"The Loss of Negankerdak" is an original song we wrote taking place in an original fantasy world. The song centers on a pure and unbreakable material, "black diamond" and a sword naturally formed of this material. Please see the description for more details. We hope you enjoy it:)
Dwarves have always used swords, in the early norse mythology in fact, there is note made of a few swords used by dwarves, but no axes. The Axes and Hammer wielding dwarves seem to have come in later. In fact, Lord of the Rings may have introduced this idea in the hobbit when its noted that the dwarfs of Dains company use hammers rather than swords in battle.
I was looking for something like this for my world-building at first I thought of a tree that with grew into unmoldibal metal items like weapons and jewelry.
@@tieshaunntanner6846 imagine Hulk being leveled up to Worldbreaker Hulk for Endgame and being taken to the dwarven forge along with Thor and after Thor gets Stormbreaker Hulk goes into it and gets some Thanos-grade battle armor and then out comes a curse-free Negankerdak as his weapon :)
In the hollow of a great cleft of rock, a group of figures huddle around a crackling fire. They are girt with shining mail, and lean upon gleaming axes. Lost in thought, the weary dwarves stare into the depths of the flames. From among their number, a child's voice is heard: "Father, can you tell me of the theft of the Black Sword?" An older dwarf, grey in his long, braided beard, looks up. His forehead creases in thought for a moment, and slowly begins to nod assent. He looks to the others in his party, and they begin to hum, a sound to shake the bones of the Earth...
The development of story in this song is incredible. The 'gods'/guardians are introduced first, and we get a basic sense of what they are, and that they are powerful and important. Then we learn about the black diamond from dwarves, we are introduced to its properties, the most important being 'it cannot be shaped'. We are told this metal is very rare. At this moment, everything we just learned builds up to great praise of the Negankerdak. When we already know black diamond cannot be shaped and is super rare, we automaticaly see Negankerdak as something absolutely legendary. AND, not only that, but the guardians themselves can't praise it enough. Dwarves have it, but the high beings tell us how valuable it really is. And after we fall in love with this precious treasure, we get emotional in the end when it's fricking gone.
A good one but It needs to be said that Hammerdeep Universe and Negankerdak Universe are two separate universes. The creators pointed it out in several comments... those universes are NOT linked to one another.
A sword made of unbreakable material, formed in the earth by a divine intervention/fate/sheer chance, and unique because of that, is such a genius concept that it left me speechless for a while. And as far as I'm aware, it's also a really original idea.
The genius part if that this absolutely reinforces and even confirms the Dwarves in their religious conviction of being favored by the Earth while also being easily explained by sheer chance. I can only imagine how crushing it would be for such a people to have the centerpiece of their religion and the one gift by their god solely meant for them stolen. It's not just losing a huge part of their cultural identity but also like they failed their deity on a personal level. This McGuffin would be infinitely superior to the Arkenstone in The Hobbit because there's actual reason for every Dwarf in the world to care. As in: I'd believe that any Dwarf would be willing to burn down the entire world if it meant recovering this weapon.
@@Krawurxus Fëanor and his sons in Arda have the Silmarils, while the Dwarves of Irna have Negankerdak... That makes a great deal of sense to me, does it to you?
I got the notification for this video literally two seconds ago and tried to ‘like’ it as soon as possible and there were already 15 of you ahead of me 🤣
I really want this to evolve into a story of each race finding a unique item of similar power and each thinking its the best one. Each stolen until a certain group quests to find them.
That could and should be an EPIC series !! Someone needs to write the whole story, then make it into movies - with Clamavi de Profundis doing the whole soundtrack 😁.
what if you have all these ancient races with these artifacts that are lost/stolen/"broken"/dormant, then they each get recovered by different humans over the winding years, and before each of the old races fade, their former glories have re emerged by the hands of mankind?
I would caution against makeing the fates of such artifacts so symetrical. The history and events sorounding magical artifacts should be unique rather than mirroring one another. If every race got such a treasure and then they all lost them that makes the treasures seem like they are all part of the same destiny, while also destroying their uniqueness. Nagancadak stops being itself and starts being just "the dwarves magic faction treasure that was stolen like all the others."
Is this song intertwined with the world containing Hammerdeep and which fought against the hordes of Oshrjad Bonebreaker? The part about the demon arriving and halting dwarven avarice reminded me very much of my favourite song on this channel, especially how it had "no arts" save destruction.
@@ultimateshipper8997 Bilbo: Fight orcs and beasties alongside friends, breaks them out of prison, sneaks and tricks spiders and even dragons, establish diplomacy with nearby humans and elves, help you understand when you are acting like a self-destructive asshole, risks his hide to save yours for no personal gain... Arkenstone: ......well, is really pretty and shinny.
I play RPG and would like to use some of your songs in it. Example: A long time ago, the Dwarven people were shatered across the lands. Nowadays, nobody knows why. But in a strange cavern, far below the old Golden Halls, the characters will find a scroll with this song written. Now, they are the only ones to know what really happens. What are they gonna do about it?
I say go for it. As long as you aren't profiting from their product there is no issue of legality. As a DM, I shamelessly rip off and steal from anything I love. Anything to make my worlds richer and stories better. Stuff like this, with built in lore? Perfect for it.
@@mentaya11 My thoughts, exactly. I just like to notice the owner when it is available. Call me to play in your groups, if you have the patience with my poor English. ;)
@@rodrigoandrade372 I'm sort of between games atm. I had one, but I got a new job. Between that and some other stuff it's on hold. I hope to revive it pretty soon. Still, poor English is nothing new to me. Oh, and so far I've only run Star Wars RPGs, though I wouldn't mind running more traditional DnD someday.
