Ameshin's Column

Blessing or Curse?
Ameshin's Column is a monument erected on the shore of Gitan, at the site of a sailor's campsite. Ameshin was angered at how they treated the land, so he laid a curse upon them, and placed the Column as a warning for future sailors.

It was because of the Column that explorers millennium later learned of the existence of the Masamo. At first, Ameshin's warning was taken very seriously, and early explorers lived off the land. As time passed, they got more and more brave with their constructions, but Ameshin did not return. Guilds came to be formed, cities began to appear, and Fortresses were erected around each Masamo, but still Ameshin did not return. Some began to say that his threat was hollow, and that he never intended on carrying it out. Still others believe he died long ago, leaving his stone to protect the land. Nobody knows for sure, though.