Cauldron Lake Lodge

The Cauldron Lake Lodge is a building constructed near Cauldron Lake in Bright Falls, Washington.
==History==
Originally a hotel, the building was later purchased by Dr. Emil Hartman, who converted it into a private psychiatric clinic for artists struggling with mental disorders, where he secretly tried to manipulate the creative talents of his patients in order to study the paranatural effects of Cauldron Lake, which could cause art to turn into reality.Hartman Background
Under Hartman's ownership, the lodge was greatly devastated by the Bright Falls AWE, being attacked by the Dark Presence after Hartman brought Alan Wake to the lodge. In the aftermath of the AWE, the Federal Bureau of Control arrested Hartman as a paracriminal and confiscated all of his belongings, including the lodge.Hartman Arrest Out of desperation, Hartman returned to the lodge following his release and dove into Cauldron Lake, with no other options left for his research.
The Bureau, which had left agents monitoring Bright Falls, was later notified of signs of paranatural activity within the lodge. Investigating the reports, Agent Estevez found Hartman inside, having fallen to the Dark Presence and become a Shaded Individual, and he was contained by onsite Bureau researchers and taken to the Oldest House.Shaded Specimen Captured To facilitate the study of Hartman and the Bright Falls AWE, a facade of the Cauldron Lake Lodge was constructed within the Investigations Sector's Bright Falls AWE hangar in the hopes that Hartman would recognize and respond to it.Shaded Hartman
==Trivia==
The Cauldron Lake Lodge first appeared in Remedy Entertainment's previous title, Alan Wake.
==References==
Category:Bright Falls
Category:Locations