Congratulations to the winners of the Secrets of Faydwer Beta Access Challenge #2! For this challenge, we asked everyone to write a Haiku about Meldrath's clockworks based on lore from the Unfolding the Lore articles 1 - 4 on the EQPlayers Website. Some of the submissions were in the of a simple haiku and others were in a story haiku format. Many community members submitted more than one haiku; some even added an extra syllable... ooops! The First, Second, and Third place winners will be contacted early next week. Here are the winners: First Place Winners:
| Lethandor_Cazic Across the vast sea The city of Ak'Anon Lived special twin boys Conjoined into one Mom sought to separate them Meldrath is now two Good, bad, ugly, handsome Mother now sees her folly The good half flies off Meldrath the Mad stays The hatred burns in his eyes He is sent away An outcast to Mom Shunned by the community The mines become home A Fortress he built For Vengeance and pain he plots He will rule the day Three Gyrospires built Only Azia was laid low They will protect him Long has he waited All his plans fall into place Mechanotus flies He envisions screams They will fall before his might His vengeance complete MaloTunare Faydwer Citizens Our Homeland is in peril! Heed my call to arms! Bring friends and allies Call to all Norrathians To cooperate Enemies of Yore Must now face the common threat From Meldrath the Mad Battle for honor Against clockworks and machines Blood and flesh shall win Dwarves of Kaladim! Let minotaur flesh be cleaved With Dwarven Axes Elves of the forest! Stop this affront to nature May arrows fly true Elves of the city! Unleash your might and magic Stop the madness now Gnomes, hold off the threat Reinforcements are coming Together We'll stand Ogres, Trolls, and Men, Barbarians and Vah Shir, Come and join the fight Let brownies, machines, Minotaurs and mad men die When Norrath unites! Meldrath, you'll be stopped Soon your lab will be falling, Burning to the ground | Tadenea Nuts, Bolts, Gears, and Steam Master Meldrath Shall be King Bring forth the Machines Gnomes Rise to a Boom Mountains Appear out of Sight As Gnomes Flee with Fear
As you rise above The fortress Mechanotus Gears and steam you see Yet all is silent Except for clicking clockworks Turn back traveler For here you enter A stronghold long forgotten Where cogs and gears strive An evil yet sleeps Untold of for ages past Never should it wake
| Lenwaen-Rathe-LoL lo! Meldrath by Lenwaen Elvenbeam Minotaurs stomping Brownies maintaining the keep lo! Meldrath looms nigh! Shaking and breaking The Tower comes a'quaking lo! Meldrath looms high! Energy crackles Grease is tended and spackled lo! Meldrath looms low! A tower of death Zeka the Chaotic one lo! Meldrath looms not! Rising from the soil Mechanotus is now known lo! Meldrath now comes! The Heroes gather A battle is to be fought lo! Meldrath undone? Xianzu_Monk_Tunare Story 1 On top the fortress, in his mansion, Meldrath waits. Revenge fills his mind. The time is coming. Soon Ak'Anon shall tremble. Mechanotus Flies. Lulled by deception. Knowing not what to expect. Will the gnomes survive? Story 2 Beginning as three, Azia, Beza, and Zeka, they stood proud and tall. The eldest is gone. Ak`Anon attacked the tower. Gnomes brought Azia down. Second is Beza. Gnomes, brownies, and minotaurs, Clockworks Dominate! Success is Zeka. Steamwork Captain kills living. Safe? Only Meldrath. Story 3 Two sustain Fortress. SHIP Workshop is beside. Factory below. Towed by a large chain. Grigano oversees it. For experiments. Danger in the pods. Produces little or no, but for explosions. Down beneath the ground. Heart of Mel's Operations. Tunnels, mines, and caves. Steamworks guard and work. Minotaurs handle the slaves. Brownies work or thwart. Zaosha Gnomish mind gone mad Deadly designs Tick & Tock Creeping, clanking doom |
| Rozzl In Fort Mechanotus Meldrath's Majestic Mansion The doom of the Gnomes Tinker Tinkerer There are steamworks to be made And Gnomes to be slain Oh Meldrath the Mad Where has your brother gone to? What makes you so mad? The brownies rebel The salvation of Faydwer? Or just a lost cause? Glowing red eyes, heat! Pungent smell of oil and grease! Death waits, visitor. Story: The dawn greets Steamfont All is quiet in the hills Underground it stirs. Charlotte's whirring stops Forpar looks to the heavens It happens quickly The mountains rise up A juggernaut claims the sky It's a bird? A plane? It's Mechanotus Holding aloft its master Revenge shall be his Aadyena Look up to the sky see Meldrath's bold creation It brings death to gnomes Mother's hasty act A balance is torn in two Evil is unleashed Rebels under ground Brownies with silent attack Will their cause succeed? Three great towers built one dead, one to stay as built one loathsome of life. Slyfox Tick, tock, tick, tock, whirr... nigh is the time of meldrath now the clockworks stir Once conjoined as one torn asunder with magic sword Evil now remains. | Kramgnol O, great Ak'Anon, prepare thyselves A terrible shadow fills the sky Meldrath is coming for you All Faydwer trembles Fortress Mechanotus takes to flight Meldrath the Mad has returned All Ak'Anon falls silent Only cries fill the darkness Meldrath has arrived 'Tis the Fortress in the sky, I seek My sword and my friends with me This adventure is not for the weak 'Tis the Fortress in the sky, I seek My sword and my friends with me A quest to test our mettle once more Beza and Zeka we survived On to the Mansion, we trek Brownie rebels need our help Minotaur, clockwork, brownie loyal Await us inside, we will prevail Meldrath, you better go hide All Faydwer trembles Fortress takes to flight Meldrath has returned Ak'Anon prepares Terrible shadow fills sky Meldrath is coming Ak'Anon falls dark Only hushed cries fill the black Meldrath has arrived Fortress in the sky My Sword and my friends with me A quest to test us Beza and Zeka We survived, on to mansion Rebels need out help.
