Region · lake
Central Lake
Major freshwater lake. A deep, still lake in the heart of the continent, fed by the northern rivers and so clear that on calm days you can see ruins on the bottom. The island at its centre is not an island: it is the back of the Behemoth, the ancient guardian the kingdom is named after, asleep beneath the water.
Map
Regional detailPopulation
About 1,700 · draft58%
Human
Fishers, relic dredgers and the hosts of Behemoth's Rest
14%
Aetherborn
Pilgrims and omen-readers on the Reflection Terraces
12%
Beastkin
Reed-cutters and boat-builders of Reedmere
8%
Fae
Keepers of the lake shrines
8%
Stoneborn
Relic analysts and divers
Places
Chartered settlement · minor town
Behemoth’s Rest
A lakeside settlement on the shore of the deep, still Central Lake, where the kingdom's ancient guardian sleeps. Hunters and guild...
fishing village · draftReedmere
A village of stilt-houses and reed boats on the east shore where the lake spills into the Central Wetlands. Reedmere boats are the only...
rift pocket · draftThe Murmur Deep
The Deep Lake Murmur: a rift at the bottom of the lake that hums up through the water. Small wrong things swim out of it, and where its...
lair · draftThe Sleeping Isle
A low, mossy island in the middle of the lake with old ruins on top. It rises and falls a few inches with every breath of the Behemoth...
dungeon · draftThe Sunken Reliquary
A drowned temple on the lake bed, reached through the deepest dredge shaft at Behemoth's Rest. Its relics are still guarded by the...
Materials
Material families →Getsugyoku — Shallows around the Sleeping Isle
Washed off the Behemoth's shell; collects where moonlight hits the water.
Ruten — Relics dredged from the lake bed
Ancient inlays from the drowned ruins — clear, astral and still resonant.
Lake relics — Relic dredge piers
Not a material family: the old objects the lake gives up, analysed and sold in Behemoth's Rest.
Bestiary
10 creatures
Common · Lv 2–5 · draft
Mudshell Crawler
Fat freshwater crawlers with mud-caked shells that graze the shallows. Easy prey for new hunters; their shells line...
Common · Lv 1–3 · draft
Reedskimmer
Hand-sized dragonflies with glassy wings that hunt over the reeds. Fishers say a cloud of them means the Behemoth is...
Uncommon · Lv 5–8 · draft
Bogwhisper Toad
Big grey toads of the wetland edge whose low croak makes people drowsy. Travellers who sit down to rest near them...
Uncommon · Lv 4–7 · draft
Glassfin Pike
A long, almost transparent fish that flashes like a blade in the sun. Prized catch; dangerous to land.
Uncommon · Lv 6–9 · draft
Murmurling
Small wrong fish that swim out of the Murmur Deep: too many eyes, not enough fins. They hum the rift's hum.
Uncommon · Lv 5–8 · draft
Snaptail Eel
Black eels that shock their prey senseless. Willowmere's main catch — and the reason fishers wear rubber gloves.
Rare · Lv 9–12 · draft
Drowned Echo
The echoes of those the lake has taken. They walk out of the water at night, dripping, repeating their last journey...
Rare · Lv 8–11 · draft
Silt Lurker
A flat, mud-coloured ambusher as wide as a cart, buried in the shallows with only its eyes showing. It takes waders...
Elite · Lv 12–14 (dungeon boss) · draft
Relic Warden
An ancient guardian construct of the drowned temple, still keeping its watch underwater. Its chest holds a Ruten...
Elite · Lv 14–16 · draft
Tidecoil Serpent
An enormous lake eel that circles the Sleeping Isle like a guard dog. It attacks any boat that crosses the buoys.
Quests
All quests →
Lv 4
Side · Gather · draft
Steward Maren Selk
Lv 8
Calm Mornings
The lake gave up relics on the piers this morning. Collect them before the Drowned Echoes come ashore.
Main · Investigate · draft
Omen-Reader Sefa Lune
Lv 10
The Wrong Ripples
The ripples on the lake are running toward the middle. Find out why.
Side · Story · draft
Boat-Elder Wenna Coil
Lv 12
Past the Buoys
Wenna won't take you past the buoys. But she might, if you deal with the Silt Lurkers taking her nets.
Dungeon · draft
Dredge-Chief Bram Holloway
Lv 20+
Behind the Inner Door
Bram has reached the Reliquary's inner door. He needs someone to go through it with him.
Deity Trial · draft
Steward Maren Selk
The Trial of Rest
The Murmur has reached the Behemoth. Wake it, pass its Trial, and cleanse it before it becomes the Drowned Behemoth.
Record
Parent
Central River BasinCompass
centralSource
DT XSO MasterWorldGeographyClimate
Mild; morning fog over the water, sudden squalls when the Behemoth stirs.
Essence Affinity
LunarAstral
Settlements
Routes
North shore road: Aetherial Towne → Behemoth's RestReed causeway: Reedmere across the Central WetlandsFerries: Behemoth's Rest ↔ Reedmere (not to the Isle — nobody ferries to the Isle)
Hazards
Silt Lurkers in the shallowsDrowned Echoes on the shore after darkSqualls and whirlpools when the Behemoth stirsThe Murmur Deep's corruption spreading from the lake centre
Allegiance
Kingdom of Behemoth — this is the lake the kingdom is named for.
Kingdom
Kingdom of BehemothPopulation Status
draftPeople
All NPCs →Referenced by
Creatures
Bogwhisper ToadDrowned EchoGlassfin PikeMudshell CrawlerMurmurlingReedskimmerRelic WardenSilt LurkerTidecoil Serpent