Samiyah's Songbook

This is a compilation of songs and performances by Samiyah bint Rasul.

Level 5 Bard Review: A Love Song of the Desert Tribes

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7 players.
Hum [ Bard:  10   6   4 ] Samiyah bint Rasul, seeking a Bardic Review
Hel [ Th:21 Ma:24 Wa:24 ] Rothar SilverTongue, Mystic Rogue *Ivorytiger*
Hum [ Wa:30 Th:30 Cl:30 ] Dracos, **Nexus**
Sah [       Cl: 5       ] Kegu, likes pie.
Gno [    Lesser  God    ] Lycron, Lord of the Crimson Sun.
Hum [ Wa:30 Th:30 Ma:30 ] Linkin Lin, Wyld Ebon Blade of Nexus.
Elf [      Demigod      ] Boromir Master of the Nexus - seek your inner Nexus

The Storytelling Amphitheater
[Exits: west]
You are in a small amphitheater. Several rows of curved marble benches
curl comfortably around a raised dais. The high ceiling and polished
stone walls are shaped to reflect the voice of the speaker at the dais,
letting them be heard throughout the room. An open archway to the west
leads out into a small courtyard.
(Intense Dark Cyan Aura) Boromir is here.
(Intense Dark Blue Aura) Tokugawa is here.

Tokugawa grins happily.

You curtsey to your audience.

Boromir bows deeply.

Tokugawa says, 'break a leg!'.

Boromir grins happily.
Boromir smirks.

Samiyah smiles shyly from behind her veil.

You get a small drum from bag made from Faile hide.
Samiyah tests the surface of the drum, to ensure it is still sound.

You nod at yourself. Are you getting senile?

Samiyah clears her throat, the sound nervous.

You say (in common), 'I would like to sing for you a song of my people.'.
You say (in common), 'It is a courting song .. one that lovers would sing to one another.'.
You say (in common), 'In our way of speaking, lovers call one another 'my life' or 'my soul'. '.
You say (in common), 'You will hear that in this song. '.
You say (in common), 'Most of the songs of my culture have a repeating chorus of a single line'.
You say (in common), 'this song is no different. '.
You say (in common), 'I will sing it for you in Common, that you will understand the words... '.
You say (in common), 'though they won't rhyme in Common, I'm afraid.'.

Tokugawa chuckles, evidently amused.

Samiyah adjusts her veil to ensure it is modestly in place.
Samiyah sits, so she can rest the drum in the crook of her hip and arm.
Samiyah begins lightly drumming, the beat a lively beladi.

Samiyah drums: Doom-Doom-Teka-Tek, Doom-Teka-Tek!

Boromir nods.

Samiyah drums the chorus through twice, her body swaying to the music.

Samiyah sings (in Common), *Ah, ah, love is so sweet!*
Samiyah sings (in Common), *Ah, ah, love is so sweet!*
Samiyah sings (in Common), *With the eyes, or the hands, we started talking. I don’t remember who started talking that day.*

Samiyah slips her hands from the drum for a moment,
Samiyah makes a rolling gracefully gesture with her wrists, her eyes teasing from over the veil.

Samiyah sings (in Common), *But I remember when my eyes landed on you...*

Samiyah's eyes scan the audience for a specific person.

Samiyah sings (in Common), *And in seconds, I found my heart filled with your love...*

Samiyah balances the drum on her knee, lifting the hand that does not maintain the rhythm to clap over her heart, twice, on the beat.

Samiyah sings (in Common), *Ah, ah, love is so sweet!*
Samiyah sings (in Common), *Ah, ah, love is so sweet!*

Samiyah sings (in Common), *I saw you. My heart greeted you. It could do nothing but greet you.*

Samiyah switches hands, clapping her drumming hand over her heart twice, on the beat.

Samiyah sings (in Common), *I embraced your heart, and your eyes said, 'Take me!'*

Samiyah sings (in Common), *I don't know what happened to me. It kept me up all night and I missed dreaming.*

Samiyah glances up, as if at the night sky, her expression wistful.

Samiyah sings (in Common), *Ah, ah, love is so sweet!*
Samiyah sings (in Common), *Ah, ah, love is so sweet!*

Samiyah sings (in Common), *And I found myself telling my soul, 'Don't go away!'*

Samiyah's expression becomes one of longing, and she briefly reaches out with her hand, then returns it to the drum.

