From soldiers on the front lines of a war, to adventurers set upon by monsters, battle cries signal that it's time to unleash steel and spell alike. While wordless howls are enough for some warriors, there are others whose rallying cries let their enemies know exactly who they stand against. From the calls for iron and blood bellowed by the head-hunting bands of the Grave Born, to the low, bone-chilling hum of the Legionnaire's Song, there are some cries fearsome enough that they can end a battle before it's truly begun.



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"The Soldier's Toll": There's a particularly old story about death walking through the world, and assessing every person whose path he crosses. Death took a portion of the farmer's crops, a piece of a herdsman's stock, and so on, taking a toll from the living everywhere he went. When he came to a battlefield, death tried to claim a soldier who'd been gravely wounded by his foes. Every time he reached down, the soldier drove his blade into another enemy, and death had to take them instead. Eventually death's cart was full, and he had to leave the wounded soldier behind. He'd paid his toll, and the tale is something many soldiers cling to, hoping they might do the same when their time draws nigh.

There's a particularly old story about death walking through the world, and assessing every person whose path he crosses. Death took a portion of the farmer's crops, a piece of a herdsman's stock, and so on, taking a toll from the living everywhere he went. When he came to a battlefield, death tried to claim a soldier who'd been gravely wounded by his foes. Every time he reached down, the soldier drove his blade into another enemy, and death had to take them instead. Eventually death's cart was full, and he had to leave the wounded soldier behind. He'd paid his toll, and the tale is something many soldiers cling to, hoping they might do the same when their time draws nigh. "Death and Glory": Translated from the Shardrean orc word that is more closely akin to "a glorious death," this war cry was originally thought of as a martyr's scream. Over the years, though, as others have taken up the war cry, its meaning has slowly begun to change. These days it symbolizes something closer to a kind of brutal ascendance, allowing a warrior to enter a kind of zen state of mind beyond fury and fear. Death comes on one edge of the blade, and glory on the other... for you, or for others, it matters not when all is said and done.

Translated from the Shardrean orc word that is more closely akin to "a glorious death," this war cry was originally thought of as a martyr's scream. Over the years, though, as others have taken up the war cry, its meaning has slowly begun to change. These days it symbolizes something closer to a kind of brutal ascendance, allowing a warrior to enter a kind of zen state of mind beyond fury and fear. Death comes on one edge of the blade, and glory on the other... for you, or for others, it matters not when all is said and done. "I Am the Sword": An old saying among the sergeants of the Cannoran Vars is that if you give them ploughshares, they'll beat them into swords. The ploughshares in question refer to the young men and women drawn from the rural principalities who show up with hay in their hair, and dreams of glory shining in their eyes. Those who earn the right to wear their red baldrics have been tempered, trained and reforged into weapons of war, and this battle cry signals that they are no longer the peaceful farmer's tools they once were.

An old saying among the sergeants of the Cannoran Vars is that if you give them ploughshares, they'll beat them into swords. The ploughshares in question refer to the young men and women drawn from the rural principalities who show up with hay in their hair, and dreams of glory shining in their eyes. Those who earn the right to wear their red baldrics have been tempered, trained and reforged into weapons of war, and this battle cry signals that they are no longer the peaceful farmer's tools they once were. "Walk Them Down": The Shantak Legion was known for its great precision, and it was said that one thousand soldiers on their line walked with a single step. While many of their enemies ridiculed these "toy soldiers" for their bright banners and gleaming armor, it was that singular, lockstep purpose that allowed them to fight in total harmony. The Shantak never charged, but when the enemy eventually retreated, they gave chase at the same, measured pace to turn that retreat into a rout. Any foes who tried to turn and fight found they were crushed beneath the heels of the line, walked into the dirt.

The Shantak Legion was known for its great precision, and it was said that one thousand soldiers on their line walked with a single step. While many of their enemies ridiculed these "toy soldiers" for their bright banners and gleaming armor, it was that singular, lockstep purpose that allowed them to fight in total harmony. The Shantak never charged, but when the enemy eventually retreated, they gave chase at the same, measured pace to turn that retreat into a rout. Any foes who tried to turn and fight found they were crushed beneath the heels of the line, walked into the dirt. "Fill Your Hearts": The ancient philosopher Harticurus once wrote that, "To go to war is to commit oneself fully to bloodshed; there are no half measures in battle. Only those who fill their hearts with hate will be able to survive such conflicts." It was not long after this treatise grew in popularity that this war cry was first used by Pantabo the Destroyer, in direct defiance of the philosopher's warning that, though hate would help a warrior survive a battle, that it was never wise to willingly drink from such a poisoned well.



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