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About a century ago, these tunnels were constructed to deliver fresh water from the river to the capital city without having to rely on the power of water elementalists. This is the main source of local wells and taps through out the town.

The tunnels themselves can also exist to resist floods and channel water from the streets to the sea. Other underlying purposes have come about for these winding tunnels as well. As one leaves the water channels behind, they will find that there are catacombs leading to the nearby temples of Arithmathia and a few underground organizations have hollowed out caverns as their personal headquarters.

At the end of the entry hall was a large room. Running perpendicular to the entrance passage was a brick channel with water flowing from end to end of the room. The water entered pouring in from a shaft on the south ceiling and exited the room through metal grating bars into a tunnel to the north. There is a wooden bridge with hand railings crossing the artificial river. The bridge appears to be fairly new compared to its surroundings. The walls and ceiling are brick, green with moss and cemented together. The only disruptions in the wall are the gratings, the entry passage, and another passage across the bridge to the northwest.

The following passage came to an immediate end in a perpendicular hallway. Immediately south lied an old iron door with a padlock and loop sealing it shut. To the north, the passage continued into the darkness.

The loop on the lock melted away with the acid, dropping the remainder of the lock to the ground with a dull clunk. The door creaked open slightly, letting out a small gust of warm muggy air. Silence emerged from the cracked entry, but nothing more.

Within the room was a faint ceiling light, much like a firefly. There were shelves against the walls ransacked but left with a few boxes. Tools were strewn about the shelves floor and table. And a body of an older man lay upon the floor in a pool of smeared dried blood occupying the back corner of the room.

((Uh, thanks for being patient. I'm still trying to figure out how this should run.))

The long hall opened up into a semi cavernous foyer. The still brick section of the room took up the eastern side and was winding continuation of the river flow toward town. The west side was a hewn stone passage along the riverside stretching further north. At the far end lies two doors embedded into the stone wall. One continuing north, and another adjacent to the corner, heading west. both doors are large iron doors with a bit of rust from the mist in the air.

After a bit of work to loosen the door from its rusted hinges, it popped open and swung open slightly. The room beyond led to a catwalk including stairs going up to a higher walkway leading back to the east to another iron door, and stairs going down leading to an area that was slightly submerged into the reservoir below. Water poured in from the wall and filled the circular room's bottom.