Morgan's Travian filks
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morgan_dhuFor several years, Morgan devoted many hours a day to playing Travian, a massively multiplayer online strategy game. Basically an MMO version of Civilization, in which you build up your cities in order to create and feed lots of troops, band together with other players, and then your alliance seeks to build the world wonder that wins the game while preventing all the other alliances from doing the same.
She was active on the Travian forums for a while as well. Sadly all those posts vanished when the forum software changed. But I did find a couple poems and some filks that Morgan shared with her fellow Travian players in her documents folder. They don't seem suited to AO3 so I'm putting them here.
-----
Travian poetry
Yea verily, I say unto you, that they who send such wrath against us
shall indeed be swept into the sea
by the general uprising of all good and honourable men
who would confront such dark and dreadful dealing.
Forsooth, so reft of honour bright these ruffians are
that surely all the gods of war
shall be arrayed against them
by our side.
-----
Bold and victorious / bright-bladed warriors
conquering heroes / come from the battlefield
loot-laden, well-feasted / naught left but crows' food
in villages raided / and clean-scoured oases!
Raise up your voices / in praise of the proud ones!
The daughters of Odin / will sing of their glories -
for eons uncounted / their deeds be remembered,
the halls of Valhalla / will ring with great sagas
and the names of their foes / field-fallen, forgotten.
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Travian wheat songs (filks)
-----
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon c'mon now send some wheat,
don't leave the troops just starving in the street
when they have incomings to meet
why don't you send a little wheat?
You know they need to eat.
We're in for the long haul,
We must do this every day,
So send your wheat daily,
and you won't have to hear me say
Send wheat right away!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UEVyIyibD8
-----
Hey, I could sure use some wheat now,
It would be such a treat now,
I’m ready to eat now…
Well, I’ve been taking the heat now,
Fighting in the street now,
Send me some wheat now,
Yeah send me some wheat now
Oh, that wheat’s such a sweet thing
I can do everything
I can keep on fighting
Just send me some wheat now,
‘Cause I sure need to eat now….
Send me some wheat now,
So I can eat now
Send me some wheat now,
So I can eat now,
Yeah send me some wheat now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ-P8Fgfhvk
-----
Hear them call, high on the walls
Stand fast, the Natars are coming!
They'll go the distance, standing there for us all,
will you help our brave troops to survive?.
What do they ask for? Not much at all -
As they counter the thrusts of our rivals
You can't let them down, You must not let them starve
You must send wheat to keep them alive -
Chorus:
It's the wheat that they ask for, it's what gives them their fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rivals
So stock up your merchants, send them off day and night
And watch our world wonder as it grows higher and higher!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS4giqtbRBM
-----
Another Friday night and we ain't got no wheat
You've got some merchants should be on their way
How we wish the granary was full...
Don't let us starve away!
No, don't let us starve away!
Send wheat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLeWB3C2cLo
-----
Come on, we've got merchants standing idle,
and they could be travellin’ with some wheat, right now.
We've got wheat we don't need,
clay we can spare,
wood n' iron hanging all round the village square...
well, we must, we must, send wheat!
We must, we must send wheat...
And then our troops they will rock you!
yes then our troops they will rock you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk&feature=avmsc2
-----
I know you’re busy and you’ve got things to do,
but just remember to
Send Wheat
‘Cause our troops are waiting, they’re anticipating,
they are salivating for
Your wheat
So every time you log on, load your merchant carts and click send,
They’ll go to the wonder villa that our troops must defend
Until the end,
And then our troops will not starve
And they will face down the Natars
And hits from TR –
So just Send Wheat
The fight will go on if you
Send Wheat
They’re counting on you to just
Send Wheat
Everything’s all up to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUSYb3igXzI
-----
The battle keeps on growing, the hammers rolling night and day
The Natars just keep coming, you know we gotta keep our foes at bay
It’s gonna be a long fight, and every day can feel just the same
But we can’t stop now, we’ve gotta carry high that flame
They can't fight the battles, not without something to eat
So send your merchants, because our troops need lots of wheat!