I'm currently preparing my own campaign. And I took many things from different places. Norse Mythology mixed with Monster Hunter Lore, Monster Hunter monsters mixed with D&D Races, and MH subraces.Dwarven lore heavily modified from LOTR and Clamvi. [Prophecy of the End Times] Prophecy about my players, which they will only find scraps of throughout their adventure: When 6 souls find themselves together, bound by a formless tether, when ashes rain forever, and blood drips on a books leather, then he will start stirring in the Nether. When the hound breaks its chains at the place where chaos reigns, when 6 souls are in the serpent's presence, the dwarves will prepare their vengeance. When dwarves set sail for ancient shore, when the gods will start the final war, the 4 Aspects at their core, mana will flow to Gargonia once more. When 6 souls are willing to ascend, that's when the Ragnarök will end. [Hammerdeep] Ancient home of the Dwarves out in the ocean on a great Island. Dwarves and Hammerdeep were created by the God of War and the God of Craftsmanship as one of the many Races to counter the rapid rising of Chaos in the War of Ancients. In Retaliation against an attack from infected Dragons, the Dwarves attacked them at the Dranea (Drenee) Mountains in the South-East of the Gargonian Continent. The fight lasted 3 Weeks, during which both sides suffered heavy casualties. The Dwarves won barely, but to their great despair, Hammerdeep had fallen, attacked by the betrayer Goddess Tiamat. After losing their home, the refugees came to the Dranea Mountains, uniting with their army and building their new home on Ground drenched in Dragon Blood. Durin, General of the Army that invaded the Dragons, became the new High-King, leading his folk into the Mountains. [Famous Words to raise the morale of his people] If the Clans still stand, then there will be a home. When there is a home, there will be an Empire. And by my Ancestors and my Blood, if there is an Empire, ... there will be vengeance. After the War of Ancients was over, Gargonia was free of Chaos, as it had been fought back until it was on the other side of the world, on the second continent, also known as Ethralia. The Ancestor of Snakes wound himself around the world to hold the chaos on Ethralia as long as he could. He was assisted by the Storm Lord. Hammerdeep remained under the chaotic influence as it was beyond the barrier the two created. The Lord of Thunder, chained by the chaotic perversions that once were Dwarves of Hammerdeep, was chained there in an effort to corrupt him and make him one of the Generals of Fatalis. If it was a success, no one knows. Durin's sons and grandsons acted like their Ancestor promised and built an empire in the Mountains, where the Dwarves were readying themselves for the final war, Ragnarök. Through their short lifespan, humans have all but forgotten about the war of the ancients. But in the last few years, even they could feel that something is beginning to change, and the Dwarves are lusting for their age-old vengeance. A dwarf never forgets and never forgives.
I really like how the song ties Black Diamond into the Dwarven creation myth and cultural identity. Its unchangeable and unbreakable nature would make functional items of this material not only the rarest of discoveries but places them at the boundary between the natural and supernatural.
Hmm, small bit of headcanon idea here. The demon that stole negankerdak is the same one that would later be slain by Boic. It was foretold (this being theoretical) that a black diamond would slay the demon, so it stole negankerdak, for what other diamond could there be to slay it? It later returned and took over the dwarven kingdom for without negankerdak it assumed itt could not be slain. Then the events of Boic Brave unfold and the demon is slain by Boic (quote; "and treasures round the demon hung, Boic seized a diamond like the sun"). Maybe the diamond Boic used was also a black diamond, therefore rendering the demons prophecy true; it was slain by a black diamond, just not the one it expected
So my guess is that this song takes place before Boic founded Hammerdeep and that the loss of Neganderkak drove the dwarves to dig ever deeper in desperation to find "another" Negankerdak, which awoke the demon that Boic fought in his epic.
The amount of lore you guys are able to pump out is beyond legend. This feels like i am watching a movie with each song I hear, and I can't get enough!
While Negankerdak is a great treasure, I think the greatest treasure is Clamavi De Profundis for giving us these absolutely AMAZING songs and tales! I always look forwards to hearing the next whenever I see a new one.
It sounds to me that a great and dangerous QUEST is required to go across the whole of the world in search for the thief who stole Negankerdak. I would love to see you guys do a series of songs that follow the adventure of the party sent to retrieve Negankerdak, it would be like Lord of the Rings as told from the perspective of a bard.
They said that the Kings under Erebror would never be restored, but Thorin and his Company still slew the dragon and reclaimed the mountain. Perhaps one day the light of Negankerdak will once again shine in the hands of our people.
Last time I was this early, Oshjrad hadn't repented yet. Also, since people keep asking you guys to make a song about Túrin, I thought I'd share a poem I wrote, which you are free to take inspiration from, or even just set to music if you like: Túrin Turambar - how tall and proud! Yet upon him layeth the darkest shroud Laid on him by Morgoth Bauglir; Morgoth the Tyrant; Morgoth the Cruel And that darkness destroyed him in the end, For he despaired of life, and his heart did rend He spake unto his sword, saying, "Wilt thou now take me?" And the Black Blade replied, "Yea, gladly shall I slay thee." So come now, my friend, and share thy pain With me, for indeed I fain Would help thee in thy walk with Christ For through Him we may set things right For though to bear thy burden is not for me, Nonetheless I may bear thee For together we may break this chain, And bring renown and glory to the King's name
@@ultimateshipper8997 Besides, Tolkien himself was a Christian and based many of the stories and lore in the LOTR on his faith. Morgoth is a clear portrayal of the Devil.
