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  †ABOUT DAWNING STAR 
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  †ABOUT LEE HAMMOCK 
  Lead writer and game designer on the Dawning Star line, Lee has been 
  affectionately called the “Hemmingway of RPGs” for the quality of his writing 
  and prolific body of work. Lee has worked for numerous publishers, and is the 
  writer on the main story in the HALO Graphic Novel from Marvel Comics. 
  With the limited manufacturing capabilities of the humans on Eos, the use 
  of trains has increased due to their ability to move large amounts of cargo 
  with a minimal number of complex parts. While the tracks used by trains 
  require significant resources to construct, these resources (primarily iron) 
  are readily available on Eos, and the tracks are far easier to construct 
  than a nuclear power plant or a vectored-thrust engine. Thus, train tracks 
  have begun their slow march across Eos, connecting major settlements 
  with a quick and reliable mode of transportation. 
  The trains used on Eos come in two major forms: high-speed mag-lev 
  trains that rely on powerful electromagnets to hover above their tracks, 
  and wheel-driven trains that use grooved metal wheels on rail tracks. 
  Mag-lev trains are faster but are also more expensive to build and harder 
  to maintain. The Dawning Star Republic presently uses them only for 
  heavily traveled routes. The faction-camps that have constructed train 
  lines have all used wheeled trains due to the lack of energy and parts 
  necessary to build mag-lev trains. Most trains currently rely on fusion 
  reactors for power, though some use combustion engines. The streetcars 
  now used in Roger’s Point tie draw energy from the city’s power grid. 
  The train tracks laid thus far follow the terrain of least resistance, 
  bypassing canyons and mountains where possible in order to avoid 
  unnecessary construction. The need for a relatively straight track and 
  minimal inclines has required the building of some tunnels and bridges. In 
  this arena, the Republic’s ability far outstrips the faction-camps’. Faction-
  camp trains regularly operate under speed restrictions due to the sharp 
  
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  turns in their tracks necessitated by avoiding changes in elevation. Riding 
  a faction-camp train can be more like riding a rollercoaster of Old Earth, 
  and one had best keep their balance and their wits about them. 
  Most of the train tracks on Eos have been laid in the plains region of 
  central Dawnhome, though tracks can be found in all settled regions of 
  the continent. On the other continents train tracks are much less common, 
  and trains generally only serve the regions directly around the settlement 
  that built the tracks. These tracks are usually built on a raised section of 
  earth covered in gravel, or in more settled areas on concrete structures. 
  Concrete bridges are common at most river crossings or unavoidable 
  gorges, many of which also have additional space to accompany ground 
  vehicles on either side of the train to maximize the utility of the bridge. 
  Indeed, train tracks are usually built near existing roads and trade routes, 
  making it easier to reach the train if it breaks down. 
  The train tracks on Eos have been damaged on occasion by various 
  xenomorphs, such as Iron Scar scrappers digging at the tracks out of 
  mere curiosity. For this reason, the Republic and the faction-camps have 
  begun electrifying their tracks, hoping that a shock will dissuade curious 
  animals and would-be vandals. Electrified tracks inflict 1d6 points of 
  electricity damage per round on anything that touches them, Fortitude 
  save (DC 13) for half damage. Creatures failing the save are also stunned 
  for 1 round. These measures are suppressed at crossings. A few humans 
  and velin have been killed by these tracks after stepping on them and 
  being unable to extricate themselves. In one unfortunate incident, a 
  faction-camp train near Steel Edge was derailed after striking a massive 
  xenomorph corpse that lay on the track. Some claimed the corpse was a 
  darkling, but after the collision and resulting explosion there was little 
  remaining to inspect. 
  Currently no Republic lines link up with those of the faction-camps. 
  Even if such a scenario could be brokered, Republic train wheels use a 
  different track gauge than faction-camp wheels. The Republic has no 
  plans to connect its growing train network with any of those built by the 
  faction-camps, even those with which it has a tenuous alliance. Despite 
  this, there are a few locations where Republic trains pass within a short 
  distance (sometimes as little as a few hundred yards) of a faction-camp 
  rail. These areas are becoming increasingly vital trade spots. Small 
  boomtowns have sprung up in these areas, the busiest being Loose 
  Change located between Roger’s Point and Red Hill. There have been 
  some attacks on Republic tracks by what are assumed to be EFL 
  saboteurs, but thus far no conclusive evidence has been found of their 
  involvement. Tracks damaged in these attacks have come dangerously 
  close to causing a serious derailment, but so far such a catastrophe has 
  been averted by quick-thinking conductors. The EDF has begun 
  intermittent patrols of the more important tracks, and many of the more 
  important trains are now escorted by vectored-thrust aircraft that keep an 
  eye ahead of the train for track damage or ambush. 
  Both the EDF and the EFL have been working on developing military 
  transport trains to carry their troops and personnel into battle quickly and 
  in large numbers, but neither group has had much success. The EDF has 
  
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  two prototype combat transport trains that are still in initial testing. The 
  current prize of the EFL military train project has been a large set of 
  flatbed cars that can be used as a launching and landing platform for 
  VTOL and other light aircraft, including a control tower and some basic 
  defensive positions. Considering their increasing importance of trains, if a 
  conflict does break out between the faction-camps and the Republic, the 
  tracks of both sides are sure to become some of the first targets. 
   
  Common Characteristics of Trains 
  Trains operate like other vehicles described in d20 Modern with a few 
  modifications. Trains cannot travel any course at will. They must travel on 
  a track, changing lines only at a switching station. Most trains on Eos can 
  remotely operate switching stations on the tracks they regularly use. 
  Trains cannot perform any simple maneuvers except for Ram, and even 
  then only if the target is on the tracks. Trains cannot use any stunts 
  except for Dash or Hard Brake; both of these abilities require one round 
  to perform, and they do not take effect for one minute. For example, it 
  takes the trains operator three rounds to set the train to reach top speed, 
  and it takes the train three minutes to actually reach top speed. Trains 
  require at least 2,000 feet of track to make a right-angle turn. 
  Trains are made up of a number of cars as limited by the pull of the 
  engine. Each train has at least one engine car, though most have several 
  in case of emergency or to alternate between refueling. Only one engine 
  can be active at a time. Many trains have an engine at both ends facing 
  different directions so the train can travel in both directions without having 
  to use a turnaround track. Most engines used on Eos contain all the fuel 
  they need, but some less efficient trains require a tanker truck behind the 
  engine to carry fuel. The rest of the cars of the train are generally flat 
  topped cargo cars, boxcars for carrying cargo that needs shielding from 
  the elements, or passenger cars. 
  The joints holding together train cars can be released as a full round 
  action, but most require a key or a pass code to do so. Unlinking such a 
  joint without the code requires a Disable Device check (DC 20). 
  Standard trains require the Surface Vehicle Operation (Trains) feat; 
  mag-lev trains require the Surface Vehicle Operation (Mag-Lev Trains) 
  feat. Operating a train without the appropriate feat incurs a -4 penalty to 
  all Drive skill checks. 
   
  Factions and Federations 
   
  Free Tracks Alliance 
  The organizational body of the faction-camps that deals with issues 
  regarding trains, the Free Tracks Alliance is a sub-department of the EFL, 
  though it has little interaction with the more military operations that 
  organization undertakes. Instead, the Free Tracks Alliance is concerned 
  with commercial and civilian matters, particularly building new train lines to 
  make travel easier between the faction-camps. Most of the faction-camps 
  are divided by ocean, leaving the Free Tracks Alliance little to do to bring 
  
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  the camps closer together. However, the faction-camps on Dawnhome 
  are working hard to try and unite their disparate territories with train lines. 
  This is made the more difficult by the presence of the Republic, since it 
  has claimed most of the level, open terrain on the continent. As a result, 
  the Free Tracks Alliance is forced to build in less-than-ideal locations such 
  as mountain ranges or jungles. 
  The Free Tracks Alliance is organized by Peter Kaze of Sunder 
  Ridge, though his power over the efforts of individual camps is limited. He 
  acts as more of a group planner than a real leader, having no power to 
  force the faction-camps to do anything. Luckily, enlightened self-interest 
  has encouraged most of the faction-camps to work together, though most 
  faction-camp-owned train lines are little more than local efforts within each 
  settlement’s territory. Only Sunder Ridge has made a major effort to link 
  up the faction-camps with its Mountain Train line, but its progress has 
  been limited due to poor terrain. Because of this lack of organization there 
  is little standardization in the faction-camp trains beyond track gauge. 
  Each camp sets its own train schedules. 
  The trains used by the Free Tracks Alliance all have EFL security 
  agents assigned to them, though rarely in large number. Since there are 
  few restrictions on what can be shipped on board a Free Tracks Alliance 
  train, these security agents are more concerned with keeping the trains 
  undamaged and stopping fights on the train and less concerned with 
  customs duties. The trains of the Free Tracks Alliance are also an 
  efficient way of moving troops through EFL territory; soldiers are a 
  common sight on the trains. 
  Other than train lines supported by Roger’s Point and Sunder Ridge, 
  no faction-camps have train lines that extend more than 20 miles from 
  their main settlement. Most are working on developing their train lines, 
  especially Lanner’s Crossing and Delhi, but they have made little progress 
  thus far. Like most things among the faction-camps, the wealthier camps 
  have made more progress while the poorer faction-camps lag behind. 
   
