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Hey @TheEdVerse! Hope you’re doing well! Are there any specific things in the Lake of Steam that you love in particular? I am not sure why I am always brought back to this region, but I love it! Curious what your little nuggets are on this region.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 15, 2021
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In the lands along the north shore of the Lake of Steam, many gases erupt from fissures in the earth, and/or bubble up through pools and even into streams (which sometimes emit “smoke” [hot mists] as a result. 2)
Some of these “fumes and vapours” are toxic, some just smell bad or taint the earth or bring on hallucinations, and some are useful medically or in hide-curing and other processes if captured in vials.
The active vulcanism…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 15, 2021
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…gives off heat, and many places have warm or hot water welling up naturally, to flow or sit steaming in ponds.
The Lake of Steam area can be dangerous to mine in, due to arsenic exposure and noxious or even explosive gases… 4)
…given off when caverns/subterranean air spaces are breached, but can yield very pure veins of metals such as copper and silver, and a wide variety of gemstones in natural crystalline form, plus “rock crystal” in huge masses.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 15, 2021
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The heat of the Lake of Steam area attracts fire lizards and some dragons to dwell in any of the natural caverns—and thanks to past localized vulcanism and the phreatic tubes that are abundant in the area, these caverns are… 6)
…many, and often occur in chains/strings.
The Lake of Steam is an area lightly settled by humans due to the lack of good agricultural land to grow enough food and heavy forests to support game. So it has become an area for…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 15, 2021
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…outcasts and brigands to temporarily hide in, and many folk “on the run” to hide treasure in, that they hope to return to later, and reclaim. Many never do come back.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 15, 2021
