The Cracked Land:
The landmass at the lake’s center is broken into thousands of pieces by fissures
that run from the surface down deep into the bedrock. The island also seems to
be undergoing a continuous bout of seismic activity, manifested as a steady
earthquake and frequently erupting acid geysers. Areas of the island rise above
and sink below the surface of the lake all the time without warning.
The Library:
Legend places a vast library known as the Hall of Humanity
upon the Cracked Land. Although there are many myths, stories and works of art
based upon the library, no reliable accounts of the place exist. Currently, scholars argue that if the
library ever did exist, it has long since been destroyed.
The Monastery of the Broken Oath:
Of the many ruins that lay strewn along the lakeshore, the
remnants of what was once a large monastery, located on the southeast shore of
the lake near where the Acid Lake cedes to the northern Glurrg, are among the
most significant. The monks who
once resided there were unwise enough to renege upon a compact made with the
vile space god, Karad Narg, the Eater of Hope. The entity laid a curse upon the
monks condemning them and their offspring to forever live within the acid of
the lake, forever burning, but never wholly consumed, thus were born the
burning men.
The upper works of the monastery are still largely intact,
due to the enchanted stone of which the place was constructed. It is said if
one visits the ruins on a night with two full moons and performs the proper
ritual, it is possible that contact with the Karad Narg and perhaps seek his
favor.