  Movement Systems Incorporated 
  Commonly referred to as MSI, this relatively young corporation is based in 
  the Dawning Star Republic, though it has offices in several of the faction-
  camps. Founded and owned by Lia Qian, reputed to be the second 
  wealthiest person in the Republic, it has the stated goal of bringing 
  privately owned train lines to all major settlements on Dawnhome. For 
  now MSI runs its limited fleet of trains on RTA and faction-camp tracks, 
  paying nominal rental fees for use. MSI primarily runs cargo trains on 
  some of the lesser used tracks and has no mag-lev trains in its small fleet 
  of vehicles, but it has quickly become the leading privately owned rail 
  transportation company. 
  MSI’s primary office is located in Dawning Star City. At any given time, 
  MSI has four trains running. Their most common routes travel the old Iron 
  Scar tracks and to Crosstrack. MSI currently does not offer passenger 
  service, but it is hoping to do so in the next year. MSI has no interest in 
  mag-lev trains for now due to their expense and high-maintenance 
  requirements. Most of the company’s clients are small-time miners and 
  
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  farmers who can’t afford to arrange transit on an RTA train. MSI charges 
  15% less on average than the RTA for most services. This reduction in 
  cost does mean that MSI does not offer some services that the RTA 
  does, such as rail agents, but most customers don’t seem to mind. None 
  of the MSI trains go directly between faction-camp and Republic territory, 
  instead stopping in a major settlement and requiring all goods be 
  inspected before being carried to one of the border towns like Loose 
  Change. 
  Recently MSI has begun development of a new series of trains for 
  commercial uses besides transportation, such as portable factories or 
  smelters that can go wherever the tracks lead. This enables MSI to move 
  around production facilities as needed, and their specially built trains can 
  be highly customized according to the needs of different clients. Their 
  factory train can make anything from farming tools to simple firearms, 
  though it is legally restricted from building weapons outside direct EDF 
  supervision. Through these trains MSI hopes to be able to bring a bit of 
  civilization and convenience to some of the smaller settlements in the 
  Republic that do not possess such facilities of their own, and so far their 
  services are much in demand. 
   
  Republic Transit Authority 
  The civilian trains of the Dawning Star Republic are overseen by the 
  Republic Transit Authority, which is part of the Department of Trade. The 
  Republic Transit Authority, or RTA, is in charge of making sure all the 
  trains, buses, ferries, and other modes of civilian transportation operated 
  by the Republic run properly. The RTA is also responsible for mail 
  delivery, making it one of the largest parts of the Department of Trade. 
  The RTA has officers in nearly every Republic settlement and is a 
  ubiquitous part of the population. Much like the postmen of the United 
  States of old Earth, they have a strong belief that their services must 
  never be interrupted regardless of weather, violence, or xenomorph 
  activity. Because of this the RTA is reasonably well thought of by most 
  citizens of the Republic. However, despite their adherence to duty and 
  earnest attempts to keep everything running properly, the RTA has a 
  reputation for being late. Their trains are particularly notorious for this 
  shortcoming. 
  The RTA is headquartered in Dawning Star City and has major 
  branches in Iron Scar, Greenville, Harvest Town, and Red Hill. While the 
  RTA relies on the EDF and local police forces for security, it has its own 
  security officers, often called rail marshals. These officers are trained in 
  detecting forgeries, conducting searches, vehicle operation, and dealing 
  with troublemakers with minimal force. Most major trains used by the 
  Republic have a rail officer on board and they can be found in all major 
  installations of the RTA. Other than the rail officers, RTA personnel 
  include drivers, pilots, mechanics, traffic control officers, and customer 
  service representatives. 
  The RTA currently operates five major train lines: The Iron Scar 
  Express, the Red Hill Run, the Greenville Spur, the Harvest Town Spur, 
  and the Southeast Line. Passage on an RTA train is relatively 
  
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  inexpensive. Purchase DCs run from 4-8 for a single passenger and 6-10 
  per ton of cargo. Weapons are not permitted as carry-on items on RTA 
  trains, although they may be stored in baggage. The baggage 
  compartments of an RTA train are usually under constant guard. 
   
  Major Train Lines of the Republic 
   
  Dawning Star City Metro-Line 
  While Dawning Star City was built in ramshackle fashion from whatever 
  parts were available, the engineers involved in doing so were some of the 
  finest urban planners the human race had to offer. While building Dawning 
  Star City they made sure to leave room for additional construction. This 
  included leaving sufficient space to build a series of underground and 
  elevated trains in the hopes of providing cheap public transportation for 
  the inhabitants of the city. This idea has recently been put into practice, 
  but so far progress has been limited. 
  The plan is to have an underground line that rings the city and 
  numerous elevated lines crossing major thoroughfares and connecting at 
  a station at City Center. The elevated lines would provide transportation 
  to all the major areas of Dawning Star City, including the spaceport, the 
  rail yard, and the Terraforming Fields. Currently the only functioning train 
  lines are the northern portions of the underground perimeter, though they 
  do provide easy access to most of the northern part of the city, including 
  the EDF Headquarters and the Terraforming Fields. There are currently 
  two trains operating on parallel tracks, always running in opposite 
  directions. The Republic hopes to have the entire perimeter finished in the 
  next decade, though funding issues may make this difficult. 
  The trains used in the underground tunnels are built in the style of old 
  Earth subways and are all fully enclosed passenger cars that draw power 
  from a third rail running parallel to the main train tracks. This system 
  draws off the city’s power grid, and the trains have no backup power 
  course. Travel on these lines is free, and they are commonly used by 
  those who commute to work at the EDF Headquarters and the 
  Terraforming Fields from their homes in the city. 
   
  Greenville Spur 
  Reaching from Crosstrack to Greenville, the Greenville spur is a small 
  length of track that sees an increasing amount of use. As the pectar fruit 
  and rubber tree orchards of the Green Sea increase in productivity, more 
  and more of their products are brought to Dawning Star City. Initially 
  Greenville relied on dirt roads and old ground vehicles to get their goods to 
  market, but two years ago the Greenville Spur was finished, making the 
  lives of the locals much easier. This has allowed the town to drastically 
  expand as supplies and tools are much easier to get into town. 
  Unfortunately, this physical and economic expansion has had little effect 
  on the seedier parts of the town. 
  The Greenville Spur is a single track that has a single scheduled run 
  each day between Crosstrack and Greenville and back. The trip takes 
  
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  ten hours each way. This tight schedule leaves little room for delay, and 
  the cargo loaders in Greenville are renowned among the RTA for their 
  short tempers. There are no stops on the Greenville Spur, and the train 
  runs at high speed almost the entire time to discourage attacks by the 
  EFL out of Sunder Ridge. The specter of a highjacking is considerable 
  since the track is closely beset by the jungle. Attempts have been made 
  to cut the jungle growth back from the tracks, but the Green Sea grows 
  so quickly these efforts seem fruitless. Because of this security concern 
  the RTA usually stations extra rail marshals on the Greenville Spur, 
  though they have not been needed yet. 
   
  Harvest Town Spur 
  One of the busiest tracks in the Republic, the Harvest Town Spur was 
  recently expanded to include a second set of tracks to make it easier to 
  get the food grown in Harvest Town to market. The Harvest Town Spur 
  is a twelve-hour trip and runs twice each day. The trains go into Harvest 
  Town with tools, vehicles, and other manufactured goods and return with 
  container cars full of food. This food is rushed to Dawning Star City and 
  then distributed throughout the Republic. Due to the efficiency of this 
  operation most of the food grown in Harvest Town is in the grocery 
  stores of Dawning Star city within four days of being picked. 
  The level of rail activity in Harvest Town has had little effect on the 
  sleepy nature of Harvest Town outside the bustling rail depot. Still, the 
  presence of the trains has been felt, and many farmers use the whistles 
  of the inbound and outbound trains to schedule their work day. Despite all 
  the activity there have been no major accidents on the Harvest Town 
  spur, and its distance from any faction-camp makes the RTA think it is an 
  unlikely target. Much like the town it serves, the Harvest Town Spur is not 
  an exciting assignment, but it is a vital source of food for the Republic. 
   
  Iron Scar Express 
  The first of the mag-lev train lines on Eos, the Iron Scar Express is quickly 
  becoming the most heavily used line in the Republic. It links the Central 
  Railyard in Dawning Star City to the Rail Depot in Iron Scar, a journey that 
  takes just over 26 hours. The Iron Scar express is primarily used for 
  hauling ore and other raw materials from Iron Scar to the rest of Eos, 
  though a regular stream of people and manufactured goods also travel 
  the line. All the trains and tracks on this line are brand new and use the 
  latest technology, including a number of non-lethal weapon systems to 
  keep creatures off the tracks. The completion of the Iron Scar Express 
  has done much to bring Iron Scar closer to Dawning Star City and make 
  it feel like less of a frontier settlement, a change that not everyone in Iron 
  Scar appreciates. Already the influx of new citizens in the town has 
  caused some resentment among longtime residents. The Iron Scar 
  Express carries tools, food, and people on its trips to Iron Scar and 
  carries primarily ore on its return trips to Dawning Star City. 
  A set of standard tracks for wheeled trains run parallel to the mag-lev 
  tracks. These tracks were never finished before the mag-lev project 
  commenced. A number of small shipping operations including MSI use the 
  
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  tracks to make runs to the settlements between Dawning Star City and 
  Iron Scar. The mag-lev tracks also remain within sight of the Iron Scar 
  Highway for almost its entire length. The Iron Scar Express only stops at 
  Iron Scar, Dawning Star City, and the small town of Dirtwell located in the 
  middle of the desert between Iron Scar and Dawning Star City. No other 
  towns near the tracks have the necessary facilities to offload a mag-lev 
  train, though some are being built. 
  The Republic currently only has two mag-lev trains, the Iron Stallion 
  and Jonah’s Runner. Both run continually between Iron Scar and Dawning 
  Star City, though they often suffer from maintenance difficulties. These 
  trains are usually made up of 30 cars, most of which are flatbed or 
  passenger cars. 
   
