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List of Backgrounds

A list of backgrounds for customizing your character. They are listed by category.

## Occupations/Jobs

 As a note; These are basically more specific job backgrounds; meaning that the official traits from the official Guild Artisan background can also work to go along with these.

* Apothecary
* Author
* Clockmaker
* Doctor
* Engineer
* Innkeeper
* Investigator
* Mortician
* Salesman
* Merchant
* Miner
* Prostpector
* Resource Harvester

## Interests/Lifestyle

* Antiquarian
* Collector
* Cook
* Gladiator
* Islander
* Lore Keeper
* Philosopher
* Puppeteer

## Unique Pasts

* Interspecies Orphan
* Reformed Cultist
* Outcast/Exiled
Feather Fall

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## Description

Choose up to five falling creatures within range. A falling creature's rate of descent slows to 60 feet per round until the spell ends. If the creature lands before the spell ends, it takes no falling damage and can land on its feet, and the spell ends for that creature.
Kriviv

## About

Kriviv is a Gold Dragonborn who hails from the Mungo region.

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## Personality

* **Traits:** I'm always on the lookout for rare or great deals on items and equipment. -
* **Ideals:** Charging full price to the poor just seems wrong. (Good)
* **Bonds:** I'm saving up my coin to retire and buy my dream house.
* **Flaws:** I easily get confused if a lot is happening at once.

## Abilities

* Insight
* Religion

## Equipment

* 10 Empty Vials
* Abacus
* Handaxe
* Mace
* Symbol of Thoth
The Scarlet Raven Inn

## About

The Scarlet Raven is a small and off the path inn located within the Underdark. It is managed by a Kenku named Clatter along with a Gnome cook.

## Tavern Menu

Considering it's location in the Underdark, much of the food in the tavern is made with fungi and other common resources found in the dark environment. There are a few meals that source outside ingredients, though they may not always be available

Oat porridge - 1cp
Bluecap Toast - 1cp
Bluecap Muffin - 1cp
Bread and Butter - 3cp
Tavern Steak - 5cp
Community Cheeses - 5cp
Roast Darkmantle- 2sp
Ripplebark Casserole - 3cp
Fried Fish - 5cp
Baked Dire Crab- 1sp

Bluecap Cookies - 3cp
Sweetened Barrelstalk- 1cp
Meals End - 1sp
Water - Free!
Classic Beer - 3cp
Fine Wine - 1sp
Vodka - 5cp

## Dungeon Master's Notes

* Flavor Text
* Encounters
* Bookshelves

First entry.

Roll for a random encounter.

The inn has quite a lot of bookshelves on both the first and second floors. If a character decides to search the shelves they will be able to find a wide variety of titles.

## Worth Reading

2. Pranks of the Archmage
4. Cubic Rumination by Xanathar

### Funne

4. Dragonborn Wedding Customs
Chip

## About

Chip is a young doppelganger who is the younger sister of Alex. She appears around 13 and wears a tattered faded Orange robe.

## Encounter Chance and Abilities

Running into Chip is very rare as she usually always resides in the ruins, which are her home.

On the rare occasion that someone does speak to her and it goes well, she might gift a personal magical item or trinket. If she doesn't like you, she'll likely transform into a bird and fly away.

## Personality and Connections

Chip is very very quiet and doesn't trust people much. The only likelihood she will talk is if her brother is around.
Krenshar

## Description

Krenshar are medium cat-like beasts who typically have saturated Green fur. They have the ability to peel back the skin on their face.

## Combat

Before engaging in combat a Krenshar will open it's face flaps and hiss to scare off potential predators. They also posses sharp teeth and claws and their hide is very thick.
Shuushar

## About

Shuushar is an enlightened Kutoa who left his tribe as he wanted to see the world beyond.

## Personality and Connections

A true pacifist, Shuushar believes in "do no harm" even if it means putting his own life at risk.

## History

Shuushar was captured by the Drow with the rest of the adventurers and went along with their escape plan; so long as he didn't have to personally harm anyone. He briefly stayed with the group for a rest, but when they set out again, a giant snake attacked the group. When Shuushar refused to help, this made Ront become angry with him, and everyone else in the group agreed that it'd be best for the kutoa to set off on his own. Oumzu leaves him a shield as a parting gift.
Alarm

## Description

This spell sets an alarm against unwanted intrusion. Choose a door, a window, or an area within range. Until the spell ends, an alarm alerts you whenever a tiny or larger creature touches or enters the warded area. When you cast the spell, you can designate creatures that won't set off the alarm. You also choose whether the alarm is mental or audible.

A mental alarm alerts you with a ping in your mind if you are within 1 mile of the warded area. This ping awakens you if you are sleeping.

An audible alarm produces the sound of a hand bell for 10 seconds within 60 feet.
Poison Puff

Spell credit.

