Travel

Traveling long distances is a normal way of life for most people. The wizards of Southcountry have long warned against the use of teleportation circles, and as such use of these are reserved for the meetings of nobles, and only then in times of dire need. Since teleporting is out of the question, most people make due with the means they have available to them.

Roads
Roads are the most basic way the inhabitants of Firranor travel from place to place. Along established trade routes they range from paved cobblestone to well worn dirt cart paths. Around smaller towns they are barely more than a worn strip of grass.

Mounts
Most traders use some sort of mount to carry their goods. They vary from horses, camels, and other domesticated animals to even carts and buggies. In some cases these team up into caravans, and hire brave souls to act as guards for their journey. In this way some adventurers can make money simply traveling where they already wanted to go.

Ships
As most of the realm of Firranor is water, the main trade routes between the three countries are by ship. Adventurers can find passage on these ships if they have money to spare, or magic to aid the wind. Magic and sailing ability carry more sway with captains than money, since most make a sizable sum when they reach port. These ships range in size, with the largest belonging only to the few rich merchants, or heads of merchanting guilds.

Flight
Some very wealthy traders have invested in flying. With a good donation to the places of learning in Southcountry, or by lining the coffers of a war wizard, some merchants have made their presence known with airships. These swift ships have helped those merchants become exceptionally wealthy, and they have also painted a target on their heads from their competion. These airships are very few, but are the quickest way between two points.

Some of these ships carry flying mounts for short personal jaunts to the surface without having to land the ship. While the mounts can be found in other places, they are somewhate rare, with most hippogriffs and griffons being used by the military of the various countries.