Junction
When the rail companies planned their routes out, it was inevitable that they would cross somewhere. No one quite seems to understand though why three of the major lines all ended up crossing at this point at the edge of the Grey Mountains near the Frontier, and the Great Desert. Blueline Rails, Mithril Rail, and Addam Steel all picked this area to pass through. The town of Junction grew up almost before the companies arrived, banking on the success of the rails and the needs of the workers. When the town grew into a central location Frontier Express and Triple A ran their own lines to join.
Junction grew swiftly into a classic frontier town. The place has everything a traveler needs: supplies, rooms, food, repairs, stables, and more illicit goods and services than an ogre can smash. The town has a mayor and a sheriff's office, but the mayor is normally in the pocket of one of the rail lines, and when the sheriff isn't corrupt as well, they're busy dealing with the feuding companies. The rail war's troubles used to play out in the town, but the rail companies consider Junction too useful to let that much destruction happen anymore. Instead the town's become a semblance of neutral ground, and the lines have their people keep violence to a minimum.
Comments