Lament of Echoes

I did my research before jumping into this play. Though I adore the idea of delving into a text unspoiled of its plot and characters, I wanted to learn what was so mysterious about its pages. Through this fascination, I learned something darker. There are no records of anyone who has read this piece. Excitations elate my effervesence, a new piece of writing? Or a very old one lost to the whims of time? I have to discover the truth!
— Feltra Marlestone, a playwrite who went missing.

Lament of Echoes, originally known as Gal'droth Vi-Leer, is a theatrical text that was written at some point in the . It has become mysterious as every individual who has interacted with the text has went missing or been discovered murdered by strange magical means.

Lament of Echoes

General Information

Also Known As	Gal'droth Vi-Leer
Type	Theatrical Play
Author	Unkown
Date of Publication	Sometime during the

Description

The contents of the play are unclear, with only a small number of the texts surviving. Many of the texts went missing along with their reader. However, in some instances, the text was copied either in part or full by the person before they vanished or were killed. These texts have been compiled by some to get an idea of the play and how it has led to such strange consequences.
The play is split into three acts as discovered by a dramaturge who wrote down the titles of each of the acts. The rest of the descriptions were pieces together from knowledge gained over the years.

Act 1 is "Voices Cry", a monologue delivered by an older individual about the strange voices they hear crying int he middle of the night, several the haunting cries of those that the individual have lost over the course of their lifetime. But one voice does not cry, it whispers gently, a faint humming of a melody. This voice becomes known only as Echo, a voice that the individual claim only they can hear and commune with.

Act 2 is known as "Rite Accord". Significantly less is known about this Act than the first, with many of the notes that were recording the text faltering either before owr within this act. There is some kind of conversation between a figure and several other entities, of which two names are known Droth and Vi-Leer, Lament and Echoes. Some texts then mention a door, while others discuss a stone circle in the wilderness.

Act 3 is only known from its title, "Crimson Lament". No other notes have been written about this Act, with many believing that this Act was somehow cursed by those previous. Theories abound about the contents of this named, but undocumented Act of the play. Some theorise it ties the other two acts together, while many aren't sure it event exists.

Notable Readers

Name	Year Read	Description
Agrand Therrisk	Before 920 AC	The first known person to read Lament of Echoes, Agrand's journal contained his encounter with the play and the dangerous effects it seemed to have on their mental state as they read the text. Some theorise that Agrand was the original author of the text, imparting it with strange eldritch energies from the realms far beyond this one.
Marata Glennsick	342 AR	Human Bard. Marata is said to have come across the text in the remnants of an ancient archive. She recorded some of the content within the play, keeping track of different characters through the production. Her notes helped to track the majority of content in Act 1, finding references to strange beings from outwith common sense.
Lady Rhenya Carenvale	592 AR	High Elven Noble. Born as the third daughter of the Duchy of Carenvale, Rhenya became obsessed with plays and other texts from before The Shatter. In doing so, she sought out as many texts as possible, until she eventually came across Lament of Echoes. She became obsessed with the text and read it several times. She died under strange circumstances, with her family never revealing what caused her passing, though many speculate it was the text.
Elthren Sad'ir	754 AR	Drakin Dramaturge. A student of the dramatic arts, Elthren found the text by chance. He researched its history and tried to write a text documenting the history and nature of the play. In doing so, he found himself possessing a copy. His documentation became gibberish and madness as he read more of the play. Eventualyl Elthren disappeared, leaving only his writings behind with a final warning written. "Don't trust the Echo".