Odrun Fell

Bindershell Crossing acts as a dam and aqueduct where the Veinspring passes through the deepest bend of the Barrows. Its central structure is built from the fused carapaces of four ancient queen beetles, hollowed and bound with a unique waterproof sap and silksteel. Inside, Barley waterbinders use glanded weaver-worms to control the flow and direction of drinking water sent to lower districts. The filtered runoff is sent to Spindle brewers or used to flood insect pens in tunnel farms. The most important chamber in Bindershell is it's Communion Basin which acts as a cistern where water is purified with an alchemical solution created by a special group of Barley waterbinders. Any tampering risks contamination that can spread bad water through the entire city.

Bindershell Crossing hums like a living organ. Its surface is lacquered in natural shell tones—golds, deep reds, and oil-slick greens—curving upward like cathedral spines. Carved glyphs trace the edges of old insect thoraxes that now serve as aqueduct chambers, each engraved with harvest dates and worker marks. From above, spools of golden silksteel thread twine across the river like veins, guiding flow into chitin-crowned intakes. Inside the structure, the Communion Basin glows faintly—an enormous bowl sunk into the floor, filled with silver-threaded water that ripples when spoken to. Soft biolamps pulse from fungal sconces, casting light on the mosslike priest-bugs that cling to the walls, filtering impurities with rhythmic wingbeats. The air here smells of clean earth and old prayers.