The Semmerlak - Revision history

Twiggy at 19:54, 15 January 2026

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	The waters of the Semmerlak are deceptively calm, but there is something terrible beneath their surface. The Varushkans call her [[Dho'uala]], as [[Zoria]] did, but she has many names. While the waters teem with fish, sailors in along the shores of the lake in Karov, Karsk, and Ossium say that the lake exacts a dangerous price from any who take its bounty for granted. Dho'Uala is a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]], who claims the entire lake and the rivers that feed into and flow from it.		The waters of the Semmerlak are deceptively calm, but there is something terrible beneath their surface. The Varushkans call her [[Dho'uala]], as [[Zoria]] did, but she has many names. While the waters teem with fish, sailors in along the shores of the lake in Karov, Karsk, and Ossium say that the lake exacts a dangerous price from any who take its bounty for granted. Dho'Uala is a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]], who claims the entire lake and the rivers that feed into and flow from it.

	Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer ~~Realm~~ who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.		Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer realm who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.

	===The Golden Causeway===		===The Golden Causeway===

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	The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.		The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.
	==Watcher of the Semmerlak==		==Watcher of the Semmerlak==
	When the creature known as [[Dho'uala]] began to rouse itself in the Semmerlak, it caused significant problems for those who lived along the shoreline or relied on the lake for their livelihoods. After nearly a year of various attempts to deal with the problem, the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate]] established a series of [[Less_welcome_tenants#Wards_and_Bargains\|Journeymage Towers]] around the shores to support a cadre of [[volhov]], [[guiser\|guisers]], and [[mountebanks]] from the lands adjacent to the waters. It also created the position of [[Watcher of the Semmerlak]] to oversee the group and work with them to reduce the impact of Dho'uala.		When the creature known as [[Dho'uala]] began to rouse itself in the Semmerlak, it caused significant problems for those who lived along the shoreline or relied on the lake for their livelihoods. After nearly a year of various attempts to deal with the problem, the [[Senate]] established a series of [[Less_welcome_tenants#Wards_and_Bargains\|Journeymage Towers]] around the shores to support a cadre of [[volhov]], [[guiser\|guisers]], and [[mountebanks]] from the lands adjacent to the waters. It also created the position of [[Watcher of the Semmerlak]] to oversee the group and work with them to reduce the impact of Dho'uala.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

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Watcher of the Semmerlak

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	The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.		The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.
	==Watcher of the Semmerlak==		==Watcher of the Semmerlak==
	When the creature known as [[Dho'uala]] began to rouse itself in the Semmerlak, it caused significant problems for those who lived along the shoreline or relied on the lake for their livelihoods. After nearly a year of various attempts to deal with the problem, the [[Imperial Senate]] established a series of [[Less_welcome_tenants#Wards_and_Bargains\|Journeymage Towers]] around the shores to support a cadre of [[volhov]], [[guiser\|guisers]], and [[mountebanks]] ~~fro~~ the lands adjacent to the waters. It also created the position of [[Watcher of the Semmerlak]] to oversee the group and work with them to reduce the impact of Dho'uala.		When the creature known as [[Dho'uala]] began to rouse itself in the Semmerlak, it caused significant problems for those who lived along the shoreline or relied on the lake for their livelihoods. After nearly a year of various attempts to deal with the problem, the [[Imperial Senate]] established a series of [[Less_welcome_tenants#Wards_and_Bargains\|Journeymage Towers]] around the shores to support a cadre of [[volhov]], [[guiser\|guisers]], and [[mountebanks]] from the lands adjacent to the waters. It also created the position of [[Watcher of the Semmerlak]] to oversee the group and work with them to reduce the impact of Dho'uala.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

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	The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.		The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.
			==Watcher of the Semmerlak==
			When the creature known as [[Dho'uala]] began to rouse itself in the Semmerlak, it caused significant problems for those who lived along the shoreline or relied on the lake for their livelihoods. After nearly a year of various attempts to deal with the problem, the [[Imperial Senate]] established a series of [[Less_welcome_tenants#Wards_and_Bargains\|Journeymage Towers]] around the shores to support a cadre of [[volhov]], [[guiser\|guisers]], and [[mountebanks]] fro the lands adjacent to the waters. It also created the position of [[Watcher of the Semmerlak]] to oversee the group and work with them to reduce the impact of Dho'uala.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

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	===Ladies of the Semmerlak===		===Ladies of the Semmerlak===
	The waters of the Semmerlak are deceptively calm, but there is something terrible beneath their surface. The Varushkans call her [[Dho'uala]], as[[Zoria]] did, but she has many names. While the waters teem with fish, sailors in along the shores of the lake in Karov, Karsk, and Ossium say that the lake exacts a dangerous price from any who take its bounty for granted. Dho'Uala is a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]], who claims the entire lake and the rivers that feed into and flow from it.		The waters of the Semmerlak are deceptively calm, but there is something terrible beneath their surface. The Varushkans call her [[Dho'uala]], as [[Zoria]] did, but she has many names. While the waters teem with fish, sailors in along the shores of the lake in Karov, Karsk, and Ossium say that the lake exacts a dangerous price from any who take its bounty for granted. Dho'Uala is a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]], who claims the entire lake and the rivers that feed into and flow from it.

	Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer Realm who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.		Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer Realm who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.

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Folklore

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	Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer Realm who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.		Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer Realm who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.

			===The Golden Causeway===
			Just outside Lacre in [[#Lacuve\|Lacuve]] stands the white granite arch of the [[Semmerholm#The_Golden_Causeway\|Golden Causeway]]. Completed shortly before the Summer Solstice 382YE, the arch was built as part of an [[opportunity]] provided by the Lady of the Semmerlak (the Summer Lady, not the Lady of the Deeps). A second arch stands on the [[Ossium#Bittershore\|Bittershore]] in Ossium. When correctly activated, an impossible golden bridge connects the two arches, wide enough for armies to march across. The causeway has only been used once, to initiate the [[382YE_Autumn_Equinox_winds_of_war#In_The_End_.28The_Mallum.29\|invasion]] of the then Druj-dominated territory.

	===Rafts of the Mallum===		===Rafts of the Mallum===
	To the east of the Semmerlak lies [[Ossium]] - now Varushka, one claimed by the Druj. In the reign of [[Empress Varkula]] they attacked across the Semmerlak in a fleet of weirwood rafts. While they were driven back, they did extensive damage to the Dawnish territory before they were defeated. There has been no repeat of that attack - but from time to time opportunistic Druj will raid the shores of the Semmerlak looking to spread chaos and discord.		To the east of the Semmerlak lies [[Ossium]] - now Varushka, one claimed by the Druj. In the reign of [[Empress Varkula]] they attacked across the Semmerlak in a fleet of weirwood rafts. While they were driven back, they did extensive damage to the Dawnish territory before they were defeated. There has been no repeat of that attack - but from time to time opportunistic Druj will raid the shores of the Semmerlak looking to spread chaos and discord.

	The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.		The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[Dho'uala]]		* [[Dho'uala]]

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The Mallum

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	Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer Realm who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.		Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer Realm who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.

	==~~The~~ Mallum==		===Rafts of the Mallum===
	To the east of the Semmerlak lies [[~~the Mallum~~]] - ~~the lands~~ claimed by the Druj ~~- specifically the territory of [[Ossium]]~~. In the reign of [[Empress Varkula]] they attacked across the Semmerlak in a fleet of weirwood rafts. While they were driven back, they did extensive damage to the Dawnish territory before they were defeated. There has been no repeat of that attack - but from time to time opportunistic Druj will raid the shores of the Semmerlak looking to spread chaos and discord.		To the east of the Semmerlak lies [[Ossium]] - now Varushka, one claimed by the Druj. In the reign of [[Empress Varkula]] they attacked across the Semmerlak in a fleet of weirwood rafts. While they were driven back, they did extensive damage to the Dawnish territory before they were defeated. There has been no repeat of that attack - but from time to time opportunistic Druj will raid the shores of the Semmerlak looking to spread chaos and discord.

	The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.		The Druj are poor sailors, however - their boats are crude and they seem to have little respect for the lake. It is rare to see more than one or two of these raids in a ten-year period.
			==Further Reading==
			* [[Dho'uala]]
			* [[Underwater sunshine]] - Spring 385YE Wind of Fortune dealing with the wakening of Dho'ula.

	[[Category:Dawn]] [[Category:Varushka]] [[Category:The League]]		[[Category:Dawn]] [[Category:Varushka]] [[Category:The League]]
	[[Category:Gazetteer]]		[[Category:Gazetteer]]

