The Chronicles, Part I
These mountains are my sacred home The only place I’ve ever known With my own blood my tree I’ve grown The land my house, the sky my dome Starless skies, silent winds Lifeless mountainsides Savage land, heartless land Here no glory hides Burning hearts freeze at night Faith and hope obscured Deathless shades ever pale Bitterness endured Dreams of fire, they burn our hearts alive While damnation works its way Forsaken liar, all guilt must be denied I’m cursed till my dying day Dragon souls, fields of fire Darkness comes too soon Where they’ll go, what will be Tells the harvest moon
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 14, 2026
Taran: Can you tell me what life holds for me Will I be a man one day All my young life I've been true in dreams Never ventured far away Will I stand one day by Gwydion's side When the Horned King roams the land Drawing swords and earn myself a name With a sword not scythe in hand Dallben: Beware the Horned King, danger draws near You're not the one to march and fight As all the creatures they flee in fear The oracle pig must be questioned tonight Taran & Dallben: A motherless child, heart of the wild Taran: Assistant pig-keeper is what I must be Taran & Dallben: Raised without a past What future will last Dallben: Protector of those who will see Taran & Dallben: A motherless son, the chosen one Taran: When worlds shake with battle I'll not spare the sword Taran & Dallben: Raised without a home The future's unknown Dallben: Stay home and guard wisdom's hoard Taran: Hen Wen, wisest pig there ever was Deep into the forest ran Unknown is the evil prophecy And I'm after her again Never could I find her in these woods Warriors of the dark appear And as fright does grip my heart with ice The Horned King is drawing near Dallben: Guard well the white pig, care for her well And one day you may have a kingdom for care The book of wisdom has cast its spell Its power is what you must beware Gwydion: Who is this boy running blind through the forest Speak to me and tell me all you can know Evil has risen, war's waged by Arawn Without a sound we must go Gwythaints in the air, spies of the dark lord Before nightfall he will know where we are The undead warriors, born of the cauldron Purest evil in heart Killing machines from the start
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Gwydion: Riders of evil, the Horned King's men Gurgi tell us what your poor eyes have seen A white pig that's roaming the woods of these lands We must find her wherever she has been Gurgi: Gurgi knows nothing in his poor tender head Crunching and munching he would crave instead Taran: The quest for the white pig, it must go on Find her before the horned king knows she's gone It's not in vain Save Prydain from darkness and evil reign Gurgi: Gurgi has seen her, the little white one Across the river she went far away Swimming and splashing she would not be found Though armies of darkness were shaking the ground Gwydion: Now we stand side by side Without fear of death we must fight Though the Cauldron Born can't be slain Life will never be the same Taran: Brave we fought yet to no avail Fight the undead - one must fail Chained and captured now we're taken to Spiral Castle where Achren rules
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Taran: In this cell there is no air to breathe Walls of black my only friend Gwydion, what has she done to you Is this where the journey ends Prydain's lost if we can't find a way To stop the cauldron born's cruel hands But tied up in the darkness I am lost There is no hope for our lands Eilonwy: Can you give my bauble back to me Down into the dark it fell Are you tied - I'll come and free your hands And Achren can never tell Never have I met someone like you before Assistant pig-keepers are rare Though your wits must be small I believe To come into the evil's lair Taran & Eilonwy: Side by side We'll leave these halls of pain Where the undead come to dwell Away we must go where the winds may blow And to save these lands from hell Side by side we'll leave these walls of death And Achren must never know On our hands and knees heading for the trees Through the pathways down below Taran: Down in the chamber of warriors gone Arms we must get, refugees on the run Out of the dungeons and into the night Earthquakes and thunder, the skies are alight Eilonwy: As lightning strikes Spiral Castle comes down No one escaped, in the dark we're alone Come see the sword which I saved from the dead But never touch it - it's what you must dread
