b11.avi: And he did say, "Shall we not use this power, as our enemies used it unto us?

Do we not carve their wild forests into our beams and boards?

Do we not tame their raging streams to carry our boats?"

And in their youth and foolishness, did his brothers say, "Yes, let us."
--Collected letters of the smith-in-exile

b13.avi: The stone cannot know why the chisel cleaves it;

the iron cannot know why the fire scorches it.

When thy life is cleft and scorched, when death and despair leap at thee,

beat not thy breast and curse thy evil fate,

but thank the Builder for the trials that shape thee.
--The Hammer Book of Tenets

T_castleLoadingQuote2: Only the virtuous can withstand The Builder’s Trial by Fire...the sinful are consumed. - from a Hammerite Sermon

T_hammerintroLoadingQuote1: If thou hast eyes to see the glory of the Builder, but do not, then pluck them out. -Opening prayer, Ironwright Temple

T_hammerintroLoadingQuote2: Be ever diligent, For thine enemies are a multitude, And sin never sleeps... - Excerpt from a Hammerite Hymn

T_hammerintroLoadingQuote3: The Hammer is the most blessed of all the Builder’s works: ‘Tis both a tool for building, and a weapon against thy foes. - The Hammer Book of Lessons

T_hammerintroLoadingQuote4: You shalt know thy enemies well, for they wield not the hammer, and forest dwellers be they. - From The Book of the Master Builder

T_clocktowerLoadingQuote0:All of the days in the full span of thy life, are but an hour of the Builder’s time. - Collected Sermons of MasterForger Keystone

T_clocktowerLoadingQuote1: Make thou a fortress of thy heart, for thy most valuable treasures art those words given to thee by the Builder. - Words of the Sixth Forger

T_clocktowerLoadingQuote2: Once sin hath entered thy heart, thy life’s work is at an end. - Precepts of the Smith-in-Exile

T_clocktowerLoadingQuote3: Each moment of thy life hath a choice - accept the trial the Builder hath set for thee, or lay down thy burden and die. - Words of the Sixth Forger

T_hauntedhouseLoadingQuote1: Beware the Trickster’s Flame or the Fairy Spark; for they are ill wrought. Only the Builder’s Fire burns with righteousness. - The Book of Lessons

T_stonemarketLoadingQuote3: Beware the minions of the Trickster, for they revel in chaos. Seek they to undo thy works and subvert thy thoughts. - from the Sermon of St. Edgar

T_docksLoadingQuote2: Set thy bricks with the bones of heathens, and mix thy mortar with their blood. - Hammerite Book of Structure

T_oldquarterLoadingQuote1: Lay stone upon stone, pile foe upon foe, ‘til thy Builder’s work is done. - From the Builder’s Prayer

T_oldquarterLoadingQuote4: Seek thou not blood from the stone, but only from thine enemies. And if they bleedeth sap, then seek it doubly so. - The Book of the Stone

T_oldquarter3LoadingQuote1: The undead are most abhorrent to us. Their flesh is putrid, and the mark of the Trickster is upon them. - from the Mass of Saint Aaron

T_oldquarter3LoadingQuote2: Be without sin in life, for after death, the sinful doth walk without rest, ne’r welcomed into the House of the Builder. - The Builder’s Way

HIcompendium.sch: "Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 112. The chisel is but naught, save thou hast a hammer.
The hammer is but naught, save thou stretch forth thine arm.
The arm is but naught, save for thy will to serve the Builder.
If the Builder takes thy coin, dost thou renounce His work to beg on the street?
If the Builder crushes the walls that guard thee, dost thou flee to sleep in the rain?
If the Builder slays thine offspring, dost thou slay thyself?
Guard not that which thou hast made for thyself, more than the faith that burns in thy heart."

M10VO2.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 2

When the thief did cry to the master "release me, for I repent, and shall do good all my days" then did the master strike the thief's hand from him with a blade. And the master said "Go now and do good, for thy repentance has been paid."

M10VO7.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 7

When the Builder walks before thee and builds for thee a fortress, wilt thou go inside and shut the door? Or wilt thou say "Yes, and now I shalt raise one of mine own!

M10VO12.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 12

The Builder gave thou the raw stuff of thy life - make thou a great work of it or thou mockest His gifts.