I find it interesting that Rilfar hid Negankerdak, and was also the only one to speak Irna's name that wasn't a dwarf... Might just be a coincidence but he could also be related to her in some way that the others aren't? 🤔
I really like this take on a metal specific to the Dwarves. In so many fantasy world where Dwarves exist, they possess some sort of super metal that only they have access to/know how to craft with. Mithril being the arch typical example. I have never seen a story where the metal is one that the Dwarves can't do anything with. It creates such an interesting relationship between the Dwarves and black diamond. As well as, by extension Negankerdak.
Someone: Tries to explain Earth being created in millions of years of evolution or whatever Me: Oh, who can say, for who was there, when all things came into the air? And who can know, who was around, when all was made and their forms were found?
@@calebfreeman8284 That is a brilliant way of depicting yourself, if I may say so. This Celt by blood, sub-creator by trade, teacher by lifestyle, Christian by God's grace, is your second like, and OP's fifth.
@@aydenlegleiter7810 What a delightful game. American by blood, dreamer and word-smith by trade, Catholic by God's grace, is your second like and OP's 10th.
I hope we hear more of this setting. It sounds like potentially interesting fantasy world. If you get far enough, please give us primer, I know people would be interested in doing RPG campaigns in world like this.
Absolutely speechless. I can't express how thankful I am for your music. It's helped me to pick myself back up so many times. May you and your family be blessed ❤️
Some cocky young demon- "Hey dad. I killed the dwarf king with that diamond sword thing I borrowed from your treasure horde. Now they'll know not to mess with us!" Demon who stole Nagankerdak- "YOU DID WHAT?!?!! At least tell me you didn't shout our names when you were taunting them!" Kid demon- "Uh, of course I did! What are they gonna do about it?" Every dwarf in existence- "We sailed the sea to avenge ourselves against seven dragons. Now even Dragonshore will pale in comparison to the wrath we shall unleash upon you!"
Say, would you ever consider covering "Reepicheep's Verse" from _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ by C.S. Lewis? I know it's a short poem, but you could do it on repeat. :) "Where sky and water meet, Where the waves grow sweet, Doubt not, Reepicheep, To find all you seek, There is the utter East."
Okay so hear me out. Clamavi De Profundis (the whole crew, so every singer + all behind-the-scenes people) should play DND together and publish the episodes like Critical Roll. Then they should write songs based on the events in their campaign and publish those too. Not only would a DND campaign be incredible with you guys by itself, but for music to come with it where all of us already know the story would be *absolutely mindblowing.* We'd all be emotionally invested in every song 😂 Quick, everyone, give this comment 100,000 likes so that Clamavi has no choice but to do the people's will!!
@@annaofthewoodlandrealm lol ok somebody with this username *can't* not know what DND is 😂 DND = Dungeons and Dragons, a tabletop roleplaying game that has been wildly popular in the US over the last two decades.
A beautiful song. I love all your works, but my favorites are those that are part your own world and own dwarven kingdom. Keep producing these. Thank you so much for the beautiful music
Fear for the dwarves, as their spirits sink. And fear for whoever now holds the Sword Unforged. Awesome song, interesting story. I look forward to seeing where this goes.
Theory; Somewhere out there, in the depths of the earth, there lies a single other black diamond artifact. A shield. And when negankerdak's brother is unearthed, the true wielder of both shall appear, and reclaim negankerdak for the dwarves.
Negankerdak may be gone but there will come a day a hero of myth and legend among the dwarfs will seek and meet this vile demon on the battlefield and when the dust settles the dwarfs will see it returned to there possession
Clamavi De Profundis, this was fantastic! So much so that I wanted to make a brief 3D render of Negankerdak for y'all as fan-art. I didn't know how to send y'all a message other than this so here is a link to the animation: ruclips.net/video/JS66Un3RPoQ/видео.html I hope you like it!
@@ethanfullmer5547 amazing job! In my mind I viewed to sword more organic in shape, with far less angles and more curves, specifically near the hilt, cross guard, and pommel, but your interpretation is amazingly well!
@@PaRaDOX-de8bk Thanks mate! I was doing my best to stick to the one reference image I had. I think if I were to change it I'd make the blade considerably longer, but I'm still very happy with the result!
Anyone else come back here after hearing the new song “The Truth of Negankerdak” ? These 2 songs have done more to make this world seem alive than 10,000 pages of fluff lore. Keep up the great work guys
Great song! I love lore building. Any plans on writing a book or series? But the idea of an oral history in song is also exciting :) Either way, keep up the amazing work!
Very original. It's probably unintentional, but I can't help seeing a subtle warning for America in this song: In this fantastic ballad, a special sword comes to symbolize the strength and identity of a nation, and so when the sword is stolen by an evil and deceptive enemy, it crushes their national spirit. In America, firearms, or rather the right of the individual to own firearms, as guaranteed by the constitution, was always the tangible embodiment of our national spirit of individual liberty. Now, certain politicians want to get rid of that right, but if we let them steal our weapons, or right to keep the same, our national identity as the "Land of the Free" will be lost with it.
Okay nerd fans of CdP, I call upon you now! D&D 5e, I need help homebrewing this sword into my game. Besides being unbreakable and probably horribly sharp (probably a +2/+3 weapon), what properties should I give it?
Artifact class item (Not technically magical, as it's power is more structure supplemented by devine influence than enchantment) All the effects of a vorpal weapon (pure and infinately sharp), +1-2 AC (it's indestructible), advantage on charisma checks against dwarves(it's a legendary dwarven relic) I'm thinking a shortsword BC its hard to swing a longsword freely in a cave
@@imperialphoenix1229 Not necessarily, I wouldn't be surprised if the sword could cut through anything like a hot knife through butter. Just leaving gouges in the terrain from the swings. Especially with how the various Gods talk it up in the song.