The troops we’ve trained were made to take the heat,
They’re standing up fine, they are the server’s most elite
But they can’t fight on empty, they need that wheat to soldier on,
So keep it moving, get those carts rolling eve and dawn -
They can't fight the battles, not without something to eat
So send your merchants, because our troops need lots of wheat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs
-----
We have to send wheat
We need to send wheat
We all must send wheat, all we can
There’s so much that depends upon it
We’ve got to send wheat
You know, you know we have to send wheat
The troops need that wheat
They need it to stay strong
They need it to fight all our foes, yes you know
They need so much wheat
You know, you know we have to send wheat
You know that it's true
We can’t win the race if we don’t send all we can
We must see it through
Do all we can do
Oh yes we need to send wheat
Oh yes we have to send wheat
Right now we have to send wheat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hMrY8jysdg
-----
It’s not enough to only send in the daytime.
‘Cause the troops, they eat wheat all of the time.
We need the wheat to feed those troops day and night.
So you have to send wheat all of the time,
All day and all of the night.
All day and all of the night.
All day and all of the night.
I believe that we can win on this server.
But unless you all send wheat, we will never.
We need the wheat to feed those troops day and night.
So you have to send wheat all of the time,
All day and all of the night.
All day and all of the night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2lcsVIYiio
-----
There's battles to be fought
With DD and TR
And an incoming onslaught
from the tribe they call Natar
We’ve got the troops
to kill them all
but we gotta send wheat
or the troops will fall
So keep those merchants
moving wheat
Don’t let them rest,
troops gotta eat.
Keep on sendin' in the good wheat,
Keep on sendin' in the good wheat,
Keep on sendin' in the good wheat,
Keep on sendin' in the good wheat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQccK0F1_iY
-----
Get your merchants movin'
Headin’ on the highway
Load ‘em up with wheat and
Toss in some wood and clay
Yeah now we gotta make it happen
Gotta keep those soldiers fed
You know that the foe is coming
To avenge what we did
Gotta build up troop counts
Send ‘em to the wonders
Send ‘em even more wheat
Feed the growing defence numbers
Yeah now we gotta make it happen
Gotta keep those soldiers fed
You know that the foe is coming
To avenge what we did
Cause the war’s under way
Gotta send wheat each day
Gotta send it in
Wheat for the win!
Got to send wheat – now
Yeah, got to send wheat right now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUt8fQS9qEM
The wonders have been growing to the sky
Our hammers have been rolling, making TR cry
Soon they will be coming, try to make us pay
But our troops are standing fast, in their way…
So in the midnight hour we need more, more wheat
In our victory bow we need more, more, wheat
At the morning light we need more, more wheat
All day and night, - more, more, wheat
More, more, more.
Our armies in the millions, protect the wall
They’re there to see our wonders do not fall
But we need to feed them so they can fight
Keep the wheat moving, day and night
Because
In the midnight hour we need more, more wheat
In our victory bow we need more, more, wheat
At the morning light we need more, more wheat
All day and night, we need more, more, wheat
More, more, more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToeY7MkCm0c
-----
Well, we’ve been fightin’ real hard
And we’re trying to do a job
But it just keeps getting
Tougher every day
But we got to do our parts
Cause we know in our hearts
We got to send that
wheat in baby, yeah
Well, it isn’t all that exciting
Like a hammer train striking
But the truth is the troops
Need to eat
And you know we can’t win
Without wheat coming in
So we gotta keep sending
That wheat…
So keep on sendin’ wheat, baby
Keep on a sendin’ wheat, baby
Keep on a sendin’ wheat, baby
Keep on a sendin wheat, baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-IkE5TtO2U
-----
We're standing together,
the hammers pound in,
we’ve known they were coming,
and that we must win.
And now comes the moment of truth
we’ve been waiting for -
we must put it on the line tonight -
It's the final showdown...