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Flewddur: The wanderer I am, a king and a bard Came from the north, changed my crown for a harp Taran: You're not the one from the dark we'd have saved Flewddur: Pardon me for not being Gwydion the brave Eilonwy: The castle's destroyed, all rescue must fail All further rest will be to no avail I still fear the evil, we must make haste The cauldron born crawling, there's no time to waste Gurgi: Crunching and munching for poor Gurgi The enemies gather, his eyes did see So many grim warriors ready for attack Taran: As danger is lurking we can't turn our backs Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: Before day turns into night to Caer Dathyl we must ride The sons of the House of Don to warn If divided we will fall, all for one and one for all And anew an army will be born Flewddur: What will you do, put your heart to the test What will become of your very own quest March to Caer Dathyl or look for Hen Wen Taran: Gwydion's task must be carried out then Tell me the way and I'll go it alone While you may conduct this little girl home Eilonwy: No one will conduct the Princess of Llyr Warriors of Cauldron Born - I have no fear Assistant pig-keeper, you won't go alone Gurgi: With the fearless warriors Gurgi will go Flewddur: A Fflam never draws back from battle and fray Through walls of enemies I've carved my way Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: Now night falls and we are in need of rest We just can't go further on We have never heard your bardish skills Take your harp and play us a song It plays by itself Tunes of farms and castles left behind Our homes we're no longer near On my mind I can see and hear the sea And the White Horses of Llyr Home we long to be The Spirit: Come back to the harvest in the meadows Come back to fly with the White Horses of Llyr Come back to the clearing in the lush forest Come back to your castle by the sea Taran: On we must ride, no time to lose Two deathless warriors on our heels without remorse Flewddur: Hungry and many days on the run Gurgi is shivering with fever, fight with all force Eilonwy: We can't avoid them, battle we'll give A spell of magic will not work the way it should Gurgi: All hope is lost, this fight cannot be won Gurgi and the fearless warlords Face death in the woods Taran: Too far from Annuvin The deathless retreat And we must continue Before we face defeat Flewddur: Down from the mountains and along the lake Here by its shores We will find the way to Caer Dathyl Eilonwy: Never have I seen waters so black No trace of light can be seen in these waters still Gurgi: Bitter sweet lake has a mighty grip Warlords and Gurgi can fight but are pulled down Taran: Beneath the surface the company sinks Only to find the kingdom where no one must drown Flewddur: Down below the surface The fair folk does reign The dwarves are to live here The men to be slain Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: In the kingdom of the dwarves Where for gold they'll ever carve At the mercy of their king we are Must we stay forever here Time for days of doom is near And the enemy's no longer far In the kingdom down below Gurgi found what he'd not know This is where Hen Wen would try to hide Now the magic pig is found We must get back above ground Onward to Caer Dathyl we must ride
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Eiddileg: Welcome to the fair folk's land It's been eternity Since we've had visitors from the world of men Don't bore me with requests, you shall be prisoners And in a few years' time I'll listen to your words again Taran: Arawn's ready for attack and if he takes the land Even in your deepest caves you will not be safe Eilonwy: Never you must break your word Lend us a helping hand Give us arms, food and a guide to lead us from your cave Eiddileg: You want to ruin me, just come and bury me How lucky could you be to find a king so fine Just take whate'er you need, lost in your human greed And better be gone soon before wasting more time Taran: Now that Hen Wen is back with me No greater joy could ever be Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: Now battle's at hand, we have failed for we were too slow Our swords for Prydain, through fire we must go See the Horned King again, between us and the castle walls Thousands of warriors, we'll fight until we fall Eilonwy: The magic pig ran off again Eyes blazing full of fear Sensing evil's presence, never would she stay Taran: I long to be back home again The old small garden for to tend Much rather I would work the land that wield a sword Gurgi: Dear master must not fight alone With him brave Gurgi will now stand And never leave the side of his mighty warlord Flewddur: Pray, be seated on your horse And ride as fast as you can Eilonwy: Striking left and right Until we can't avoid the fight See the Horned King on our heels We can't escape again Taran: Now the hour of truth has come I see a flashing light Gwydion: Brave you fought, my valiant friends You stood well through the fray Had it not been for you Prydain wouldn’t see another day In the forest Hen Wen whispered And the Horned King's name confessed Calling evil by its name will rend it powerless Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: Now battle is won, hope is found once again today Our swords for Prydain, Arawn has gone away Once again we will fight, but today victory is here Fly flags of Prydain Gone are pain and fear
