out of hatred and malice.
the slavery bit could be metaphoric to mean a slave of his own rage, or in this specific case a slave to serve the Fetid Prince.
"Remember, your mortal life so long ago.
Injustice, corruption, and unending woe.
Remember, the institutions you embrace.
The futile hope, witness their fall from grace."
It was pointed out to me that N'gaztak in his human days was not part of the Thacein empire. He was a Templar in the Ustillien empire.
He was a Templar when he was Human and had at least 1 confrontation with Lord Zorin while he was a live. Lord Zorin loved to kill Ustillien templars.
The fall from grace itself could be referencing the 7 suns in twilight game between the fetid prince and the leper. The leper did fall out of grace with its elder god. In life while he was human he did have the dream of the two playing the game.
"Remember, the reason you are here.
Persistence, focus, give them fear.
Remember, what they did was wrong.
The Old World has made you strong."
Who is Them that we need to give fear to?
Who was it that did the wrong?
it is NOT the humans - it has been stated many times that humans are like ants to us. so it has to be something higher or more powerful. Undead were around before deadhaus N'gaztak just brought a majority of them together to form the haus. My best guess is the gods who are playing with us in Anu Maht.