  Red Hill Run 
  One of the shorter rail lines on Eos, the Red Hill Run is a small train line 
  used to run supplies from Dawning Star City to Red Hill. The track 
  continues north of Red Hill to settlements in the farthest reaches of the 
  Northern Resource Zone, making half a dozen stops before stopping one 
  thousand miles south of Roger’s Point. It was completed four years ago 
  and has become one of the major unofficial trade routes to Roger’s Point. 
  The trains that run on the Red Hill Run are almost all cargo trains and 
  most stop at Loose Change, one of the areas where the tracks of the 
  EFL and the Republic are in close proximity. The RTA keeps a stern eye 
  on the Red Hill Run in the hopes of catching the smugglers that use it, but 
  so far their successes have been limited. It is believed a substantial part 
  of the RTA agents on this train line have been bribed, and an official 
  investigation by the Republic Rangers into the matter is underway. 
  The trains on the Red Hill Run bring all manner of manufactured goods 
  to Red Hill and usually return to Dawning Star City with food and cotton. 
  The trip to Red Hill takes approximately one day, though this can vary 
  due to weather, track damage, and other problems. Of all the train lines in 
  the Republic, the Red Hill Run has the worst reputation for running on 
  time. The tracks running to Red Hill are the standard three-meter gauge 
  used by the Republic, and all standard Republic trains can easily use the 
  tracks. Due to the heavy security concerns in the area the RTA has shut 
  down several switching stations to have better control over the flow of 
  trains, making scheduling difficult since fewer tracks are actually available 
  for use at a given time. Despite all the difficulties with the EFL in the area, 
  there has yet to be any violence on the Red Hill Run. 
  In the early years of the Red Hill Run most trains passed by Loose 
  Change or stopped only momentarily since it was not considered an 
  official stop on the line. Having little luck shutting Loose Change down, the 
  RTA has instead chosen to make it a stop on the Red Hill Run, charging 
  extra tariffs on goods loaded or unloaded there in addition to having a 
  large number of agents in the area looking for contraband. This has 
  allowed Loose Change to flourish and also curtailed the various smuggling 
  operations that once ran the town. 
   
   
  
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  Southeast Line 
  The main line for points south of Dawning Star City, the Southeast Line 
  heads out of the city to the southeast and officially ends in the town of 
  Crosstrack. Two tracks continue from Crosstrack (the Greenville and 
  Harvest Town Spurs), making Crosstrack a major trade center for the 
  region. It has quickly become one of the major agricultural markets in the 
  Republic, and most of the food consumed in Dawning Star city arrives on 
  the Southeast Line. To safeguard the food supply, the tracks and 
  Crosstrack are patrolled regularly by the EDF. 
  The Southeast Line runs through the plains of Dawnhome into the 
  Green Sea, ending almost equidistant to Harvest Town and Greenville. It 
  is a wheel train that runs once a day, with each trip between Dawning 
  Star City and Crosstrack taking 22 hours. There are two sets of tracks 
  on the Southeast Line, with separate trains routinely heading in both 
  directions at the same time. It normally carries manufactured goods, fuels, 
  and vehicles to Crosstrack and returns to Dawning Star City brimming 
  with food. The Southeast Line also stops at a number of smaller 
  agricultural towns in the plains of Dawnhome, most of which are no-name 
  towns with only a few dozen inhabitants. 
  Both the Greenville Spur and the Harvest Town Spur use the same 
  gauge of track as the Southeast Line (three meters), and thus trains can 
  easily cross from one train line to the other. A switching station and 
  roundabout are present in Crosstrack for just such a purpose. 
   
  Major Train Lines of the Faction Camps 
   
  Brass Line 
  The primary east-west line serving Roger’s Point, the Brass Line hugs the 
  coast of the Gray Plain Gulf on which Roger’s Points sits. The Brass Line 
  links up a large number of fishing villages, lumber towns, and other small 
  settlements that rely on Roger’s Point for most other goods. On the 
  eastern edge of the line the tracks lead into the mountains, connecting 
  four mining towns that produce tin or silver. There are 20 stops on the 
  400-mile length of the Brass Line, and the Brass Line Express stops at all 
  of them twice a day. Most of the towns that the Brass Line stops at have 
  a population of 500 or less, but they have been increasing in size 
  dramatically in the six months that the line has been in operation. Patricia 
  Rogers hopes to eventually stretch out the Brass Line to such an extent 
  that Roger’s Point can survive on the food it brings alone. Travel on has a 
  Purchase DC of 7-9 per person and 9-12 per ton of cargo. 
  The train that runs the Brass Line usually pulls a configuration of 20 
  passenger cars, 20 cargo cars, and 40 flatbed cars, though this can be 
  changed to meet specific needs. The train usually has several EFL 
  security officers on board to keep the peace, but they have few actual 
  duties because there are few restrictions as to what can be transported. 
  The only goods that are not allowed on the Brass Line are volatile 
  chemicals or explosives since Patricia Rogers would rather not have one 
  of her very valuable trains blown up. 
  
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  Mountain Train 
  The largest train line in the faction-camps outside of Roger’s Point, the 
  Mountain Train is a massive undertaking by Sunder Ridge. The Mountain 
  Train currently consists of 120 miles of winding mountain track with 
  numerous bridges and tunnels. Most of these features were built with the 
  assistance of the Steel Wall, a mecha on loan from Steel End. The 
  Mountain Train will eventually reach all the way from Sunder Ridge to 
  Roger’s Point, hugging the mountains unclaimed by the Republic and 
  providing a major transportation artery for the EFL. For now it merely 
  links together half a dozen mining towns which produce iron, copper, and 
  coal, though its presence has made getting the product to market much 
  easier. Like most rail towns these mining towns have grown recently, and 
  Sunder Ridge now sees the path of the Mountain Train as its main source 
  of territorial expansion in the face of the Republic Claims on the Southern 
  and Eastern Resource Zones. Traveling on the Mountain Train has a 
  Purchase DC of 7-8 per person or 9-11 per ton of cargo depending on the 
  destination. 
  While the engineers and architects of Sunder Ridge are very skilled, 
  riding the Mountain Train is a harrowing experience. For most of its length 
  it travels along cliffs and ledges, usually less than a meter from the edge. 
  Also the Mountain Train has more bridges and tunnels per mile than any 
  other train line on the planet, also making it the most expensive train line 
  to construct. Luckily Sunder Ridge has an abundance of iron with which to 
  do so. It’s common for those who ride it to wear blindfolds rather than see 
  the pitfalls right out the window. So far it has an excellent safety record 
  due to the skill and diligence of the conductors. The Mountain Train has 
  been laid out with two tracks side by side, allowing travel in both directions 
  without switching tracks. The two trains that serve the Mountain Train 
  track are both pulled by Hercules Train Engines and normally pull 50 cars, 
  most of which are flatbed or cargo cars. Little passenger travel occurs on 
  the Mountain Train. 
   
  Southern Circuit 
  One of the more ambitious and audacious projects undertaken by Patricia 
  Rogers, the Southern Circuit is a train line that stretches south from 
  Roger’s Point with the primary purpose of claiming territory for the faction-
  camp and forcing a dispute with the Republic. The Southern Circuit is a 
  two-track line that goes straight from Roger’s Point towards Red Hill, 
  stopping 300 miles north of Red Hill in territory that is claimed by the 
  Republic. It serves precious few settlements and has little economic value, 
  instead existing only to create an area of influence for Roger’s Point. It is 
  a direct albeit non-military challenge to the Republic. For its part, the 
  Republic has yet to officially answer this challenge, but most experts 
  believe such an effort is underway already. The increased Republic 
  presence in Loose Change is thought to be the first step in whatever 
  strategy the Republic will ultimately employ. Traveling on the Southern 
  Circuit has a Purchase DC of 6-7 per person or 8-10 per ton of cargo, 
  reflecting the lack of demand for the route. 
  The Southern Circuit stretches almost a thousand miles south of 
  
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  Roger’s Point through forest, mountains, and plains. It was hastily built and 
  has several lengths in the mountain that are particularly nerve-wracking at 
  high speed, but it is functional over its entire length. The Southern Circuit 
  takes 20 hours to travel, and a train makes the trip one direction each 
  day. There are only half a dozen mining towns along the length of the 
  Southern Circuit, most of which rely on the train to get their ore to market 
  in Roger’s Point. A few new towns have sprung up because of the 
  Southern Circuit making it easier to reach previously remote areas, but 
  this growth has been slow coming. 
   