## Description

You exhale a cloud of poison that quickly magically expands to fill a 30 foot cone. Creatures in that area must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failure, they take 4d12 poison damage and become poisoned until the start of their next turn. On a success, the target takes half as much damage and is not poisoned.

The area is lightly obscured until the start of your turn, and any creature that ends their turn within the area takes 2d4 poison damage.
Grung

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## Description

Grungs are a small humanoid race of frog people. They usually stay secluded but some Grungs have decided to leave the caste tribal life and live out among other humanoids.

### Varieties

Gruns come in a variety of colors and are listed from most common to least.

* Green - The most common type of Grung, they are known for their agility.
* Blue - Known for their strong poison and intelligence.
* Red - These Grungs are also intelligent and seem to be good at using magic. Their poison is strong as well.
* Orange - Unknown
* Purple - In Grung Society, Purple Grungs tend to be bullies or guards and keep the others in line.
* Gold - In a Grung tribe, a golden Grung is always the ruler. If there are two, they will fight until one remains.

## Society

In a Grung tribe, Grungs are ranked by color. Greens and Blues are the commonfolk while Orange and Purple are the higher ups. Reds can often be one or the other depending on how they contribute to the tribe.

## Combat

All Grungs can secrete poison but some do so more than others.
Rengal

Art credit.

## Infrastructure

Rengal is unique in that it was built atop of lake tba. It's architecture consists mainly of cut stone.

## Government

The town is currently run by a human noble family. Rengal has a population that consists of mainly humans and tieflings, both of which distrust and dislike one another. The humans have earned overall power for the time being and the tieflings are mainly restricted to the lesser parts of town, on the smaller islands and southern part of the lake, outside the fortified walls.

Rengal has a long and foggy history.
Cleric

## List of Divine Domains

### Traditional Domains

* **Light/Life -**  The most common type of domains for Clerics, these both represent goodness and protecting the innocent. This subclass can be found in *The Official Players Handbook*.
* **Knowledge -**
* **Tempest -**
* **War -** While a bit more unusual, this domain is popular with races who are no strangers to war. Despite the violence of war, great acts of heroism can be found on the battlefield, and Clerics in this domain stress importance on this fact. This subclass can be found in *The Official Players Handbook*.
* **Grave -** Clerics of the Grave domain watch over the balance of life and death and consider it an important part of the balance of the universe. Things that disrupt death, such as a zombie for example, are considered dangerous and a corruption of the natural cycle of life on the material plane. This subclass can be found in *Xanathar's Guide to Everything*.
Calligraphy Kit

## Components

* Bottle of Ink
* 10 Sheets of Parchment
* 3 Quills

## Uses

### **Make a Document**

A player can simply make a letter or document when they have this kit, instead of needing to purchase parchment and ink.

### **Determine Writers Mental State**

By carefully studying the writing a player gets a +5 on determining how the writer was possibly feeling at the time of writing.

### **Decipher Treasure Map**

Players can easily identify faded lines and otherwise read a mildly damaged map.

### **Spot Forgery**

A player gets a +3 when using this kit while trying to identify a forged document.
Demoven Twinklebeak

## History

Demoven always enjoyed being outside as a child and wasn't scared of getting his feather's dirty.

## Personality

* **Traits:** Speaking regularly to houseplants improves their health and growth. Maybe the same works with people?**-** I know we just met, but when you die, may I have your bones? For research.
* **Ideals:** If simply grinding leaves and roots into a poultice can help others so much, how much could I do for others if I tried? (Good)
* **Bonds:** Nature is beautiful, and I hope I can learn more about it during my studies.
* **Flaws:** I'm not great at distinguishing between helpful and harmful plants in the wild. They're always labeled at the shop!

## Abilities

**Hit Points:** 12

Ability Scores
1

Skills: Survival, Proficent in Stealth

## Equipment

* Leather Armor
* Quarterstaff
* Witherbloom Primer
Cherry Blossom Springs

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## About

Cherry Blossom Springs is a pristine town located on the west side of the island of --tba--. It's name comes from the many Cherry Blossom trees growing within the area.

The populace of the town is mainly elves and humans, but there are also a few gnomes and dragonborn. It is also a safe-haven for civilized Oni and a few more unusual exotic beings. Crime is generally very low and everyone is for the most part friendly towards one another.

The waters are rumored to have healing properties, but this is widely known around the town as a old urban legend, much to the disappointment of some travelers.

## Locations

### Shops

* Dina's Dumplings
* Dragon Scales Stall - Food stall selling multi colored root vegetable chips.
* Drip and Drop's - Alchemists
* Leatherbound - Bookstall
* The Treasure Trove - Jeweler's and Pawn shop
Ront

## About

Ront is an orc from the Iceshield tribe who one day fled from battle and got lost in the underdark after an attack on his tribe.

