Setting:Tabula Gloria/Phrennoack/Alboniset Lake

At the heart of the Phrennoack Forest lies Alboniset Lake, a place of both undeniable, natural splendor and palpable, overwhelming danger. The shimmering waters of the lake is surrounded by dense marshland, an unusual combination of environments but understandable given the lake's seasonal floods. Of course, this is not the only reason for which settlements that were established by the lake ceased to be. There is the story of the Temple of Passing built by the Imperial Lord Credault which was overrun by an invasion of Echoes, the ruins used as a ceremonial place of worship.

There is also the story of the budding Eltyain village of Skawnesco (Imperial name, the tribal name lost to history). Before the establishment of the village, tribesmen had to venture from their inland villages to the lake, an arduous trip in and of itself, in order to fish. Though the tribesmen knew of the dangers of the lake, one particular member got the idea to establish a village there. He had hoped that the permanent presence of Eltyain there would help ease some of these dangers down, as well as to make for an easier life for the fishermen. However, the establishment of the village coincided with the increased flooding and subsequent deterioration of the coast into the marsh that it is today. It is also said that during this time was when the Echoes began to venture from within the lake to the coast in search of new prey.

Suffice to say, the fishermen packed up and left the village, leaving it as a testament of the power of the lake as both a boon to life, but also as a danger to it, all at the same time.