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<blockquote> ''“The caverns of the Yellow Lake lie below the land above; everything moves slowly in a viscous fog, and its waxy rivers drip into a dirty white lake. The trunks of spermaceti that hang from the ceiling reflect the pillars in the churches and chapels above. Here is where the two headed eagle once met with Ramon by the lake.”'' <ref>[[User:Altair| Altair]], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fx-zVDcckklwn2uiV-Xuxm9tbJlqB1qq4GULhjKn8kA/edit?usp=sharing ‘’Walkthrough’’] </ref> </blockquote>
==Description==
==Description==
<blockquote> “The caverns of the Yellow Lake lie below the land above; everything moves slowly in a viscous fog, and its waxy rivers drip into a dirty white lake. The trunks of spermaceti that hang from the ceiling reflect the pillars in the churches and chapels above. Here is where the two headed eagle once met with Ramon by the lake.<ref>[[User:Altair| Altair]], [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fx-zVDcckklwn2uiV-Xuxm9tbJlqB1qq4GULhjKn8kA/edit?usp=sharing ‘’Walkthrough’’] </ref> </blockquote>
The [[Yellow Lake]] is a very large underground cave reached from the [[Beach|beach]], it’s main feature being a lake of [[Whales#Spermaceti|spermaceti]] at its deepest point. Trunks of hardened spermaceti fall from the foggy ceiling into a network of rivers, which all flow into the lake.
 
This is the place where [[Luminary Ramon]] first planted their bowl of wax and, as more wax was poured into the holes above, this meagre bowl spilled its contents to form into a lake. <ref name=“Wax”> [[Lump of Wax]] </ref>


The [[Yellow Lake]] is a very large underground cave reached from the [[Beach|beach]], it’s main feature being a lake of [[Whales#Spermaceti|spermaceti]] at its deepest point. Trunks of hardened spermaceti fall from the foggy ceiling into a network of rivers, which all flow into the lake.
The corpses of [[Animals|animals]] float down the rivers and into the lake, where they eventually wash up on its shore. They can also be seen in the pillars of spermaceti, absorbed into its wax. Swarms of rod-shaped insects can be found patrolling the dark passages and hollowed caverns, which cause [[#Insects|blindness]] if one gets too close.


This is the place where [[Fen Churches#Luminary Ramon|Luminary Ramon]] first planted his bowl of wax and, as more wax was poured into the holes above, this meager bowl spilled its contents to form into a lake. <ref name=“Lump of Wax”> [[Lump of Wax]] </ref>
<blockquote> ''“The bending effects of the lake make it so that everything crashes together or separates like oil and water. Here, everything feels as though in stasis, even the rivers move at a snail’s pace.”'' <ref name=“Wax”> [[Lump of Wax]] </ref> </blockquote>


The corpses of [[Animals|animals]] float down the rivers and into the lake, where they eventually wash up on its shore. They can also be seen in the pillars of spermaceti, absorbed into its wax. Swarms of rod-shaped insects can be found patrolling the dark passages and hollowed caverns, which cause [[Blindness|blindness]] if one gets too close.
The lake has split the village into moments, so that it is organised in layers, leading up and up toward its peak, the [[Upper Hamlet#Fen Churches|Fen Churches]].


<blockquote> “The bending effects of the lake make it so that everything crashes together or seperates like oil and water. Here, everything feels as though in stasis, even the rivers move at a snail’s pace.” <ref name=“Lump of Wax”> [[Lump of Wax]] </ref> </blockquote>
==Insects==
There is a specific kind of '''blindness''' observed amongst creatures in the hamlet, betrayed most typically by cloudy blue, bright eyes and a new, large, nose. The skin of the afflicted can also become ulcerated and even burnt, as in the case of [[Luminary Ramon]] and [[Lower Hamlet#Smut|Smut]].


The lake has split the village into moments, so that it is organised in layers, leading up and up toward its peak, the [[Fen Churches]].
Here, in the [[Yellow Lake]], but also at the [[Lower Hamlet#Chapel Beach|Chapel Beach]], clouds of insects fly around bodies of [[Whales#Wax|wax]]. They are small creatures of a rod-like appearance, with many small wings around their body. These insects are a parasitic one, and will leech into your skin and your eyes, causing this blindness.


==Connections==
===Smell===
[[Beach]] > The Yellow Lake
As read in the [[Luminary Ramon#Luminary Omens|Luminary Omens]], this new nose leads to new smells; olfactory hallucinations, which [[Luminary Ramon]] perceived as a path laid out before them. Many talk of a strange "sea-scented" smell in the village, however, none talk of the scent of the actual sea, despite the hamlet being built upon its shores.


