Lake Ondrere

Lake Ondrere [on-DRAIR] in Tresard is the largest freshwater lake in the Natorn Archipelago, 170km long and 47km across at its widest point. plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Kingdom of Trésard

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Kingdom of Trésard

The Hexactic Kingdom of Trésard [tray-SSARD] is a nation in the Anrel Isles, occupying the northern half of the Mainland and the island of Mûul. The kingdom was forged in 238 Anrel

The lake valley was formed by a glacier, which melted and retreated, leaving the waters dammed at the western end by a natural dyke, formed from rubble pushed ahead by the glacier. The River Lar flows into the lake from the eastern Laharkin Mountains, and thence westward to the sea.

Lake Ondrere is an important habitat for freshwater greenfish and supports many fishing villages around its northern shore. The southern shore was once dominated by the city-state of Rasia, which was destroyed during the Long War. Most of the city is now overgrown ruins, although vestiges of the Rasian Academy still survive amongst the haunted rocks.

Many atrocities and massacres were committed by Anretian forces during the war, wiping out whole towns and village. In the aftermath, the entire south side of the lake gained a feared reputation, and is generally avoided by travellers, although in recent centuries new settlements have grown on the south-western shore.

In ancient times the lake was called the Rasee, or 'long water' in Old Aralsic. In later times the word Rasee became synonymous with Rasia City. To avoid confusion the lake was increasingly referred to by another name, Ondrere, particularly after the war when memories of the lost city were painful. In legend Ondrere is said to derive from “Onder's Sadness”, with an accompanying tale of an ancient Godman whose mortal love drowned herself in the lake. “Drere” is a Middle Aralsic word meaning sad, but more likely the name derives from Old Aralsic meaning “Cold Waters”, sharing a common etymology with undeen, the water elementals.