Samiyah sings (in Common), *The world laughed for me again and your love filled me.*

Samiyah slides her hand up to her heart, tapping it twice on the beat.

Samiyah sings (in Common), *Ah, ah, love is so sweet!*
Samiyah sings (in Common), *Ah, ah, love is so sweet!*

Samiyah smiles, and drums a quick flourish.
Samiyah rises and curtseys gracefully, her head bent low.

Boromir bows deeply.

You smile happily.

Boromir claps at your performance.
Boromir claps at your performance.
Boromir claps at your performance.

Tokugawa says, 'very nice'.

You say (in common), 'I... um... had to skip a line, because... someone told me the words meant something different in common than they do in my language.'.

Your cheeks are burning.

Samiyah blushes, and checks the position of her veil, to ensure it is modestly in place.

Tokugawa says, 'if that's what you do for a young bard, I look forward to seeing more performances by you.'.

Boromir gossips, 'Gratz Kegu !'.
Kegu gossips (in common), 'thanks!'.

Samiyah smiles brightly at your kind words.

You received Bards' Council approval for level 5 at 2010-08-03 22:05:15.
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Your effective level is 13
Version 4.14 of TFC was compiled on 08/01/10 at 16:30 by Tynian.
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7 players.
Hum [ Bard:  10   6   4 ] Samiyah bint Rasul, seeking a Bardic Review
Hel [ Th:29 Ra:30 Ma:30 ] Chalen Lin - Nexican Disaster Mage Extraordinaire
Hum [    Ra: 6 Ma:15    ] Tenko bat'Kael, adopted daughter of Faile *neXus*
Sah [       Cl: 6       ] Kegu, likes pie.
Hum [    Greater God    ] Tokugawa.
Gno [    Lesser  God    ] Lycron, Lord of the Crimson Sun.
Elf [      Demigod      ] Boromir Master of the Nexus - seek your inner Nexus

Level 10 Bard Review: Find The Path

May 24, 2012


The Storytelling Amphitheater
[Exits: west]
You are in a small amphitheater. Several rows of curved marble benches
curl comfortably around a raised dais. The high ceiling and polished
stone walls are shaped to reflect the voice of the speaker at the dais,
letting them be heard throughout the room. An open archway to the west
leads out into a small courtyard.

Samiyah gets a small ceramic drum from a saddlebag.

Samiyah nods, the movement causing her veil-charms to chime.

Samiyah explains, 'Songs in the tradition of my tribe tell stories, and are a way that the children learn what is expected of them.'

Samiyah explains, 'They form the structure of the world, and set you into your place in it. They explain what is right and wrong.'

You are thirsty.

Samiyah explains, 'All of your expectations for life, are set forth in these songs. What may be and what is forever forbidden.'

Samiyah bows her head slightly and says quietly, 'This is my answer to them.'

You say (in common), 'I have tried to craft it in the style that I have heard other bards use, mingled with my own tribe's ways.'.

Natilena smiles happily.


Samiyah sips some water, to prepare.

You are thirsty.

dr skin
You drink water from an antelope hide waterskin.
dr skin
You drink water from an antelope hide waterskin.
You do not feel thirsty.

Samiyah settles her drum on her hip.

Samiyah tests the surface of the drum, to ensure it is still sound.

Samiyah nods, the movement causing her veil-charms to chime.

Samiyah adjusts her veil to ensure it is modestly in place.

Samiyah begins to slowly tap out a plaintive, slow beat.

Samiyah drums: Doom-Doom-Teka-Tek, Doom-Teka-Tek!

Samiyah chants, 'Tribal girls, come close and hear'

Samiyah chants, 'heed my words, the laws you fear'

Shilea stands up.
Aoide stands up.

Aoide makes a complicated-looking gesture.
Aoide fades out of existence.

Samiyah chants, 'Bind your heart and shape your soul'

Samiyah chants, 'Obedience their every goal'

Samiyah chants, 'No dissent and no dismay'

Samiyah chants, 'Tribal law the only way'


Samiyah chants, 'Have no joy nor laughter free'

Samiyah chants, 'Pledged to wed by summer three'

Samiyah chants, 'Eyes cast down, your face to veil'

Samiyah chants, 'Obey the words of any male'

Samiyah chants, 'Woman's task to comfort men'

Samiyah chants, 'Breed an heir - again, again'


Samiyah chants, 'Think to change the way of things?'

