The Pool of Time

The Pool of Time is one of the strangest Wonders of Tumiun, and a very holy place to some. It is a small lake with no rivers flowing from or to it, hidden somewhere in the highlands of the Long Forest, shrouded in mist and mystery. On a clear day you might not even notice the strange magic at work there, but the reflection of the Pool is not what one would expect. The Elves of the Forest learned long ago that it reflects not what is seen on the day itself, but what will be seen on the morrow instead. Look into the pool and you will not see your own face, unless you are in the exact same spot at exactly the same time the following day.

The Elves living near the Pool have used it to observe the coming weather for many an age, whilst also trying to keep it safe and somewhat hidden. The Poolkeepers forbid anyone from touching the water, and warn that drinking from the Pool will drive even the greatest minds irreversibly mad. Not much is known about how it came to be, though some of the Elders say it is the place where Fata and Kronos, the Mistress of Fate and the Master of Time, first met in an age long past. Supposedly, it is where they fell in love, but that may be naught more than a legend.

The magic of the Pool even saved many lives one day long ago, when the ground started shaking in the year 1067 of this Age. The Elves did not understand what was happening, so when Poolkeeper Haelin went to look in the Pool for answers, he saw there a vision of flaming doom. Even though the Pool survived the eruption, the rivers of molten rock destroyed several villages near the foot of what is now known as Ash Mountain. Countless lives of Elves were saved that day, and the Pool has been a place of worship ever since.