  Street Cars of Roger’s Point 
  Roger’s Point is a bustling coast city with thousands of inhabitants always 
  in a hurry to get where they are going. Early in the days of the settlement 
  Patricia Roger’s felt a public transportation system would be needed to 
  avoid choking the streets with vehicles (which were expensive to make 
  and maintain) and to provide a valuable service for all of Roger’s Point’s 
  residents. After considering a subterranean train system, she settled on a 
  street car system with tracks set in the streets of Roger’s Points and 
  power lines strung overhead, drawing power from the city power grid. 
  These cars have been in service now for twelve years and have proved 
  a boon to the city, allowing most of its inhabitants to get around with 
  relative ease and without needing to own a vehicle or riding animal. Riders 
  pay for a weekly pass to use the street cars which allows them unlimited 
  use within that week and has a Purchase DC of 6. These cards allow for 
  a minimal amount of cargo, but special cargo cards can also be 
  purchased for a Purchase DC of 12. 
  The street cars are designed to serve as both passenger and cargo 
  transports, having folding seats that can be stowed to provide more cargo 
  room. The tracks run in all major areas of the city except the newer 
  outlying areas, where the infrastructure does not exist to support them. 
  Using the street cars most areas of Roger’s Point can be reached within 
  ten minutes, though during particularly busy days this can increase 
  dramatically. The cars rarely break down due to their stout manufacture, 
  though they are not particularly fast. The street cars are considered so 
  vital to Roger’s Point that any tampering with them incurs serious 
  penalties, usually involving corporeal punishment. 
   
  Railway Settlements  
  The following are settlements in the Republic that are closely tied to the 
  operation of the rail lines. 
   
  Crosstrack 
  Leader: Mayor Duncan Kee 
  Population: 1,505 
  Major Exports/Products: Food 
  Major Imports: Manufactured goods 
  Progress Level: 5 
  Purchase DC Limit: 30 
  
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  Black market DC: 20 
  Item Restriction Limit: Restricted 
  Located 1,200 miles southeast of Dawning Star City, Crosstrack is a 
  small but growing town that relies on the rail lines for its livelihood. 
  Crosstrack is located where the Southeast Line ends and the Greenville 
  Spur and Harvest Town Spur begin, making it a hub for the transportation 
  of agricultural goods in the Republic. The tracks that have allowed 
  Crosstrack to prosper have only been completed in the last five years, 
  and while the town was settled two decades ago it has quadrupled in size 
  since they were finished. The town has a bustling and growing feel to it, 
  and most of the buildings look very new. For now the town prospers as 
  thousands of tons of produce and other agricultural products move 
  through it every month, but if the train lines ever move or stop running the 
  town will probably die off in short order. 
  The town is run by Duncan Kee, the democratically elected mayor of 
  the town. Despite its small size, it has a large number of EDF troops in its 
  garrison due to its importance as a transportation hub. The commander 
  of these troops, Captain Lilah Essex, is regularly seen inspecting trains 
  and their cargo for contraband or sabotage when she is not otherwise in 
  the company of the mayor. The two work together closely to ensure the 
  safety of the town, though some say there are more romantic reasons for 
  the time they spend together. 
  Other than the activity at the rail yard, which sees almost a dozen 
  trains in and out each day, little happens in Crosstrack. It is a quiet 
  farming town with little to draw the attention of outsiders other than the 
  trains that pass through it. The locals like it this way for the most part, and 
  while there is some concern that the town makes a tempting target for 
  the EFL, such threats have yet to bear any fruit. 
   
  Dirtwell 
  Leader: Jaikia Tane  
  Population: 830 
  Major Exports/Products: Relics, copper 
  Major Imports: Food, manufactured goods 
  Progress Level: 5 
  Purchase DC Limit: 30 
  Black market DC: 15 
  Item Restriction Limit: Restricted 
  Located almost halfway between Iron Scar and Dawning Star City, 
  Dirtwell is a little speck of a town that has nearly quadrupled in size since 
  the mag-lev train went through last year. Dirtwell was originally a small 
  mining town that produced copper from several nearby mines. Then a 
  number of ruins were discovered in the area, and Maximillian Dagos 
  became interested in the town. He financed the construction of the mag-
  lev station that now fuels Dirtwell’s growth. Now, Maximillian Dagos has 
  bought up most of the copper mines in the area and is rapidly stepping up 
  production in them, but most locals say he’s really interested in the ruins in 
  the area. Two city ruins have been found within 50 miles of Dirtwell, in 
  addition to numerous underground facilities found by the miners. 
  
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  Numerous squads of relic hunters have been seen in the town in the six 
  months since Maximillian Dagos took an interest in it, and few people are 
  happy about it. 
  The small mining town that existed before the new wave of attention 
  still exists at the center of Dirtwell, surrounded by dozens of flimsy shacks, 
  prefab buildings, and other quickly constructed structures. These buildings 
  house the miners and relic hunters brought in by Maximillian Dagos while 
  more permanent housing is under construction. They give Dirtwell the 
  appearance of a shanty town. For now sanitation in the town is severely 
  lacking, and most of Dagos’s employees eat in massive open-air kitchens. 
  While these conditions are soon likely to improve drastically, those not in 
  Dagos’s employ are unhappy about the entire situation. Their town has 
  effectively been overrun by strangers and turned into a pigsty. The leader 
  of the town is officially the town sheriff, Jaikia Tane, but she has seen her 
  power diminished in the face of Dagos’s money and influence. The leader 
  of the Dagos’s operations in town, an ex-EDF officer named Silas Preen, 
  has taken to constantly testing sheriff Tane’s resolve. In the near future 
  there is likely to be a showdown between the two and it very may well 
  turn violent. In an attempt to head this off sheriff Tane has tried to bring in 
  some Republic Rangers to assist her, while Silas Preen has brought in 
  more of Dagos’s personal security forces. 
  The area around Dirtwell is some of the most barren terrain on Eos. 
  Other than town wells there is no water of any form for dozens of miles in 
  any direction. Few life forms are found in the region, and the town has the 
  highest average daytime temperature of any settlement on the planet. It is 
  not a very pleasant place to live. Only the wealth of the nearby copper 
  mines and ruins keeps the people living in Dirtwell. 
   
  Loose Change 
  Leader: Republic Ranger Mort Jackson and Sadie Thompkins 
  Population: 236 (swells to several thousand when the trains are in) 
  Major Exports/Products: Contraband, food, manufactured goods 
  Major Imports: Contraband, food, manufactured goods 
  Progress Level: 6 
  Purchase DC Limit: 40 
  Black market DC: 5 
  Item Restriction Limit: Restricted 
  Located north of Red Hill, Loose Change is one of the few open and 
  obvious trading posts between the faction camps and the Dawning Star 
  Republic. It is a product of market forces that refuse to die. The town falls 
  directly between the last stretch of the Red Hill Run and the Suburban 
  Track. These tracks do not actually intersect, but do come within a few 
  thousand feet of each other. Because of this proximity it is common for 
  trains on both tracks to stop and unload goods into the small town that 
  has cropped up between the tracks. While Loose Change was originally a 
  smuggler settlement acknowledged by the EFL but opposed by the 
  Dawning Star Republic, it is now tacitly recognized by the Republic as 
  they had little hope of shutting it down without undue expenditure of 
  resources. 
  
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  Loose Change exists in an interesting state of equilibrium, located 
  between two powers that are enemies but whose people wish to trade. 
  Loose Change allows an easy outlet for this trade between the two 
  countries, though on completely different terms. Roger’s Point and the 
  EFL allow anything and everything into Loose Change, up to and including 
  military weapons. The Republic on the other hand only allows food, 
  medicine, consumer goods, and other non-threatening items to come into 
  Loose Change through official channels, but the means they use to 
  control the flow of goods are imperfect. Smuggling weapons, vehicles, and 
  other contraband into Loose Change from the Republic is a lucrative 
  trade, employing trains, aircraft, and ground vehicles. Getting caught can 
  result in a stiff prison sentence, but many of the RTA and Republic 
  officials operating in Loose Change can be bought off with minimal graft. 
  The city of Loose Change itself has only a dozen permanent 
  structures, but it has scores of tents, shacks, and other temporary 
  structures, most of which house small-time merchants hawking their 
  wares to the passersby. The permanent buildings are owned by the more 
  successful merchants and the more long-term inhabitants, most of whom 
  are loyal to the EFL. The streets of the city are a chaotic jumble of dirt 
  and gravel, and it is not uncommon for them to change from day to day 
  as people coming into town pitch tents and tear down old shacks as they 
  move on. A number of dirt roads lead into the settlement from both 
  Roger’s Point and Red Hill. The only paved roads are found next to the 
  train tracks to better assist in the unloading of the trains. 
  After years of trying to get rid of Loose Change, six months ago the 
  Republic established a permanent customs station to try and control the 
  goods going through the town instead. Initially the station was led by a 
  bureaucrat named Fen Tikashi, but he was replaced after four months 
  following a corruption scandal. After two months with no replacement due 
  to a number of bureaucratic problems and some well placed bribes, 
  Republic Ranger Mort Jackson has assumed command of the station and 
  brought a new iron rule to the customs operations. He has cracked down 
  drastically on smuggling and in the few weeks he has been in office he 
  has raised a lot of ire among the people of Loose Change who are used 
  to looser interpretations of the law. If something doesn’t change soon, the 
  people of Loose Change may send Ranger Jackson out of town in a pine 
  box. 
  While the Republic attempts to curtail the illegal and illicit activities in 
  Loose Change, the EFL and Roger’s Point work to encourage them. The 
  local leader of the EFL, Sadie Thompkins, is the owner of the only 
  permanent bar in town, the Battered Bottle. She works behind the scenes, 
  running interference to keep the Republic on its toes and away from the 
  big shipments coming through. She serves up some small time operators, 
  who have angered her, to the Republic officials, but only enough to keep 
  the Republic thinking they are making headway. Sadie Thompkins is only 
  known to a select few individuals to be the leader of the EFL operations in 
  the area, though many know she served with the EFLSF in years past. 
  Some say she was even a Bladefisher for a few years. 
   
