The sunken tomb

Purpose / Function

The Dagda was a god greatly beloved by mortals and other gods. Likewise, he was greatly invested in the wellbeing of the mortal realm and thus requested to be laid to rest in a place that would be easy to reach for both the gods and mortals so he could continue to keep watch.
The Sunken Tomb was built as a massif crypt for the Dagda with more than twenty separate rooms holding treasures, forgotten knowledge and frightful tomb guardians. Although the first room can be accessed by mortals to ask for Dagda's advice, occasionally his lingering consciousness will answer, the rest of the tomb has been deemed to be too dangerous.
many explorers and adventurers have attempted to reclaim the lost treasures hidden within but few have returned and those who have returned tell of frightening creatures stalking the halls.

History

The Sunken Tomb was originally better known as Dagda's tomb or Dagda's temple. It was an impressive, single floor sandstone structure building deep within a jungle. Evidence suggests that during the first three millennia different cultures, split apart by centuries, had built villages near and around the tomb and would likely frequent the structure to seek advice from the departed god buried there.
During these 3000 years, tectonic activities made the mountains on the east and west side slowly grow taller. As a result, less and less rain could make it to the jungle in between and the lush jungle slowly made way for a dry desert. The people that lived in the villages around the tomb moved away as a result.
3540 years ago a great disaster, a heavy rainstorm coupled with earthquakes, made the tomb sink below the desert nearly entirely. Its entrance was covered by dunes and the tomb's location was lost to time until it was rediscovered a mere seven decennia ago. However, in the time that the structure had been lost strange creatures have taken up residence within.

RUINED STRUCTURE
3540 years ago

Founding Date

7000 years ago

Alternative Names

Dagda's last resting ground

Type

World wonder

Owner

Dagda †