LAKE
FLATHEAD
What's a castle without a lake?
Dimwit Flathead loved lakes, but hated to go
outside, so he had one constructed in his extensive cellars. Lake
Flathead is a large and handsome lake that lies underground, entirely
within the caverns near the former location of the royal castle at
Flatheadia (before the 883 GUE destruction of Flatheadia it lay
entirely within the lower levels of the royal castle).
To
the west of the lake lay
the Royal Zoo; to the south was the
Great Underground Desert, to the
north was the
Frobozz Philharmonic Orchestra Hall (which was the
basement of the
FrobozzCo International World Headquarters building);
to the east was the
Great Underground Mountain; and to the southeast was both the
Great
Underground Woods and
Savannah.
The lake could be crossed via a
magnificent royal yacht that never left that lake, docking at four points along the narrow shore. The entire lake was
lit from the roof high overhead, which was the floor of the castle
itself. A wide stream at the southwest end fed its waters. Once a lovely lake, teeming with life, by the fall of the
Empire the waters had grown stagnant. The water was so scummy and murky
that a parched camel would not dare to drink from it (although near the floor the water is somewheat clearer). Swimming in the
lake is not advised, as the waters are known for their hungry denizens,
including the
Loch Flatheadia Monster and giant
squids.