Mercenaries

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Ominous

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Blasphemous

grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

Pious

having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity

Coffers

is a sunken panel in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon in a ceiling, soffit or vault

Prudence

knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

Judicious

marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

Dregs

sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

Tribute

something given or done as an expression of esteem

Jovial

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

Prolouge

A speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event

Culprits

One charged with an offense or crime or one guilty of crime. Noun. The culprits were sentenced the day before yesterday, for the murder of a boy.

Bequath

To give or bestow in one's will Syn:hand down;pass

Chasm

a deep opening in the earth's surface

Mercenaries

a soldier who is payed to fight for another country or group (dont have enough soldiers so they can jsut go pay for others but it can be bad cause they can be bought off and they are not as willing to fight and you have to pay for them

Sieve

a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

Patricide

act of killing (or killer of) one's father

Exploits

an act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one

Thwarted

blocked, prevented

Rouse

cause to become awake or conscious

Prophetic

foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention


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