revenant_trash | A Song of Sidiar

Sidiar is the realm of Lord Void, Keldra's Tzarkahn. It is a dark place of perpetual velvet-black night. It has forests with vast trees and forests, and is lit with bioluminescent plants and creatures. Not all of kedlra's wraith live here, but there are a few communities established here, by personal invitation of the Lord Void.

The wraith here are his, and he's savagely protective of them. Lex lives among them too. As their Ussah, their prince, and Omega to Lord Void.

Musicians and poets are common among wraith. Visual arts... not so much, althought wraith can see as well in the dark as humans can in the daylight. There are painters and artists, but they tend to be more abstract. This is because wraith have an innate understanding of language, or something that’s being said to them. It's easy to paint a tree. You're saying 'this is a tree' and everyone can understand it. Abstract art has its own language and its own rules. Wraith have an understanding of abstract art that nobody else does. They understand the language that's being spoken to them... bear in mind that understanding doesn't mean they can naturally paint beautifully; much like not being able to speak a whole language just by understanding a few words. But it does mean they can see such works with eyes that other races don't possess.

Of the Sidiar wraith, a large percentage are musicians of varying abilities; but all of them can sing. Wraith are cousin-species to angels. They have naturally sweet voices. Lex teaches them as best he can, how to tap into the shadow layer, to sing to the realm and its intelligent creatures. Some are on the way to being able to communicate with the animals, but it will take a good deal of time.

The musical culture in Sidiar begins to separate from wraith culture in other realms. The Sidiar wraith themselves also change. They adopt a more animalistic approach to life, in a subtle way. They still have technology, their poetry and music. They still aspire to art, science and music; they still have their natural curiosity. However, they become less cerebral in some respects, and more intuitive.

Even if they can't all commune with the animals that share their forest, their whole attitude to singing changes, as well as their technique. When a group, or chorus of wraith sing, it does actually permeate the shadows, and can be felt by the local fauna.

A troubled, and initially hunted people, the wraith carry their sadness, optimism, hope, and despair in their voices. They are happy now; cared for and content; but they never forget where they come from. The Sidiar wraith have tapped into their own shadow-layers, and that of the realm itself. They sing songs so haunting and heartbreaking, they might make even the UnGod weep.

It's an ethereal, yet earthy style of vocals. To a Terran it would be an odd fusion of Islamic payer song, and responsorial Native American. They combine it with strange whispering sounds generated from sound-orbs, and technological musical instruments; as well as hand-crafted pipes, drums, and small stringed harps.

One can often hear a group of wraith singing, with perhaps one voice riding above the whole; or even a solitary wraith might sit with one orb, and pour his or her soul into the ether. It's a form of prayer. Of worship, for Void, and the son of Void. It's haunting and beautiful. It can be heard audibly, and must be carried on the still air to the lilim territory. It can be sensed in the shadows, by each creature who stops to feel the vibration. Each note might well be torn from the very soul.

The songs of sirenians can make one cast aside all good sense, and tear oneself upon the jagged rocks. The songs of angels can heal even physical injuries. The songs of the edion can charm any wild beast, and can make even the Voidtiger roll on its back for a belly rub.

If all this is true, wraith-song of the Sidiar tribes can rend a heart in two.

[A dubbed track I made, playing around with a sound clip. I like it, but am a little shy about it. So be gentle.]

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DAMN. Finally had a few minutes to really listen to this. DAMN. That's so hauntingly beautiful. So well made! (What software did you use to combine the tracks?? Teach me your secrets!)

Also, why does Ewan have to have such an amazing voice. 😭 It was the perfect touch. He needs more singing movies. Why isn't he in more singing movies.

Awesome! And thank you. <3 It never really occurs to me that people actually read my character journals. Ha. It's done in a video editor called Openshot. I can't get to grips with music editors, so I use that, and then convert the mp4 vids online, to mp3 format.

I read somewhere that he has perfect pitch, and when in the film 'A Life Less Ordinary' he was meant to sing off-key, they had to train him to do it!

I read them! :D Partly cause I use mine for IC and ooc stuff like this.

Openshot - making a note!

Guh. He's so perfect. I think they should have Obi-Wan sing something in that mini series LOL.

I always check out character journals for those reasons too. Some are unhelpfully empty!

He's all that and a bag of chips, according to Jim Carrey, lolz.

A Song of Sidiar - A Song of Shadow.

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