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Gwydion: Welcome dear comrades We're well met again, grave is what I have to say Arawn is rising, his greed knows no end His acts allow no delay Dallben: After the Horned King, his champion, was killed New evil ways he would devise Abducting and slaying, so much blood spilled For warriors with lifeless eyes Gwydion: The cauldron born's numbers are growing And soon their forces ours will match We must sneak deep into Annuvin Seize and steal the black cauldron from the wretched Taran & Gwydion: Into the land of darkness The land of shadows, death and void We'll steal the heart of evil The cauldron must be seized and destroyed Ellidyr: Though poor, I'm a prince and of noble birth And I will not swallow my pride If I see a pig-boy without name or worth To march as equal by my side Taran: Alongside Prince Gwydion in battle I fought So tell me where have you been tried Adaon: United we must stand, faithful to our lord And not amongst ourselves must fight Dallben: Bear this sword well, may you not need it Taran: A finer one's been owned by no man Eilonwy: You'll not set out without me going Or I will never speak to you again Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: Into the land of darkness The land of shadows, death and void We'll steal the heart of evil The cauldron must be seized and destroyed Adaon: As the dark realm gets closer heavy is my heart For in my dreams I have seen death and woe On Ellidyr's shoulders a black beast is riding The brooch of wisdom the future will show Warnings of danger, knowledge forgotten To my betrothed will I ever return Rest in the nighttime, we're almost there now Assistant pig-keeper, soon you will learn
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Flewddur: Wake up and pack your belongings For our plan has failed We made our way into Annuvin, yet to no avail The cauldron is gone from the dark halls And Arawn's in hate Who stole it to nobody is known New plans must be made Adaon: Ride off to Caer Cadarn, hold council again We must find the cauldron, searching all the lands Beware Arawn's huntsmen, they'll be on our heels Heed my words and warnings, darkness never kneels Ellidyr: I will not run but stand as a man Your hearts lack courage but I'll not give in For all the glory that is in this quest I'll give my life, never rest Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi, Flewddur, Ellidyr, Adaon: Where evil rides we must follow Or there will be no tomorrow Where has the black cauldron gone The spies of Arawn will blacken the sun Adaon: Huntsmen come Ellidyr: And now there will be no retreating Adaon: We can't run Gurgi: Gurgi fights with bruises and beatings Adaon: Do not slay Taran: If one is killed his strength Will be gained by his unholy friends Adaon: No mercy Eilonwy: We cannot win, we are outnumbered Adaon: We must flee Flewddur: Evil has woken from its slumber Adaon: Far away Taran: Though we managed to outrun them We'll never know where this ends Eiddileg: Hear what the fair folk discovered The cauldron is there, deep in the marshes of Morva Where no man would dare Orddu and Orwen and Orgoch, enchantresses old It's in their hands pale and wicked Won't trade it for gold Taran: What are we to do now, go seek the cauldron Or to Caer Cadarn to unite with Gwydion Adaon: This is a decision which I will not make But follow you, Taran, either road you'll take Taran: So to the marshes leads our way We can't allow further delay Adaon: So be it, with you we will be As long as my eyes can see Huntsmen come Again they found us, no more flying We can't run This time we must fight, no denying Stand and slay Though this is the last day I will see I will never give in Dreams come true They'll lead the huntsmen away from us For me and you Go on and do not mourn this loss To this day I knew that it would happen just like in all my dreams I have seen You'll lead them on, what I owned shall be thine Bear this brooch well and you'll know in due time Carry its secrets close to your heart Taran: Thus we mourn the loss of the greatest of bards On we must march, Morva awaits Through all the wind and storm We will enter the witches' gates Ellidyr Gurgi: Poor prince vanished before the fighting Taran: Where is he Eilonwy: He left to gain honour in finding Taran: Lost in pride Gurgi: Poor Gurgi and his poor and tender head Shall not miss him at all Taran: Dreams at night The brooch it speaks to me so gently, on we ride Through lands I've never seen so pretty, side by side The marshes must be near I can hear the cauldron's call