Samiyah chants, 'Know what your refusal brings:'

Samiyah chants, 'Speak your thoughts and disobey'

Samiyah chants, 'A wicked lash your flesh to flay'

Samiyah chants, 'Mind your eyes and mind your tone'

Samiyah chants, 'Willful girls are struck by stone'


Samiyah chants, 'Shamen speak the words of rite'

Samiyah chants, 'Women's voices are but blight'

Samiyah chants, 'Men uphold the sacred prayers'

Samiyah chants, 'Chanted loud up into air'

Samiyah chants, 'Sacred words on unclean tongue'

Samiyah chants, 'Has the wrath of spirits won'


Samiyah chants, 'Raise your voice in spell or song?'

Samiyah chants, 'Priests will say is only wrong'

Samiyah chants, 'Cast you out and turn their gaze'

Samiyah chants, 'Until at dawn they end your days'

Samiyah chants, 'Name is struck from tribal sight'

Samiyah chants, 'Your body burned that coming night'


Samiyah chants, 'All the laws and all the ways'

Samiyah chants, 'Ensure that every girl-child stays'

Samiyah chants, 'And does her duty to the tribe'

Samiyah chants, 'and never off to sunset ride'

Samiyah chants, 'She stays and serves and breeds and dies'

Samiyah chants, 'And believes each of shaman's lies'


Samiyah chants, 'But past the dunes of endless sands'

Samiyah chants, 'There are a hundred thousand lands'

Samiyah chants, 'And there your voice in song can lift'

Samiyah chants, 'Without their punishment so swift'

Samiyah chants, 'Your choice to veil or wed or breed'

Samiyah chants, 'Your choice in act and thought and deed'


Samiyah chants, 'I've huddled, weeping in my bed,'

Samiyah chants, 'I've heard the words, 'cast out and dead


Raage drinks water from an antelope hide waterskin.


Samiyah chants, 'I've been Un-named by tribe and chief'

Samiyah chants, 'Yet here I stand and here I speak'

Samiyah chants, 'The tribal way is old, its true..'

Samiyah chants, '...But find the Path that's true for you.'


Samiyah ends her song with a single last abrupt note on her drum.

Samiyah falls silent, then bows her head, causing her veil-charms to chime.


Aoide shows her approval by clapping her hands together.

Natilena shows her approval by clapping her hands together.

Fayil shows his approval by clapping his hands together.

Cresom is so excited that he cheers just for the hell of it.
Cresom shows his approval by clapping his hands together.
Cresom shows his approval by clapping his hands together.

Raage shows his approval by clapping his hands together.


Natilena says, 'Im glad i was not raised in your village, thank you little bard'.

Fayil is so excited that he cheers just for the hell of it.

Raage gives you an ice cold Dew.

Aoide nods in recognition to Natilena.


Fayil drops some gold!
Fayil drops some gold!
Fayil drops some gold!
Fayil drops some gold!

Aoide says (in common), 'that was both depressing and brave'.

Orgrim nods in recognition to Natilena.
Orgrim grins evilly.

You say (in common), 'The lands of the desert are... harsh.'.

A Song For Aoide

June 22, 2012

An Underground Cavern
[Exits: up]
The scent of wood smoke fills your nostrils as you glance about the rough-
hewn cavern surrounding you. The roof of the cave glitters with the light from
thousands of precious stones embedded deep within the rough stone, each one
catching and reflecting the light of the enormous bonfire that blazes in the
center of the cavern. Piles of furs dot the walls, some occupied by the
Huntress' minions and others empty but oddly inviting. Strings of skulls, both
animal and human, hang from the ceiling against the eastern wall, clattering
and echoing hollowly as a constant breeze emanates from deep within the
cavern. Tendrils of thorny vines writhe against the northern wall behind the
throne, occasionally offering up a glimpse of the large, black thorns that
guard the black roses the Wyldess adores.
(Invis) (Hide) (Light Red Aura) Aoide is here.
(Intense Light Red Aura) Katrana is here.
(Light Red Aura) Ink is here.
(Light Red Aura) (White Aura) Manatheren, hound of the Hunt, lays beside the Wyldess' throne.

Ink closes the rune-covered trapdoor.

Samiyah looks around, her eyes huge.
Samiyah gulps loudly.

Aoide says (in common), 'oh dear, Sami! What have I done to displease you?'.

You say (in common), 'Nothing at all, Lady Ghost.'.
You say (in common), 'in fact...'.

Manatheren watches your movement closely.

Samiyah clears her throat nervously.

