The Script of Iopraex

The Script of Iopraex is a mysterious document which appears time and time again throughout both history and the world, written each time by a new author.

An Unknown Tongue

The script itself appears to be gibberish to all but the mad, even those who write it rarely understand its words. The language used doesn't seem to have any clear connections to those extant, this is further complicated by the fact that it has been written across the world by people that speak entirely disparate languages. Scholars who attempt to study the document either leave their station, having gone mad in the process, or attempt to destroy their copies.

Burn it! I tell you, do not let those words reach the wrong hands— for it could be the end of us all.

— A crazed scholar

Those who manage to translate the text, speak of a recipient— stating that the text is a letter. To who, or what, they refuse to speak of— simply that it cannot reach them.

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The Script of Iopraex

Qlaeg, y'shnot tyat raetin'nal gr'eah dyu'in ict tlanot. Dyu'ictlae tlanot dy'not tinoty'shn a'anay, tyu'sh dy'n'i dyu'sh in'shno dyae qlaety tyu'shn tyaish grahnot dyahn.

Qla gra dyae'et gr'aa'd dyu'sh y'inot Qlaeg tlalah inoty ictlal in'shno.

Qlaeg qlaeaet grae'jit qlaetyaegr qlahn gre'na'shd gr'shnotla qlahno ictyu gr'shn'shn tlahnot zaeg'rot.

Gra'ah dyaegr t'la yaegra qlalah qlaegr dyu'ns dy'shn grage's dyahn'n.

Dy'shn in'shn Qlaeg i'inaeg'ino qlan'n yahnot ictlano gr'n dyu'sh tlah.

Qla'et grislah gralal, dyatyan qlahnae z'yahao qlahn'shno qlahn ty'shno dy'shna yu yillaz.

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The Myth

This script has entered the realm of myth throughout many cultures, commonly being spun as a tale to keep children from slacking on their chores.

Do not sit idly by when there is work to be done— or you may lose your hands to the spirit of the pen.

— A mother to her child

Idle hands

Each author of the script has but one thing in common— idle hands. Authors may be illiterate, young, old, ill, or healthy— nothing else matters except that they are idle and alone. Once chosen, the control of an author's body will be taken from them— reaching for the nearest writing implements. Be it a reed pen on paper, a lump of charcoal upon leather, or their own blood scratched onto the nearest wall— if need be.
Regardless of the tools used, they will write the same words each time. If they are interrupted, they are wont to attack the intruder— and will convulse and scream violently if they are pinned and unable to complete the script. They will continue to do so until they are able to finish their work. Upon completing the script, the author will pass out— finding control of their body returned to them upon waking up.

Appearances

The Script of Iopraex appears throughout the world, and has done so for an unknown period of time— and will likely continue to do so until it finally reaches its recipient. Notable examples include; an ancient king who was possessed to carve the script into the stone backing of his own throne— after he passed out he was put to death by a fearful court who did not believe him when he claimed to no longer be possessed, and a Gokh child who received knowledge of the future— of what would happen once the letter reached its destination— who would later on in life become an author, sparking fear and controversy within their own clan.