Reiden Lake a body of water located near Schenectady in East-central New York State. It is the location of the Zero Event that set of a chain reaction known as the Pattern. Reiden Lake is one of many soft spots on the planet Earth, which are places where the fundamental constants of nature have begun to decay. As a result, in these particular areas, the membrane between universes is thinner. Due to the Zero Event, the barrier between universes was shattered, sending a series of cracks in the very constants of nature rippling throughout the American Northeast. This created a pattern of cracks, soft spots, where science could run haywire. The Pattern is a result of scientific activity being instigated on these unstable soft spots, which can cause unforseen results.