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Orddu: Welcome my little friends, welcome to our lands This is where all things end and all begins Here never comes the sun, neither should you have done Toads you'll be from now on, my duckling prince Taran: All over Prydain we travelled on our quest For the cauldron robbing dead men of eternal rest Will you help us find it, will you speak the truth Or must we seek even further with every move Orddu: You were sent by the one We raised a foundling son Therefore no harm be done to Arawn's foe And should you wish to see Black Crochan come with me You'll see eternity of pain and woe Eilonwy: Never have I felt my heart filled with so much fear Never a thing of so much evil was made Yet we need it and must take it away from here Orddu: We never give but you can trade Taran: Take my sword or my noble horse so good Orddu: For swords and horses we have no need Gurgi: Take Gurgi's bag, ever full of blood Orddu: Except we never eat Eilonwy: Take my ring or take my golden sphere Orddu: We have no need for toys and rings Flewddur: Take my harp, playing by itself, hear Orddu: Not as nice as birds sing Taran: This is all that remains in the end Orddu: What have you got oh let me see Taran: This brooch was forged by the first bard's hands Orddu: This looks suitable to me Taran: All from the start with us you did play Orddu: Does it make any difference Taran: So this is the price I will pay Orddu: Black Crochan is in your hands There's one more thing to say, although to your dismay There is only one way destroyed it'll be With hammers, bars and chains all tries will be in vain With blood the Crochan's stained eternally One living person must sacrifice his own And climb inside it to shatter the cauldron Buying Black Crochan cost you but a brooch Yet its destruction will cost a life for you
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Taran: We have no choice The cauldron must be brought To Caer Dallben before disaster is wrought Gurgi: Arawn must not find us or all will be lost Marching all in silence and quiet at all cost Flewddur: Across the river, there's no other way Across the river we must go today Eilonwy: Too few in number and too weak in blood Crochan is draining us of all the strength we've got Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: Over fields and plains in sorrow Lost in misery, our hearts lost to the black Can there be any hope for another tomorrow At the river there's no turning back Ellidyr: What a surprise, I believed you were dead And I'd prefer it - to Morva I head Eilonwy: We're on our way back And the cauldron we earned Ellidyr: Don't steal the glory that I so deserve Taran: The cauldron's stuck, we must take it from the flood Ellidyr help us with all the strength you've got Flewddur: No time to waste, our task must be fulfilled A day's delay and we all will be killed Ellidyr: You'll have my help but first you must agree To my demands, else it will never be The cauldron's mine and everyone will know That I did find it and took it from below Eilonwy: Ellidyr you must be mad Your pride confused your mind Ellidyr: Make your choice And see what other option you may find All my life in second rank, now a hero of the land Taran: There's no choice but to accept We are at your command Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: To the camp of great King Morgant Greatest warlord of Don, second to Gwydion In his hands the black cauldron In the camp of great King Morgant Dreaming of Prydain's crown Our hands and feet bound He's a traitor of Don, defying even Arawn In his hands the black cauldron
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026
Flewddur: Cast in this tent, our hands are tied Morgant deceived us, to Gwydion he lied Blinded by a thirst for power Gurgi: Evil warlord planned to seize black cauldron Creating invincible cauldron born This is Prydian's final hour Ellidyr: So we are met again, what a fool I was Paying for my thirst for glory with the cauldron's loss But I did not steal it Gwydion to deceive This at least you must believe Eilonwy: The fair folk are coming, untying our hands Nothing's unknown to them throughout the lands Invisible and swift Taran: I hear the warriors of Gwydion Approaching and facing the treacherous one Far too long he has lived Ellidyr: As fate did unto me I did unto you Yet there's a final thing that I can do Run to black Crochan and jump inside My death sets an end to my pride Taran, Eilonwy, Gurgi & Flewddur: And so another battle's ended And the cauldron undone Morgant's men slain or taken prisoners Slain the treacherous one Gwydion: Brave was your quest, Prydain is free For the price paid honoured you'll be Morgant and Ellidyr for what they've done We'll raise a barrow to the fallen ones Taran: After my quest for glory this is what I've got A field is better plowed than drenched in blood Too long I've been away, my heart pulls home The boy it knew a man has grown Orddu: So farewell my friends, until we meet again Now you've come this far Find Prydain in your hearts
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Jun 17, 2026