## Personality and Connections

While Ront is quiet and withdrawn, he is also easily prone to anger and believes that looking tough is important. This is mainly because of Orc culture and his beliefs in the Orc gods.

## Adventure Log

* Status and Items
* Relationships
* History

## Items

* Shield
* Studded Leather Armor
* 1 Shortsword
* 12 Days of rations

### Ruhk

The only person Ront seems to fully trust and is willing to listen to, because Ruhk shares the same Orc heritage.

### Fangief

After being captured by the drow, Ront was reasonably in a bad mood and took out some of his anger on the other prisoners. Thankfully Ruhk was able to convince him to stop, likely because of their shared Orc heritage. He then decides to side with the group in order to try and escape the prison, in which they are eventually successful.

Ront does not know his way around the Underdark and thus decides to stick with the adventurers as they are seeking a way to the surface. He also stays with them as he secretly doubts he could survive on his own.
TOPS?

**TOPS?** is the 4th episode of The Series 1970s. As British Rail introduces a new numbering system to renumber their diesels and electrics, the new system doesn't work well with the steam locomotives.

## Plot

In 1973, British Rail (BR) decided it was time to fix their numbering system following the withdrawal of steam in 1968 to remove the prefixes 'D' for diesels and 'E' for electrics. The result is the Total Operating Processing System or "TOPS" for short and results in all modern locomotives gaining proper five-digit numbers.

## Trivia

The reason for the "identity thief" came from the TOPS numbering system itself as it used numbers previously used on steam locomotives under BR in the 1950s and 1960s. It also came from a infamous criminal activity that still occurs today.
Plant Growth

## Description

This spell channels vitality into plants within a specific area. There are two possible uses for the spell, granting either immediate or long-term benefits.

If you cast this spell using 1 action, choose a point within range. All normal plants in a 100-foot radius centered on that point become thick and overgrown. A creature moving through the area must spend 4 feet of movement for every 1 foot it moves.

You can exclude one or more areas of any size within the spell's area from being affected.

If you cast this spell over 8 hours, you enrich the land. All plants in a half-mile radius centered on a point within range become enriched for 1 year. The plants yield twice the normal amount of food when harvested.
DNdLulz Wiki

## Welcome!!

This is purely fan made wikia for my group of D&D friends. It has some official D&D content altered for our games and some home-brews. Nothing here is being sold or made money off of, and credit is always given to the original creators!

If you are looking for official and accurate D&D information the Forgotten Realms Wikia is a good place.

As for my friends. Go nuts.
Muthra

## About

Muthra is a Red Dragonborn who is infused with magic that relates to paper and books. Ironically, she also loves collecting books of all kinds.

## Personality

* **Traits:**I avoid confrontation for the most part, but am not afraid to defend what I believe in. **-** I’ve mastered the art of using humor as a defense, and I always have a charming joke ready. **-** I tend to believe rumors and gossip, and become fascinated by tales of alleged conspiracies.
* **Ideals:** Those who help me, deserve my help in return. (Allied)
* **Bonds:** I obtained an item for my collection, but I think it's cursed. I should return it, but I don't want to.
* **Flaws:** I spend most of my coin on items or storage for my collection and travel with little gear or supplies.

## Abilities

**Hit Points:** 13

Ability Scores
 Dexterity
1
1

Skills:

## Equipment

* Handaxe
* Component Pouch
* 2 Daggers
* Black Notebook
Wayrest

## About

Wayrest is a small village that sits on the border of Munlia and The Far East. It is mainly a refugee town that grew significantly after the fall of Vermeillon, as many miners and their families fled to find safety. Wayrest was the closest. The town is most noted for it's interesting use of the lake in construction.

While the town is small, it has a fairly busy community, including having an open market on Saturdays where trade goods can be found.

## Locations

===Taverns and Inns

* The Dragon's Tail

### Shops

* Odds and Ends
* Wild Bill's Skins
Mackrel Mines

## Info

Despite it's name, Mackrel Mines is a small cave where a group of Kobolds reside. This group is unusal as they have a Kobold who is the "king" of the cave and is in charge of it.

The cave is somewhat small, but roomy enough for the tribe.

## Items of Note

The tribe has collected quite a varied pile of junk, along with other belongings over the years. Most are useless junk, but there are a few interesting items.

* Kobold Flour
* Cloth puppet toys
* Rusty spoons

## Dungeon Master's Notes

* Flavor Text
* Important NPCs
* Encounters

### Entryway

An Earthy and damp smell clings to the air as you enter the narrow cave. Faint light comes from a few candles that are placed and many different covered White tables, alongside empty food plates.

### Throne Cavern

*Tattered fancy carpets laid out on the ground slant downwards to a stone throne with faded Gold details. Upon the throne sits a Kobold gfdsa To the left, an impressive hoard of coins gleams in the faint light.*

This Kobold tribe colorization is mainly Red and Brown mottled. King Gari has Blue stripes.