@@imperialphoenix1229 Don't forget that Negankerdak should also be a source of constant light at all times. Remember that Black Diamond is described as having living courses of light like fire or sun running through it.
I need a follow up song similar to “Dragonshore”. What I mean is that I need a song where it’s just a bunch of dwarves going on a quest, in this case, to recover Negankerdak.
Fantastic work. I am loving the world creation these songs are making. And that whole part about how the black diamond couldn't be shaped or melted at all. You know those dwarves tried everything.
"Howe’er it is found, so it is framed, Too hard to break, too true to melt, The Humbler thwarts arts of smith and smelt." Hummm (googles a few things). Bet my dollars to your donuts that 'black diamond' is some kind of tungsten, highest melting point, highest tensile strength, and Wolframite (A mineral Tungesten is found in) is black almost looks like an uncut diamond.
"The Loss of Negankerdak" is an original song we wrote taking place in an original fantasy world. The song centers on a pure and unbreakable material, "black diamond" and a sword naturally formed of this material. Please see the description for more details. We hope you enjoy it:)
Love your work.
That was great! How long did it take you to do it?
Wow! You have such a great imagination for fantasy stories and music! Looking forwards for the rest of the story!
Very unique song. Excellent work, as always!
really love the song! awesome work :D
My headcanon is that Dwarves prefer axes because all swords are disappointing compared to Negankerdak.
That... actually makes sense. Wow
and spears/poleaxes for more reach
Headcanon accepted and seconded
No, they love hammers because no metal blade could be as sharp as Negankerdak.
Dwarves have always used swords, in the early norse mythology in fact, there is note made of a few swords used by dwarves, but no axes. The Axes and Hammer wielding dwarves seem to have come in later. In fact, Lord of the Rings may have introduced this idea in the hobbit when its noted that the dwarfs of Dains company use hammers rather than swords in battle.
I was not expecting this to happen. I love the beat. 5:20
I was looking for something like this for my world-building at first I thought of a tree that with grew into unmoldibal metal items like weapons and jewelry.
Amazing!
PERFECT AS USUAL!!!!!!! EXCELLENTLY
WAIT ARE YOU RELATED TO ADRIAN VON ZIEGLER?!
I listen to Adrian von Ziegler too!
Demon: *Steals the black diamond sword*
Boic Bravesoul: I'm about to hammer that diamond in your hand into your skull
Demon: runs away leaving Negankerdak behind
Boic Bravesoul: Too late. I have already hammered into your skull during a previous song. The future is sung!
@@tieshaunntanner6846 imagine Hulk being leveled up to Worldbreaker Hulk for Endgame and being taken to the dwarven forge along with Thor and after Thor gets Stormbreaker Hulk goes into it and gets some Thanos-grade battle armor and then out comes a curse-free Negankerdak as his weapon :)
millions of angery fans; Bring it back!
I have a feeling this lost sword was in fact the diamond BOic hammered into the skull of the demon, and the demon was the one who stole it.
If there's anything I know, is that searching for light emitting jewels tends to end badly.
Cough cough the silmarils
Cough cough the Arkenstone
Cough cough refined Uranium
@@oneoranota Ok that got me XD
Paid attention to the moral....
In the hollow of a great cleft of rock, a group of figures huddle around a crackling fire. They are girt with shining mail, and lean upon gleaming axes. Lost in thought, the weary dwarves stare into the depths of the flames.
From among their number, a child's voice is heard:
"Father, can you tell me of the theft of the Black Sword?"
An older dwarf, grey in his long, braided beard, looks up. His forehead creases in thought for a moment, and slowly begins to nod assent.
He looks to the others in his party, and they begin to hum, a sound to shake the bones of the Earth...
This sounds awesome, also literally the coolest thing I've ever visualized from a comment
The development of story in this song is incredible. The 'gods'/guardians are introduced first, and we get a basic sense of what they are, and that they are powerful and important. Then we learn about the black diamond from dwarves, we are introduced to its properties, the most important being 'it cannot be shaped'. We are told this metal is very rare.
At this moment, everything we just learned builds up to great praise of the Negankerdak. When we already know black diamond cannot be shaped and is super rare, we automaticaly see Negankerdak as something absolutely legendary. AND, not only that, but the guardians themselves can't praise it enough. Dwarves have it, but the high beings tell us how valuable it really is.
And after we fall in love with this precious treasure, we get emotional in the end when it's fricking gone.
"How then a gift that becomes a curse?"
This is why we can't have nice things, folks. Love the song.
Rilfar: This is Negankerdak, a sword made of diamond.
Boic: You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.
Boic's Creed: *Wealth is meant to serve a need*
Negankerdak:
@@Lloyd_Montecillo "Yeah and we really *need* this sword"- the rest of the Dwarves.
Black diamond*
@@Lloyd_Montecillo Boic: I need it to stab the demon replete, Shalda
A good one but It needs to be said that Hammerdeep Universe and Negankerdak Universe are two separate universes. The creators pointed it out in several comments... those universes are NOT linked to one another.
A sword made of unbreakable material, formed in the earth by a divine intervention/fate/sheer chance, and unique because of that, is such a genius concept that it left me speechless for a while. And as far as I'm aware, it's also a really original idea.
The genius part if that this absolutely reinforces and even confirms the Dwarves in their religious conviction of being favored by the Earth while also being easily explained by sheer chance.
I can only imagine how crushing it would be for such a people to have the centerpiece of their religion and the one gift by their god solely meant for them stolen. It's not just losing a huge part of their cultural identity but also like they failed their deity on a personal level.
