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    The Pipin Post: Regarded as Midria's finest courier service, this vast enterprise maintains a professional reputation while operating across every major region of the continent. Founded by an ambitious pipin prodigy, the company is primarily run and staffed by its own kind. However, they also recruit other species for specialized roles, such as the bat-like chirlings for their gift of natural flight, as well as talented magic users to help solve logistical challenges.

    Beyond the standard delivery of letters and packages, the organization is often contracted for ambitious, long-term projects requiring deep coordination and substantial resources. They are not only armed by weapons, magic and battle-trained ferals, but also their heraldry. While a foolhardy bandit might manage to pillage a single isolated caravan, such an act would bring down the full, organized wrath of the entire enterprise.

    Extra lore: what are those pods?

    Slips: Formally recognized in professional or scholarly circles as verrun pods, these hover-disks serve as an alternative method of transporting cargo. They operate through the application of verruncamancy - a specialized branch of kinetic magic involving the reduction of friction. By nearly eliminating the resistance between the vessel and the ground, the enchantment allows a handler to move massive amounts of weight as if they were simply pushing the pod through open air.

    The physical construction of a verrun pod requires a single, contiguous segment of any type of crystalline or polycrystalline lattice material. Marble and granite are most common, but jumbo-sized quartz segments work best. Old World verrun pods were made of synthetic crystals that offer significantly higher efficiency than modern materials, though they remain difficult to come by. The quality of these lattice materials directly dictates the pod’s operational range, as cheaper stone variants can only sustain the friction-reducing effect for a few hours.

    Despite their utility, Slips are not without significant practical drawbacks, particularly regarding safety and steering. As the cargo load grows heavier, the pod becomes increasingly unwieldy, relying more on the handler's physical strength and momentum than on precise magical control. This lack of stability makes them exceptionally dangerous on uneven terrain, where a sudden bump or shift in weight can send a heavily laden disk careening into a ditch or off a cliff. Consequently, Verrun Pods are best suited for maintained roads and urban environments and are rarely utilized for expeditions into the deep wilderness.

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