Editing The Elf Song

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| description = '''The Elf Song''' is a common [[Books|Book]]. It contains the lyrics to the Song of Balduran.
| quote = This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink.
| book text = 
[O, sing a song of Balduran<br/>
Who founded Baldur's Gate.<br/>
Empire golden built on trade,<br/>
Could not avert his fate.<br/>

When three, though dead, assailed his port<br/>
Transformed, he fell their thrall.<br/>
Succumbed as threat from nether years<br/>
Arose to conquer all.<br/>

Now hope is gone, or so it seems<br/>
But game's not over yet.<br/>
New cards are drawn, new hands are played<br/>
Newcomers place a bet.<br/>

A knave, a wizard, devil, gith:<br/>
The odds are cast anew<br/>
And Baldur's fate now turns upon<br/>
The whims of fortune's few...]<br/>

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| weight kg = 0.5
| weight lb = 1.1
| price = 14
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* Inside a Rosewood Desk, when you rent a room at [[Elfsong Tavern]].
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* These are song lyrics that match actual vocals used by in-game music. If the player rents a room from [[Elfsong Tavern]], the background music has a vocalist singing these exact lyrics. Another book item referring to [[Elfsong Tavern]] mentions a "disembodied singing voice" potentially meant as a joke referencing this fact.
* The specific lyrics of ''"Baldur's '''fate''' now turns upon the '''whims''' of fortunes few"'' could be interpreted as evidence supporting the idea that specific game characters (including one very [[The Emperor|specific character]]) significantly change their behavior (or "fate") depending on what choices (or "whims") the player selects during their campaign.
* The specific lyrics of ''"a knave, a wizard, devil, gith"'' could be a reference to specific [[Origin]] characters, ''such as'', [[Astarion]], [[Gale]], [[Karlach]], and [[Lae'zel]] respectively. There are, however, multiple characters that potentially fit the description of each word. Larian's planned number of [[Origin]] characters changed over the course of the development, so the mention of only four characters could ''either'' be because the song was written ''earlier'' than release, or simply to make the lyrics flow better.
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