Oathsworn: The Nameless


Mushrooms in a circle
A door within their midst
Mustn’t set a foot in
You won’t know what you’ve missed

Curtsy to the old ones
Do not meet their gaze
Bells will send them running
Their food will bid you stay

Salt around the windowpane
Scissors by the bed
A bowl of bread and milk outside
To save you from the dead

Rowan for the trickster
Silver for the beasts
Holly breaks the curses
Iron they like least

Horseshoe on the lintel
Nails sewn in your hem
No other names but Ainsel
Will keep you safe from Them

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