Lauchlein Lake

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Lauchlein Lake is one of the more remote lakes of Meratt county. Locals tend avoid it due to its swamp-like nature; it is shallow and filled with aquatic plants, small fish, and frogs, and is often covered in mist.

History

Lauchlein Lake once hosted a fey court millennia ago, when the Verduran Forest still covered the lands of modern Meratt county. Today, a small circle of standing stones remains beside Lauchlein Lake, attesting to its ancient fey inhabitants.

Lauchlein Lake has long been the subject of a variety of rumours. The stone circle, in particular, goes through decades-long cycles of being used for local weddings and events before then being shunned as a supposed site of foul rituals.

A rumour persists that a now long-dead duke drowned his young wife after marrying her at the stone circle, and that the woman returned as a vengeful spirit who can take on the form of a swan. This old rumour has now become conflated with newer rumours about the real vigilante known as the Night Swan.

Rumours also alternately claim that Lauchlein Lake is the home of either a serial killer or a murderous trio of kelpies.

Inhabitants

Lauchlein Lake does have a mysterious inhabitant, but none of the rumours about her nature is quite correct. Atratus is the lake's sole guardian and has kept the lake a wild and beautiful place since the time of the fey courts. Atratus is a swan maiden, a fey protector of the wilds, who finds the presence of the nearby Oppara Highway disgraceful.