Songs

„*In the old days it was common for Ardoni of your age to wield Songs. It is our unique ability to harness their power. To deny their usage is to deny the very thing that makes us Ardoni.*”
— Thalleous Sendaris to Senn and Ria Sendaris↑
**Songs** are titular valuable items in *Songs of War*, as they are sources of power for the Ardoni species. When an Ardoni dies, their Songs are left behind. The colors of Songs do not have anything to do with the clans and their respective colors, however they do signify the four orders of Songs: Aggressium Songs [which specialize in attack - they can be channeled through weaponry such as swords and staffs], Mobilium Songs [which specialize in moving around], Protisium Songs [which specialize in defense], and Supporium Songs [which is the category of miscellaneous Songs that don't fit into the other three]. Members of different clans can use songs that are a different color from them. The strongest of Songs are called Prime Songs, and there is one Prime Song for each order of Song.

## Lore

Nothing is yet known about where the Songs came from, but it is written that Voltaris clan were the one who discovered the Prime Songs, but they have been used by the Ardoni for a very long time. The Prime Songs were abused by members of the Voltaris clan (who discovered them), resulting in the entire clan being banished from Ardonia. The four Prime Songs were given to the masters of the four remaining clans to keep them safe, as they were deemed too powerful to be used freely.

Shortly after, the Nether attacked under King Chronos. A competition was held to determine which Ardoni warrior would be powerful enough and trustworthy enough to wield all the Prime Songs in battle with the Nether. A Nestoris won this competition but revealed himself to be Ingressus, a Voltaris in disguise, trying to be welcomed back by the other Ardoni and demonstrate his reliability. The other clans still did not tolerate him, and took the Prime Songs back, sending Ingressus back into exile, thus starting the chain of events that led to the Great War - Ingressus killed the masters of the Sendaris, Kaltaris, and Mendoris clans and stole the Prime Songs from them, as they had now corrupted his existence - seeing them but having them refused to him was more than enough to snap him. Only one master, Aegus Nestoris, survived Ingressus' attack, protecting the most powerful prime song. Ingressus gained the name "Deathsinger" for his abuse of the Prime Songs.

Achillean Nestoris later arrived into battle and proved his skill with the Songs, thus earning him the name "Tidesinger", as he turned the tides of the conflict towards his final battle with the Deathsinger, resulting in both of their supposed deaths and the Prime Songs being returned to the other four Ardoni clans, however not to the new masters. Thalleous in Episode 3 explains that after the Great War, the masters could not be given the Prime Songs, as their location would be too obvious to enemies, and the Prime Songs could be abused. So they were instead given to families in each clan. So far we only know of one family that received a Prime Song, and that is Osivian's family of the Sendaris clan. The Song they were given was the Mobilium Prime Song. However, Thalleous in episode 3 took it from Osivian to bring it to a "safer place" which turns out to be with an old friend of Thalleous, Sulliman, who has an underground potion business, and who Senn doesn't trust.

In Episode 5, Thalleous explains further that Songs produce adverse effects on his health, which shows that Songs do wield great power, but come with other consequences. He also explains that when an Ardoni dies, their Songs are left behind.

In Episode 6 it is seen that when an Ardoni dies, their Songs materialize next to their body once the Ardoni's markings have gone dark.

In Episode 9, Zulius Kaltaris is shown using an Aggressium Song. He commented that he hopes the Ardoni still know how to use them, implying that Songs have not been widely used for some time, presumably after the Great War.

A user can only wield 4 Songs—one of each type, which means that an Ardoni cannot wield 5 Songs, or multiple Songs of a single type (unless they wield a Prime Song, which grants the user access to all Songs within that category). Songs can be compared to snowflakes in that they can be similar, but all individual Songs are unique, like a snowflake.

## Types

Supporium, Protisium, Mobilium and Aggressium are the four known Song types. Protisium is protection and shields as seen in episode one, Mobilium is movement such as Thalleous's teleportation song and Aggressium is offensive such as Tygren's energy ball. Supporium possesses the powers that can not fit into any other category. For example, telekinesis has been shown.