This McGuffin would be infinitely superior to the Arkenstone in The Hobbit because there's actual reason for every Dwarf in the world to care.
As in: I'd believe that any Dwarf would be willing to burn down the entire world if it meant recovering this weapon.
What if in some final god battle since it was stolen say evil God wielding a corrupted Negankerdak fighting Irna.
@@Krawurxus You'd be correct. I'd be one of the first ones holding the torch.
@@Krawurxus Fëanor and his sons in Arda have the Silmarils, while the Dwarves of Irna have Negankerdak... That makes a great deal of sense to me, does it to you?
Nope, the idea goes back thousands of years and appears in many a tale.
I got the notification for this video literally two seconds ago and tried to ‘like’ it as soon as possible and there were already 15 of you ahead of me 🤣
These guys deserve to be the soundtrack of every movie. Absolutely awesome.
Upvote,... but quibble. There have been other good movie composers. HTTYD in particular stands out.
I really want this to evolve into a story of each race finding a unique item of similar power and each thinking its the best one. Each stolen until a certain group quests to find them.
That could and should be an EPIC series !!
Someone needs to write the whole story, then make it into movies - with Clamavi de Profundis doing the whole soundtrack 😁.
@@LindaGailLamb.0808 and the story is told through their songs like myths and legends and LORE
Inspired by this song, I'm making something in that vein for a DnD setting. Although I changed Negankerdak to a hammer.
what if you have all these ancient races with these artifacts that are lost/stolen/"broken"/dormant, then they each get recovered by different humans over the winding years, and before each of the old races fade, their former glories have re emerged by the hands of mankind?
I would caution against makeing the fates of such artifacts so symetrical. The history and events sorounding magical artifacts should be unique rather than mirroring one another.
If every race got such a treasure and then they all lost them that makes the treasures seem like they are all part of the same destiny, while also destroying their uniqueness. Nagancadak stops being itself and starts being just "the dwarves magic faction treasure that was stolen like all the others."
Is this song intertwined with the world containing Hammerdeep and which fought against the hordes of Oshrjad Bonebreaker? The part about the demon arriving and halting dwarven avarice reminded me very much of my favourite song on this channel, especially how it had "no arts" save destruction.
I love World Building in general, and it's a great beginning to yours !
I hope we'll soon see the elven myths.
I love how your group loves dwarven thematics. Keep it up💪🏻
what I find of great fascination is the tie-ins to the Norse mythology of old
@@HrLBolle well it's a fantasy tradition
Like windrose
like windrose
Plot twist: They we dwarfs all along!
The REAL Negankerdak was the friends we made along the way.
I'm afraid the dwarves wouldn't agree.
@UltimateShipper
Yet having one hobbit friend turned out to be more important than the Arkenstone itself.
No!! There can be only one!
😁
@@raistlin3462
Bilbo's better than any shining gem of the earth.
@@ultimateshipper8997
Bilbo: Fight orcs and beasties alongside friends, breaks them out of prison, sneaks and tricks spiders and even dragons, establish diplomacy with nearby humans and elves, help you understand when you are acting like a self-destructive asshole, risks his hide to save yours for no personal gain...
Arkenstone: ......well, is really pretty and shinny.
Absolutely smashed it, folks.
The song, not the sword. Sword's too hard for that.
Funny, a bit corny but what can I expect from a mind flayer head with a mustache
@@calebfreeman8284 That's the first thing you jumped to? It's an octopus.
I know it was just my own little corny joke, I didn't mean any thing by it.
@@XenosInfinity I truly am sorry
@@calebfreeman8284 I was confused rather than offended, there's really no need to apologise.
I play RPG and would like to use some of your songs in it. Example: A long time ago, the Dwarven people were shatered across the lands. Nowadays, nobody knows why. But in a strange cavern, far below the old Golden Halls, the characters will find a scroll with this song written. Now, they are the only ones to know what really happens. What are they gonna do about it?
I say go for it. As long as you aren't profiting from their product there is no issue of legality. As a DM, I shamelessly rip off and steal from anything I love. Anything to make my worlds richer and stories better. Stuff like this, with built in lore? Perfect for it.
@@mentaya11 My thoughts, exactly. I just like to notice the owner when it is available. Call me to play in your groups, if you have the patience with my poor English. ;)
@@rodrigoandrade372 I'm sort of between games atm. I had one, but I got a new job. Between that and some other stuff it's on hold. I hope to revive it pretty soon. Still, poor English is nothing new to me. Oh, and so far I've only run Star Wars RPGs, though I wouldn't mind running more traditional DnD someday.
I'm currently preparing my own campaign. And I took many things from different places. Norse Mythology mixed with Monster Hunter Lore, Monster Hunter monsters mixed with D&D Races, and MH subraces.Dwarven lore heavily modified from LOTR and Clamvi.
[Prophecy of the End Times]
Prophecy about my players, which they will only find scraps of throughout their adventure:
When 6 souls find themselves together,
bound by a formless tether,
when ashes rain forever,
and blood drips on a books leather,
then he will start stirring in the Nether.
When the hound breaks its chains
at the place where chaos reigns,
when 6 souls are in the serpent's presence,
the dwarves will prepare their vengeance.
When dwarves set sail for ancient shore,
when the gods will start the final war,
the 4 Aspects at their core,
mana will flow to Gargonia once more.
When 6 souls are willing to ascend,
that's when the Ragnarök will end.
[Hammerdeep]
Ancient home of the Dwarves out in the ocean on a great Island. Dwarves and Hammerdeep were created by the God of War and the God of Craftsmanship as one of the many Races to counter the rapid rising of Chaos in the War of Ancients.
