Wind by the Fireside

The following is from Wind by the Fireside, a book within the game Neverwinter Nights.

â€œWind by the Firesideâ€ is a poem that has changed much over the ages â€“ that much is clear to those who have studied it â€“ but it is not known how much it as been altered, or why the alterations have taken place. Any scholars assume that these changes are representative of the natural evolution of language, as well as modern innovations of style. Little is known about the actual history of the poem, though some believe it to have some bearing upon the creator races of Faerun. Others have speculated that it may have been written as an ode by a follower of some ancient religion. The popular version sung in Neverwinter is noted as the following, though other regions have variations in theme.

So as you shiver in the cold and the dark,

Look into the fire and seen in its spark â€“

My eye

Watching over you.

As you walk in the windâ€™s whistling claws,

Listen past the howling wolfâ€™s jaws.

My song

Comes to you.

And when youâ€™re lost in trackless snow,

Look up high where the eagles go.

My star

Shines for you.

In deep, dark mine or on crumbling peak,

Hear the words of love I speak.

My thoughts

Are with you

You are not forsaken

You are not forgotten.

The North cannot swallow you.

The snow cannot bury you.

I will come for you.

Faerun will grow warmer,

And the gods will smile

But, oh, my love, guard yourself well â€“

All this may not happen for a long, long while.