Echo-Stone Resonator of the High Sanctum
A jagged slab of pale resonant stone roughly shaped into a disc, threaded through its center with a rod of braided meteoric iron wire. Pressing an ear to its surface reveals a faint chorus of layered sounds, whispered riddles, distant wingbeats, and the low harmonic hum of the mountain peaks themselves.
Artifact Details
- Type
- Relic
- Rarity
- Rare
- Origin
- Echo-Stone Resonators are the signature tools of Sphinx Echo-Engineers, shaped from the naturally acoustically-sensitive stone quarried deep within the Sun-Scarred Peaks. The High Sanctum variety is further treated with Astro-Glyphic inscription to bind celestial harmonic frequencies into the stone itself.
Overview
Echo-Stone Resonator of the High Sanctum is a rare relic in Landorya. Its known origin is Echo-Stone Resonators are the signature tools of Sphinx Echo-Engineers, shaped from the naturally acoustically-sensitive stone quarried deep within the Sun-Scarred Peaks. The High Sanctum variety is further treated with Astro-Glyphic inscription to bind celestial harmonic frequencies into the stone itself.. Its most cited abilities include Amplifies and projects Sonic Magic across vast distances, Records and replays spoken riddles or declarations with perfect fidelity, and Disrupts illusion magic by vibrating it apart at resonant frequency. Accounts also warn of a drawback: If used to deliberately deceive, broadcasting a false riddle or fabricated declaration, the resonator shatters, and every shard emits a continuous tone audible…
History
Resonators of this class were essential infrastructure tools used by Sphinx air-caravans to communicate across the mountain passes too treacherous for Wind-Wing travel. One was gifted to an Elven Forest ambassador as a gesture of diplomatic trust, establishing a long-standing line of sonic communication between the two civilizations. Several are known to have been traded for valuable materials in the Human Lowlands, where their ability to expose illusions made them prized by city-state investigators.
Powers & Abilities
- ✦ Amplifies and projects Sonic Magic across vast distances
- ✦ Records and replays spoken riddles or declarations with perfect fidelity
- ✦ Disrupts illusion magic by vibrating it apart at resonant frequency
Curse or Drawback
If used to deliberately deceive, broadcasting a false riddle or fabricated declaration, the resonator shatters, and every shard emits a continuous tone audible only to the one who lied, driving them to distraction until the pieces are gathered and reforged by a Sphinx Echo-Engineer.