* Han - Manages the tribe
* Kag - Likes to cook
* King Gari -
* Narn - generic
* Rem - A kobold who enjoys gardening.
* Sotra - Never idle, usually always tinkering with an item.
* Gronk - A very eager guard who springs into action.

Roll for a random encounter.
Dragons

Dragons are the oldest living creatures on Ur and are regarded as important components in regards to the creation of the world. In most creations myths across the land, the two groups of dragons were conduits of physical existence and helped to shape the foundations of the world; the chromatic being strong elements of nature, and the metallic being

## Chromatic Dragons

The Chromatic side of dragons are oftentimes considered to be the "evil" ones largely in part due to Tiamat, but this isn't always the case. The chromatics represent the destructive forces of nature,

## Metallic Dragons

The Metallics represent core ideologies and emotions of the world, and are considered to be more knowledgeable and elegant.

## Lesser Dragons

These species, while not considered part of the original pantheon, are still considered part of the dragon geneses. While it's not as common, some of these dragons are able to take up important roles in regards to society.

### Deep Dragons

Deep Dragons reside solely underground and never seek out the light of the surface. It is because of this, that they are smaller than their dragon cousins, but still grow to a reasonably large size.
Silent Night

**Silent Night** is the Christmas special and tenth episode of Mini Series 1960s and is based around a typical Christmas on the Moorland Steam Railway during the 1960s.

## Plot

Christmas of 1966 was one of the first true Christmas events in the Moorland Steam Railway's calendar after Santa Specials began operations for the children which visit the railway. Will is normally not cheery in this period due to snow-clearing duties but because his firebox tubes were blocked, Andy took over until the Dean Goods was repaired.
BR Mk1 (mainline)

The **mainline Mk1s** are a series of BR Mk1 coaches owned by the West Coast Railways or Vintage Trains and operated by the MSR for non-air brake fitted locomotives on mainline tours.

## History

The Mk1s arrived on the railway in 1980 when they starting to be replaced.

## Livery

The BR Mk1s are painted in BR Maroon livery with the West Coast Railway Company logo or BR Chocolate & Cream for the Vintage Trains coaches.
Aladdin (Dilbert)

## Cast

* Dilbert - Aladdin
* Pointy-Haired Boss - Chop Chop Master Onion (Parappa the Rapper)
* Wally - Geppetto (Pinocchio)
* Alice - Lindsay (Total Drama)
* Loud Howard - Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit; 1977)
* Asok - Peter Banning (Hook)
* The Garbageman - Dave the Barbarian
* Dogbert - Rabbit (Skunk Fu!)
* Catbert - Mushu (Mulan)
* Ratbert - Guru Ant (Parappa the Rapper 2)

## Gallery

Aladdin as Dilbert

Chop Chop Master Onion as the Pointy-Haired Boss

Geppetto as Wally

Lindsay as Alice

Bilbo Baggins as Loud Howard

Peter Banning as Asok

Dave the Barbarian as the Garbageman

Rabbit as Dogbert

Mushu as Catbert

Guru Ant as Ratbert
Gnoll

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## Description

Gnolls are savage creatures who are believed to come from the Abyss itself. They are ruthless in battle and kill without a second thought, stuffing themselves with the flesh of their victims. They are large, hyena looking beasts with hunched over backs and long arms.

Gnolls have less than average intelligence, and most are only a little smarter than Hill Giants. They are capable of trickery and being sneaky but they tend to prefer savagery whenever it's the easiest option.

As they are believed to come from the Abyss, Gnoll's have a cultist following and some people worship Gnoll's as an embodiment of the underworld. These cultists might follow a Gnoll pack and help them hunt.

## Society

Some Gnoll's live together in War Bands, or a hunting pack of sorts. A Gnoll band typically has one feature that all the Gnoll's share.
Gala Weekend

**Gala Weekend** is a twice-a-year event held on the Moorland Steam Railway which the railway can recreate a busy mainline during the steam era. It's also held on other heritage railways, but only once-a-year.

## Event

In 1979, one year to the return of Kate to the railway, management of the Moorland Steam Railway decided some way of having to recreate the days of mainline train operations on the line, since the route was built as a mainline by the London & North Western Railway (L&NWR).
Australia - Mountain Sound

**Australia - Mountain Sound** is a music video in The Midlander. It is centred around Australia during his early LMS years, Late BR days and his preserved life. The music video is named after the song used in the video performed by the band 'Of Monsters and Men'.

## Characters

* Australia
* New South Wales
* Victoria
* Hood
* Duchess of Atholl
* Princess Elizabeth
* Ella Johnson (cameo)
* Stan
* Multiple diesels
* Leanne

## Locations

### London, Midland Region

* Crewe
* Carlisle
* Aisgill
* Glasgow
* London-Euston

## Trivia

This music video marks the following:

* The first appearance of New South Wales since The Series 1960s and his only in a music video.
* The first appearance of Victoria since Western Super Pannier and her only in a music video.
* The first and only appearance of Australia paired with a Stanier 4,000 gallon tender and painted in BR Brunswick Green.