In Retaliation against an attack from infected Dragons, the Dwarves attacked them at the Dranea (Drenee) Mountains in the South-East of the Gargonian Continent. The fight lasted 3 Weeks, during which both sides suffered heavy casualties. The Dwarves won barely, but to their great despair, Hammerdeep had fallen, attacked by the betrayer Goddess Tiamat. After losing their home, the refugees came to the Dranea Mountains, uniting with their army and building their new home on Ground drenched in Dragon Blood. Durin, General of the Army that invaded the Dragons, became the new High-King, leading his folk into the Mountains.
[Famous Words to raise the morale of his people]
If the Clans still stand, then there will be a home.
When there is a home, there will be an Empire.
And by my Ancestors and my Blood, if there is an Empire,
... there will be vengeance.
After the War of Ancients was over, Gargonia was free of Chaos, as it had been fought back until it was on the other side of the world, on the second continent, also known as Ethralia. The Ancestor of Snakes wound himself around the world to hold the chaos on Ethralia as long as he could. He was assisted by the Storm Lord. Hammerdeep remained under the chaotic influence as it was beyond the barrier the two created. The Lord of Thunder, chained by the chaotic perversions that once were Dwarves of Hammerdeep, was chained there in an effort to corrupt him and make him one of the Generals of Fatalis. If it was a success, no one knows.
Durin's sons and grandsons acted like their Ancestor promised and built an empire in the Mountains, where the Dwarves were readying themselves for the final war, Ragnarök. Through their short lifespan, humans have all but forgotten about the war of the ancients. But in the last few years, even they could feel that something is beginning to change, and the Dwarves are lusting for their age-old vengeance.
A dwarf never forgets and never forgives.
@@darklps5906 truly awesome setting, with a lot of conflict and potential in it! Really like the corruption aspect of it.
I am a blacksmith, and I make my best work whilst listening to Clamavi De Profundis's new music. It makes me feel like an ancient dwarvish smith :)
Thats super epic. if you could only use smiley face like this :)
Why am I so enraged about the theft of something I've never heard of till just now?
Same honestly, like how dare they steal the greatest blade to exist from the people who worship it??
yeah seriously....
Animation for When the hammer falls pleaseeeee imagine that beat 🤤
That would be awesome, but how about a messy 12 fps line art animation for noice bravesoul tho.
I really like how the song ties Black Diamond into the Dwarven creation myth and cultural identity. Its unchangeable and unbreakable nature would make functional items of this material not only the rarest of discoveries but places them at the boundary between the natural and supernatural.
Hmm, small bit of headcanon idea here.
The demon that stole negankerdak is the same one that would later be slain by Boic.
It was foretold (this being theoretical) that a black diamond would slay the demon, so it stole negankerdak, for what other diamond could there be to slay it? It later returned and took over the dwarven kingdom for without negankerdak it assumed itt could not be slain.
Then the events of Boic Brave unfold and the demon is slain by Boic (quote; "and treasures round the demon hung, Boic seized a diamond like the sun").
Maybe the diamond Boic used was also a black diamond, therefore rendering the demons prophecy true; it was slain by a black diamond, just not the one it expected
How many DnD campaigns just committed this tale to cannon lore? Besides mine, that is ;)
Amazing as always not only the music but also the thoughts you put in producing such a specific lore, just amazing.
Who else is re-watching all the Negankerdak videos to prep for the new one?
So my guess is that this song takes place before Boic founded Hammerdeep and that the loss of Neganderkak drove the dwarves to dig ever deeper in desperation to find "another" Negankerdak, which awoke the demon that Boic fought in his epic.
Sorry typed the idea before I scrolled down this far, see my comments on this song and Birth of an Age to tie everything together
The amount of lore you guys are able to pump out is beyond legend. This feels like i am watching a movie with each song I hear, and I can't get enough!
Typical family conversation, how was your day? This family's conversation, what rhymes with Negankerdak?
While Negankerdak is a great treasure, I think the greatest treasure is Clamavi De Profundis for giving us these absolutely AMAZING songs and tales! I always look forwards to hearing the next whenever I see a new one.
I do wonder if this song takes place in the same world as the Dwarven tales of Hammerdeep.I would be most interested in hearing more songs of both!
A new original song!!! Yooooooo
If this is ever made into a book I will buy it.
Great song :-)
My suspicion that Clamavi De Profundis play Dwarf Fortress only grows.
I don't know, there have been a suspicious number of survivors for that to be true.
Might I recommend putting the Negankerdak saga into a playlist of its own, for ease of locating and listening?
You should do Galadriel's song of Eldamar !!!
The Tolkien Ensemble did a great job on that one but if any can surpass it, Clamavi can!!
WE NEEDS IT MY PRECIOUS, NOW MY PRECIOUS.
The Dwarves: But we're nothing without this sword!
Irna: If you're nothing without this sword, then you don't deserve it.
i really like how the pommel at the bottom is just slightly off. it really helps sell the idea that this is a natural wonder, not a sword of men.
I like to just refresh the page again and again just to see how many more people are coming every second!
Anyone else wants a movie or book on this?
ME!!!
Me too!
It sounds to me that a great and dangerous QUEST is required to go across the whole of the world in search for the thief who stole Negankerdak.
I would love to see you guys do a series of songs that follow the adventure of the party sent to retrieve Negankerdak, it would be like Lord of the Rings as told from the perspective of a bard.
YES! ABSOLUTELY THIS!
THE NEGANKERDAK SAGA WHEN?!
But first! We need a burglar.........
@@ethannehring3355 a Burglarhobbit to be more specific.
@@ender_slayer3 I say we need an Oath to be sworn instead first...
