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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brendan Byrd" data-source="post: 9795843" data-attributes="member: 7052492">Mage-coaches:Distributed evenly throughout the city, the mage-coach docking spires average 120m. in height, with the primary platform at 100m. These enigmatic towers all seem to be constructed entirely of metal, with the foundations extending far below ground. If doors exist at ground level, none have ever been found.The mage-coaches themselves take the form of an elongated sedan chair, with a compartment in the front for the operator/driver. Unlike most sedan chairs, which are built to be as light as possible, these are made of a form of metal that continues to baffle metallurgists. Superficially, they resemble bronze, but have the hardness of steel. Decorative accents in gold and enamel display techniques that have not yet been matched by artisans within the city. The transparent windows seem to be of an unbreakable glass, while the interior paneling and fittings are made from a wood that experts have not yet identified.Unlike a normal sedan chair with bearers, mage-coaches fly (or hover) at the will of the operator.A fee schedule is posted inside (in five languages--three of which are unknown in the city and can only be read with the assistance of magic), and payment is placed in a transparent drawer that spans the divider between the operator and the passenger cabin. The largest can comfortably seat four, while the smallest hold two.Always clean and vermin free, the fares are reasonable, and the range of operation is anywhere in the city.Mage-coaches are available at all hours of the day, and can be waved down by a commonly known arm gesture.On a couple of occasions over the last 900 years, a mage-coach has been stolen, in spite of the security precautions employed. Within the span of a month, they ceased to function. Rumors abound of what it takes to fly one of these devices, with no two tales agreeing on the details.The guild, and clan members refuse to elaborate on these rumors, or provide information.[Yup. Flying taxis.]</blockquote>

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