Cyre 1313, also called the Mourning Rail, was an engine that once ran through the nation of Cyre on the world of Eberron before it hurtled forever through Ravenloft.[1]
History[]
Cyre 1313 once operated on one of the lightning rails connecting to the Cyran capital, Metrol. Then, on the Day of Mourning on 20 Olarune, 994 YK, citizens crowded aboard the lightning rails to escape the city—including Cyre 1313, the last to leave the city. However, an unknown, late-arriving VIP ordered a critical delay, even forcing hundreds of people off so they and their retinue could board in secrecy. Cyre 1313 finally departed, but too late, and was overtaken by the dead-gray mist and lost.[1]
Only it wasn't destroyed. Cyre 1313 and all aboard were spirited away, not by the dead-gray mists but by the Mists of the Demiplane of Dread. Thereafter, it ran ceaselessly through the plane and its Mists as a mobile domain of its own.[1]
Description[]
The lightning rail's elemental spirit was corrupted by necrotic energy, turning it into something of a ghost train.[1]
The crew and passengers of Cyre 1313 were forever outrunning the Mourning, unaware it had already consumed them and that they themselves were undead. They existed in dread of the disaster, the necrotic nature of the elemental spirit, and the Last Passenger occupying the front carriage.[1]
Appendix[]
External Links[]
- Cyre 1313 article at the Eberron Wiki, a wiki for the Eberron campaign setting.
- Cyre 1313 article at Mistipedia, a wiki for the Ravenloft campaign setting run by The Fraternity of Shadows.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Wes Schneider, Amanda Hamon, Molly Ostertag, K. Tempest Bradford (May 2021). Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 168, 169. ISBN 978-0786967254.