They said that the Kings under Erebror would never be restored, but Thorin and his Company still slew the dragon and reclaimed the mountain. Perhaps one day the light of Negankerdak will once again shine in the hands of our people.
Last time I was this early, Oshjrad hadn't repented yet.
Also, since people keep asking you guys to make a song about Túrin, I thought I'd share a poem I wrote, which you are free to take inspiration from, or even just set to music if you like:
Túrin Turambar - how tall and proud!
Yet upon him layeth the darkest shroud
Laid on him by Morgoth Bauglir;
Morgoth the Tyrant; Morgoth the Cruel
And that darkness destroyed him in the end,
For he despaired of life, and his heart did rend
He spake unto his sword, saying, "Wilt thou now take me?"
And the Black Blade replied, "Yea, gladly shall I slay thee."
So come now, my friend, and share thy pain
With me, for indeed I fain
Would help thee in thy walk with Christ
For through Him we may set things right
For though to bear thy burden is not for me,
Nonetheless I may bear thee
For together we may break this chain,
And bring renown and glory to the King's name
Great job! :)
@@annaofthewoodlandrealm Thank you!
Why does this end up being a Christian song?
@@ultimateshipper8997 Because I, a Christian, wrote it
@@ultimateshipper8997 Besides, Tolkien himself was a Christian and based many of the stories and lore in the LOTR on his faith. Morgoth is a clear portrayal of the Devil.
I find it interesting that Rilfar hid Negankerdak, and was also the only one to speak Irna's name that wasn't a dwarf... Might just be a coincidence but he could also be related to her in some way that the others aren't? 🤔
He's the earth god (as implied by the 3rd song in the saga) and Erna is the personification of the earth
I really like this take on a metal specific to the Dwarves. In so many fantasy world where Dwarves exist, they possess some sort of super metal that only they have access to/know how to craft with. Mithril being the arch typical example.
I have never seen a story where the metal is one that the Dwarves can't do anything with. It creates such an interesting relationship between the Dwarves and black diamond. As well as, by extension Negankerdak.
Someone: Tries to explain Earth being created in millions of years of evolution or whatever
Me: Oh, who can say, for who was there, when all things came into the air? And who can know, who was around, when all was made and their forms were found?
Yep, this Viking by blood, bard by trade, country boy by lifestyle, Christian by God's grace, is your first like.
@@calebfreeman8284 That is a brilliant way of depicting yourself, if I may say so. This Celt by blood, sub-creator by trade, teacher by lifestyle, Christian by God's grace, is your second like, and OP's fifth.
@@jonathanhamilton2504 American by blood, Christian by God's grace, is your first like, and OP's eighth
@@aydenlegleiter7810 What a delightful game. American by blood, dreamer and word-smith by trade, Catholic by God's grace, is your second like and OP's 10th.
I hope we hear more of this setting. It sounds like potentially interesting fantasy world. If you get far enough, please give us primer, I know people would be interested in doing RPG campaigns in world like this.
Books when?
Absolutely speechless. I can't express how thankful I am for your music. It's helped me to pick myself back up so many times. May you and your family be blessed ❤️
Some cocky young demon- "Hey dad. I killed the dwarf king with that diamond sword thing I borrowed from your treasure horde. Now they'll know not to mess with us!"
Demon who stole Nagankerdak- "YOU DID WHAT?!?!! At least tell me you didn't shout our names when you were taunting them!"
Kid demon- "Uh, of course I did! What are they gonna do about it?"
Every dwarf in existence- "We sailed the sea to avenge ourselves against seven dragons. Now even Dragonshore will pale in comparison to the wrath we shall unleash upon you!"
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Aye! I'll go second mate hahahaha, nothing but the best from Clamavi De Profundis
One wonders if the dwarven victory at Dragonshore was because one of them welded Negankerdak.
I've never been this early to a video before. Wow
Clamavi De Profundis you're awsome
Why you gotta make cry for a race and artifact that don't exist?? 🤧
This is amazing, is there anything else you can tell us about the world/setting
Say, would you ever consider covering "Reepicheep's Verse" from _The Voyage of the Dawn Treader_ by C.S. Lewis? I know it's a short poem, but you could do it on repeat. :)
"Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter East."
Okay so hear me out.
Clamavi De Profundis (the whole crew, so every singer + all behind-the-scenes people) should play DND together and publish the episodes like Critical Roll. Then they should write songs based on the events in their campaign and publish those too.
Not only would a DND campaign be incredible with you guys by itself, but for music to come with it where all of us already know the story would be *absolutely mindblowing.* We'd all be emotionally invested in every song 😂
Quick, everyone, give this comment 100,000 likes so that Clamavi has no choice but to do the people's will!!
**in a bad imitation of Gimli's voice** *_Y E S_*
What is DND?
@@annaofthewoodlandrealm lol ok somebody with this username *can't* not know what DND is 😂
DND = Dungeons and Dragons, a tabletop roleplaying game that has been wildly popular in the US over the last two decades.
@@masonwingate7683 Oh... ;) I have heard of that but have not a clue what it is about! :)
It would be great if they would learn the lore of whatever setting the game is set In if they don't make their own.
A beautiful song. I love all your works, but my favorites are those that are part your own world and own dwarven kingdom. Keep producing these. Thank you so much for the beautiful music
The glorious Songs of hammerdeep
What great champion of the dwarven race shall recover his peoples' relic? Surely he should be the king.
listening from South Korea!
guess I've dug half the world away...
-Just a Dwarf passing by
Fear for the dwarves, as their spirits sink. And fear for whoever now holds the Sword Unforged.
Awesome song, interesting story. I look forward to seeing where this goes.
Theory; Somewhere out there, in the depths of the earth, there lies a single other black diamond artifact.
