The Fathomwell cisterns provide water for the rest of the city, but that is no reason for local fishermen to avoid plumbing its depths for their dinners.
'Greetings, stranger. I would ask you to keep your voice down, but I do not think that will make a difference today. The fish have not been biting.
'This is the Fathomwell, where water from the bay runs into the great cisterns for use by the folk of Umbar Baharbêl. The fish swim in and become disoriented, which makes for good fishing for me and my companions. Most of the time.
'Perhaps not today. Will you cross to the other side of the Fathomwell and ask Tarax if he is having more good fortune on that side of the pool?'