On the surface of the Tuor Ocean the water was calm and tranquil, its sea-green color hiding what lie beneath. From above the ocean, one could endlessly speculate a myriad of possibilities as to what exactly transpired underneath everyday. Down below harbored much life, of plants, animals and sea races alike, all content to live out their daily lives as they had done for many decades prior.
In the black depths of the ocean where no sunlight shone through, dwell the site of a ship sunk long ago by a fierce storm that had once ravaged it mercilessly. It was here one of these oceanic inhabitants was found, idly exploring the area with curiosity with her sea friends, a dolphin and a fish by her side. In her hands, she held a shell illuminated with a bright yellow light to see what lay around her.
"Turquoise, look!" Waves exclaimed triumphantly. "I think I found something!"
"Oh, what is it, do tell!" The mermaid and Red the fish sauntered over excitedly to see what the dolphin had discovered.
In the darkened rubble, beneath crumbled rocks, seaweed and the remnants of a coral reef, there lay the remains of a ship, long forgotten to the rest of the world. Time and the sea had not been kind to it, encrusted with barnacles and overgrown with plants poking up every which way made it difficult to see clearly. Rust covered the once smooth workmanship of the traveling vessel, rendering it a dull blackened exterior that once may have been a real beauty to see. They all set to brush away a tiny bit of the rubble covering it in order to see better, Waves and Red in turn poking at what they could reach.
Turquoise eyed the ship in awe. It was quite a massive ship, most likely the remains of a once great fishing vessel or pirate vessel. The latter was more likely. In fact as the mermaid brushed away some of the debris covering one side of the vessel, the image of a skull and crossbones soon emerged, its chipped, cracked surface still appearing proud after all this time, a reminder of the fierce sea mercenaries who once controlled it.
The sea maiden thought she spotted something glittering toward the bottom next to the encrusted, seaweed covered wheel that once steered the ship itself. However it was too far to get to, for much rubble still stood between her and whatever it was that was shining so hypnotically down there. Turquoise directed her light shell down towards the source of the glittering object, trying to catch a better glimpse of what it could be. It looked like some kind of large jewel, but she couldn't be certain of this.
"Well, of all the unfortunate things!" the mermaid cursed lightly, very disappointed. "How am I to get to it now, I wonder?" Her companions had no answers for her regarding this and they looked almost as disappointed as Turquoise herself was.