The music video doesn't match the song's lyrics but the line "Deep into the Mountain Sound" could refer to the sequences when Australia is on either the Settle-Carlisle line or possibly Scotland.

## Goofs

Australia is seen in his early-LMS days with a domed boiler. In real life, Australia was built with a "domeless" boiler and had it later fitted with a dome boiler sometime before or during BR days.
Runaway

**Runaway** is the 15th episode of The Series 1970s. When a freight train in the United States fails to stop, Hood tries to act as a hero and to try and stop the train.

## Plot

As the Moorland Steam Railway's 'Five Locos across the States' tour draws to a close, the five MSR locomotives had made many new friends during their time away from their natural home of Great Britain. 1976 was also an interesting year for the five as they would find out when they were waiting at a depot owned by the Penn Central Railroad, where they had spent the night with the American Freedom Train's locomotives, which were also preserved steam locomotives themselves.

## Characters

* Labiche
* Hood
* Stovold
* King James I
* Giant
* Daylight
* Liberty
* C&O SD40-2 No. 7532
* C&O SD40-2 No. 7540

## Trivia

This episode marks the following:

* The first and only appearances of Daylight and Liberty
* The first and only episode to use a remix of the 1980s song 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor.
* The first episode that Hood suffers any form of damage.
* The last episode set in the United States.
* The last episode to feature mostly American locomotives.

The episode was inspired by the sixth episode of Pride of the PRR 'Relations' by RichmondCityRailfan on YouTube with the events surrounding NYC K11 4-6-2 No. 19 'John' and PRR H9 2-8-0 No. 5008 'Frank', even the chase scene.

The rivalry between the LMS and the LNER is mentioned.

An event similar to this happened during the early 1960s in New South Wales, Australia, when a NSWGR 44 class diesel-electric locomotive suffered a brake failure in both the independent and dynamic brakes while heading out of Newcastle. A disaster was adverted thanks to the efforts of steam locomotives NSWGR 59 class 2-8-2 No. 5909 and 30T class 4-6-0 No. 3010.
Shapeways

Shapeways logo (short version)

**Shapeways** is a Dutch-founded, US-based 3D printing and marketplace, service and startup company. Some models used in the series were made using models from Shapeways.

## Characters using Shapeways models

* Hughes
* Thomas
* Percy
* NWR No. 8
* TK&E No. 12
* Gilbert
* Dalby
* Josh

## Trivia

Apart from locomotives, some rolling stock was also created from models found on Shapeways, which include

* Metropolitan camping coaches
* GWR Dean 7' bogies for Clerestory camping coach
* BL 12inch railway howitzers
* Dartington Hall's tender chassis
Race to the North

**Race to the North** is a proposed movie by Shane Sowter for 'The Midlander' franchise. It's centred around before the events of WWI when the East and West Coast Mainlines fought towards Scotland. It will be the most complex film in the franchise's history.

## Plot

The film will focus on the rivalry between the LNER's Gresley locomotives and the LMS locomotives designed by Stanier.

## Characters (so far confirmed)

### LNER

* Great Northern
* Flying Scotsman
* Ryan
* Jazza
* Voliet
* Grand Parade
* Haig

Mallard, Zeebrugge and Capulet are likely to appear.

### LMS

* Stan
* Unnamed LMS Stanier 2P tank (mentioned)

Coronation, Hood, Australia and Duchess of Hamilton are likely to appear.

## Locations (so far confirmed)

* Kings Cross
* Top Shed
* Edinburgh
* Berwick
* Doncaster
* York
* Crewe
* Derby (mentioned)

## Production

The story was first written as a school assignment in 2020.

## Trivia

This special marks the following:

* The first special or film in the franchise to not be originally written as a script.
* The first film to feature the rivalry between the LMS and the LNER during the 1930s.
* The first special to not feature or mention the Moorland Steam Railway.

The events of the film take place between 1933 and the outbreak of WWII in September 1939.

Some inspiration for the film came from various sources was partly inspired by the storyline of the 2018 film 'Ford vs Ferrari'.
Signals

As a part of railway safety and infrastructure, the Gladsville route is littered with **signals** to allow trains to pass without collisions with other services.

## Operation

Signals are used near signal boxes or at the start and end of railway "blocks", a system introduced following the Armagh Railway Disaster of 1889, when a train collided into a runaway train. The system involved separating railway lines into sections to prevent collisions. Railways (including the Moorland Steam Railway) use two colours of signals:

* Yellow (Distant warning)
* Red (Home/ Starter)

On today's mainlines, electrical light signal were installed to replace an old model signal, but heritage railways are excluded.

