Mirror lake

Mirror lake

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The Mirror Lake (Russian: Зеркало озера; Zerkalo ozera) is a collection of water that has gathered in a small depression. This causes the lake to be completely still as no wind reaches it and you can see your reflection nearly perfectly in it.

Legends

See your future ritual

Legend has it that you can see your future if you look deeply into the lake. Different events will be shown during different times. If the full moon is reflected on the lake, you will see your future spouse and family. If the sun is at it’s zenith, you will see your future career. Gazing into the lake at dusk will show you how you die but look into the lake during dawn and you will see the path to riches and fame. Many people have caught up in their visions and either lost time or even their lives.

The Ghost of Mirror Lake

One tale tells of a man who set out during the night to reach the lake before dawn to see how he could become rich and powerful. The man looked deeply into the lake and saw himself as the ruler of Temnyy gorod and how he could achieve this. So raptures was he by the vision, that the man lost track of time. When he finally could gather the willpower to look away and head back into the city, enough time had passed that his grandchildren had grown up and no one recognized him, the ones who did thought him long dead. The man decided to return to the lake in order to find out how to fix this. Some say he died looking into the lake, other that during moonless nights you can still find him sitting by the lake, gazing into it’s dark waters.