Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-29559990-20141227174339/@comment-12599067-20141231225650

Efmrider wrote: (While not the cleanest place in the city, the Ratway tunnels are part of a water transportation system, not a sewer.  The Thieves Guild makes it's home in the Cistern, which is or was a water storage place.  That is what Cistern means.  It is right below the well in the marketplace.  Just wanted to clear that up.)\ (Sewers was just a bit quicker.)

(Also, even though one would assume the people of Skyrim simply consume everything that goes into their mouths given the lack of toilets, I feel like the Ratway probably serves at least some purpose as a sewer system. I'd imagine they get most of their water from the well instead. But, then again, I have very little experience with sewers, so I could be wrong.)