Fall of a Friend

In Waterdeep's heart where shadows creep Lies Lif's tavern a place to seek But a boom did sound an eerie plight Three heroes stirred to set it right Barend the half-orc fierce and bold Aeric with sorcery untold And Vardas the monk with the burning past Together they faced the unknown's toll Through sewers dank where secrets hide They sought the truth side by side But lurking there in depths unseen Intellect devourers a wicked scene Their minds entwined a deadly dance As intellects clashed in a sinister trance Barend's mighty swings Aeric's arcane flare Yet Vardas fell to the snare In the midst of battle a friend turned foe Barend's will weakened his strength to grow And Vardas now torn apart By the cruel twist of a malevolent heart In the echo of battle amidst the gloom Barend fought back dispelling the doom But Vardas lay still his spirit flown A sacrifice made but not alone Through sewers dank where secrets hide They fought for truth side by side But in the end a price was paid For the path of heroes is oft dismayed With grief and rage they carried on Their quest for justice far from done For Lif's tavern and Waterdeep's plight They'd fight until the break of night Through sewers dank where shadows fall They press ahead heeding the call For though they've lost a cherished friend Their courage burns until the end