==The Healing Pig==
==The Healing Pig==
‘’’Healing Pig’’’ is an [[Animals|animal]] that has been washed up on the shore of one of the rivers. Parts of the pig are still covered in wax, and parts of it are missing. It is surrounded by thousands of other similarly washed up creatures, none of which are alive. The pig is despondant, but if one has [[Frances’ Incense]] it will speak.
‘’’Healing Pig’’’ is an [[Animals|animal]] that has been washed up on the shore of one of the rivers. Parts of the pig are still covered in wax, and parts of it are missing. It is surrounded by thousands of other similarly washed up creatures, none of which are alive. The pig is despondent, but if one has [[Smut's Incense]] it will speak.


===Dialogue===
===Dialogue===
‘’I remember sinking down to the bottom,’’
''I remember sinking down to the bottom,


‘‘there are creatures here that I don’t think I’ll see again.’’
''there are creatures here that I don’t think I’ll see again.


‘’I’ve changed now, I’ve seen so much,’’
''I’ve changed now, I’ve seen so much,


‘’Our bodies are different now,’’
''Our bodies are different now,


‘’we think we can never die.’’
''we think we can never die.


‘’And I don’t know what’s happened to me,’’
''And I don’t know what’s happened to me,


‘’and I don’t really care.’’
''and I don’t really care.


‘’One day I was asleep,’’
''One day I was asleep,


‘’now I am awake.’’
''now I am awake.


At this point, the pig will leave you with a [[Lump of Wax]].
At this point, the pig will leave you with a [[Lump of Wax]].
==Smut==
'''Smut''' is found wading out into the lake, then spreading her arms and legs out wide like a star so that she floats on top of the wax.
===Dialogue===
''These small insects buzzing in great swarms
''around this cavern,
''given time, like seeds from long grass,
''will dig their hooks under my skin
''and lay more eggs.
''But I do not care...
''because I am already blind.
''Those newly born here,
''brought into a world
''whose light is quickly killed.
''I want to cry just thinking about it.
==Recording==
[[File:YellowLake.mp3]]
==Connections==
[[Lower Hamlet#Chapel Beach|Chapel Beach]] > The Yellow Lake


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 9 February 2024

“The caverns of the Yellow Lake lie below the land above; everything moves slowly in a viscous fog, and its waxy rivers drip into a dirty white lake. The trunks of spermaceti that hang from the ceiling reflect the pillars in the churches and chapels above. Here is where the two headed eagle once met with Ramon by the lake.” [1]

Description

The Yellow Lake is a very large underground cave reached from the beach, it’s main feature being a lake of spermaceti at its deepest point. Trunks of hardened spermaceti fall from the foggy ceiling into a network of rivers, which all flow into the lake.

This is the place where Luminary Ramon first planted their bowl of wax and, as more wax was poured into the holes above, this meagre bowl spilled its contents to form into a lake. [2]

The corpses of animals float down the rivers and into the lake, where they eventually wash up on its shore. They can also be seen in the pillars of spermaceti, absorbed into its wax. Swarms of rod-shaped insects can be found patrolling the dark passages and hollowed caverns, which cause blindness if one gets too close.

“The bending effects of the lake make it so that everything crashes together or separates like oil and water. Here, everything feels as though in stasis, even the rivers move at a snail’s pace.” [2]

The lake has split the village into moments, so that it is organised in layers, leading up and up toward its peak, the Fen Churches.

Insects

There is a specific kind of blindness observed amongst creatures in the hamlet, betrayed most typically by cloudy blue, bright eyes and a new, large, nose. The skin of the afflicted can also become ulcerated and even burnt, as in the case of Luminary Ramon and Smut.

Here, in the Yellow Lake, but also at the Chapel Beach, clouds of insects fly around bodies of wax. They are small creatures of a rod-like appearance, with many small wings around their body. These insects are a parasitic one, and will leech into your skin and your eyes, causing this blindness.

Smell

As read in the Luminary Omens, this new nose leads to new smells; olfactory hallucinations, which Luminary Ramon perceived as a path laid out before them. Many talk of a strange "sea-scented" smell in the village, however, none talk of the scent of the actual sea, despite the hamlet being built upon its shores.

The Healing Pig

‘’’Healing Pig’’’ is an animal that has been washed up on the shore of one of the rivers. Parts of the pig are still covered in wax, and parts of it are missing. It is surrounded by thousands of other similarly washed up creatures, none of which are alive. The pig is despondent, but if one has Smut's Incense it will speak.

Dialogue

I remember sinking down to the bottom,

there are creatures here that I don’t think I’ll see again.

I’ve changed now, I’ve seen so much,

Our bodies are different now,

we think we can never die.

And I don’t know what’s happened to me,

and I don’t really care.

One day I was asleep,

now I am awake.

At this point, the pig will leave you with a Lump of Wax.

Smut

Smut is found wading out into the lake, then spreading her arms and legs out wide like a star so that she floats on top of the wax.

Dialogue

These small insects buzzing in great swarms

around this cavern,

given time, like seeds from long grass,

will dig their hooks under my skin

and lay more eggs.

But I do not care...

because I am already blind.

Those newly born here,

brought into a world

whose light is quickly killed.

I want to cry just thinking about it.

Recording

Connections

Chapel Beach > The Yellow Lake

Notes