The fishermen of the coast all avoided the sunken ruins. The fish were plentiful there, darting among coral that grew on the lost city’s tumbled stones. But the fishermen believed they were cursed.
They would share reports of boats getting caught in sudden storms or foundering on hidden shoals in the area. They told tales of fools pulling up ancient treasures, only to be destroyed by them. And even whispered ghost stories of malevolent gods living int he sunken depths, whispering madness.
But when the pirates came, the ruins were the one place that their ships would not pursue them.

“Cruising over the sunken city” by GOC53 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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