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Originally Posted by Coyotemax
Well, to summarize what I can remember from the summary at AslanC sent me, basically the ruler of the city in that area got so uppity and powerful he was able to demand god-hood-powere from the gods themselves and they had to give it to him, but they didn't like having to do it. they couldn't take out their frustrations on him directly so they rained fire on his lands for 40 days (hence the scorching) and the only thing left was his city and immediate acolytes under his direct protection. It didn't say specifically what kept the lake molten, but I suspect it has to do with one of the lines about centuries of seething rage and hatred building up and waiting to be let loose
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