The Spires

The spires of the Weyr, hollowed formations of rock that burst from the oceans depths and reach up as though to grasp the skies, vary in size, height, and distance all depending on their purpose. The largest, and central one, is roughly the width of a Green's wingspan at the top. Unlike most of the others, this formation has a wide, bowl-like mouth, that narrows as it dips back into the water, and them flares again as it nears the base. This is the water source of the Weyr, collecting rainwater and funneling it down into the reservoir. The odd, flared top keeps seawater from splashing in during all but the very worst of storms, and so protects the Weyr's water from contamination.

Surrounding this, approximately one to three dragon lengths away on random directions, are narrower spires, these hollowed as well. These smaller ones are no larger than the arm span on a man, from fingertip-to-fingertip. These collect two things for the Weyr: air and light. Clean air blows down through the shafts and into the Weyr through complex ventilation system. Stale air is forced out as clean air sweeps through, the fouled air going to one of several places. The first being the plants, feeding off the carbon dioxide emitted by the humans. The second is some of the dragons will occasionally fill their lung with the used air and diving, to expel it in the ocean. The third being that the used air flows up through the central spire, and water source, being the largest space. As for lighting, the air tunnels are lined with reflective metals, secured in the rock itself. These are cleaned by firelizards who are often attracted to the shiny surfaces, and so clean them for no reason other than to keep the surfaces pretty. Light bounces off of these, traveling down and into the Weyr. From there, more reflective plates of metal are kept clean and directed as desired. Moonlight is also transferred down this way, offering little light, but added to the faintly glowing fungus of the Weyr, it provides enough to see by during night explor