The Lake in the Clouds

So the Uncle of Jen Shu buried her near the Lake of the Clouds and put a Stela in that place to mark it and the young Jen Shu climbed it often before he became a man to visit the grave of his mother. ~from the 4th Book of Bao Dan, The Dawning of Jen Shu

From that day onward, from the first of his battles to the last, Jen Shu offered the parley that was his signature. To those who accepted the silent testimony of the tarred head of Hako the Oni, and surrendered unconditionally, Jen Shu offered peace. The men and their favorite horses would have the right to be abluted in the waters of the Lake of the Clouds and become Batari. The rest of the horses would be added to those of the tribe. To the women of his rivals, he offered the right to place their left hand on his mother's Stela and so join his Ordari. They then would be given as spoils to the mightiest and most capable of his war group. To the rival Warlords he offered only a swift death and the honor to have their heads carried from the horses of his tribe as Hako the Oni had been. In this manner, they would live forever and their names would be remembered.
~from the 5th Book of Bao Dan, The Campaign of the Monkey