Lotus Lake

**Lotus Lake** (ロータスレイク) is a nation located at the southwestern part of Spring Garden. They are bordered by Blossom Hill to the north and Lily Wood to the west. Lotus Lake was initially closed off to other nations in order to maintain the secrecy of their World Flower's ability to produce bubbles that allow their residents to live underwater, as the air supply provided from the World Flower are finite.

Prior to the opening of it's borders to other nations, Lotus Lake was safe from pest attacks because it was surrounded mainly by water, allowing them to retreat to their home in times of danger. However, the Lotus Lake is now under the threat of new Water Beetle Pests that can swim and seek the help from other nations.

## Description

A city-state located at the southeast of Spring Garden. Being the farthest from the Withered World Flower, this nation currently has little contact with other nations. The cliffs, the vast lakes, and the wetlands formed at its border hinders people from going in and out of the nation. Even approaching it from the sea is impossible except that you can enter it through it's port at the south. With the nation being made by mostly lakes, people live in towns on top of the huge lotus leaves and produce daily food staple through fishing and wasabi aquaculture. To prevent Pest from invading this unique terrain, it's defensive strategy has been refined to intercept even a small battle.

## Ruling System

Lotus Lake's ruling system is similar to Bergamot Valley. The nation has an autonomous city, known as the Floating City. Since Lotus Lake and the Floating City share the same World Flower, both the nation and the autonomous region have their own separate queen. The reason for this is still unknown.

## Known Locations

* World Flower 'Lotus Lake' (世界花「ロータスレイク」) - The capital of Lotus Lake, in which the World Flower "Lotus Lake" resides. The World Flower "Lotus Lake" produce not only purified fresh water for it's people on the surface to survive, but also air bubbles at the based of it's roots on the lake's bed. The capital consists of the Underwater City and the Floating City. The Floating City is an autonomous city that consist of 4 layers, while the Underwater City are cities build under the air bubbles produced by the World Flower.
* Eloquent Flower Garden ( 雄弁なる花園) - A flower garden where a lot of lotuses bloomed. Due to these lotuses entangled in a complex way, people have to move around using small boats. Despite it's being a tourist spot loved by the people here, traveling to the other side to make contact with other countries is strictly forbidden.
* High Tower of Sorrow (悲哀の巨塔)
* Pure Heart Lake Shore (清心の湖畔)
* Lotus Village (蓮の里)
* Double-headed Lotus Shore (双頭蓮の岸辺)
* The Cliff of Lotus Route Waterway (断崖の水都ロータスルート)
* Jorun Wetlands (ジョルン湿地帯)

## Flower Knights

### Royal Court

#### Monarch

* Lotus (Lotus Lake's Queen)
* Rabbit-ear Iris (Lotus's servant)

#### Floating City

* Pygmy Water Lily (Lotus Lake's Floating City's Queen)
* Blood Iris (Pygmy Water Lily's servant)

### Citizens

#### Royal Sacred Lake Guard Organisation Neraida

* Sparaxis
* Squirrel Tail Grass

#### Others

* Lamium (Dancer)
* Buckbean (Lamium's apprentice)
* Asian Rice (Priestess in training)
* Water Fringe
* Annual Blue-eyed Grass
* Habanero
* Flat Sea Holly
* Chinese Lacquer Tree
* Adenium
* Rough Potato
* Pickerel Weed
* Hare's Ear
* Lucky Bamboo
* Yomena
* Creeping Jenny
* Common Mallow
* Flowering Rush
* Lindernia
* Poached Egg Plant
* Rabbit-ear Iris
* Skullcap
* False Helleborine
* Asian Rice
* Water Hyssop
* Lobelia
* Watercress
* Fennel
* Baikamo
* Native Bryony

## Trivia

* Lotus Lake is based on freshwater ecosystems.
* Lotus Lake was first introduced on 20th March 2017.