The meltwater rapids from Athoras Heights are diverted down an aqueduct into Solsangre Keep, maintaining both its massive cistern and the aqueducts that run across each quarter. At need, the city's aqueducts can be filled from the cistern by a series of large counterweights.
"The Backs" otherwise refer to the area outside the castle walls, but still within the city up the side of Mt. Athoras. It is mostly used as housing for citizens of middling means; craftsmen and artisans make their small estates here. It lies adjacent to Cloverview, but access is limited. From here, one must go straight to Boughery Quarter or Deosil Quarter. Other than the waters that enter the cistern, there is no direct access to Solsangre Keep.
The mountain road follows the path of the rapids to Athoras Heights...