Folks call the area a Lake, but it's more like a pond.  Small and unimportant looking, yet peaceful.  The dock is no prize winner either.  Narrow in width, boards broken with several down right missing all together!  No tree nearby, no canopy, nothing to shade oneself on a hot day while fishing.  The watering hole may look small in size, but it deceives the eyes.  The water is as deep as the heavens.  No man knows what lurks beyond the light in this Lake.
Fishing Dock, Lake
traveler
child
I usually go to the park to watch my child play. I am a one and only child. I am my parent's favorite child.
It's the docks, sir! It may be falling apart at the seams, but the locals say that the lake is rich with fantastical sea life and is the deepest water in the world. Not just trout and pike?  I am travelling East to trade spices.... If I can trade exotic sea creatures instead of money, that will be a great deal for me! I see what you mean, sir. But I must warn you. I saw two men fishing here last season and neither have returned to the village. I fear something... evil lurks in these waters... Does no one from the village fish?  I would think that this would be the easiest food to find! I believe the locals fear whatever beast might live beneath the surface. We mostly feast on wild roots and barn rats. Are crops have not fared well since before I was born, my father says. Barn rats?  That sounds hideous!  Are there any boats to charter to catch some of these wonders of the 'sea'? We do not have boats, sir. Boats are not safe upon the lake. has your father spoken of what lingers beneath the surface? My father lost a leg here as a boy. Grandma says he has not spoken of or visited the lake since. And your Grandmother?  What does she say? She says... a serpent lives here. A massive beast longer than any snake ever seen by men. She said it was that beast which took my father's leg. She said I'm not allowed to play here, but... I want to see it myself! Do you now!  That is exciting!  Are there any rafts or boats for the river on the other side of the village?  I can ask my mercenaries to carry one over for us to use on the pond, er, lake!  The locals won't deny my mercenaries!