| tearsin Meldrath grunts and sighs while clockworks all stop and cry one needs more petrol! in the lesser fay the tremors have left behind shaking brownie brains beneath the deep tomb scions and trueborn give boon to gnomes who hide them fear the mecha gnome who will crush those unwary screaming: train to zone! a crystal dragon sleeping under watchful eyes worlds will know its fury Noxoculus Malevolent plans Unfold upon the good gnomes His fortress rising. Ak'Anon dismayed Its shadow cast on the hills His home rising still. Heroes of new lore Bearing hope through the darkness His fortress looming. Fighting for their lives Ending selfish desires His home awaits them. *Click* *Whirrr* --Malfunction-- "Syntax error in request "From Zatozia." "Meldreth is good..." *Twitch* "Primary objective lost" *Tick* Begin shutdown. Meldrath's steamworks rise At the faint red eventide Ak'Anon trembles. Mustering his troops "How can we survive his strike?" The good king ponders. Bringing forth terror Crimson optics glow fiercely Conquest within sight. | |
| glowsinthedark Steam billows and plumes Hear the grinding of the gears Tinker in his palace. Look clanking machine We have been over this before Do not step on me Giant metal pig You quake and shake, rattle and break Why do I ride you? The factory looms What evil lurks with in its walls? Enter and find out. |
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| Ruan_Paolo Here it come Again and again It will never end A secret hidden By simple exploration We must be very bold Eqthunder The ticking was heard Meldraths brought his mansion for war The gnomes begin to fear DethicusLoV Meldrath, oh Meldrath Your plans will crush at our hands What's wrong in your head? Meldrath, oh Meldrath Enslaving those poor Brownies We shall set them free. ezgeze Fighting valiantly homeland and King we defend Gnomes marching to war. We protect Steamfont it is our home and pride answer our Kings call. Rondai Crash in the distance Who was harmed when it came down Meldrath's eyes show no care brownies in cold chains fought in vain how can we aid when red eyes come tonight Snagtooth Mechanotus Comes Hate filled heart burns steam hot Will the gnomes survive? Adventure thrives here Norrath bands together now We Will not perish Steam billows heavily to wipe hated ones away but courage stands strong | -Mandaar- Quicksilver is tamed Broken horns accept a yoke Steam marches to war Windmills and widgets Earth bulges with steel malice The doom of the elves Drolamek Building his mansion, Waiting for the time to come, To strike down old foes. Building his mansion, Waiting for the time to come, To strike at Ak'Anon. 1man Meldrath the mad gnome gnomes, brownies and minotaurs Meldrath built minions flinthart Meldrath you are wise Yet we will plot your demise Gnomish Battle Cries. Has the war began? No matter what shall occur, Norrath will conquer. Brexler Wind-ups swapped for steam, Faster, stronger it would seem, Don't rely on these! impudent A new vengeance comes, Crushed or killed none would survive, On steam, wind or breathe, -Finneus-GH Mansion of metal Grinding gears covered in oil Lo..Mechanotus! aveyn look, meldrath has come raining terror from above unleashing clockworks | Astyliana The clockwork bellies roar While we sneak in the dark lair Will you be their lunch? Kife Meldrath lifts his fist He shall no longer remain Always a football Securain Gnomes like to tinker? Meldrath offers you a choice. Mine rule you. Or die. Ak' Anon fears him. Meldrath's Mechanotus comes Steamwork doom is near. Steamwork revenge comes Meldrath hovers in the sky Ak' Anon will weep Morpheis Meldrath's army waits Ak'Anon is in trouble Take to arms and fight CypherEnigma The price of power Blood for oil and flesh for steel These are my few friends. The white sun rises Product of maternal greed The black sun buried. To whom do we thank? A land tipped into darkness Jester's Trickery. Ragbert-CT To Meldrath the gnome, sudden pain at nuggets came, for silver be gone. Zarzac Ping, Pong, Ding, Kong, Loom, power hides, awaiting Doom. Secrets, Glory, for untold story. |
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| banghi Prismatic Dragon Kerafyrm plots his revenge Shall Norrath endure? | RannyFromDF A handsome man enters! Ranolin holding his sword come to slay the gnome | Swampfunk OH! the mean GREEN Troll Always Yellin' and Shoutin' Man, he is awesome |
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