L25.17 Etude of Solitude

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A musical composition of unknown origin, rumored to have been left behind by a deity who materialized upon the land, long before man set foot upon it.

Written for the lyre, the etude demands significant technical accuracy and at a high tempo, with the sheer speed of some sections producing harmony with only a single melodic line.

The mark of an transcended master of music is to be able to play the etude without error at its original tempo, and only 2 are said to have mastered it - the first being the immortal Hero of the Bronze Ash-Bezil, of the Covenant of Heroes, and the second was the prodigious Sum-Ahal who dedicated his short 19 years of life to spreading the joy of song to all of Ulrunir.


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