We're heading for battle and still we stand tall
Cause we know we’re ready and we will not fall
For so many days we have waited and worked until now
It’s all going down tonight -
It’s the final showdown
We’re standing together
It’s the final countdown
It’s all going down
It’s the final showdown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_IKcMl_a9A
She was active on the Travian forums for a while as well. Sadly all those posts vanished when the forum software changed. But I did find a couple poems and some filks that Morgan shared with her fellow Travian players in her documents folder. They don't seem suited to AO3 so I'm putting them here.
-----
Travian poetry
Yea verily, I say unto you, that they who send such wrath against us
shall indeed be swept into the sea
by the general uprising of all good and honourable men
who would confront such dark and dreadful dealing.
Forsooth, so reft of honour bright these ruffians are
that surely all the gods of war
shall be arrayed against them
by our side.
-----
Bold and victorious / bright-bladed warriors
conquering heroes / come from the battlefield
loot-laden, well-feasted / naught left but crows' food
in villages raided / and clean-scoured oases!
Raise up your voices / in praise of the proud ones!
The daughters of Odin / will sing of their glories -
for eons uncounted / their deeds be remembered,
the halls of Valhalla / will ring with great sagas
and the names of their foes / field-fallen, forgotten.
-----
-----
Travian wheat songs (filks)
-----
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon c'mon now send some wheat,
don't leave the troops just starving in the street
when they have incomings to meet
why don't you send a little wheat?
You know they need to eat.
We're in for the long haul,
We must do this every day,
So send your wheat daily,
and you won't have to hear me say
Send wheat right away!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UEVyIyibD8
-----
Hey, I could sure use some wheat now,
It would be such a treat now,
I’m ready to eat now…
Well, I’ve been taking the heat now,
Fighting in the street now,
Send me some wheat now,
Yeah send me some wheat now
Oh, that wheat’s such a sweet thing
I can do everything
I can keep on fighting
Just send me some wheat now,
‘Cause I sure need to eat now….
Send me some wheat now,
So I can eat now
Send me some wheat now,
So I can eat now,
Yeah send me some wheat now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ-P8Fgfhvk
-----
Hear them call, high on the walls
Stand fast, the Natars are coming!
They'll go the distance, standing there for us all,
will you help our brave troops to survive?.
What do they ask for? Not much at all -
As they counter the thrusts of our rivals
You can't let them down, You must not let them starve
You must send wheat to keep them alive -
Chorus:
It's the wheat that they ask for, it's what gives them their fight
Rising up to the challenge of our rivals
So stock up your merchants, send them off day and night
And watch our world wonder as it grows higher and higher!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS4giqtbRBM
-----
Another Friday night and we ain't got no wheat
You've got some merchants should be on their way
How we wish the granary was full...
Don't let us starve away!
No, don't let us starve away!
Send wheat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLeWB3C2cLo
-----
Come on, we've got merchants standing idle,
and they could be travellin’ with some wheat, right now.
We've got wheat we don't need,
clay we can spare,
wood n' iron hanging all round the village square...
well, we must, we must, send wheat!
We must, we must send wheat...
And then our troops they will rock you!
yes then our troops they will rock you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk&feature=avmsc2
-----
I know you’re busy and you’ve got things to do,
but just remember to
Send Wheat
‘Cause our troops are waiting, they’re anticipating,
they are salivating for
Your wheat
So every time you log on, load your merchant carts and click send,
They’ll go to the wonder villa that our troops must defend
Until the end,
And then our troops will not starve
And they will face down the Natars
And hits from TR –
So just Send Wheat
The fight will go on if you
Send Wheat
They’re counting on you to just
Send Wheat
Everything’s all up to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUSYb3igXzI
-----
The battle keeps on growing, the hammers rolling night and day
The Natars just keep coming, you know we gotta keep our foes at bay
It’s gonna be a long fight, and every day can feel just the same
But we can’t stop now, we’ve gotta carry high that flame
They can't fight the battles, not without something to eat
So send your merchants, because our troops need lots of wheat!
