Editing Traveling in the Land of Crescent

[[Category: General Facts]]

Traveling in the land of Crescent is becoming more and more available to all people.  Until about 20 years ago, travel largely meant using horses, oxen & wagons, or boats.  Today, there's a wide variety of travel options, including land, sea, and sky! 

==Overland Travel==
* <span style="color:#8b4513">Horseback, on-road: 30 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#8b4513">Horseback, off-road: 15 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#8b4513">Horseback, mountains: 5 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#8b4513">Wagon caravan, on-road: 15 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#8b4513">Wagon caravan, off-road: 7 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#8b4513">Wagon caravan, mountains: 3 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#daa520">Lightning Rail: 150 miles/day</span>

===Caravans===
There are many ways to join or form caravans. The [[Guild of the Iron Rose]] runs commercial caravans for both people and cargo transport. There are also numerous [[Halfling]] clans that travel the world by wagon and pony.
===Lightning Rail===
A joint project between the [[Gnomish Ministry of Engineering]] and the [[Guild of the Iron Rose]] and financed by [[Homesteader's Bank]], the Lightning Rail runs train lines between many of the major cities, with stops at towns and outposts.
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Table: '''Available Routes and Travel Times'''
|-
! valign="top" | Starting City
! valign="top" | End City
! valign="top" | Travel time
! valign="top" | Departing
! valign="top" | Arriving
|- style="background-color: #ccffcc;" 
| [[Ferrodyne]] || [[City-State of Haven]] || ~ 2 days || 8 am & 5 pm || 10 am (2 days later) & 7 pm (2 days later)
|- style="background-color: #ccffcc;" 
| [[City-State of Haven]] || [[Ferrodyne]] || ~ 2 days || 12 pm & 9 pm || 2pm (2 days later) & 11 pm (2 days later)
|- style="background-color: #e5ffe5;" 
| [[City-State of Haven]] || [[Hotempa]] || 7 days || 8 am, every other day || 10 am (7 days later)
|- style="background-color: #e5ffe5;" 
| [[Hotempa]] || [[City-State of Haven]] || 7 days || 12 pm every other day || 2pm (7 days later)





===Water Travel===
* <span style="color:#00008b">Ocean Travel, Sailing ship: 50 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#00008b">Ocean Travel, Experimental Gnomish steam ship: 100 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#00008b">River Travel, Keelboat, downstream: 15 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#00008b">River Travel, Keelboat, upstream: 10 miles/day</span>
===Air Travel===
* <span style="color:#778899">Passenger Airship: 200 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#778899">Cargo Airship: 75 miles/day</span>
* <span style="color:#778899">Jade Imperium Warship: Classified</span>

====Travel Speeds Disclaimer====
All speeds listed here assume generally favorable conditions. Travel times may vary depending on weather, air or sea currents, rebellions, gnomish technology, areas of wild magic, spell failure, deliberate sabotage, Acts of God(s), illness, mutiny, banditry, or general lack of skill.