Lightning Lyre

The Lightning Lyre is a powerful musical instrument created by Ashalla. Its sound carries for an enormous distance, and can be used by a Stormbard to control many squalls over a vast area.
== Appearance ==
The Lightning Lyre is a relatively simple wooden lyre, with a rope strap to carry and wear it. The lyre's strings glow lightning blue. Static electricity sparks off the instrument, especially when touched. The strings constantly hum with electricity and thrum softly.
When played, the sound is some otherworldly combination of an acoustic lyre, thunder and electricity.
== Effects ==
The Lightning Lyre's most obvious effect is that the notes played on it carry an enormous distance, well past the horizon, and are heard clearly in that range. Although it is loud, it is generally not deafening, even at close range, and other sounds (such as singing or accompanying instruments) can be heard normally.
The other power of the Lightning Lyre is that squalls are especially responsive to it across its full range. This can be used by a Stormbard to command hundreds of squalls simultaneously over a vast region.
The Lightning Lyre can also be used in conjunction with other forms of musical magic.
== History ==
Originally, the Lightning Lyre was Hujaya's personal lyre; a simple wooden instrument which she had made herself and played to Ashalla personally. It was a treasured possession. When faced with the Mar plague, Hujaya lamented at how powerless they were. In answer to her prayers, Ashalla commanded Hujaya to cast her lyre upon the ocean. There the lyre was struck by lightning and transformed into the Lightning Lyre. Hujaya then Sulingu used the Lightning Lyre to keep the Mar motes out of a very large region.The Lightning Lyre is created, and used to keep away a Mar plague - https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4983930
== References ==
Category:Artifacts