The True Scribe

The True Scribe is a light poetic form originally devised by the elf Ametha Roaredwax. The rules of the form are applied by poets to produce individual poems which can be recited. The poem is divided into a tercet and three quatrains. Use of vivid imagery is characteristic of the form. A form of parallelism is common throughout the poem, in that certain lines reverse grammatical structures.

• The first part is intended to describe the past. The second line of the tercet is required to maintain the phrasing of the first line. It has lines with three syllables.
• The second part is intended to offer a different perspective concerning current events. Certain lines are required to maintain phrasing. It has lines with ten syllables.

Events

• In early winter of 265, The True Scribe was created by the elf Ametha Roaredwax in Pearwork