## Trivia

   The type of signal seen on the Gladsville Line are semaphore signals. These are the earliest form of fixed signal and come in various designs, but two coloured arms. The model seen on the route are "upper quadrant", which are operating Dapol models.

Mainline signals are colourlight signals. These signals are seen on today's railways and are currently more common than semaphore signals. These are models by TrainTech.

Some of the signals seen on the NWR's ex-W&S lines feature somersault signals while the rest are "lower quadrant" semaphore signals.
LNER Thompson coaches

The **LNER Thompson corridor coaches** are a type of carriage designed by Edward Thompson for the LNER during WWII. These, along with five ex-LMS Porthole coaches, were the first coaches owned by the Moorland Steam Railway.

## History

The Thompson coaches were introduced by LNER during WWII and became the first steel-bodied coaches that the company ever built. They were introduced by Edward Thompson (son-in-law of NER designer Sir Vincent Litchfield Raven KBE), which succeeded Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley CBE after his death on April 5th, 1941, and started design his own range of locomotives and infrastructure, which many of his locomotives were rebuilds of Gresley's designs (which were seen as rubbish). In previous years, the stock used by the LNER were built with wooden bodies, which was a traditional method of construction for coaches, which Thompson saw as "old-fashioned". Inspired by the Americans and their coach construction, Thompson thought it was time to introduce steel-body stock on the LNER.

The coaches used by the MSR were repainted from BR Maroon to Carmine & Cream and given to the railway by the management of British Railways to help the heritage railway start off with services. These coaches, along with five ex-LMS Porthole coaches, became the mainstay of the heritage railway's passenger coach fleet until more coaches were purchased for preservation.

## Livery

From 1962 to 1983, the Thompson coaches were painted in BR Carmine & Cream, aka "BR Blood and Custard".

After 1988, the Thompson coaches were painted in LNER "false Teak".

## Trivia

The Thompson coaches are the first steel-bodied coaches used by the MSR.

* The Mk2as and Mk3as are also steel-bodied coaches, but were introduced much later.

The Thompson coaches are standard Bachmann models covering both BR Carmine & Cream and LNER false Teak liveries.

After their repaint to false teak, these coaches are normally seen being hauled by either Stanford or Raven following their introductions. This could be a reference to in-law relationship of both Vincent Raven and Edward Thompson.

The Thompson coaches are the only LNER coaches at are used on any service, since the railway's two Gresley coaches were converted to camping coaches.
Shunting Engines

**Shunting Engines** is a song written for the mini series. It is based on the work of the small locomotives found in mainline marshalling yards and industrial workings (e.g. steel mills and collieries).

## Lyrics

(Verse 1)

Along the line of Great Britain;

Among the maze of tracks,

There a special type of locomotive;

That keep the railways running.

(Chorus)

*They are the shunting engines;*

*Running with their light axle load.*

*Steaming in the maze of tracks;*

*Keeping train movement going.*

*They hold the railway together;*

*Since could do what they can do.*

*Even if they're small in size but;*

*But they are the heart to Britain's railways.*

(Verse 2)

They're the railway's hardest worker;

But people seem to forget.

Because they're light, they travel on tracks;

Where larger locomotive can't go.

They work with larger locomotives;

Over the many years.

And if they're small in size;

These locomotives work extremely hard.

(Chorus)

*They are the shunting engines;*

*Running with their light axle load.*

*Steaming in the maze of tracks;*

*Keeping train movement going.*

*They hold the railway together;*

*Since could do what they can do.*

*Even if they're small in size but;*

*But they are the heart to Britain's railways.*

(Bridge)

(Chorus)

*They are the shunting engines;*

*Running with their light axle load.*

*Steaming in the maze of tracks;*

*Keeping train movement going.*

*They hold the railway together;*

*Since could do what they can do.*

*Even if they're small in size but;*

*But they are the heart to Britain's railways.*

## Singer and song writing

The way 'Shunting Engines' is sung would make Thomas fans remember the song 'Narrow Gauge Engines', which Shane Sowter remembered and reworded to suit the way how the shunters and station pilots are often forgotten. This mostly due to the fact that the larger locomotives got the glamour, but as mentioned in the song, these can't work on routes where lighter axle loadings are needed (e.g. GWR axle code 'uncoloured' and 12 long tons and lighter).

'Shunting Engines' is sung by
Wizard

## General

A Wizard is one who practices and studies arcane magic. Using magic is a very difficult skill that requires years and years of practice

## Starting Equipment

* Quarterstaff or Dagger
* Component pouch or arcane focus
* Scholar's pack or Explorers pack
* Spellbook

## Magic Types

Wizards can learn any type of spell they wish if they dedicate themselves to it, but some wizards choose to focus on one area of magic.
Kenku

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## Description

Kenku are crow-like, wingless Avians that communicate through their ability to flawlessly imitate any sound they hear. These flightless people often form thieves guilds, referred to as "flocks" in major cities and quite often work as burglars, pickpockets, and assassins.

