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O Siem - Proginoskes - 10-05-2010
The Inuk singer/songwriter Susan Aglukark wrote the song "O'Siem".
Quote:O SiemEffect: This is probably influenced by the context in which I first encountered the song (the chorus appeared in a YA fantasy novel as a kind of anthem for the good guys in the final battle), but I see this granting Doug and his allies within AoE a confidence (and possibly competence) boost based on the number of allies within AoE other than themselves, and the strength of their connection to each other: it has no effect if Doug is going it alone and is only marginally useful in an Enemy Mine situation, but a collection of friends he made on the Walk would make it quite useful and a group the same size from Warriors Alpha would make it absurd.
We are all family
O Siem
We're all the same
O Siem
The fires of freedom
Dance in the burning flame
Siem o siyeya
All people rich and poor
Siem o siyeya
Those who do and do not know
Siem o siyeya
Take the hand of one close by
Siem o siyeya
Of those who know because they try
And watch the walls come tumbling down
O Siem
We are all family
O Siem
We're all the same
O Siem
The fires of freedom
Dance in the burning flame
Siem o siyeya
All people of the world
Siem o siyeya
It's time to make the turn
Siem o siyeya
A chance to share your heart
Siem o siyeya
To make a brand new start
And watch the walls come tumbling down
O Siem
We are all family
O Siem
We're all the same
O Siem
The fires of freedom
Dance in the burning flame
Fires burn in silence
Hearts in anger bleed
Wheel of change is turning
For the ones who truly need
To see the walls come tumbling down
O Siem
We are all family
O Siem
We're all the same
O Siem
The fires of freedom
Dance in the burning flame
Still, this song would only be useful in situations where the emotional or psychological battlefields are very important ones. The effect doesn't grant any actual fighting capability; it just makes Doug and his allies resistant (or with Warriors Alpha, completely and unwaveringly impervious) to feelings of hopelessness, emotional isolation, excessive fear, and related emotional and psychological hindrances.
Alternately or additionally, "O'Siem" could break any mind control or More Than Mind Control that turns someone against their loved ones.
- Bob Schroeck - 10-05-2010
Mm. Nice. I think I might even have a possible use in an upcoming story for it...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.