M10VO36.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 36

Time once past, the harlot did say to the priest "Tarry a while, and wait upon thy duties" and the priest did tarry.

And then was the harlot scourged with birch branches, and was the priest crushed beneath the great gears, for the path of righteousness leads ever upwards, to where it is perilous to fall.

M10VO39.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 39

Hadst I a hammer, wouldst I hammer in the morning. Wouldst I hammer in the evening, all over this land.

M10VO53.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 53

To use thy chisel is to blunt its edge 'gainst the stone.
To not use thy chisel is to waste its edge.

M10VO53.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 77

What is a tree but a tower that withers and dies?
What is a pond but a cistern that stagnates and fills with muck?
What is a patch of ground but a road which cracks and washes away?

M10VO94.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 94

Guard thy tongue from falsehood as thou gardest thy purse from a jackablade. Guard thy hand from misdeed as thou gardest thy house from firelighters.

Guard thy heart from doubt as thou gardest thy tools from corrosion, for thy faith and thy tools are the best that thou hast.

M10VO108.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 108

Mortar cannot hold when the stone is not strong and clean. Before beginning thy endeavors, look to thy material, both physical and spiritual.

M10VO113.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 113

A stroke of thy chisel, once made, canst not be undone, but a stroke thou dost not make from fear is a worse flaw. Be not cautious - be correct.

M10VO141.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 141

When the Builder came amongst his children and asked "Who is it that hath spoilt this work?" then didst his errant son answer "I do not know."
Then didst the Builder cast down his son and smite him with his hammer. For is it not known that a mistake may be mastered, but a lie lasteth forever on the tongue?

M10VO170.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 170

The proof of the wall is that it stretcheth above the height of a man, and lasteth beyond the span of a man. Our greatest works exceed us in all ways.

M10VO199.STR: Hammerite Compendium of Precepts, Regimens and Rules of Conduct, Vol. 199

A flaw in the gear will fate it to shatter. A flaw in the beam harbors the termite. A flaw in a man's righteousness encompasses his death.

M12B20.STR: The Book of the Nail: Chapter 7, Verse 12
As the hammer drives nail into wood,
taming rough hewn wood,
making of nail a useful thing,
so shall the Builder use the faithful,
molding them into forms desirable,
using them to tame wild wood,
causing them to join together the foundations of our world
in joyous, regimented harmony.
Thus spake the prophet Jeremyn

HIforge1.sch: And so did the son come unto his father, and sayeth he:
Woe unto me, for hath I nothing to eat. Father, give me that which I need.
And so didst his father give to him an iron chisel and sayeth he:
Go into the world, and Builder grant thee the fruits of thy labor.
The next day did the son come unto his father, and sayeth he:
Woe unto me, for I can do naught with this chisel. Father, give me that which I need.
And the father didst give him a hammer of fine wood and metal, and sayeth he:
Go into the world, and Builder grant thee the fruits of thy labor.
And so did the son return, and sayeth he:
Woe unto me, for I cannot eat these, I cannot use these to catch fish or gather crops. Father, give me that which I need.
And the father didst cleave the begging hand from his son, and sayeth he:
The Builder hath granted thee the fruits of thy labor, which is naught.

HIforge2.sch: The Condemned Man spake upon his day of execution to the Brethren:
I am innocent! Do not cut off my head on this day!
A wise brother tested the man, saying
If thou art innocent, thou canst set thy soul to rights by reciting the Builder's holy prayer.
Fearful, the Condemned Man spake:
But I am too afraid to remember! I cannot!
The wise brother replied:
Fear never visits the innocent man. Even if thou art innocent of crime, thou art surely guilty of heresy. A righteous death shall cleanse thee of sin.
So was the Condemned Man's head cleft from his body, and was innocence visited upon him that day.

M10Wallbuilder.STR: I am a Wallbuilder. Let my walls endure, from season to season, year to year, and age to age. Let my walls stand, while families toil, armies march, and empires fall. I am a Wallbuilder, and my walls will stand always as a shield against evil.
This I pray, that will the Master Builder grant.

M11PRAYR.STR: The Prayer of Consecration

O Master Builder! We ask Thee to bless our brother who hath died in Thy service. Forgive him the transgressions of his living days, and look with favor on his works in Thy name."