## Society

Kenku society has grown from just thieving, although it still is a large part of their culture. Many Kenku adventurers become Rouges as they are already knowledgeable in that area.

## History

Previously, Kenku were quite animal like, and communicated solely through clicks and the sounds they could mimic without truly knowing what they meant. Over time however, they gained sentience and grew into their own societies. Theft has always been a part of a Kenku's instinct, as they would steal from other animals.

According to Kenku religion, they previously had the ability to fly, but this was taken away as a result of their greed.

Kenku's are able to learn language and speak, but this is generally very rare as it takes a lot of work and even then, their vocal cords are not adpated for language. (A speaking Kenku slurs many of it's words) Most Kenku's prefer to portray their feelings by making noises or through hand motions.

## Combat

Many Kenku have the skill of deception and are quite good at tricking others.
Dapol UK

Dapol logo

**Dapol UK** is a model railway company stationed in Wales. It makes a huge range of locomotives, rolling stock and accessories in three major scales. It is one of the UK's major model railway companies.

## History

Dapol was founded in 1983 by David Boyle, who previously tried to buy the Airfix and Mainline ranges two years earlier. The first rail vehicles were released that year and were OO gauge wagons and a year later, Dapol bought the toolings of their railway kits (ex-Kitmaster from the 1950s). After over decade of growth, Dapol sold most of its inherited model toolings to Hornby in 1996 as the famous British brand was struggling to survive.

The 2000s saw the introduction of the Dapol N gauge range with their Q1 class 0-6-0 requiring a 2nd run of BR numbers.

## Characters that use Dapol models

* Westminster (scrap condition only)
* Harrow
* Olivia
* Lizzie
* Justin
* Aberdare (using parts from City of Truro kit)

## Trivia

Some of the toolings used by Dapol were sold to Hornby in the 1990s to keep the latter afloat. These include the J94, A1X "Terrier" and GWR Castle.

Some of the scrapped locomotives seen at Cashmores, the diesel depot and the unnamed scrapyard are built or are from Dapol kits. They were made from toolings by Kitmaster and later Airfix.

* The scrap models being made out of the Dapol kits came from Shane Sowter's experience with building this firm's locomotive kits, which only one got to see service after being modified for a Hornby chassis.

The name 'Dapol' is a joke of the founders' names, **Da**vid and **Paul**ine Boyle.
The Series 1990s

**The Midlander: The Series 1990s**, which can also be referred to as **Season 4**, is the fourth season. It takes place from 1990 to 1999 and is one of the longest series, running for 35 episodes.

## Characters

### Regular characters

* Jenny
* Jinty
* Hughes
* Kate
* Capulet
* Sigrid
* Ella Johnson
* Westminster
* Stanford
* Stovold
* Murphy
* Andy
* Audie
* Will
* Titan
* Hood
* Clyde
* Cook
* Bulldog
* Raven
* Killarney
* Jazza
* Mitch
* Newcastle
* Coventry
* Birmingham
* Fletcher
* Jennings
* Zac
* Gilbert

### Returning characters

* Thomas
* Stan
* Henry
* Percy

### Characters introduced

* Donald
* Maude
* Australia
* The Diver
* "The Gladsville Whistler"
* Angus
* Dugald
* Cam
* City of Truro
* Adams
* Fowler's Ghost
* Wantail
* Reo
* Rao
* Jacob
* Mehano
* Ashley Manor
* Leicester City
* Gordon
* Roger

## Music used for credits

Intro: Extract from 'The Tram Engine' by Headmaster Hastings

Outro: 'Hungry for Disaster' Silent Partner

## Trivia

At the end of the credits, Hughes is heard saying, "At least that's ended." This's a reference to ongoing gag in the series about rock 'n roll (or similar), which many of the engines hate but the BR Standards love.

Labiche is missing from the whole season because it's mentioned that he's been sent to France to assist on heritage trains in France for twelve years, starting 1989, explaining his absence.

* His absence allows for Australia's introduction.

The title sequence was inspired by the title sequence of the 1995 British comedy 'Oh, Dr Beeching!'

References to other films and media are made in the events of episodes:

* Snowdrift at Holden Bank was based on the 1958 British Transport film 'Snowdirft at Bleath Gill'.
Darjeeling Grange

**Darjeeling Grange** is a female volunteer cleaner and fitter on the Moorland Steam Railway. She's a British-Japanese girl that originally attended St Gloriana Girls Collage in Japan and now attends a university in the UK.

## Bio

Darjeeling Grange was born in Yokohama City, Japan on September 17th 1998 to British-Japanese parents. Due to this, this resulted in her blonde hair that is unusual for Japan as it requires a non-Japanese parent for this to happen. As her mother was British-born, she was taught how to speak English when she visited her mother's parents in the UK and fell in love with Britain's landscape, being ever different to Japan but with its own rich history. Between 2014 and 2016, she attended St Gloriana Girls Collage due to its British theme.

