Coldwake Pond

This medium sized lake is fed by ground water and used to have a river that flowed out from it to the north east but the river has dried up due to the amount of water being used by the surrounding Respite District whose residents use this lake as a water source. House Jorasco stepped in around 6250 SU and began to regulate the usage of the water from the lake and House Phiarlan built the Water Reclamation Centre in Respite to try and clean and reuse the water within Respite to reduce the need for fresh water from the lake.

The lake is always colder than it should be by a few degrees, making it a popular swimming location during the summer, and first lake in the region to freeze over thick enough to skate on in the winter. There have been a few researchers to try and discover why the lake is colder than it should be but there is little interest in why and most investigations simply returns the verdict that it must be some form of ancient Akariean magic causing it some how.

Next to the lake is the Coldwake Tavern which is famous for its Coldwake Brew which is supposedly made from the water in Coldwake Pond which is served cold as if it is still chilled from the lake, which just isn't true.