Known in Scycaen as "Ras-Lorophaz", The Shimmering Bay stemmed from the Shifting Blue and stretched along the eastern edge of the Cindersands, its waters carrying strange minerals and unknown riches from the distant Sea of Clouds. The currents mixed with desert winds, casting a fine spray over the dunes, where it settled into the sand and created hidden veins of wealth.
Travelers and prospectors searched the shifting terrain for glimmers of rare metals and salts, but despite its name, the bay itself remained treacherous. The waters, though beautiful, were unpredictable, shifting in color and depth without warning. The seascape could shift from glass-like stillness to thundering waves larger than any known ship in a matter of minutes, as if responding to unseen forces below.
A great sea monster was thought to have lived in the bay for many thousands of years, its nature and origins uncertain. Sailors spoke of enormous shadows moving beneath the surface and ships vanishing without a trace. Some claimed to have seen a great jagged tail rising from the depths, or heard deep, resonant sounds from beneath the water, but none could agree on its true form. The creature rarely surfaced, but its presence was undeniable, keeping all but the most desperate or daring from venturing off the coast.