The troops we’ve trained were made to take the heat,
They’re standing up fine, they are the server’s most elite
But they can’t fight on empty, they need that wheat to soldier on,
So keep it moving, get those carts rolling eve and dawn -
They can't fight the battles, not without something to eat
So send your merchants, because our troops need lots of wheat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs
-----
We have to send wheat
We need to send wheat
We all must send wheat, all we can
There’s so much that depends upon it
We’ve got to send wheat
You know, you know we have to send wheat
The troops need that wheat
They need it to stay strong
They need it to fight all our foes, yes you know
They need so much wheat
You know, you know we have to send wheat
You know that it's true
We can’t win the race if we don’t send all we can
We must see it through
Do all we can do
Oh yes we need to send wheat
Oh yes we have to send wheat
Right now we have to send wheat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hMrY8jysdg
-----
It’s not enough to only send in the daytime.
‘Cause the troops, they eat wheat all of the time.
We need the wheat to feed those troops day and night.
So you have to send wheat all of the time,
All day and all of the night.
All day and all of the night.
All day and all of the night.
I believe that we can win on this server.
But unless you all send wheat, we will never.
We need the wheat to feed those troops day and night.
So you have to send wheat all of the time,
All day and all of the night.
All day and all of the night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2lcsVIYiio
-----
There's battles to be fought
With DD and TR
And an incoming onslaught
from the tribe they call Natar
We’ve got the troops
to kill them all
but we gotta send wheat
or the troops will fall
So keep those merchants
moving wheat
Don’t let them rest,
troops gotta eat.
Keep on sendin' in the good wheat,
Keep on sendin' in the good wheat,
Keep on sendin' in the good wheat,
Keep on sendin' in the good wheat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQccK0F1_iY
-----
Get your merchants movin'
Headin’ on the highway
Load ‘em up with wheat and
Toss in some wood and clay
Yeah now we gotta make it happen
Gotta keep those soldiers fed
You know that the foe is coming
To avenge what we did
Gotta build up troop counts
Send ‘em to the wonders
Send ‘em even more wheat
Feed the growing defence numbers
Yeah now we gotta make it happen
Gotta keep those soldiers fed
You know that the foe is coming
To avenge what we did
Cause the war’s under way
Gotta send wheat each day
Gotta send it in
Wheat for the win!
Got to send wheat – now
Yeah, got to send wheat right now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUt8fQS9qEM
The wonders have been growing to the sky
Our hammers have been rolling, making TR cry
Soon they will be coming, try to make us pay
But our troops are standing fast, in their way…
So in the midnight hour we need more, more wheat
In our victory bow we need more, more, wheat
At the morning light we need more, more wheat
All day and night, - more, more, wheat
More, more, more.
Our armies in the millions, protect the wall
They’re there to see our wonders do not fall
But we need to feed them so they can fight
Keep the wheat moving, day and night
Because
In the midnight hour we need more, more wheat
In our victory bow we need more, more, wheat
At the morning light we need more, more wheat
All day and night, we need more, more, wheat
More, more, more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToeY7MkCm0c
-----
Well, we’ve been fightin’ real hard
And we’re trying to do a job
But it just keeps getting
Tougher every day
But we got to do our parts
Cause we know in our hearts
We got to send that
wheat in baby, yeah
Well, it isn’t all that exciting
Like a hammer train striking
But the truth is the troops
Need to eat
And you know we can’t win
Without wheat coming in
So we gotta keep sending
That wheat…
So keep on sendin’ wheat, baby
Keep on a sendin’ wheat, baby
Keep on a sendin’ wheat, baby
Keep on a sendin wheat, baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-IkE5TtO2U
-----
We're standing together,
the hammers pound in,
we’ve known they were coming,
and that we must win.
And now comes the moment of truth
we’ve been waiting for -
we must put it on the line tonight -
It's the final showdown...
We're heading for battle and still we stand tall
Cause we know we’re ready and we will not fall
For so many days we have waited and worked until now
It’s all going down tonight -
It’s the final showdown
We’re standing together
It’s the final countdown
It’s all going down
It’s the final showdown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_IKcMl_a9A