Aoide says (in common), 'and don't fear Manatheran. He is kind to friends'.

Ink kicks Manatheren in the ribs and warns him.

Samiyah folds her hands, interlacing her fingers to still their shaking.
Samiyah composes herself, after one quick, flicker of a glance towards The Ghost.

Samiyah gets a wooden gourd rattle from a saddlebag.

Manatheren curls his lip at the Swish.

Samiyah flicks the rattle in a single deliberate, slow-paced stroke, the grains inside making an almost eerie sound.

Samiyah chants softly, 'Like the wind, she is unseen..'
Samiyah chants softly, 'Her presence noted by its effect on others - '
Samiyah chants softly, 'Their spirits like the branches moved in a breeze'

Samiyah flicks the rattle in a single, deliberate stroke, the grains within barely heard.
Samiyah chants quietly, 'Like a spirit, she is silent..'
Samiyah chants quietly, 'The brightness of her voice stilled,'
Samiyah chants quietly, 'Somber words chosen carefully.'

Samiyah flicks the rattle in a single, deliberate stroke, the grains scraping along the inside of the gourd.
Samiyah chants respectfully, 'Like a priestess, she is devout..'
Samiyah chants respectfully, 'Bound by the Three in sacred ritae,'
Samiyah chants respectfully, 'True knowledge of Self awakening.'

Samiyah flicks the rattle in a single, deliberate stroke, the grains whispering against one another and falling silent.
Samiyah lays a hand across her chest, modestly lowers her eyes, and curtseys.

Katrana says, 'Samiyah, that was lovely'.

Ink attempts to blink but can't... where are his eyelids?!

Aoide nods.
Aoide says (in common), 'it was indeed'.

Samiyah puts the rattle away, and again interlaces her fingers.

Ink claps at your performance.

Katrana says, 'Thank you for that performance.'.

You say (in common), 'I wanted to say thank you for all of your help'.

Aoide says (in common), 'I don't think I've ever had something written about me...'.
Aoide says (in common), 'other than the songs I write about myself'.

A Song For Kylor

-May 27, 2012.

Samiyah sings, 'If you dwell within these lands, you'll know of whom I speak'
Samiyah sings, 'You've seen his feats recorded, and the glory that he seeks'
Samiyah sings, 'He's capable, I'll give him that, he swings a mighty sword'
Samiyah sings, 'It's his tongue that cuts the worst, most often when he's bored'

Samiyah sings, 'When winning glory, he's the first, to tell you that he's best'
Samiyah sings, 'He'll take on any task or quest, pursuing without rest'
Samiyah sings, 'But the prize is not enough to salve his ego king'
Samiyah sings, 'A bard he hired - Whistler by name - his latest deeds to sing'

Samiyah sings, 'But song can cut as much as sword, and Bards can sing the truth'
Samiyah sings, 'When malice prompts his actions, then this song will bring reproof'
Samiyah sings, 'Accounting all his deeds so foul would take a day and night'
Samiyah sings, 'Of speaking swiftly, without pause, with quotes of his to cite'

Samiyah sings, 'But words of that foul nature, it is improper to say'
Samiyah sings, 'For they will earn a silence that will last more than a day'

Portobello chuckles, evidently amused.

Samiyah sings, 'His mouth is like an outhouse, and that cannot be denied'

Violaine raises an eyebrow.

Samiyah sings, 'His targets all who earn his ire, stretching far and wide'

Samiyah sings, 'But it was not his filthy words that earned him this bard's song'
Samiyah sings, 'It was an accusation made, a fact he got plain wrong'
Samiyah sings, 'Accusing slander, without fact, he took upon himself'
Samiyah sings, 'To interfere with this bard, that naughty little elf'

Samiyah sings, 'When corrected, he denied, she must have done that thing!'

Lore throws back his head and cackles with insane glee!

Samiyah sings, 'When proof was brought, he still abjured, so now this bard will sing.'

Samiyah sings, 'There's truth in song, that Whistler knew, recording deeds so great'
Samiyah sings, 'But Bards can sing of malice done, an instrument of Fate'
Samiyah sings, 'So sit, enjoy, and listen to this song of his great works'
Samiyah sings, 'For it will hold another truth, and sometimes truth - it hurts.'

