Railbound
Introduction
As Hallus becomes increasingly more hostile to its natives, many communities are forced to abandon their homes in the hope of finding somewhere sustainable. It is not uncommon for those same communities to find themselves boarding the Last Engine. Once aboard the divine train, where there is both food and water in abundance, many come to the conclusion that the Last Engine may be their only chance of long-term survival.
Price of Boarding
It costs nothing monetary to board the Last Engine but that does not mean it is free. Those that board the train consent to their Faith being fed to the The Last Engine's Engine. Furthermore, a strict hierarchy is upheld aboard the Last Engine based on dedication to the Lord of the Rails. Those who give themselves to the Exarch completely find themselves further towards the front of the train, where the quality of life is increasingly opulent, while those in defiance find themselves at the rear where survival often requires great sacrifice.
Bound or Keeper
While similarly named, the Railbound are a displaced people who have found refuge on the Last Engine while the Railkeepers are divinely bound to it after being crushed in its wake.
I don't know about you, but if the train was giving me food and a good life, I think I would be more devoted to it. XD
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