"Plumb and plane, fire and forge, purify his spirit and draw from him all which does not meet Thy plan. Take him to serve with Thee in Thy Home where he may rest in peace eternal.

M3PRAY.STR: When I was cold, Thou taught of hearth and roof-beam.
When I was hungry, Thou taught of pot and cauldron.
When I was beset by foes, Thou taught of spear and shield.

Thy hammer pounds the nail, holds the roof-beam.
Thy hammer strikes the iron, shapes the cauldron.
Thy hammer in my hand, unto my foes.

HIglory.sch: The Glory of Saint Edgar
Twas the dawning of the last day of battle, and Saint Edgar didst see that his forces hadst but a few men left hale and unwounded.
Then, didst he kneel before the Chalice, and didst give entreaty to the Builder to gift him with death to his foes, or his own death.
If it be thy will that the foe fall, grant me thy strength to seek victory for thee.
If it be thy will that the foe overcome, give me death by Thy will now, for the foe shalt not have it.
Then he sup't from the Chalice, and didst light and glory fill his limbs, and the foe fell as winter before the spring.
And Saint Edgar gave praise to the Builder, and didst he walk amongst the wounded and captured enemy, and didst he give them sup from the Chalice.
And they wert consumed utterly by the fire of the Builder's forge, and the dead were beyond counting. That Saint Edgar shalt be praised above praise, and gloried above glory, was his visage graven and sculpt in purest gold, that all who saw it shouldst also know the glory of that day, and the value of his deeds.

An idle chant found in all the Thief games: And the word went before him, on a breeze carrying our salvation. Here at last is a man with the mind of a general and the heart of a poet, yet also with the hands of a builder. He will lift us up from the Earth.

Another idle chant found in all the Thief games: Vigilance is our shield, that protects us from the squalid past. Knowledge is our weapon, with which we carve a path to an enlightened future.

HM1C0314.wav: The Builder places thy challenges before thee as a stairway of hewn stone up the tower of thine life. When thou seekest to add to those challenges, to compass thine pride, thou dost clutter the design of the stairway, and introduce cracks and weaknesses, through which The Trickster mayest enter and bring thy ruin!

m04v08a.sch: On this St. Edgar’s night, let the flame burn without ceasing, let The Builder cleanse my soul, as he cleansed the land this night.

m04v01.sch: Builder lead me, Against the dark, Towards the light. Fire of the Forge, Water of the Chalice, Hammer of the God.

m04v05a.sch: Greetings, my son. As his strength cleansed the land, so let his spirit cleanse thee this night, spirit and flesh, in The Builder’s name.

HamFirstChant_001000.sch: m04c0101.sch: (Chant or prayer) Builder grant me Thy strength for mine arm, to smite Thy enemies in Thy name and for Thy purpose.

HamSecondChant_001000.sch: m04c0102.sch: (Chant or prayer) Builder, grant me protection from the evil of the Trickster, from the malice of those who follow him in their dark Forest.

HamRitualConv_001000.sch: m04c0103.sch: (Chant or prayer) So shalt the Master Builder keep and watch over us. So shalt His forge scorch the unrighteous and burn away all that which is impure and of the earth. So shalt His blessed servant, Saint Edgar, serve as the messenger to His power. Praise to thee, Lord Builder, and praise to thee, Saint Edgar, thou who didst drink from the Chalice and cleanse the land of unworthy, in thy righteousness.

HM1A0CH3.WAV: Hammer, anvil, forge and fire, chase away The Hoofed Liar. Roof and doorway, block and beam, chase The Trickster from our dreams.

hm2a0ch1.wav: And The Builder said, "If the foundation is weak, do you wail and gnash your teeth? Do you ask it to repour itself? Nay, you tear it down and begin anew. So shall it be with with all My Children, whether they be Stone or Flesh."

hm2a0ch2.wav: And the faithful spoke, saying "Lo, with the sceptre of righteousness has justice been forged. If thou wilt hearken to the designs The Builder has made and keep his statutes, thou wilt share in his triumphs."

hm3a0ch2.wav: Know then to beware and combat these breakers, to armor thyself against their blandishments, and to strike through their lies and trickery.

