Selûne ' s Eye Selûne ' s Eye was an artifact associated with the goddess Selûne the Moonmaiden . History . " Selûne ' s Eye " was a matter of legend , set down in the Song of Selûne . It began when the wayward young goddess Selûne traveled to another plane and was smitten by a mysterious and attractive warrior , a lord of his people . The stranger persuaded her to use her father ' s wand of power to transport him and his followers to Toril , where they planned to settle . However , once they landed , he revealed his true form and intentions — he was the monstrous Imgig Zu and he and his people were intent on conquest and ruin . He seized her father ' s wand of power and intended to kill the deceived goddess . Fortunately , a brave young wizard named Ostus Agrivar who was riding by raced to her rescue . Although the wizard was not powerful enough to defeat the monsters , he was capable of causing enough confusion and chaos that Selûne could escape . The goddess , now freed from her subjugation , used the only thing she had left : her own life force . Draining her life force away , she imprisoned the monsters inside a pocket dimension within a gigantic moonstone , which should contain them for all time . She reduced the gem , now known as " Selûne ' s Eye " , in size and gave it to Ostus for safe keeping . Ostus Agrivar felt he had a holy trust as keeper and guardian of " Selûne ' s Eye " . However , from inside the gem , Imgig Zu somehow managed to observe a shamanic rite in which the elves of Shadowdale extracted a dark spirit from the infant Cybriana , daughter of Ostus Agrivar . Imgig watched as the dark spirit transformed itself into a living being , an evil drow woman who took the name " Kilili " . Imgig forged a magical link with Kilili , which allowed him to escape into the Realms . However , he needed Cybriana and Kilili together to release the rest of his people from " Selûne ' s Eye " . Kilili fell in with Imgig , and together they hatched their scheme . In the Year of the Dragon , 1352 DR , Imgig Zu broke through the wall of Ostus ' s Hold and attacked Ostus Agrivar and his son Priam . Imgig Zu crippled Priam with the " staff of withering " and slew Ostus with a death spell . Imgig Zu seized the " Selûne ' s Eye " and left . However , some six years later , Imgig Zu was yet unable to use the " Eye " . In one day in the Year of the Prince , 1357 DR , Imgig Zu erected a magical tower a day ' s ride north of Waterdeep , and had his yuan - ti and chasme minions find and kidnap female elven magic - user s as he sought out Cybriana . Imgig Zu had determined that it was Kilili ' s own " sister " , Cybriana , whose very presence could make " Selûne ' s Eye " glow like the moon . Imgig later used magic to contact his kin , who longed for release from " Selûne ' s Eye " . Imgig promised that he was close to succeeding and that he would soon release them to overrun Toril , an event he called the Great Awakening . Later , after the hunting chasme had been destroyed by Cybriana and her companions , Imgig Zu observed " Selûne ' s Eye " glow like the moon , meaning that Kilili ' s sister was near his tower and had been found by the chasme . Kilili visited Cybriana , and lured her toward Imgig ' s tower . Imgig ' s gargoyles snatched up Cybriana , and she was taken into their lair . Her companions , Priam Agrivar , Vajra Valmeyjar , Timoth Eyesbright , and Onyx the Invincible escaped the gargoyles and found other ways in . In the caverns beneath Imgig ' s tower , Cybriana was placed inside a " forcecage " as Kilili stood just outside . Their proximity , both to each other and to " Selûne ' s Eye " caused the gem to glow even more brightly and to swell in size . Proclaiming his triumphs before an audience of his ogre minions , Imgig Zu used the combined powers of the elven women and the stolen wand of power to open the " Eye " and released his long - imprisoned people into the world , to overrun and conquer the Realms . Meanwhile , Cybriana ' s companions battled through the ogres and into the cavern , but were ultimately subdued . But , just then , the roof of the cavern tore open and the brilliant light of the full moon — the workings of the goddess Selûne — shone through , blinding the ogres , and Priam slew Imgig Zu . At Imgig ' s death , the " forcecage " faded , and Cybriana escaped . She grabbed Kilili , knowing that if they touched then they would merge , becoming one whole being , part good and part evil , and the living key to " Selûne ' s Eye " . The Cybriana - half gained dominance over the Kilili - half , and the merged being vanished inside the gem , drawing all of Imgig ' s people back within , saving the Realms from devastation at the cost of her unique identity . A merged being , Kyriani , levitated down , bearing the shrunken " Selûne ' s Eye " , which she passed to Priam Agrivar , her brother and son of Ostus . Returning to the Selûne ' s Smile inn , Priam gave " Selûne ' s Eye " to Luna , the innkeeper , for safekeeping , on Vajra ' s recommendation . She placed it on the shelf over the bar . Luna was in truth an avatar of the goddess Selûne , the Moonmaiden , who dwelled among mortals occasionally .