From the journal of Ardebast Raconteur :

At the foot of the Everhigh Mountains lies Lake Dolimere. The water of the lake  flows down from the mountains and is said to hold special restorative powers. Many a scholar has tried to ascertain the source of the healing properties without much success. The theory currently making the rounds is that an accumulation of minerals carried from the mountain as the waters run down is the cause. The less-scientifically minded are inclined to call it magic. Even if the cause , all agree that Dolimere is COLD.  Even at the height of summer, the water is near freezing. Only the bravest furs wade in its waters.

The aptly if not imaginatively named Lakeside is a small community that has cropped up on the northeastern-most shore of Dolimere. The populace is almost exclusively made up of scalies with a pawful of furs also calling Lakeside home. These furs and scalies have gained a reputation as skilled healers with no small help from the wondrous waters of the lake itself. It is not unusual for sick or injured furs to seek out Lakeside for a cure to their ailments. More often than not, the healers of Dolimere succeed in providing one.

Carja’s Notes:

When I was mapping out Pelaria, I didn’t spend a lot of time writing notes about the various places. I trusted that I would develop the world’s lore as required by the stories I was writing. All I knew about Lake Dolimere was that the water from the lake would have some kind of healing power.

When we started playing the roleplaying game, Lyne asked if the towns shown on the map were the only ones in Pelaria. I told her that these were the major centres, but that there were smaller outposts and communities spread throughout the continent. When I told her about Lake Dolimere’s healing properties, she decided her character would be an aspiring healer who was expelled from a small community near the lake for being a terrible grouch. That’s where the idea of a community of healers came from.