  
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  The Dawning Star City Rail Depot, a.k.a. the Railyard 
  Leader: Chief Uli Jones 
  Population: 3209 (staff) 
  Major Exports/Products: Trains 
  Major Imports: Train parts, fuel  
  Progress Level: 6 
  Purchase DC Limit: 40 
  Black market DC: 20 
  Item Restriction Limit: Licensed 
  Not a settlement in the traditional sense, the Dawning Star City Rail 
  Depot is the single most important area in the Republic relating to trains. 
  All the trains of the Republic are built there, return there for overhauls, and 
  travel through there at least once a week. The Dawning Star Rail Depot 
  is one of the busiest cargo transfer points on the planet, with all of the 
  food and raw materials consumed by Dawning Star City brought in by 
  train and all the finished goods shipped out in return. Due to its 
  importance, the Dawning Star City Rail Depot (more commonly the 
  “Railyard”) is one of the most heavily protected areas of Dawning Star 
  City. The RTA and the EDF both patrol the Railyard regularly, and both 
  the criminal element and the EFL have learned not to try and pass 
  contraband through it. Instead they have to work around Dawning Star, 
  running goods by truck or air around the city to train depots outside the 
  city limits. 
  The Railyard is located south of Dawning Star City proper, on the 
  other side of the Jonah River. It is surrounded by a ten-foot fence with 
  regular watch towers in addition to regular ground patrols both on foot 
  and in vehicles. Trains enter through specific entrances, and each train’s 
  cargo is searched as it enters the city. The entire process is overseen by 
  the RTA and the EDF, with a special detachment of Republic Rangers on 
  permanent assignment to the Railyard to take care of any particularly 
  unusual problems. Inside the compound are a large number of platforms 
  for loading passengers and cargo. Three roundabouts and numerous 
  switching stations are present, allowing trains to be quickly rerouted as 
  needed. The place feels much like an airport of old Earth with a constant 
  bustle of cargo, people, and trains coming and going at all hours of the 
  night and day. In similar fashion all individuals are searched as they enter 
  the Railyard, and no weapons of any sort are allowed to be carried 
  without special government dispensation. 
  In the passenger portions of the Railyard, a number of shops and 
  services can be found, such as food vendors and bookstores. These 
  areas are filled with peopled during daylight hours, becoming far less busy 
  at night. The cargo areas of the Railyard are mainly made up of 
  warehouses and loading platforms, including a large number of cranes 
  and forklifts. Most of these machines are relatively new and there are 
  never enough available, meaning Dawson dragons and other 
  domesticated creatures are sometimes pressed into service. 
   
   
  
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  Trains of the Republic 
  The Dawning Star arrived on Eos with no trains or tracks to lay, and all 
  the trains currently in service were built from scratch using designs from 
  old Earth. These trains were mainly constructed out of parts of the 
  Dawning Star and other vehicles, including salvaged fusion generators 
  from numerous ground transports. The end result is small fleet of engines 
  and train cars, no two of which look exactly alike. While there are certain 
  standards in design, such as wheel width, many of the particulars of 
  individual cars and engines are dependent on what materials were 
  available at the time. This can make repairs hard as there are few 
  standardized parts available. 
  The Dawning Star Republic has a single design it uses for its engines 
  and a number of standard configurations for its trains. These can be 
  altered according to specific needs, but they try to keep the trains in their 
  standard configurations. The mag-lev trains, of which the Republic only 
  has two, are not so limited and are generally reconfigured to maximize the 
  efficiency of each trip. 
   
  DS-HR Engine Unit 
  The standard train engine of the Republic, the Republic has a dozen of 
  these trains in service, and they hope to add more in the near future. 
  They see almost constant use due to their limited numbers and are only 
  taken out of service for necessary repairs. These engines are all 
  equipped with fusion reactors with a varying lifespan, but all are powerful 
  enough to pull a train 100 cars long if need be. The DS-HR Engine Units, 
  or “Herbies” as they are often called by their operators, have a crew of 
  two with one conductor and one engineer, though most trains carry extra 
  personnel trained in both jobs just in case. 
  The DS-HR has no weapons of note and does not come standard 
  with any sort of armor. The EDF has experimented with some combat 
  modifications, using special engine designs that are based on the DS-HR 
  but with significantly improved performance. 
  The DS-HR is ten squares long and four squares wide. 
   
  DS-MR Maglev Train Engine 
  One of the recent creations of the Dawning Star Rail Depot, the Maglev 
  Train Engine is hoped to usher in a new age of improved transportation 
  on Eos. Able to travel upwards of 200 miles an hour, it can make the run 
  between Iron Scar and Dawning Star City in 22 hours. The DS-MR is a 
  labor-intensive vehicle which requires constant tune-ups and maintenance, 
  but the costs are thought by the RTA to be worth the ease of travel it 
  allows. The DS-MR runs off of a small fusion reactor with a 30-year 
  lifespan, though fuel is not its primary limitation. The DS-MR requires five 
  hours of maintenance for every 30 hours of operation, meaning each DS-
  MR spends one day each week out of service while being maintained. 
  Because mag-lev trains can travel backwards as easily as forwards, 
  only one engine is assigned to each train. Mag-lev trains can accelerate 
  and decelerate like normal vehicles, though particularly quick changes in 
  
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  speed may be uncomfortable for passengers. Mag-lev train cars must be 
  specially calibrated and networked with the engine as each car has its 
  own magnet units. Generally mag-lev trains pull 30 cars at a time, but the 
  upper limit is 60. If a mag-lev train loses power or hits an area of track 
  that has suffered significant damage, the train will slowly come to a rest 
  on the tracks via emergency power. Derailing a mag-lev train is difficult 
  without an explosion or massive impact since it can go over any item of 
  Medium size or smaller on the tracks without difficulty. 
  The Dawning Star Republic has no interest in placing their mag-lev 
  trains in harm’s way and so has not experimented with adding any 
  weapons to them. Mag-lev trains do not normally have any armor plating. 
  The DS-MR is ten squares long and four squares wide. 
   
  Cargo Car 
  Used for hauling goods that cannot be exposed to the elements for 
  whatever reason, cargo cars are essentially boxes on wheels (hence the 
  name boxcars). Some are sealed containers for carrying liquid, but most 
  are simply large rolling crates. The average cargo car has a single sliding 
  door in its middle, on both sides, that is fifteen feet wide. These cars can 
  carry up too fifty tons of cargo, including individual items of up to Large 
  size.  Most have locks on the doors, but that is not always the case. Due 
  to the large number of cargo cars needed by the RTA they tend to build 
  them out of whatever materials are on hand, from salvaged metal to 
  wood to plastic sheeting. Few cargo cars are particularly resilient, and 
  those that are tend to be reserved for special cargo. 
  Liquid cargo cars carry approximately 10,000 gallons of liquid and are 
  better made than standard cargo cars. They are usually all metal or 
  plastic and have numerous safeguards to keep the cargo from leaking, 
  such as double hulls and auto sealant systems--particularly if they are 
  carrying hazardous materials. Inflicting more than twenty points of 
  damage causes the hull of a liquid cargo car to rupture. 
  Mag-lev cargo cars are better made than the standard variety, usually 
  being made completely out of metal. They cannot move without being 
  attached to an engine and will slowly float to the ground without a suitable 
  power source. 
   
  Flatbed Car 
  The simplest of the train cars, a flatbed car is simply a flat surface on 
  which cargo can be stacked. It is open to the elements and provides no 
  protection for its cargo. It is usually used to transport raw materials like 
  lumber and ore as opposed to manufactured goods. Chains or rope are 
  used to secure the load, and most flatbed cars have a number of hooks 
  and fastening points for securing the load. In some poorer areas flatbed 
  cars are used to transport people, but doing so is often dangerous as it is 
  quite easy to fall off. Livestock are often transported on flatbed cars that 
  have a barrier erected around their perimeter. 
  Mag-lev flatbed cars are rare since mag-lev trains are primarily used 
  for less bulky goods. They cannot move without being attached to an 
  engine and will slowly float to the ground without a suitable power source. 
  
