Before death came, the liars were made to feast upon the hands of the thieves, and the thieves were made to ingest the tongues of their liar brothers, and we praised the Master Builder for his judgments. -The hammer Book of Tenets -- 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 -- 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. -- Then didst the Builder lay down His Hammer, and take His Chisel to hand. Smoothed he the rough gem, and shaped it to His will. For each task hath its tool, and every tool, a task. -- 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. -- The Prayer of the wallbuilder: 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. -- 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. -- 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! -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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? -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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? -- 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. -- 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. -- Book of the Mastert Builder: You shalt know thy enemies well, for they wield not the hammer, and forest dwellers be they. -- Excerpt from a Hammer Hymn Be ever diligent, For thy enemies are a multitude, And sin never sleeps... -- Opening Prayer, Ironwright Temple If thou hast eyes to see the glory of the Builder, but do not, then pluck them out. -- The Sermon of St. Edgar Beware the minions of the Trickster, for they revel in chaos. Seek they to undo thy works and subvert thy thoughts. -- Hammerite Book of Structure Set thy bricks with the bones of heathens, and mix thy mortar with their blood.