The world of Mallus; the Great Ocean lies west of the Old World. The Churning Gulf, where the Amulet of Sunfire was lost, is located in the south-eastern Great Ocean, between the continents of Lustria and the Southlands.[1a][2a]
The Amulet of Sunfire is one of three legendary magical artefacts gifted to the Elves by Lileath, the goddess of dreams and fortune, in ancient times.[1a]
History[]
In aeons past when the Elves were a young race, three legendary artefacts were gifted to them by the goddess Lileath. The radiant aura of the Amulet of Sunfire provided hope to those in despair and warded against evil creatures. Sadly, both the Amulet of Sunfire and the Star Crown (which was shattered during the civil war of the Sundering) are lost to the Elves now. Only one of Lileath's gifts remains: the Moon Staff wielded by High Loremaster Teclis.[1a]
The Amulet of Sunfire was lost in the Churning Gulf between Lustria and the Southlands. The Phoenix King Morvael, against the counsel of the Loremasters of Hoeth, had loaned the artefact to his son, Prince Aravael, to help protect one of the faraway High Elven colonies from attack. Tragedy struck when the prince was lost at sea, along with the amulet. The incident remains a subject of much speculation and theorising today.[1a][2a]
High Elves study the polar sea currents, and divers have searched countless wrecks, but to no avail. There are those who believe the amulet wasn't lost at all, but instead remains sequestered in a vault somewhere. The quest for answers has stirred mistrust between Asur factions. Owing to their proximity and association with King Morvael, the High Elven fortresses of the Citadel of Dusk and Fortress of Dawn are popular targets for conspiratorial finger-pointing.[1a]
The consistent rumors regarding the true fate of the amulet have only fuelled the sister colonies' rivalry. Jecynthia Morningdream, a priestess of Lileath from the Fortress of Dawn who believes the Amulet of Sunfire was recovered by the the Trident Bearers centuries ago and is secretly being held either at the Citadel of Dusk or the Volcanic Isles, wants proof of this before making an official inquiry.[1a]
Meanwhile General Finrian Stardrake, a former Trident Bearer once assigned to the Citadel of Dusk, believes that the lost amulet was only a facsimile of the original which is being kept under lock and key at the Fortress of Dawn. Finrian's open advocacy of this theory might have been partly responsible for his recall from Lustria by the Phoenix King Finubar.[1b]