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  Passenger Car 
  While there is no uniform design for passenger cars in the RTA, they do 
  all conform to some basic guidelines such as track gauge and connectors. 
  These cars are generally made of salvaged steel or aluminum, though 
  some have wood parts as well. The seats in passenger cars can be 
  anything from old acceleration couches from the Dawning Star itself, to 
  repurposed office chairs, to freshly made bench seats from the factories 
  of Dawning Star City. These chairs are only rarely comfortable, and they 
  are usually packed in tight. Most passenger cars can carry 40 people, 
  though this can vary drastically. Above the seats are storage 
  compartments that are sealed with a latch or hatch of some sort. Most 
  seats also have some storage space under the seats, but any item of 
  Small size or larger must be stowed in the baggage car. 
  Currently, while some passenger cars have reclining seats that can 
  function as beds, there are no proper sleeper cars among the trains of 
  the RTA. No train lines are currently long enough to warrant such 
  conveniences, and generally space is at a premium. A passenger car has 
  no ability to move on its own; it can only move when attached to a train 
  engine. 
  Mag-lev passenger train cars are essentially the same as normal 
  passenger train cars, except they are generally entirely metal and have 
  seats made specifically for the train. They cannot move without being 
  attached to an engine and will slowly float to the ground without a suitable 
  power source. 
  Passenger cars are twelve squares long and four squares wide. 
   
  MSI-43 Mine Processor Train 
  A recent development from Movement Systems Corporation, this twin-
  engine, eight-car train is equipped to smelt and cast all manner of ore, 
  taking in chunks of metal and earth and turning out pure metal ingots. 
  Capable of smelting 30 tons of material day, it can carry 200 tons of ore 
  back to market under its own power. Crewed by three engineers, two 
  pilots, and 20 metallurgists to run the smelter, the train has living quarters 
  for all the crew. The normal operating procedure of the train is for it to 
  travel through mining towns convenient to train lines until it fills up on ore, 
  at which point it returns to Dawning Star City to unload. This process 
  usually takes upwards of two months, but is more efficient that carrying all 
  the raw ore back to Dawning Star City and smelting it. 
  The front and rear car of the Mine Processor Train are engines, both 
  of which are powered by a single fusion reactor. The two cars behind the 
  engine on the front are crew quarters; the third car is used for temporary 
  storage; the fourth car is the smelter; and the final four cars are used for 
  finished cargo. The Mine Processor Train has no weapons or armor as a 
  standard feature, though the crew invariably has a number of personal 
  weapons for repelling thieves and claim jumpers. The vehicle often travels 
  with a contingent of twelve corporate security officers when traveling 
  through less settled areas. 
  The Mine Processor Train is 100 squares long and 4 squares wide. 
   
  
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  MSI-67 Mobile Factory Train 
  The most popular of MSI industrial trains, the MSI-67 is a multi-function 
  portable factory that can make everything from farm tools to weapons to 
  engine parts. Made up of two engines and 20 cars, it carries its own raw 
  materials, spare parts, and work force along with it. The train carries four 
  engineers, three drivers, ten machinists, sixteen corporate security 
  officers, and 20 mechanics to keep the whole thing running. Normally the 
  factory is configured in Dawning Star City to produce a certain good 
  needed by a specific settlement. Once configured, it heads to that 
  settlement to produce that good. The train then travels from town to town 
  producing whatever is needed, with one to ten days needed to 
  reconfigure the factory to produce different items. These excursions last 
  upwards of a month before the Mobile Factory returns to Dawning Star 
  City to re-supply. Only the largest towns can afford to bring the Mobile 
  Factory Train to their town due to the high costs involved, but it is the only 
  mobile manufacturing plant on Eos. The Mobile Factory Train spends 
  most of its days in the Resource Zones, producing goods needed for 
  agriculture and mining operations. The Mobile Factory Train carries 
  upwards of 100 tons of raw materials when leaving Dawning Star City, but 
  it can refill this load from various mining towns, or from the products of the 
  Mine Processor Train, which is often sent out along with the Mobile 
  Factory Train on particularly large jobs. The Republic makes ready use of 
  the Mobile Factory Train when it needs to build settlements or 
  infrastructure in a hurry, making it one of MSI’s biggest customers. 
  The front and rear car of the Mobile Factory Train are engines to 
  allow the train to travel in both directions without need of a turnabout. The 
  first three cars are used for living quarters; the fourth car is used for 
  storage; the fifth through tenth cars serve as cargo space for raw 
  materials or finished goods; and the last five cars hold the actual factory 
  components. The factory takes upwards of eight hours to set up its 
  normal operating mode, which requires several support vehicles such as 
  forklifts that are carried in the storage car. The train cannot move while 
  the factory is in operation. The Mobile Factory Train is not equipped with 
  any weapons or armor, but has a permanent attachment of security 
  personnel to defend it. 
  The Mobile Factory Train is 150 squares long and 4 squares wide. 
   
  T-56 Air Support Train 
  One of the two combat train prototypes constructed by the Dawning Star 
  Republic, the T-56 is meant to provide a stable landing surface and repair 
  services for vectored-thrust vehicles, such as the DS AC-18 Myrmidons 
  used by the Republic. The train is 20 cars long. Eight of the cars are 
  oversized flatbed cars used as landing platforms for VTOL vehicles; 
  however, it is rare for more than four to be assigned to the Air Support 
  Train at any given time due to the limited supply of such vehicles. The rest 
  of the cars are used for carrying up to 100 personnel including six 
  engineers, four drivers, 30 gunners, sixteen mechanics, six pilots, and 32 
  soldiers. The Air Support Train is meant to be a fully functional air base 
  on wheels, complete with refueling and repair facilities, defensive systems, 
  
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  and its own security forces. While tactical doctrine involving the Air 
  Support Train is still being developed within the EDF, it will most likely be 
  deployed as a forward airbase during any armed conflict, and kept on the 
  move to keep the enemy from getting a fix on its location. Though it does 
  have some weapon systems, the Air Support Train is not designed to 
  enter combat directly. Rather, it functions something like a land-based 
  aircraft carrier, relying on its air vehicles for defense. The train is powered 
  by two fusion reactors with a ten year lifespan. 
  The front two cars and rear two cars of the Air Support Trains are 
  engines, and any one of them can pull the entire train if needed, meaning 
  the train can keep moving in either direction even if one engine is taken 
  out of commission. The first four cars serve as living quarters; the fifth 
  through seventh cars serve as storage; the eighth and ninth cars are 
  repair facilities, including cranes large enough to move a vehicle of up to 
  Gargantuan size (if the train is stationary and the stabilizing legs are 
  utilized); cars ten through seventeen serve as rearming stations and 
  landing pads for up to eight VTOL vehicles of up to Gargantuan size; and 
  the last three cars hold spare parts, munitions, and other supplies used for 
  the VTOL vehicles. The Air Support Train is equipped with Duralloy 
  armor, and has a dual mounted EDF-2 machinegun turret (3d12 damage) 
  on each engine and car. The third car carries a Falcon Missile Launcher 
  with 8 missiles, and the train carries at least 24 more missiles in storage. 
  The nineteenth car also has a pod of 20 heavy rockets, with 60 more 
  held in storage. 
  The Air Support Train is 240 squares long and 4 squares wide. 
   
  T-90 Ground Support Train 
  Seen as the companion to the T-56 Air Support Train, the T-90 is 
  designed to get troops quickly to the front and provide artillery fire support 
  while doing so. Similar in concept to the massive train guns of old Earth’s 
  20th-century wars, the Ground Support Train is effectively a massive 
  artillery and troop transport vehicle. The train has yet to see real combat 
  or any lengthy field testing. Instead it is still undergoing tests at the EDF 
  Headquarters outside Dawning Star City and the Ernie Artillery Range 
  south of the city. The train is expected to be ready for service in six 
  months, though it is unlikely to see any actual combat duty for some time. 
  The EDF sees it more as a deterrent than an actual tool of war. The 
  Ground Support Train has a crew of six engineers, four drivers, 48 
  gunners, 20 mechanics, twelve vehicle operators, and 200 soldiers. The 
  Ground Support Train is powered by a pair of fusion reactors, each with 
  a lifespan of 10 years. 
  The Ground Support Train has an engine at both ends, in case one 
  breaks down, and 21 cars in between. The train can be divided, splitting its 
  cars between the two engines, to spread its firepower out over a larger 
  area. The first eight cars are used for living quarters and storage for 
  those assigned to the train; the next three cars are used for storage; the 
  twelfth car holds a pair of Basil APCs and a repair shop for the train; the 
  thirteenth car serves as storage and holds four Ski-Skipper Hoverbikes 
  that are used for scout duty and forward observation; the fourteenth and 
  
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  fifteenth car hold the EDF-982 Heavy Rail Cannon, the largest projectile 
  weapon in the EDF armory; the sixteenth car serves as an electronic 
  observation and communication post, linking into the EDF satellite network 
  and communication grid for reports on troop movements and to assist 
  with accurate artillery barrages; and the last five cars each hold two EDF-
  180 artillery pieces, each of which is a 180mm rail gun. In addition to the 
  above-listed armaments, the Ground Support Train has a dual-mounted 
  EDF-2 machinegun turret (3d12 damage) on each engine and car. This 
  gives the Ground Support Train a massive amount firepower that can 
  easily be brought to bear anywhere there is a train track. Duralloy armor 
  is standard for the Ground Support Train. 
  The Ground Support Train is 250 squares long and 4 squares wide. 
  *Requires a train engine to move. 
   
  Trains of the Faction-Camps 
  The passenger, cargo, and flatbed cars used by the faction-camps are 
  functionally the same as those used by the Republic, except that the 
  faction-camps have no mag-lev cars. Passenger, cargo, and flatbed cars 
  are all regularly used by the faction-camps, though they are usually of 
  lower quality than those used by the Republic due to lack of parts. 
  Flatbed cars are especially common due to their ease of construction. 
   
