Forbidden Lake

The Forbidden Lake is a body of water that contains Space Stone energy and is located in Akwesasne, in present day upstate New York.
==History==
===Creation===
When Ragnarök brought the Destruction of Asgard, the Tesseract fell to Earth, ultimately landing in a lake in Akwesasne, in present day New York. Shattering upon impact, the energy of the Space Stone began to seep into the lake waters, forming a portal to another world underneath.What If...?: 2.06: What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World?
===Becoming Forbidden===
The lake was soon discovered by the nearby tribes, such as the Mohawk. When any tribespeople who dared to swim in the lakes waters disappeared, conflict broke out. All of bloodshed caused by the lake left its reputation permanently stained, so once peace was brought back to land it became known as the Forbidden Lake with no one being allowed to swim in its waters.
===Sought by the Spanish===
Spanish explorers sought to find the lake, believing it was the . None of the people in the Mohawk village disclosed the location, so the Spanish imprisoned and interrogated them. They even brought the Mohawk people to their ships to go to Europe for further questioning and possibly enslavement. However, a few Spanish people discovered the location after following Kahhori and her brother Wáhta. Both siblings refused to disclose the significance of the Lake beyond what was already told. This resulted in the kidnapping of Wáhta.
==Behind the Scenes==
*The Forbidden Lake was inspired by conversations between the writers of What If...? and indigenous Americans in which it was mentioned that water has cultural significance as a threshold to travel between worlds.What If..? Season 2 Live Q&A With Creative Team (A.C. Bradley, Matthew Chauncey, Bryan Andrews)
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Locations
Category:What If...? Locations
Category:Lakes