Candlemere

Candlemere: > Leaves from the Narlmarches collect year round within the clear depths of the Candlemere. In spring and summer, the lake ref lects the colors trapped below in vibrant greens and rainbow bursts of flowering hues. By autumn, fiery reds, oranges, and yellows blaze through the water. In winter, the oft-frozen surface hides depthless blacks that make the lake appear as unfathomable as the night sky.
> Legends say that drinking from the Candlemere can, depending on the season, grant long life, cut a life short, intoxicate, or invigorate. In the middle of the lake lies a hilly island covered in mysterious willows, surrounding the ruins of an ancient, crumbling tower. Eerie witchlights glow above the tower on summer nights, and will-o’-wisps congregate here throughout the fall, perhaps holding eerie councils or plotting whatever motivates their inscrutable deeds.
> The lake known as Candlemere is notorious in the Stolen Lands for being haunted. Stories from fishermen, explorers, bandits, and tradesmen alike support these legends with eerie tales of strange lights dancing upon the waters, blood-curdling cries from what could be lost souls, and mysterious sightings of shapes rippling in the lake’s dark waters. During the night along Candlemere’s shores there is a chance of seeing what are known as the “Candlemere Lights,” flickering spheres of color that dance over the waves or along its shores.
> The island in the middle of the lake is particularly prone to these strange lights, especially at its low summit, where a lonely tower stands.
> The island itself is covered with thick brambles and stinging nettles; Exposure to these discovers they are mildly poisonous, typically resulting in feeling sick but not more severe.

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The Stolen Lands