[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] Through halls hewn old of dust and bone The Six pressed onward, all alone Past splintered doors and walls worn thin Where no living soul had walked or been Rot hung heavy, thick and foul As something dead beneath the ground No crumb remained of feasts long gone Only decay that breathed and hung Beroth clamped his mouth against the stench Zelprime watched the southern trench Wizkim slipped through shadowed gloom While Arius searched each silent room Viper's scales caught torchfire red Grog marched steady at the head Then from the black a low growl rose A hungry thing that smelled their bones [Chorus] Beware the Troll! Beware the Den! The monster comes to feed again! Claws like knives and eyes of hate Guarding Halaster's rotten feast! Steel rang loud and hammers fell Echoing through the ancient halls! The beast was strong, the beast was grim But none could stand against the Six! [Verse 2] Hunched in shadow crouched the brute On bones of fools that came before Its claws were caked with blood and grout A nightmare that would not wear out It lunged like lightning, wild and fast Its shadow stretched across the vast Cold chamber where a hundred died And none had ever left alive Viper struck with serpent speed Beroth answered fire with flame Arius crushed its ribs apart Zelprime's arrow found the heart Wizkim's blades cut through the dark Left crimson trails like dying sparks Grog roared loud and drove right through And smashed the monster through the floor Fire ate its healing flesh Silence fell upon the den at last [Chorus] Beware the Troll! Beware the Den! The monster shall not feed again! Fire and steel and courage true Brought an end to Halaster's tool! The beast was strong, the beast was grim But none could stand against the Six! [Verse 3] Past the den the heroes found The feast halls buried underground Tables stretched through dust and gloom Ghosts of banquets long consumed Each dawn the rot appeared anew Bound by the Mad Mage's wicked rune For years the troll had dragged the meat To feed the horrors underneath A copper tankard stood alone Upon a dais carved of stone Beside it lay a dwarf long dead Her quest unspoken, her oath unsaid And deeper still the danger waited Winged, cruel, and hungry still [Verse 4] Within a cavern paved with bones Three manticores had made their thrones On nests of rags and rotting cloth They watched the strangers wander forth Lion flesh and dragon wing Scorpion tail with iron sting All three roared as one and charged Hatred screaming through the dark Spikes erupted through the air Deadly rain from everywhere The stone thundered with their cries Death came falling from the skies [Chorus] Manticores! Manticores! Guardians of forgotten wars! Talons sharp and poisoned rain Filling caverns with their pain! Yet the heroes would not flee They answered with ferocity! Steel and spell and courage bright Turned the darkness into light! [Verse 5] One dove straight for Zelprime's throat Her arrow punched right through its throat It spiraled screaming from the air And crashed among its own foul lair Second charged at Arius Claws outstretched to tear him loose His hammer rose like rolling thunder Shattered bone and hide asunder Viper leapt from stone to stone Fists hit harder than thrown stone Wizkim vanished from their sight Struck again from out behind Beroth's rage lit up the cave Lightning, flame and arcane wave Last beast spread its mighty wings Met Grog charging full swing Blade bit deep and clean and true Last manticore fell through [Final Chorus] Manticores! Manticores! Now they guard these halls no more! Troll and monsters, claw and fang Fell before the heroes' stand! Through Undermountain's endless night The Six continued every fight! From feast hall rot to winged despair Victory followed everywhere! [Outro] Troll lay charred upon the stone Manticores were overthrown Somewhere deep the Mad Mage smiled Watching heroes test the wild Every beast they laid below Leads further where brave fools must go And the song ran down the dungeon walls: "Tholl the Troll was burned to ash Three manticores were brought to ruin And the Six walked onward into darkness."