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The placement of conductor stone lines dictates where Individual stations do have distinct touches that reflect
a lightning rail train can travel, but the pilot still must local features. For example, the station in Gatherhold, in
make operational decisions as the coach moves from the Talenta Plains, is decorated with traditional halfling
one city to the next. The pilot controls the vessel's speed motifs and offers specialized stables for travelers leav­
based on conditions around the train. When conductor ing their dinosaurs behind. On a larger scale, the station
stone lines split, as they do at various hubs along the at Passage, which is the seat of power for House Orien,
way, the pilot selects the intended route and directs the is a multistoried structure designed as a monument to
elemental down the correct line the majesty and storied history of the house.
The crew of a train includes handful of chief stew­
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ards overseeing a number of lesser stewards who are MYST R IOUS PA S E N GERS
charged with seeing to the needs of passengers and Lightning rails and airships are good places to encoun­
keeping cargo secured. ter a broad sample of Khorvaire's diverse population.
You can use the Mysterious Passengers table (page
LIGHTNING RAIL STATIONS
Lightning rail stations, where passengers and cargo can 241) to bring curious characters in contact with an
be disembarked or loaded, are located in or just outside adventuring party on any kind of journey. Each of these
villages, towns, and cities along the conductor stone characters might spark an entire new adventure, or
paths. There are no stations in the expanses between might be little more than a momentary diversion. Deter­
these settlements, and House Orien rules prohibit light­ mine details about these travelers are, and the stories
behind them, as you see fit.
ning rail pilots from stopping anywhere but at a station.
Stations throughout Khorvaire have a similar look GOLD R AGON N N S
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and feel, to ensure that each one lives up to the high
expectations of House Orien's patrons. White and gold Travelers and explorers making their way across Khor­
everbright lanterns continually illuminate each station. vaire, especially in out-of-the-way areas, often find them­
When a train pulls into the station, loading ramps are selves in need of a safe place to spend the night. Thanks
moved into position beside each cargo cart, and stairs to the efforts of House Ghallanda, there's no better
by each passenger cart. The cargo is unloaded from one place to take a rest than at one of the hundreds of Gold
side of the train and the passengers from the other. Dragon Inns that the house operates.