  Hercules Train Engine 
  The main train engine used by the faction-camps, these are diesel-
  powered engines based on old Earth designs and powered by petroleum 
  brought up from the ocean floor near Roger’s Point. Due to the lack of 
  advanced parts among the faction-camps, their trains are not powered by 
  fusion reactors and instead have to rely on other means of power 
  generation. About three of the twelve Hercules Train Engines in service 
  have been retrofitted with fusion reactors, and there are plans to 
  eventually retrofit them all, but for now the faction-camps are stuck with 
  what they have. A large and boxy vehicle, it is not very attractive, but it is 
  extremely solid. It is built to use 2.5 meter gauge track, meaning it cannot 
  use Republic tracks, but can use most faction-camp tracks. Currently 
  Name 
  PL 
  Crew 
  Pass 
  Cargo 
  Init 
  Man 
  Top 
  Spd 
  Def 
  Hard 
  HPs 
  Size 
  Purch DC 
  Restrict 
  DS-HR Engine 
  6  
  2 
  4 
  1 ton 
  -6 
  -8 
  120 
  6 
  10 
  56 
  G 
  36 
  Lic (+1) 
  DS-MR Mag-Lev Engine 
  7 
  4 
  4 
  1 ton 
  +0 
  -4 
  600 
  6 
  10 
  50 
  G 
  42 
  Lic (+1) 
  Cargo Car* 
  5 
  0 
  0 
  50t 
  -12 
  -12 
  0 
  6 
  5 
  42 
  G 
  26 
  - 
  Flatbed Car* 
  5 
  0 
  0 
  50t 
  -12 
  -12 
  0 
  6 
  5 
  34 
  G 
  22 
  - 
  Passenger Car* 
  5 
  0 
  40 
  10t 
  -12 
  -12 
  0 
  6 
  5 
  45 
  G 
  28 
  - 
  MSI-43 Mine Processor 
  6 
  5 
  20 
  200t 
  -12 
  -14 
  100 
  2 
  10 
  240 
  C 
  48 
  Lic (+1) 
  MSI-67 Mobile Factory 
  6 
  7 
  46 
  200t 
  -10 
  -14 
  90 
  2 
  10 
  262 
  C 
  50 
  Lic (+1) 
  T-56 Air Support 
  6 
  56 
  48 
  120t 
  -10 
  -18 
  110 
  10 
  15 
  294 
  C 
  52 
  Mil (+3) 
  T-90 Ground Support 
  6 
  78 
  240 
  200t 
  -10 
  -20 
  100 
  10 
  20 
  316 
  C 
  54 
  Mil (+3) 
  
  22 
  Roger’s point has six of these machines; Steel End has two; Sunder 
  Ridge has two; Lanner’s Crossing has one; and Delhi has one. Most of 
  the Hercules Train Engines were built in Steel End or Roger’s Point. 
  Capable of pulling upwards of 100 train cars, the Hercules is a very 
  powerful machine. It is extremely reliable and while not fast, it can operate 
  for hours on end without fear of overheating or suffering mechanical 
  failure. Indeed the dependability of these machines has become legendary 
  among the faction-camps despite the fact they were all built from 
  scavenged parts. “Steady as Hercules,” has become a common 
  compliment among faction-campers, who far prefer their slow but solid 
  machines to the faster but more unreliable mag-lev trains of the Republic. 
  Armor and weapons are not standard features on the Hercules Train 
  Engine, though some faction-camps have added both in order to protect 
  their investments. The Hercules Train Engine is twelve squares long and 
  three squares wide. 
   
  Air Deployment Unit 
  A recent creation of Roger’s Point’s weapons development community, 
  the Air Deployment Unit is the first military train constructed by the faction-
  camps. Meant to be part of a fast response strategy against future 
  Republic incursions similar to the attack on Red Hill, the Air Deployment 
  Unit is intended to get a sizeable amount of troops into position along with 
  air cover and supplies. The Air Deployment Unit is designed not only to 
  quickly deploy a number of light attack aircraft, but also provide direct fire 
  support for its troops. The vehicle has been rushed through its testing 
  phase by Patricia Rogers, and some think it is not ready for field duty. Its 
  crew is already undergoing field training around the area controlled by 
  Roger’s Point. The Air Deployment vehicle can only travel on faction-
  camp rails, and transporting it off Dawnhome would be a major 
  undertaking. The Air Deployment Unit has a crew of four engineers, three 
  drivers, eight mechanics, 40 gunners, twelve pilots, and 80 soldiers. It can 
  carry an additional 80 soldiers if need be. 
  The Air Deployment Unit uses a single Hercules Train Engine for 
  mobility, though eventually a second engine is planned to be added to the 
  end of the train when one becomes available. Currently the Hercules 
  Engine assigned to the Air Deployment Unit has a fusion reactor. The Air 
  Deployment Unit consists of fifteen cars, though this can be switched 
  around as needed. The first car is a fuel car; the next four usually serve 
  as crew quarters and storage; the fifth car serves as a gunnery and 
  communication station, housing an R-23 Tangier Rocket Battery, a T-180 
  Tangier Heavy Cannon, an advanced communication and sensor suite 
  including radar and satellite communications; the sixth through twelfth cars 
  are flatbeds that are linked together to serve as a short, makeshift 
  runway for launching slingwings (see below); the thirteenth car is another 
  gunnery car with an R-23 Tangier Rocket Battery and a pair of Daxion 
  Arms D-12 Rail Cannons; and the fourteenth and fifteenth cars serve as 
  storage, repair and rearming bays for the slingwings. All the cars in the 
  train have two turrets with a pair of fire-linked D-1 Longarm Rifles (4d6 
  damage).  The Air Deployment Unit is equipped with Alumisteel armor. 
  
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  The slingwing launching platform is equipped with catapults for 
  launching and nets for landing. When these cars are not being used for 
  take off or landing operations, they are used as storage space for the 
  slingwings. The deck must be cleared before any slingwings may be 
  launched, which generally takes less than five minutes. The Air 
  Deployment Unit can carry up to twelve slingwings. 
  The Air Deployment Unit is 150 squares long and 4 squares wide. 
   
  Roger’s Point Street Cars 
  An impressive product of civilian engineering, the street cars of Roger’s 
  Point are surprisingly functional and flexible machines considering they 
  come from a town so oriented toward making tools of war. The street 
  cars are approximately 60 feet long, twelve feet wide, and ten feet tall. 
  The driver of the car stands at the front, while the passengers ride in 60 
  chairs lining the interior sides of the vehicle. These chars may be folded 
  up into the ceiling to open up storage space. When so configured, the 
  street car can carry up to ten tons of cargo. The vehicle can be exited 
  through doors on either side at the front, middle, and rear. The street cars 
  are made primarily of wood with steel supports and joints, though all the 
  undercarriage is made of steel. 
  The street cars run off power lines that stretch above their tracks. The 
  street cars use metal rods to remain in contact with these lines, though 
  they also have internal batteries that allow them to function for up to two 
  hours without an external power source. The street cars can only follow 
  the tracks laid out for them, but otherwise behave like normal vehicles. 
  They have no armor plating as a standard feature. 
  The Roger’s Point street cars are 12 squares long and 3 squares 
  wide.  
   
  The Slingwing 
  A recent development on the part of the EFL, these devices are similar to 
  the ultralight aircraft of old Earth. Built of little more than metal supports, 
  cloth, and an oversized motor, they are not very fast or resilient but they 
  are cheap and efficient. Powered by gasoline engines, they can be easily 
  constructed out of common materials and repaired just as easily. 
  Slingwings can even be disassembled in five minutes, collapsing to the 
  size of a Medium-size object; setting the slingwing back up takes ten 
  minutes. These vehicles have only been developed by the EFL within the 
  last year and have not seen much service outside of scouting and survey 
  operations, but the EFL hopes to use them as bombers in any future 
  military actions against infantry and armor units. The EFL realizes that the 
  slingwings would have no hope of shooting down actual combat aircraft, 
  and so instead concentrates on using them against ground targets. 
  Slingwings are not equipped with any armor to speak of and have little 
  protection for the pilot, granting only one-half cover. Because of their light 
  weight they can take off over very short distances, requiring only 300 feet 
  (100 feet with a catapult). Slingwings are usually equipped with 6 light 
  rockets, 4 Tangier Missile Launchers, or a D-12 Rail Gun Cannon. These 
  weapons are located along the bottom of the pilot’s seat and can be 
  
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  changed very quickly due to a cleverly designed modular loading system. 
  Theoretically a slingwing that has expended its weapons can land, be 
  refueled rearmed, and get back in the air in less than five minutes. On a 
  full tank of gas, a slingwing has a range of 100 miles, but it is not equipped 
  to travel above an altitude of 5,000 feet. 
  The slingwing is 3 squares long and 5 squares wide. The slingwing is 
  considered an Ultralight class aircraft for purposes of the Aircraft 
  Operation feat. 
   