A shield.
And when negankerdak's brother is unearthed, the true wielder of both shall appear, and reclaim negankerdak for the dwarves.
Negankerdak may be gone but there will come a day a hero of myth and legend among the dwarfs will seek and meet this vile demon on the battlefield and when the dust settles the dwarfs will see it returned to there possession
I also think they should make a sequel to this called the return of negankerdak
@@lancedeboer8220 So much yes.
Clamavi De Profundis, this was fantastic! So much so that I wanted to make a brief 3D render of Negankerdak for y'all as fan-art. I didn't know how to send y'all a message other than this so here is a link to the animation: ruclips.net/video/JS66Un3RPoQ/видео.html I hope you like it!
Wow that is awesome! Great work! Would you mind us using that as an intro in our future Negankerdak videos?
@@ClamaviDeProfundis Go right ahead! Consider it yours!
@@ethanfullmer5547 Thanks!
@@ethanfullmer5547 amazing job! In my mind I viewed to sword more organic in shape, with far less angles and more curves, specifically near the hilt, cross guard, and pommel, but your interpretation is amazingly well!
@@PaRaDOX-de8bk Thanks mate! I was doing my best to stick to the one reference image I had. I think if I were to change it I'd make the blade considerably longer, but I'm still very happy with the result!
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Anyone else come back here after hearing the new song “The Truth of Negankerdak” ? These 2 songs have done more to make this world seem alive than 10,000 pages of fluff lore. Keep up the great work guys
Great song! I love lore building. Any plans on writing a book or series? But the idea of an oral history in song is also exciting :) Either way, keep up the amazing work!
Aww, crap !! I can only like this once 😡😠😤😬
This NEEDS to be an epic series - with movies and epic soundtrack !!
Very original. It's probably unintentional, but I can't help seeing a subtle warning for America in this song: In this fantastic ballad, a special sword comes to symbolize the strength and identity of a nation, and so when the sword is stolen by an evil and deceptive enemy, it crushes their national spirit. In America, firearms, or rather the right of the individual to own firearms, as guaranteed by the constitution, was always the tangible embodiment of our national spirit of individual liberty. Now, certain politicians want to get rid of that right, but if we let them steal our weapons, or right to keep the same, our national identity as the "Land of the Free" will be lost with it.
We must guard our own Negankerdak more closely than the dwarves did theirs.
Take my upvote!!
Simply fantastic. I hope you will continue to tell us the story....!
I love this! Looking forward for more songs in this setting. We need a discord server or some community for discussing CDP lore soon.
You achieved your goal! I want to know everything about that world now. Great worldbuilding my dear bards and wordsmiths! :)
We have Silmarillion at home:
Everytime I hear the drums at the beginning I feel tingles and gives me goose bumps
When you come back to the song and realize that Mighty Rilfar's line is about the fountain deep in a darksome rift...
Is there gonna be a novel of some sort written around these original songs you guys are making?
There really should be !!
Okay nerd fans of CdP, I call upon you now! D&D 5e, I need help homebrewing this sword into my game. Besides being unbreakable and probably horribly sharp (probably a +2/+3 weapon), what properties should I give it?
Artifact class item
(Not technically magical, as it's power is more structure supplemented by devine influence than enchantment)
All the effects of a vorpal weapon (pure and infinately sharp), +1-2 AC (it's indestructible), advantage on charisma checks against dwarves(it's a legendary dwarven relic)
I'm thinking a shortsword BC its hard to swing a longsword freely in a cave
@@imperialphoenix1229 Not necessarily, I wouldn't be surprised if the sword could cut through anything like a hot knife through butter. Just leaving gouges in the terrain from the swings. Especially with how the various Gods talk it up in the song.
@@imperialphoenix1229 Don't forget that Negankerdak should also be a source of constant light at all times. Remember that Black Diamond is described as having living courses of light like fire or sun running through it.
Second ;)
I really like the world you're building. Another great song like usual!
Amazing!
Whatever the setting, Dwarves never failed us.
I would like to aid in finding this beloved Negankerdak. I will require two people to help though, Boic Bravesoul and Oshrajd Bonebreaker
I wanna come! Have room for a gardener wannabe Viking?
@@silverlynxclaw1460 as long as you bring a weapon
@@Ricky-ce3jo Well I have quite a bit to choose from. So will do
You should write your own fantasy book series, the worlds you make with these songs alone are amazing!
Words can't express how much I love this dwarven music you've made recently!!!
Love your works as always! They deserve more recognition. Such quality and beauty. Keep it up!
An epic song, with a story behind it worthy of the Silmarillion.
Great song. I always travel back in time when I listen to your songs.
I need a follow up song similar to “Dragonshore”. What I mean is that I need a song where it’s just a bunch of dwarves going on a quest, in this case, to recover Negankerdak.
Negankerdak my Beloved.
So is it basically confirmed that Clamavi de Profundis also plays dnd and some of these songs come straight from the table?
Is it just me or does someone else also want to read that as a book?...
P.S. very cool/good song as always ^^
Is this world from a new novel? When will it be out?
Very good
Fantastic work. I am loving the world creation these songs are making.
And that whole part about how the black diamond couldn't be shaped or melted at all. You know those dwarves tried everything.
We are waiting for Part 2 in which a hero will take the sword back!
"Howe’er it is found, so it is framed, Too hard to break, too true to melt, The Humbler thwarts arts of smith and smelt." Hummm (googles a few things). Bet my dollars to your donuts that 'black diamond' is some kind of tungsten, highest melting point, highest tensile strength, and Wolframite (A mineral Tungesten is found in) is black almost looks like an uncut diamond.