First of Atlantis, Fallen: Chapter 8
"A little over two hundred turns of the world after Seriade's belief in the Stars' power took hold of Atlantis, a most strange event took place. A trail of fire across the dark sky was rare, but not too unusual. A large stream of fire during the light sky was unheard of. Everyone in Atlantis watched the spectacle, neglecting whatever they had been doing.
"Something was falling from the sky into our world; it was on fire.
"Such a fire it was! Nothing like it had ever been seen before in our world! It out-shone the sun in its dazzling glory! The object burned in the sky, capturing the attention of the Atlanteans for three rises and falls of the sun. After the fourth rise, the flaming object crashed into the earth half a sunrise's walk from the city.
"So intrigued were the people of Atlantis that the entire population of the great city traveled to the impact spot. What they found there was a sight to behold! The object, a massive rock the type of which never before seen, had hit with such force that it had created a great, deep hole in the earth. Those that were physically capable descended into the hole.
"After a short while, some of them emerged. The object was a sort of massive stone-jewel. It was three times as tall as a grown man and every color of the world. The Atlanteans that created jewelry raced back to Atlantis for their tools.
"The stone-jewel was broken into manageable pieces and brought back to Atlantis. The jewelers, all from Jaweln's line, fashioned handsomely beautiful jewelry from the stone-jewel. There was enough stone-jewel for every citizen of Atlantis to receive one bit of jewelry. There was little left over.
"The Atlanteans discovered that their requests to the Stars were granted much faster while wearing their bit of stone-jewel. Without much in-depth thought, as one Atlantis decided to stone-jewel must be a Gift from the Stars. They gave themselves wings and traversed the skies with the birds; breaking the only Law that Governed them.
"Atlantis closed itself from the world. They alone had prayed to the Stars. The stone-jewel had been given to them. It was decided that they mustn't share this Gift with the rest of the world. There was too little to share."
The Deities were unsure what to think of this new development. No Deity had shown him or herself to the Atlanteans. The Atlanteans had never acknowledged any Deity. What exactly was this stone-jewel that turned thoughts into reality?