   
  Vehicular Weapons 
   
  EDF-982 Heavy Rail Cannon 
  The largest surface vehicle weapon in the EDF arsenal, it was designed 
  and built using parts from rail guns salvaged from the Dawning Star. The 
  first EDF-982 has only just recently entered service, and it is unlikely more 
  will be produced due to a lack of vehicles that can mount them and the 
  questionable tactical use of the weapon. While capable of inflicting 
  immense damage over long ranges, the Dawning Star Republic doesn’t 
  feel that such weapons are the direction its research should be heading. 
  As much a weapon of intimidation as utility, many fear the EFL will take 
  the development of the EDF-982 as a precursor to an attack on the 
  faction-camps. 
  The EDF-982 is a massive weapon that can accurately hit large 
  targets miles away, but it does not have pinpoint accuracy for smaller 
  targets. It can fire in both direct and indirect modes. The targeting 
  mechanism adds a +8 bonus to attack rolls if the operator takes a full-
  round action before firing to aim. The EDF-982 cannot be fired at a target 
  closer than 1,000 ft. since its barrel cannot be depressed to a sufficient 
  angle. The EDF-982 has an automatic loading mechanism so it may fire 
  without pausing to reload. The automatic ammunition feed itself houses 50 
  rounds; once that is expended a new ammunition feed must be attached, 
  which takes five minutes. The standard shell of the EDF-982 is a solid 
  sabot round that inflicts 10d12 points of damage and ignores 10 points of 
  hardness. An experimental shrapnel-producing rounds has been 
  developed that inflicts 8d6 concussion damage on the target and 6d6 
  piercing damage on everything within 100 feet of the target, Reflex save 
  (DC 16) for half damage. 
   
   
  Name 
  PL 
  Crew 
  Pass 
  Cargo 
  Init 
  Man 
  Top 
  Spd 
  Def 
  Hard 
  HPs 
  Size 
  Purch DC 
  Restrict 
  Hercules Train Engine 
  5 
  2 
  2 
  1 ton 
  -7 
  -8 
  110 
  6 
  10 
  56 
  G 
  32 
  Lic (+1) 
  Air Deployment Unit 
  5 
  55 
  92 
  100t 
  -10 
  -18 
  100 
  7 
  15 
  290 
  C 
  48 
  Mil (+3) 
  Roger’s Point Street Car 
  5 
  1 
  60 
  10t 
  -4 
  -4 
  70 
  6 
  5 
  48 
  G 
  29 
  Lic (+1) 
  Slingwing 
  5 
  1 
  0 
  20 lb. 
  +2 
  +2 
  130 
  8 
  5 
  24 
  H 
  23 
  Lic (+1) 
  
  25 
  EDF-180 Rail Cannon 
  A smaller version of the Magna-6 Rail Cannon used on the Armadillo 
  heavy tank, the EDF-180 is an economical version that can be more 
  easily constructed given the limited resources of Eos. Most of the EDF-
  180s have been built using salvaged parts from the many rail cannons 
  mounted on the Dawning Star, but the newer models are made with 
  original parts. The EDF hopes that the EDF-180 will become the standard 
  heavy cannon for its forces within a few years and is currently working on 
  a plan to retrofit it to the Basil APCs still in service. The weapon can 
  already be seen in newer vehicles and installations of the EDF, such as 
  the Ground Support Train and the Fort Westmore near Hapeville. 
  The EFDF-180 is a direct-fire anti-armor weapon. It ignores 5 points of 
  hardness. Loading the weapon requires a move equivalent action.  
   
  R-23 Tangier Rocket Battery 
  An upgraded version of the technology used in the Tangier Missile 
  Launcher, this weapon system uses Tangier Missiles without guidance 
  systems as direct or indirect fire weapons. This weapon is a new favorite 
  among the EFL due to its ease of construction and relatively low cost. It is 
  becoming an increasingly common sight among the fortifications and 
  vehicles of the EFL, much to the consternation of the EDF since the R-23 
  is a formidable weapon platform. This is one more forceful step in the 
  EDF’s efforts to curtail the operations of the Tangier family. 
  The rockets can be equipped with either armor-piercing warheads 
  (6d12 damage, ignoring 5 points of hardness) or high explosive warheads 
  (6d6 damage to the target, 4d6 to everything within 30 feet, Reflex save 
  (DC 14) for half damage). The rockets may be fired in salvos using the 
  rules for automatic weapons, allowing the operator to strafe an area with 
  rockets. The Tangier Rocket Battery holds 20 rockets when fully loaded 
  and can be reloaded in five minutes. 
   
  TR-150 Tangier Heavy Cannon 
  The first entry into the cannon market by the Tangier family, the TR-150 is 
  meant to serve as a main battery weapon for armored vehicles and 
  fortifications. The EFL hopes to eventually field a tank using the Tangier 
  Heavy Cannon, but so far such plans are years off. For now the only 
  vehicle carrying the TR-150 is the Air Deployment Vehicle, though some 
  fortifications around the Southern Circuit have been reinforced with TR-
  150s. While not as effective as the Magna-6 Rail Cannon used by the 
  Armadillo heavy tank, the TR-150 still packs an impressive punch. 
  The TR-150 uses a high-explosive round as its standard round. It 
  inflicts 4d6 concussion damage on everything within 15 feet of the target. 
  Reloading the TR-150 requires a move-equivalent action. 
  Weapon 
  PL 
  Damage 
  Critical 
  Dmg Type 
  Increment 
  RoF 
  Mag 
  Size 
  Weight 
  Purch  Restrict 
  EDF-982 Heavy Rail Cannon 
  7 
  Varies 
  19-20 
  Ballistic 
  6,000 ft. 
  S 
  50 
  C 
  12 tons 
  42 
  Mil (+3) 
  EDF-180 Rail Cannon 
  7 
  6d12 
  19-20 
  Ballistic 
  500 ft. 
  S 
  1 
  H 
  1,100 lb. 
  28 
  Mil (+3) 
  R-23 Tangier Rocket Battery 
  6 
  Varies 
  19-20 
  Concussion 4,000 ft. 
  A 
  20 
  H 
  1 ton 
  27 
  Mil (+3) 
  TR-150 Tangier Hvy Cannon 
  6 
  6d10 
  19-20 
  Ballistic 
  800 ft. 
  S 
  1 
  H 
  1,500 lb. 
  27 
  Mil (+3) 
  
  26 
  Margaret Pietov, Rail Marshal 
  Margaret grew up in one of the small settlements surrounding Dawning 
  Star City. She is first-generation Eotian. In her youth, her small town was 
  only connected to Dawning Star City by a single dirt road. When she 
  turned eight, the train came to town. Almost overnight the town became a 
  thriving farming town. Since that day Margaret has had a fascination with 
  trains. 
  When she turned eighteen she left home to see those wonders, but 
  found them to be less than she had hoped. Margaret found Dawning Star 
  City to be dirty, noisy, and crowded, nothing like the gleaming towers of 
  steel and science she had expected. The journey on the train though was 
  everything she had expected, so she set her sights on earning her living 
  on the rail lines. To this end she joined the Republic Transit Authority, 
  starting as a lowly baggage handler. When her experience with the militia 
  of her home town came to the attention of her superiors, she was moved 
  the Rail Marshal division during the days of its infancy and became one of 
  the first Rail Marshals. 
  Now she has been a Rail Marshal for nearly two decades, and while 
  some of her wonderment is gone, she still loves the trains she protects. 
  Rarely sleeping more than two nights in the same place, she is a modern-
  day nomad, constantly traveling across the Republic keeping its train lines 
  safe. She has become something of a legend among train engineers, who 
  see her as a good luck charm. Things rarely go bad on the trains she is 
  assigned to, and if they do she’s always managed to control the situation. 
  Margaret Pietov’s appearance is described by many as bullish since 
  she retains the rather stout build of her early days on the farm. While not 
  what most would consider attractive, she has a kindness to her face that 
  many people find endearing. She keeps her hair cut short and her uniform 
  clean, always doing her best to look like an agent of the Republic. 
   
  Margaret Pietov (Dedicated Hero 4/Lawman 4): CR 8; Medium humanoid; HD 
  8d8+16; hp 56; MAS 14; Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; Defense 19, touch 16, flat-footed 16 
  (+6 class, +3 armor); BAB +6; Grap +8; Atk +9 melee (1d8+2, whipstick) or +9 
  melee (1d3 electricity and stun, stun gun), +7 ranged (2d6+2, EDF-9 Auto-Pistol); 
  Full Atk +9/+4 melee (1d8+2, whipstick) or +9/+4 melee (1d3 electricity and stun, 
  stun gun), +7/+2 ranged (2d6+2, EDF-9 Auto-Pistol); FS 5 ft. by 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.; 
  SQ Force of law, legwork, weapon specialization (EDF-9); AL Dawning Star 
  Republic, RTA; SV Fort +9, Ref +2, Will +6; AP 10; Rep +3; Str 14, Dex 10, Con 
  14, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10. 
  Occupation: Law Enforcement 
  Skills: Drive +6, Gather Information +4, Intimidate +9, Investigate +8, 
  Knowledge (Civics) +6, Listen +11, Read/Write Language (English), Repair +4, 
  Search +7, Sense Motive +15, Speak Language (English), Spot +15, Treat Injury 
  +5. 
  Talents: Empathy, Intuition  
  Feats: Armor Proficiency (Light), Alertness, Attentive, Great Fortitude, 
  Personal Firearms Proficiency, Point Blank Shot, Simple Weapon Proficiency, 
  Surface Vehicle Operation (Trains), Weapon Focus (EDF-9), Vehicle Operation. 
  Possessions: Rough outs, whip stick, stun gun, EDF-9 with 4 clips, universal 
  communicator, sheet of train schedules, pocket watch. 
  
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