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Long before humans walked the earth, elder beings trapped a fragment of winter's essence within this stone to preserve their knowledge through the coming age of fire. The blue veins are actually frozen thoughts of ancient sages, thawing one by one as the world becomes ready for their wisdom. Those who place their hands upon the stone on midwinter nights sometimes receive visions of forgotten magic, though the price is a single memory of their own, added to the monolith's collection. The local village uses it to help those who wish to forget painful memories, exchanging their trauma for glimpses of cosmic wonder. Its greatest secret is that it records all sounds within its presence - someday, when the final vein glows, it will speak every whispered prayer and forgotten song it has witnessed through the centuries.
A weathered stone pillar with mysterious blue energy pulsing through its cracked surface, creating a network of glowing veins throughout the structure. The monolith stands on a natural base of rough stone, its rectangular form suggesting deliberate crafting despite its eroded exterior. The ethereal blue light emanates most strongly from a central fissure, casting an otherworldly glow that contrasts dramatically with the grey stone.