Poems are a feature in Warband and Viking Conquest, and can be learned by talking to any one of the Wandering Poets (Ashik, Bard, Troubador, Skald, or Minstrel), all of which are commonly found in the taverns of different towns. Each poem costs 300 denars, and will take a small while to learn.
Poems are used to woo ladies by raising your relationship points with her, allowing you to marry them. Female characters can learn all of the poems as well, but other than completion on the character's known poems stats, they serve no purpose.
Every poem is a different type, such as romantic or comedic. Using the right type of poem with a lady will raise their relationship level. But be aware that when you try to recite a poem to a lady, some may find the poem repulsive, reducing your relationship points, while others may find them neutral, changing nothing. You can ask Wandering Poets to see what type of poems a lady likes. There are only a total of five poems in the game.
Warband[]
- For More Information, see Poems/Warband.
| Poem | Type | First line | Appeals to |
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| An Argument in the Garden | Comic | "All the silks of Veluca" | Ambitious ladies |
| Helgered and Kara | Epic | "A light pierced the gloom over Wercheg cliffs" | Tomboyish ladies |
| Kais and Layali | Tragic | "The wind that blows the dry steppe dust" | Conventional ladies |
| The Heart's Desire | Mystic | "You are the first and the last" | Romantic ladies |
| The Storming of the Castle of Love | Allegoric | "I deflected her skeptical darts" | Moral ladies |
Viking Conquest[]
Poems in Viking Conquest work essentially the same as Warband, but are different set of five poems.
| Poem | Type | First line | Appeals to |
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| Aeneas and Dido | Allegoric | "But anxious cares already seized the queen" | Moral ladies |
| Orpheus and Calliope | Tragic | "The muse Calliope bore to Morpheus a son named Orpheus" | Conventional ladies |
| Aesopica, a conversation in the garden | Comic | "A Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face" | Ambitious ladies |
| Beowulf | Epic | "LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings" | Tomboyish ladies |
| Voyage of Bran | Mystic | "There is a distant isle" | Romantic ladies |
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Wikipedia has an article on this subject at: Aeneid |
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Wikipedia has an article on this subject at: Odyssey |
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Wikipedia has an article on this subject at: Aesop's Fables |
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Wikipedia has an article on this subject at: Beowulf |
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Wikipedia has an article on this subject at: The_Voyage_of_Bran |