Camper Carriage
This vehicle is a type of carriage, which pulled by a team of horses and fully equipped with a bed, a table for eating, a storage chest and even a privy. The original prototype was invented by King Laethis of Urtheon during the great war, because he was tired of having to wait for his tent to be set up every time his camp was relocated during his conquest. As a result, he had a special carriage built, which could just be parked anywhere and allow him not to have to wait for a tent to be set for him.
The prototype looked like any other large, closed carriage from the outside, with a door, several windows and a foldable set of stairs to get on and off, but from the inside, instead of just having seats and somewhere to put baggage, it had a built-in bed in the back and a storage chest, doubling as a bench and a table in the front on the side opposite the door. Next to the door, there even was a seperate seat with a sitting surface that could be opened to reveal a chamberpot set in the centre to function as a kind of toilet. The pot could easily be removed and put back in place to empty it.
Similar carriages are still occasionally used for long journeys, although most people prefer to travel on horseback. The most common application is in cases where a noble family travels with a lady or an elderly person, for whom travelling on horseback and sleeping in a tent would be uncomfortable or improper. While building this type of carriage can be rather expensive, it can be rather practical to have one, if the need should ever arise. The original carriage is still kept in Soane, the home of its inventor.
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