The Wresnet Rail Company

One of the greatest challenges in the Age of Smoke has been the maintenance of Wresnet's infrastructure without magic. Horses and wagons are limited in their capacity, range, and speed, and many parts of the nation have become lawless and disconnected. Numerous groups have tried to develop solutions, but one has dwarfed all other competitors: the Wresnet Rail Company.
The Wresnet Rail Company has been making efforts to connect major settlements via their prized invention: the locomotive. Though only a few lines currently exist, they have been so financially successful in just a few short years that the Company has become one of the richest and most powerful organizations in Wresnet.
The Company's stated goal is to connect the entire nation via rail. To that end, they have established numerous mining camps to acquire the raw material necessary for further development. A large number of small towns throughout Wresnet owe their existence to the Wresnet Rail Company. In places, however, this means that the Company's word is law. Talk of unionization or better working conditions is a quick way to find yourself buried at the bottom of a collapsed mineshaft.
The Company will frequently employ adventurers to assist with various jobs, especially protecting locomotives, hunting down bandits, and dealing with troublesome workers. They also post bounties that are substantially more profitable, and often more dangerous, than the ones posted by the official government.

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Type

Corporation, Commerce

Alternative Names

The Company

Demonym

Company Men/Women

Location

Ringtown