Lake Beikid

Lake Beikid (Hartraan) or Békiplaum (local) is a lake in the region of Torthien in Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera, the largest body of fresh water in the Civilised World. It is 350 km from north to south, an average of 80 km wide.

The lake has little human habitation since its shores are surrounded by viridplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVirid

Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life. jungle, particularly to the south and east. Its waters team with virid predators which grow to enormous size, making the lake treacherous to travellers. Hence the lake is avoided by humans, and a natural boundary.

Geographically it lies at the southeast end of the great rift valley of Torthien, with the southeastern end much deeper than the northwest. Water spills out through a series of cataracts into the River Roul.

Geologists speculate that as the rift widens, in the distant future it is likely that the lake will eventually become joined to the sea.