Riddles in the Dark of Exilian

[Cuddly Khan]

Nope, it's me...

[Jubal]

Okay, here's another one.

One stood by two, shot straight and true
While two stood bold and tall
Three was showered in gold and jewels
And four was wan and small
Five opposed the all of them,
Across a barren plain,
All criss-crossed with long riverbeds
But what, then, was their name?

[comrade_general]

Fingers?

[Jubal]

I was going for a hand, since it included the palm, but yeah, close enough. 

[comrade_general]

I weigh a lot but backwards I am not.

[Jubal]

A ton? 

[comrade_general]

Yes, you win a cookie.

[Jubal]

When I am cast the great and small
Soon shall prosper or shall fall
Pock-marks on a skin of white
Pick the fate or seal the fight.

[comrade_general]

Measles?

No idea otherwise.

[Glaurung]

A die (i.e. a traditional d6).

[comrade_general]

Now it looks easy.

[Glaurung]

Now it looks easy.

Alea iacta est.

It's like cryptic crossword clues - sometimes the answer comes almost immediately. More often than not, I sit there for hours unable to make any headway, then think, "Oh yes, it's obvious" when I'm told the answer.

[Jubal]

Someone else take a turn to post one? 

[Cuddly Khan]

One

...

Happy now?

[Jubal]

*facepalms*