Sluice Weave

The Sluice Weave is one of the protections of the harbors and has for many generations existed beneath the waters in Nicodranas. There are marid and water elementals that help maintain the Sluice ducts and occasionally help protect the bay if it is ever under attack.

Description

Hidden beneath the sea, long before the city of Nicodranas rose from the desolation desert, the Sluice Weave awaits those who dare to delve into its enigmatic depths. This intricate network of tunnels serves as a timeless conduit, guiding the ocean's waters into a series of chambers beneath the bustling city above for a purpose long forgotten.
The Sluice Weave is a series of tunnels that guide the water from the sea to a series of chamber under the city. There are multiple entrance to the sluice, some hidden in the city, and two or three in the sea. These tunnels function as intake tubes to bring ocean water into the Sluice ducts.
The tunnels are mostly made of stone and masonry that is slick from the moisture. There is moisture that gathers across the stone, and there are streaks of color and minerals that have gathered on the walls over time. There are markers and the levels of the times the water levels were different.

Once designed to usher water into the lands, the Sluice Weave has evolved into something far more clandestine. For many, it's a mere sewer. Yet, beneath the bustling streets, smugglers, thieves, and those who thrive in the shadows utilize this labyrinthine web to secretly move their ill-gotten gains beyond the city's watchful eyes. A fee paid to the local marid inhabitants ensures their passage remains secure, their secrets untold.
Amidst this subterranean world, water elemental-worshipping cults have found solace. Certain chambers within the Sluice Weave have been transformed into hidden temples, where devoted followers conduct their mysterious rites and ceremonies, whispering their prayers to the boundless depths of the sea.
The sluice is filled with at least one-foot-deep (30cm) water throughout.

Entrance

Ocean entrance

The entrance is forty feet below sea level and leads to a tunnel that protrudes fifteen feet out of the earth before it disappears beneath the docks and the city. The entrance tunnel is made from a stone piece that is different from the rest of the natural, slightly eroded rock. There is a five-foot wide circle opening that is guarded by a metal grate with ten horizontal, inch-thick, six-inches-apart bars, that are locked. The tunnel is 60 feet long before it curves upward where the water breaks after 30 feet where another grate blocks the way in to another tunnel. The tunnel goes on for 60 feet before the tunnel opens into a square chamber.

City entrance

This entrance is located in a small office, with a desk, a stool, odd stacks of paper, and partially melted candles. In the back is a trap door leading into the Sluice.

Chambers

Smaller chamber

This chamber has a singular stone support pillar in the center. It is filled with one-foot-deep water throughout the entire area. The chamber closes off and another tunnel continues for 100 feet and opens into a larger chamber. On the right side, there is a smaller gate, a foot-and-a-half or two feet across, with a dense cross-lattice of bars. It goes on for 150 feet before it meets another grate.

Large chamber

The chamber is a large cube. It curves open slightly for about 10 feet and opens wider. There are three grates similar to the entrance grate on the right, on the left, and on the far end of the chamber. In the center of the room are two stone support pillars. There are two platforms raised up about 10 feet above, with a very small railing and two pathways that meet a few feet in and continue to the next chambers.
The tunnel opens up into another small chamber that has tables and chairs, weapons, and close-quarter weapons. There are archways leading from chamber to chamber that have gated portcullis doorways that can collapse down with a lever on one side. There’s a small sketch on the wall that outlines the layout of the Sluice Weave and a spiral staircase going up to two iron barred doors. Beyond the doors is another staircase leading to a trap door to the small office.

Type

Sewer, network