### Aggressium Songs

The Aggressium Songs are used for offensive purposes. Their color is red, and they are the most commonly used. In the opening, the Aggressium Prime Song is said to be the most powerful of the Prime Songs.

### Mobilium Songs

The Mobilium Songs are used for movement. Their color is yellow.

### Protisium Songs

The Protisium Songs are used for defensive purposes. Their color is blue.

### Supporium Songs

The Supporium Songs possess powers that do not fit into the other three categories, though they all seem to involve some sort of physical manipulation. Some Songs of the Supporium category can be used to attack, move, or defend, but they seem to require certain situations in order to be effective or useful. Their color is green.

 Supporekesis
 Supporospike
 Supporolift
 Supporoform

## Trivia

* The etymology of each category of Songs hints at the Song's general purpose.
* Long-term usage of Songs has adverse effects on the wielder's health. This was evident in both Thalleous Sendaris and the Tidesinger.
* According to Jalkar, the Songs can be sold for quite a bit of money, which was the reason why he took Zinaida's Aggrostorm after killing him.
* Aggressium has the most known variants of Songs seen in the series, while Supporium has the least.
* In the season 2 commentary, David said that because of how specific the situation must be to use Supporium songs, they were referred to as "Uselessium" Songs when the series was in development. They were also referred to as "Miscellaneum" in the Behind-the-Scenes for Season 1 Episode 10.
	+ Both names were given as a joke referring to the limited versatility of Supporium Songs in the series.
* The Prime Songs were first introduced in *Animation Life 3* when the Derp was in a gallery with Alex. The Derp showed the 4 Prime Songs when the Derp while showing Alex the different sprites. It showed the 4 Prime Songs and its old texture pack. The video can be found here on YouTube at around 40:45 - 40:48.
* A Protisium Song is also included in *Giant Derp*. A turtle uses a magic wand and transforms Derp into random things, including a Protisium Song.

## Gallery

Here are some photos of the songs in their physical forms or being used.

The Prime SongsThe former design for the Songs, compared to the newer/current designsA Kaltaris with a Mobilium SongIngressus using Aggroblast in the Ardoni tournamentThe Deathsinger holding a Prime Song after slaying the Master who protected itDeathsinger using Supporolift to lift a Kaltaris and kill himDeathsinger using Protisium Prime Song to protect himself from an Ender Dragon's breathA Mendoris using Aggroshock against zombiesTidesinger using Aggrobeam to kill skeletonsTygren Voltaris using Aggrosphere to fight Thalleous SendarisThalleous Sendaris using Mobiliflash to fight Tygren VoltarisThalleous giving Songs to Senn and RiaRia Sendaris with her Mobilium SongSenn in his home looking at his Protisium SongThalleous Sendaris holding the Mobilium PrimeZinaida Voltaris using Aggrostorm to attack Jalkar and GrimJalkar holding Zinaida's Song after his deathThalleous Sendaris using Aggroquake to attack a group of VoltarisZinaida's Song appears next to himZulius Kaltaris using AggrovortexA Voltaris using Protebarrier to protect the other VoltarisProtebarrier protecting the Voltaris from Aggressium attacksA Nestoris using Supporekesis to stop an Aggrosphere from TygrenA Kaltaris using Aggroshock to attack a VoltarisA Sendaris using Aggroshard to attack the VoltarisA Voltaris blocking a volley of AggroshardsTygren about to use MobiliflashDeathsinger after using ProtecloneDeathsinger using Protepoint to block Tidesinger's staffTidesinger using Mobilibounce to fight DeathsingerTidesinger attacking Deathsinger using AggrobeamDeathsinger using Mobiliburst against TidesingerDeathsinger attacks Tidesinger using SupporospikeDeathsinger protecting himself from Tidesinger with ProtearmorIngressus pushing Achillean off a cliff with AggroblastA volley of Aggressium Songs, including Zulius's Aggrovortex