h1_idle2.sch: The soul of a single virtuous man hath the worth of ten evil men, for canst not the virtuous man both slay the wicked and preserve his own?

h1_idle3.sch: The hand of The Builder is in the smallest nail, the tiniest gear, if they be worked well. The hand of The Builder is in the tallest tower, the grandest bridge, if they be worked well.

h1_idle4.sch: Those who adorn themselves with gaud and finery do mock The Builder who maketh their forms. An' wilt they regret their choice, when the end comes.

h1_idle5.sch: And when the Trickster came, the man who hadst built his house of straw didst see it fall. And the man who hadst built his house of twigs didst see it fall. But the man who hadst taken care and built his house of stone didst laugh at the Trickster and was rendered immune to his beguilings...

h1_idle6.sch: Shield me from the Chaotic One...the Trickster in the woods...who lures the fool and entices with drink and promise of plenty... 'Tis a ruse...and 'tis your soul he's after....

h1_idle7.sch: Thou canst build a chapel with twigs and moss...'tis not right to live in trees or caves...I thank Thee, oh Builder, for showing us the way....

h1_idle8.sch: Wilt thou comest, when He calls? Wilt thou answereth when He requires it? Wilt thou go, and set all aside, that thou might take up His tools?

h2_idle1,sch: (Quietly chants to self) Aid me, Master Builder, in all the things that I must do. Guide me, Master Builder, and for all my days I'll serve you true.

h2_idle2.sch: Builder, let Thy plan take form in me. Builder, let Thy hammer strike me and grant me shape, and wilt I not flinch or cry out. Builder, I submit to Thy forge.

h2_idle3.sch: If thou hast a child, and teach him not of truth or of well-made work, then better hadst thou taken thy child and put out his eyes and ears, hath you done him such a great evil.

h2_idle4.sch: Thy will shalt be done, Master Builder, in the great things. Thy will shalt be done, Master Builder, in the small things.

h2_idle5.sch: Saint Maximil, watch thou over the blades, that they keepest their edge. Saint Tobias, watch thee over the counterweights, that they never shift. Saint Graimal, watch thee over the boilers, that they burn neither o'er hot nor o'er cold.

h2_idle6.sch: Let my hand be steady, oh Builder, let my hammer fall in righteousness on the brows of heathens and miscreants, oh great Master Builder....

h3_idle3.sch: If a beam taketh six nails to place, then six shalt it be. If thou useth five, then be thou a cheap and careless fool. If thou useth seven, then be thou a wastrel with no pride.

h3_idle5.sch: Blessed am I, Builder, that I mayst do the work Thou chooseth me to do. Blessed is the nail that Thou askst me to strike, and blessed is the heathen when he receiveth the grace of my hammer.

h3_idle6.sch: And the scales didst fall away from his eyes, and didst he cry out that he hath seen the light. And took he a hammer, and struck he about him, 'gainst his false friends, calling out to The Builder to save him, and was he saved.

h3_idle7.sch: Builder, let my hand strike true. Builder, in the work I do.

h3_idle8.sch: Measure thou twice, cutteth thou but once. Care in all things shalt save thee from waste and error.

h4_idle1.sch: (Quietly chants to self) Glory to the righteous and death to the impious. To all things doth their reward come, and woe betide he whose just reward pleaseth Him not.

h4_idle2.sch: And the man didst stand before The Builder, and didst the Builder ask, "Wilt thou undergo trial and hazard, for Me?" And didst the man say, "No, I do not wish pain." And thus did The Builder slay the man, that he wisht not the pain of a true life.

h4_idle3.sch: Once in a life, it is told, wilt The Builder ask thee for a task. 'Tis the greatest of honors, but, it is told, doth no man recognize the question when it doth come.

h4_idle4.sch: Each year of thy life is the foundation for the next. The man who squanders his youth needs must build his life on a foundation of mud, and then wilt it collapse.

h4_idle6.sch: He who measureth the worth of his life by counting his gold, is he who measureth the worth of a house by counting the grains of sawdust made whilst building it.

h4_idle8.sch: Art thou the hammer, or art thou the nail? From the view of the beam, 'tis all the same. But for the nail, 'tis very different.