The Dryvoices
A dryvoice, also called Message from Flames Unlit, Stone Carved with no Awl, Elder Rune or Sandblown Missive, refers to any message, be it carved, written, stored or otherwise, that precedes the inception of a country's or continent's history, alluding to the possibility that the continents of Ar'Nuhûn and Ni'Hel were either inhabited or served as colonies long before its current inhabitants walked their surfaces. Said messages can be anything from mundane greetings to battle orders being sent to and from ongoing conflict, with some even hinting at a looming threat that is fast advancing on their portion of the world.
As of the writing of this article thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dryvoices have been found in both continents, most of which describe a wide assortment of topics, as mentioned previously. These documents have varying degrees of preservation, ranging from legible to little more than scribbles from times long past.
There is an ongoing debate among scholars from around the world regarding what these messages where intended for and their possible meaning, for some of the writings have prophetic allusions, most of which have either come true or have described situations similar to what has actually happened.
Most interesting of all aspects is the fact almost all of these documents, regardless of where they were discovered, share a common theme: the fear for something that's yet to fully arrive, yet is threatening the entire world without it needing to do so. Most scholars are baffled as to what this event might be, as there is not a shred of evidence pointing to any one cataclysmic or world-shaking event that might have caused such widespread fear.
As of the writing of this article thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dryvoices have been found in both continents, most of which describe a wide assortment of topics, as mentioned previously. These documents have varying degrees of preservation, ranging from legible to little more than scribbles from times long past.
There is an ongoing debate among scholars from around the world regarding what these messages where intended for and their possible meaning, for some of the writings have prophetic allusions, most of which have either come true or have described situations similar to what has actually happened.
Most interesting of all aspects is the fact almost all of these documents, regardless of where they were discovered, share a common theme: the fear for something that's yet to fully arrive, yet is threatening the entire world without it needing to do so. Most scholars are baffled as to what this event might be, as there is not a shred of evidence pointing to any one cataclysmic or world-shaking event that might have caused such widespread fear.
Purpose
For the most part, these documents contain too wide of an assortment of information to be accurately categorized under one qualifier. As such, their purpose appears to be communicative, wherein the writer would send these messages through different means to a recipient. The situations that prompted any one dryvoice's creation largely depends on that particular specimen, with some being obvious (a lover attempting to reach their significant other(s) with descriptions of a beautiful valley) to obscure (tales detailing natural and mortal-made landmarks that have never been seen or discovered, even though they're supposed to be an prominent feature in a given country).
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