The Great Lake

The Great Lake

The Great Lake is giant ocean which extends to the Outskirts.

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The Great Lake is split into numerous distinctly separated Lakes, each of which possesses unique qualities, including varying water color, landmarks, and most importantly, "Laws".

The Laws of a Lake determine the course of travel through a Lake, such as how much time can be spent in one and when a vessel in the Lake can pass over to another. If a Law is broken, the Lake will send its "Waves" after the rulebreaker: in this event, the resident Whale of a Lake and its Mermaids will attack a ship that has broken a Law of the Lake, trying to consume the people within and convert them into Mermaids.

Five of the Whales of the Great Lake are not restricted to a single Lake, instead being capable of freely roaming the Great Lake: these are known as 'The Five Calamities', which cause havoc and chaos throughout the Great Lake. Only two of these Calamities have been named, these being "The All-Piercing Marlin Whale" (Killed by the Indigo Elder), and "The All-Consuming Pallid Whale", whose hunt is the focus of the third part of Canto V. The Pequod Captain Ishmael's Identity story also mentions the "All-Withering Crimson Whale" although it is unknown if it is exclusive to that Mirror World.