History
The Lament is a marble statue of the First Griffin to make it's nest on the shores of Ilori Sea. The Griffin it is debated named the region himself, or was named after the Griffin. A matter of speculation and debate amidst the failing city state. The sculpture was built in the Year 230, following a plauge that nearly erraditcate the local populations of the beasts. The Artist, to which the name is lost, wished to convey the misery of their proud race.
The Lammergeier is depicted as standing on it's hindleds, claws barred, great wings spread, its mouth agape in a soundless scream. The lament has become a much more significant source of pride to the deziens of Huron in the wake of the War with the Caliphate in the year 1209. The people of the City began to understand the statue and it's meaning in new light. The Griffins were nearly wiped out by a force they had no hope of combating.
They began to understand as they were losing ground in their own war with a far superior force. They had very little hope, until the turning point in the war Battle of Hurion. Since then the statue has become a great source of pride to the city, as a memorial and reminder that no matter the odds, they will endure.
Significance
The statue has become the light by which the people of huron look to. They changed the city bannars to reflect their new emblem, many citizens taking the name of griffin to some degree and it's various iterations. The look to a lesson of the past, has lead to a more optimistic look to the future in the looming threat of a new war with the Caliphate.
Rarity
Unique
Weight
Several thousand pounds
Dimensions
10ft x 10ft x 20ft
Raw materials & Components
A unique form of marble found in the basin of the Ilori Sea. Though it is called marble, it's construction is far more similar to a Gniess formation with it's liniear wave pattering. The base of the statue is a solid block of copper.
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