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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ConnorSB" data-source="post: 1476313" data-attributes="member: 14273">Sitting in a window seat, the warforged saw Mordos and Birin rushing through Car Four towards itself and the two others in their party, Axon and Ferra. Gears turned in its metal cranium as it processed the cacophony around it. The train’s whistle blew unendingly, passengers called to one another of “Bandits!” and “Where are the conductors?” and Mordos growled his way down the aisle to the seats across from the warforged, Birin close behind. Pistons pumped, interpreting the sounds of Mordos’ voice.“There are bandits about a minute up the tracks, and we are fast overtaking them. About 20 or 30, all mounted on raptors. Besides the conductors, we are probably the most able-bodied people on the train. Suggestions?”Ferra, the slight elven knife fighter the warforged called Mistress, spoke to the whole group. “There are innocent people on this train, women and children. I won’t stand for ruffians to hurt them. Warforged,” she looked at it, “do these windows close?”The gears in its mind turned, a tulmult of magic and mechanics dredging through the events of the past, processing them, and served an answer to its central mind- “Yes mistress, they have metal shutters activated by… that button.” It drew up a hand, pointed at a glass encased press-button on the wall at the end of the car.Just then a disembodied voice crackled into the car, distorted by a thrum of magic that let the conductor speak to the entire train.“Passengers, we are about to be attacked by brigands. Do not fear, however. Pressing the large button at the front of your car will cause metal shutters to slide over your windows. It may get a little hot inside the car, but its better than bandits crawling in. A weapons-trained conductor will arrive in each car shortly, and will protect you in case of a breach. As well, more conductors will guard the roof entrances. The train is equipped with multiple magic protections, which should be enough to deter or prevent attack. But as a precaution, all passengers should remain calmly and quietly seated while the employees of the Frightfalls Express do their work. Thank you for your time.”The voice crackled away, and the front door of the car swung open. A Conductor stepped through, crouching to keep his nine-foot tall body from scraping the ceiling.The Warforged searched his electri-arcane memory for a description matching this individual. It was a grey humanoid, hairy, and dressed in an ill-fitting blue uniform. It wore a similar blue hat on its misshapen head, and its long pawed hands nearly dragged on the ground before it. Magical energy swirled in the warforged’s mind, and he found a word to match the Conductor.Ogre.</blockquote>

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