The Globe Well

The Globe Well (Najlet Sabban, Ilhif Drudach, Palace Ward, Calimport). This ancient water source at the central hub of the Najlet Sabban is a central shaft leading down to a subterranean well. Sometime during the Old Kingdoms, a bakkal or a court vizar enchanted this well to draw its own water up to the level of the street. For more than 5,000 years, a 6-foot-diameter ball of water rises from the lower well every 30 rounds magically. Once it reaches the lip of the well, the ball appears to be pierced by an invisible cone from beneath, and the water cascades into the circular 2-foot-deep trough that rings the well itself. Small drains allow the water to fall back into the well shaft, so there is a constant sound of dripping, falling water, but the water drams slowly, and there is usually enough water in the trough at all times for folk to draw buckets or drink. The only time the Globe Well’'s magic ever failed was during the Time of Troubles; the resulting street wars with neighboring drudachs and sabbans over the water supply caused the deaths of hundreds.