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Dho'uala

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	A legend from Weirwater suggests that the lake has expanded at least once since the foundation of Dawn. it claims that there was once land to the east of [[Weirwater#Culwich\|Culwich]], ruled by the [[Earl]] of Sedaret. Long ago the last Earl of Sedaret pursued a crusade against several [[weaver cabal\|cabals of weavers]] who refused to recognise her authority. At the height of a great banquet, thrown by the Earl to celebrate her apparent victory over the weavers, a great bell began to toll and the castle and its surrounding village was drowned beneath great waves and unrelenting rain. It is said by the people of Culwich that on Winter nights of the new moon when the sky is clear one can still hear bells ringing in the depths of the great lake, and see lights that are said to be those of the drowned Earl and her noble household, still celebrating in the depths.		A legend from Weirwater suggests that the lake has expanded at least once since the foundation of Dawn. it claims that there was once land to the east of [[Weirwater#Culwich\|Culwich]], ruled by the [[Earl]] of Sedaret. Long ago the last Earl of Sedaret pursued a crusade against several [[weaver cabal\|cabals of weavers]] who refused to recognise her authority. At the height of a great banquet, thrown by the Earl to celebrate her apparent victory over the weavers, a great bell began to toll and the castle and its surrounding village was drowned beneath great waves and unrelenting rain. It is said by the people of Culwich that on Winter nights of the new moon when the sky is clear one can still hear bells ringing in the depths of the great lake, and see lights that are said to be those of the drowned Earl and her noble household, still celebrating in the depths.

	===~~Dho'uala~~===		===Ladies of the Semmerlak===
	The waters of the Semmerlak are deceptively calm, but there is something terrible beneath their surface. The Varushkans call her [[Dho'~~Uala~~]], as[[Zoria]] did, but she has many names. While the waters teem with fish, sailors in along the shores of the lake in Karov, Karsk, and Ossium say that the lake exacts a dangerous price from any who take its bounty for granted. Dho'Uala is a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]], who claims the entire lake and the rivers that feed into and flow from it.		The waters of the Semmerlak are deceptively calm, but there is something terrible beneath their surface. The Varushkans call her [[Dho'uala]], as[[Zoria]] did, but she has many names. While the waters teem with fish, sailors in along the shores of the lake in Karov, Karsk, and Ossium say that the lake exacts a dangerous price from any who take its bounty for granted. Dho'Uala is a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]], who claims the entire lake and the rivers that feed into and flow from it.

	Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors sometimes go missing - ~~experienced sailors~~, who should ~~know better than~~ to ~~fall for the charms of submarine terrors~~.		Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors, fisherfolk, and beachcombers sometimes go missing. They tell their own tales of the Semmerlak, and of the [[Dho%27uala#The_Lady_of_the_Semmerlak\|Lady]] they say lives on a mist-shrouded magical island somewhere off the coast of Semmerholm or Weirwater. She is not terrible, but powerful and proud, a golden creature of the Summer Realm who offers boons, especially to those who have been wronged by those they should have been able to trust.

	==The Mallum==		==The Mallum==

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	===Dho'uala===		===Dho'uala===
	The ~~Varushkans tell their own stories~~ of ~~the dangers presented by~~ the Semmerlak. While the waters teem with fish, sailors in Karov and ~~souther Karsk~~ say that the ~~water is truly part of Varushka and~~ exacts a dangerous price from any who take its bounty for granted. ~~They speak in whispered terms of~~ Dho'~~uala, a terrible siren that lures fisherfolk into its cold embrace and drags them beneath the waters - it rarely waits for them to die before it begins to feast. They claim it~~ is a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]], and that it ~~must be avoided at all costs~~.		The waters of the Semmerlak are deceptively calm, but there is something terrible beneath their surface. The Varushkans call her [[Dho'Uala]], as[[Zoria]] did, but she has many names. While the waters teem with fish, sailors in along the shores of the lake in Karov, Karsk, and Ossium say that the lake exacts a dangerous price from any who take its bounty for granted. Dho'Uala is a [[Varushkan_Monster#Sovereigns\|sovereign]], who claims the entire lake and the rivers that feed into and flow from it.

	~~The~~ Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake ... but even they cannot deny that sailors sometimes go missing - experienced sailors, who should know better than to fall for the charms of submarine terrors.		Some Dawnish scoff at these tales, claiming no such horror exists in their lake... but even they cannot deny that sailors sometimes go missing - experienced sailors, who should know better than to fall for the charms of submarine terrors.

	==The Mallum==		==The Mallum==

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	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	* [[Dho'uala]]		* [[Dho'uala]]
	* [[Underwater sunshine]] - Spring 385YE Wind of Fortune dealing with the wakening of Dho'~~ula~~.		* [[Watcher of the Semmerlak]] - Imperial title charged with containing the schemes of Dho'uala.
			* [[Underwater sunshine]] - Spring 385YE Wind of Fortune dealing with the wakening of Dho'uala.

	[[Category:Dawn]] [[Category:Varushka]] [[Category:The League]]		[[Category:Dawn]] [[Category:Varushka]] [[Category:The League]]
	[[Category:Gazetteer]]		[[Category:Gazetteer]]