Samiyah sings, 'In swaths of blue, he garbs himself, a ninja, he proclaims'
Samiyah sings, 'But it's his deeds, so often cruel, that his blue aura stains'
Samiyah sings, 'Why any god would want a man so often foul and loud'
Samiyah sings, 'Whose unkind words and disrespect swarm 'round him like a cloud'

Samiyah sings, 'He says that all are cheaters that are not one of his friends'
Samiyah sings, 'He mocks immortals in his name, time and time again'

Violaine gasps in astonishment.

Samiyah sings, 'He knows all that goes on inside the homes of other souls'
Samiyah sings, 'Somehow seeing miles away, and hearing thoughts and goals'

Samiyah sings, 'His bravery is plain to see, hidden beneath a tree'
Samiyah sings, 'His meteors a land to strip, their gear obtained for free'
Samiyah sings, 'His summon works with deadly speed, alas, sometimes too well'
Samiyah sings, 'His target not within his range, but still he casts the spell'

Portobello laughs.

Samiyah sings, 'He takes advantage when a bug allows him to see more'
Samiyah sings, 'And cackles loud to mock and jape as if he's keeping score'

Lore laughs.

Violaine snickers softly.

Samiyah sings, 'A +5 girth, he eq swapped, but Nati, she saw all'
Samiyah sings, 'When caught he mocked and laughed aloud, insulting Nati's call.'
Samiyah sings, '"Busted! Straight up! Caught red handed!" all admitted he'
Samiyah sings, '"It's Hunt's mud," he cried but he meant - "Rules don't apply to me!'

Lore throws back his head and cackles with insane glee!

Samiyah sings, 'And when he's caught, his flouncing off is epic in its tone'
Samiyah sings, 'Sadly though, he's always back, a dog that needs its bone

Samiyah lays a hand across her chest, modestly lowers her eyes, and curtseys.

Ode To A Mushroom

june 9 2012

The Kitchen
[Exits: west]
Any experienced adventurer can tell you that it isn't always easy to
find food. For new adventurers this task is even more difficult.
Originally this room was built to feed those adventurers who could not
do it for themselves. Dues negotiations with guild members forced
cutbacks in the staff and building maintenance so that all that is left
now is a fountain where you can still get a drink.
A small white fountain gushes forth here.

Samiyah clears her throat.
You say (in common), 'Ode to a Mushroom!'.

You say (in common), 'Lo! Behold the Mushroom!'.

You get a Magic Mushroom from bag made from Samiyah hide.

You say (in common), 'Pungent and flavorful, it is the food of the Gods,'.

You say (in common), 'Springing forth unseeded from earth or stone at clerical whim'.

You say (in common), 'Bringing sustinance and succor to empty bellies the world over'.

You say (in common), 'Hail the shitaki!'.

Samiyah shakes the mushroom, scattering spores everywhere.

You say (in common), 'Lo! Behold its tastiness!'.

You say (in common), 'Stout and meaty, it is favored by many races:'.

You say (in common), 'Coveted by Dwarves, spitted on sticks, roasted, strung on string'.

You say (in common), 'Stolen by Halflings, raised in beds within secret tunnels'.

You say (in common), 'Hail the button!'.

Samiyah gets a string of mushrooms from a bag of Faile hide.
Samiyah pops one into her mouth.

You say (in common), 'Lo! The Mushroom!'.

Shilea looks at Lexie.

You say (in common), 'Divine in its succulence, reknowned for its tastiness'.

You say (in common), 'Known the world round as the savior of the starving'.

You say (in common), 'Yet somehow: Embodied, ambulatory, and kind - '.

You say (in common), 'Hail the Portobello!'.

Samiyah grins.

DarkClaw arrives from the west.

Lexie is so excited that she cheers just for the hell of it.

You say (in common), 'Dedicated to a most kind and generous mushroom, the Hunter Portobello'.

DarkClaw smiles happily.

Shilea is so excited that she cheers just for the hell of it.
Shilea shows her approval by clapping her hands together.
Shilea claps at your performance.
Shilea says (in common), 'Well done!'.

Samiyah blushes, and checks the position of her veil, to ensure it is modestly in place.

Lexie showers you with confetti!
Lexie says (in common), 'good job!'.

You say (in common), 'well. I just wanted to say thank you to him. Wherever he is.'.
You say (in common), 'He's very sneaky, that mushroom'.
You say (in common), 'comes from growing in the dark, I suspect'.
You say (in common), 'here, then gone..'.

Shilea stands up.
Shilea nods.

You say (in common), 'like a fungal ninja.'.

Samiyah nods, the movement causing her veil-charms to chime.

(end log)