Lake Zarovich

#location

What we know

Huge lake just north of Vallaki (Session 9 @ 00:44:30)
Also heard as Lake Sarovich in play (Session 9 @ 00:44:30; Session 13 @ 03:17:06)
Distinct from Lake Baratok — a separate lake farther west (Session 13 @ 00:44:56)
Father Lucian Petrovich and Henrik walked here on morning routes (Session 9 @ 00:41:13)
Wolf hunters Szoldar and Yevgeni shack on shore; "gone hunting" sign (Session 9 @ 01:01:32)
Butterfly standing stone with dormant warding magic (Session 9 @ 01:08:19)
Scuffle site: black cloak scrap, old wolf fang, boot prints from town (Session 9 @ 01:15:28)
Ireena Kolyana recalled childhood wolf dreams here; lake felt familiar—"as if I've been here before… exactly how I seen it in my dreams" (Session 9 @ 00:57:04)
Dr. Rudolph van Richten asked party to investigate disappearance trails toward this lake (Session 9 @ 00:48:54)
Party approached via Vallaki north gate (Session 9 @ 00:55:12)
Nightingale rescued Arabelle from a Court Fang kidnapper near this lake (Session 13 @ 03:00:15)
Nightingale discovered Maw of the Wolf grotto entrance on shore; fought Court operatives in the area (Session 16 @ 02:03:40; Session 17 @ 00:42:43)
Crude Vallaki map marks ? in northern woods near the lake (Session 13 @ 03:17:06)
Izek evening routine: dismisses guards ~5:30 p.m.; drinks alone at lakeshore boardwalk (Session 15 @ 00:52:09)
Izek killed on shore after poisoned Red Dragon Crush ambush (Session 15 @ 04:20:20)
Assassin note directive: "Bring her and return to the lake" (Session 16 @ 02:00:54)
Maw of the Wolf — shore grotto shaped like a wolf's maw; wolf-shaped recess under tree roots (Session 17 @ 00:42:43)
Blood-gate cipher: "Blood of prey opens the way"—Saturno's blood opened passage (Session 17 @ 00:47:57)
Court of Wolves underground hideout beneath grotto: moon-simulator chamber, blood barrels, thrall-conversion lab, obsidian skull-door room, bone-throne court chamber (Session 17 @ 01:55:23; Session 18 @ 01:40:49)
Party infiltrated hideout Sessions 17–18; Volenta boss fight; Dr. Rudolph van Richten and Father Lucian Petrovich rescued from torture chamber (Session 18 @ 02:27:19)
Exited via main grotto entrance to northern woods (Session 18 @ 02:05:00)

Notable interactions

Disappearance investigation from north gate (Session 9 @ 00:51:16)
Izek assassination at lakeshore (Session 15 @ 04:20:20)
Court of Wolves infiltration via Maw of the Wolf (Session 17 @ 00:40:46)

Open questions

Unconfirmed: why Lake Zarovich felt familiar to Ireena Kolyana (Session 9 @ 00:57:04)
Unconfirmed: link between Court hideout and any real werewolf activity at Lake Baratok (Session 17 @ 02:33:50)