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#1 Therise Sep 20, 2008 17:38:55	One of the more interesting bits of Elvish lore and magic involved a blend of Elvish bardic spellsong and teleportation magic known as a "song path". Roger Moore describes one such song path here, linked to ancient Illefarn: Voices of the Lost Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Were these song paths unique to Illefarn? As Elvish spellsong, perhaps many such song paths exist - and not just in Illefarn. As described, they do not seem to be linked to the portal nexus that was destroyed in Final Gate by Araevin Teshurr but are rather a unique form of ancient elvish magical bardcraft. Thoughts? Opinions? Interesting hook for a 4E portalling adventure, yes? A snippet from the first part: [INDENT]One of the more esoteric uses of portals in Illefarn was for artistic purposes, particularly for what the elves called song paths. Great works of poetry were written so that they could be sung for hours at a time, and portal networks were created that would be activated as each singer walked over certain large, flat, enchanted stones set in the ground. The singer would be transported from place to place in rhythm with the song, the scenery in keeping with its message and tone. Minor portal systems, independent of each other, were created linking numerous spots in Illefarn's vast forest and the lands around it. Few song paths spread farther than this, and many were purposefully deactivated after a few decades of use. Those few portal systems reaching well beyond Illefarn were the province of the occasional mage, sage, or priest who investigated the larger world around. One of Illefarn's most famous song paths was not deactivated when the kingdom was abandoned. The elven noble in charge of disenchanting this song path could not bear to carry out his orders, and instead he simply took with him all available copies of the poetic work that activated the portal system so that no one but the elves would make use of the portals. He further separated all copies of the poem into smaller parts, so no whole version of it remained in existence, then scattered them across various elven libraries. This song path was called "Voices of the Lost" after the song that activated it, the song that the portal system was meant to showcase. It fell into disuse for millennia, completely forgotten* until now.[/INDENT]
#2 Belorin Sep 20, 2008 18:02:42	AFAIK, they are unique to Illefarn and since most were deactivated during the Spellplague, they could be reactivated if the proper ritual and song could be found. IMHO, at least. Bel
#3 lord_karsus Sep 21, 2008 20:32:24	-When I get around to it (unless someone else wants to do it), there'll be an article in Elves of Faerûn about Illefarn.