SHIELDWALL ANTHEM

[Elspeth]

To west, Sunrifter’s failing -
Yet lo! The pipes are wailing
Loudly and proudly hailing
Across the windblown loam
There where the hills doze lightly
Now feel the blood stir spritely
Adamant as the spirits
Shieldwall, my home.

Towering, thy gallant frame
Looms above my Valorn hame
Wide may your defense span
Shields gloriously wave!
Epitomize high endeavor
Soar beyond the shining river
Ruler of my heart forever
ShieldWall the brave!

‘Pon plain or darkened woodlands
Out by the arid desert sands
Brave are the hearts that beat
Beneath the Shieldwall crest
Wild are the winds about you
Staunch are the friends that greet you
Deep as the mountains’ shadow
That protects your rest.

Towering, thy gallant frame
Looms above my Valorn hame
Wide may your defense span
Shields gloriously wave!
Epitomize high endeavor
Soar beyond the shining river
Ruler of my heart forever
ShieldWall the brave!

In far off Valornian places
Folk live in Cory’s graces
Fearing Balthazar’s touch
‘Til once more defense arise.
‘Cross all the isles a-gleaming,
Love sets the heart to dreaming,
Longing and scheming
For what Shieldwall supplies.

Towering, thy gallant frame
Looms above my Valorn hame
Wide may your defense span
Shields gloriously wave!
Epitomize high endeavor
Soar beyond the shining river
Ruler of my heart forever
ShieldWall the brave!