Sunken Star

Within the murky abyss of the ocean's depths, only one object shines. Claimed by the ancients to have fallen from the tumultuous heavens, the Moon's Tear was a source of amazement and light to defend against the evil forces that hid behind night. Trapped within a prison of solid sapphire, the azure light of the Tear has shone for over ten millennia. Even after the civilization that had found the gem had collapsed and fallen into the ancient sea the Moon's Tear has continued to share its light, though there are few that can appreciate it. At nearly twenty feet tall and weighing many tons, the once glorious temple had to have been built around the glorious wonder. Four thousand years ago the temple would have been bustling at all hours with the footsteps and labors of countless priests and slaves, but the current inhabitant of the temple has done nothing to stop the building's disrepair. Slithering and swimming through the sunken temple erected to the Tear's honor, the new guardian of the Moon's Tear roams the underwater city in search of prey and intruders. Over a hundred feet long, the sinuous sea serpent covetously gazes upon its light, staring into the shifting shapes and echoes of the past. The entire wealth of the extinct people lies within its sunken domain, and during its centuries of slithering its hide has become encrusted with a fortune's worth of jewels. However, this countless wealth is meaningless to the serpent, as it has eyes for its only love: the Moon's Tear.