The Plan 

Before the Tram system was implemented, traversing between cities was a long, grueling task that required traveling by foot and hauling necessities with you. The trips could take weeks, and would often result in injury or attack from the dangerous creatures that roamed the wilds.  

For centuries, Koringa was burdened with these long, empty spaces, and travel was minimal, if at all. There were a few caravans or the lone traveler that would traverse these dangerous paths, but for the average citizen, this was not a feasible task.  

It wasn’t until a cartographer by the name of Bryan Burgman, brother of Burgman town founder, Morton Burgman, decided to begin mapping out a travel plan for the world of Koringa. Rather than wandering the wilds, he wanted a more direct path for people to travel, thus, avoiding the dangers that lurked in the wilderness. He published his findings, but the trips still proved long and cumbersome, so while the path was in place, the idea of easy travel was still not present. 

Finally, the idea was sparked by a Thomas “Tommy” Monroe, that travel could be fast and efficient, and the use of a GPS could be the key. After college, he traveled the world, exploring the lads and mapping out everything in his journals, and finally getting the green light to build a GPS that could be utilized for exact location services.  

Tommy also took the plan laid out by Bryan and proposed the idea of a high-speed service that could take people from one city to another. Using the framework of Bryan’s original idea, Tommy and his team laid this new system atop Bryan’s original path, making the new travel system more efficient. 

The Tram 

The tram system was built to move high above the ground, and away from anything below, while also not interfering with the wildlife of the world. The supports were constructed of steel, with a titanium alloy track that housed the primary power source. These tracks, built to absorb solar energy, are comprised of high voltage electromagnets.  

Capable of pulling the trams at speeds of up to 400 mph, the tram levitates inches above the track. The tram hums with electricity as it pulls the cars, a sound that has become synonymous with the tram system. The tram’s speed allows travel between towns to take a few hours, versus the several days to week-long trips that traveling by foot would take.  

The original track was built between Renington and Turner, and became a revolutionary means of travel, taking the 4-day trip to a mere 3 hours. The success of this system began a massive undertaking to build tram systems between every City in Koringa, as well as on the islands that were home to so many people.  

Increase of Industry 

With the new tram systems making moving from town to town so simple, vacations and travel began to surge in popularity. Renington began to ferry people to and from the destination island of Kenwood Island, and more people even moved to new homes in different cities.  

This also increases the trading of goods, with dedicated trams used simply to deliver merchandise from one destination to another. This allowed new businesses to spark up, as well as technology to improve, as research equipment, computer supplies as well as exploration and discoveries could now be moved from one place to another more effectively. 

This influx of industry required a system to be in place in each city, and a uniform depot station was designed to serve the purpose of all needs. The main waiting room would be on the ground floor where passengers would wait for their traveling tram. While above that, the storage unit would house all the deliveries, marked with their final destinations, which would then send a notification to their recipient that their goods were ready.  

Micro-Trams 

With the massive success of the tram system, growth was inevitable. As more people swarmed the various cities and moved from one place to another, movement around the towns became more difficult and confusing. So out of the main tram developed what was known as the micro-tram by most people.  

This was a small, slower-moving tram that never stops. It makes a continuous loop around its designated tracks, enabling people to board and disembark as needed. This micro-tram would take people around town, to suburbs, and even to the tram depot itself.  

Moving faster than a person could run, the on-off capability of boarding the micro-tram was daunting to many people when first revealed. While not all cities have these, they are commonplace in many large cities, such as Renington and Drentar.