In 2016, she and friend Gracey Monia "Orange Pekoe" Stanier were taken to the UK for a uncertain (and still unknown) fate. After encountering the Moorland Steam Railway's Dean Goods following their escape, the railway helped to protect them until their kidnappers were arrested and resulted in one of the railway's biggest fights against crime at that point. After their kidnappers were brought to justice, Darjeeling and Pekoe returned to Japan with Darjeeling promising that she would return to the railway in the "not too distant future".

In 2018, Darjeeling joined the railway's volunteer staff as a fitter and cleaner, which she was assigned to Stanier Jubilee Australia, Hood's older brother. She later become a well respected member of staff and would occasionally see the locomotives at either Gladsville or Dentin. Darjeeling also assists in the heritage railway CR 34 Replica project to increase public appeal for the project via the railway's newsletter and social media, including publicly christening the engine (twice) at its public launch.

## Trivia

Darjeeling Grange's appearance and personality and herself is based off the character Darjeeling from the Japanese anime 'Girls und Panzer'.

Darjeeling Grange is one of a few female volunteers on the Moorland Steam Railway.

Darjeeling Grange is the only other series human character that makes more than one appearance in The Midlander.

Darjeeling Grange has a liking to many pre-Grouping locomotives such as Hughes, Patrick and Jazza.
Diarmad

**Diarmad** is a large suburban tank engine that is preserved by the Moorland Steam Railway. He is the only Caledonian large tank engine and the only Pickersgill engine left.

## Bio

Diarmad was built by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) in 1917 for suburban duties on the Caledonian Railway (CR), which was in need of newer and more powerful locomotives after so long with a Midland Railway-style "small engine policy" by designers Drummond and McIntosh. Following WWI, Diarmad began to settle into a more casual work life, despite having arguments with the older suburban tanks for him being "too large to be Caledonian".

In 1953, Diarmad was withdrawn as the final member of his class but after hearing about the fates of his 11 other brothers and sisters, he went on the run across the Scottish Region and find an owner who would save him from being scrapped. In 1967, after being on the run from scrap for 14 years, he assisted Capulet and Hughes in stopping two German Kriegsloks from getting away with a prototype nuclear bomb from WWII and was brought to Northampsmith for preservation, resulting in him being the only locomotive designed by William Pickersgill to be saved from scrap. He was steamed for a short while before being put into storage at Gladsville to await a further restoration.

In 2008, Diarmad was brought out of the restoration que as he was last locomotive the MSR hadn't restored yet and his historical significance made him a candidate for operational restoration following an assessment on his condition in 2007. It's planned he will be painted into his only known CR livery

## Livery

Originally, Diarmad was painted in BR Lined Black with the Early Crest on his water tanks.

Following restoration, Diarmad will be painted in CR Lined Sky Blue.

## Trivia

Diarmad's models are a single DJH model kit.

Diarmad is the first 4-6-2T owned by the MSR and the only surviving British engine of that type.

* The other MSR 4-6-2T is regauged ex-South Australian Railways (SAR) F class Cook.
Through the Fire and Flames

**Through the Fire and Flames** is a music video named after the song of the same name by DragonForce.

## Characters

* Hughes
* Jenny
* Jinty
* Kate
* Capulet
* Stovold
* Andy
* Murphy
* Hood
* Stanford
* Raven
* Clyde
* Will
* Labiche
* Lizzie
* Zac
* Giant
* Meld
* Australia
* Jumbo
* Booster
* Cam

## Locations

### Main route

* Northampsmith (MPD, railway museum and station)
* Ryde
* Northrop
* Dent River Viaduct
* Birdsville
* Gladsville (station, dockyard and MPD)

### Dentin extension

* Burshton North
* Dentin Moor
* Dentin (Main station and MPD)

### Rozelle extension

* Holden Bank Tunnel
* Wardle
* Rozelle

### Mainline

* GWR Rivera mainline
* Ilkley station
* Diesel depot

## Trivia

The music video was inspired by St Gloriana Gaming Collage's Railworks Music Video (RMV) using the same song on YouTube, uploaded in 2017.
BR Departmental vehicles

Throughout the series, many **departmental stock** owned by **British Rail** appear when they are needed.

## Ransomes & Rapier 45Ton breakdown

The **Ransomes & Rapier 45Ton breakdown** is a type of breakdown crane used by British Railways. It's called into action during track maintenance or during recovery work following an accident.

### Appearances

Mini Series 1960s

* A Bridge Too Weak (seen recovering Stovold)

### Trivia

The Ransomes & Rapier 45Ton breakdown is powered by steam, hence the funnel and steam cylinders.

The crane was a Bachmann Branchline product released in 2020. The model featured a working winch and jib system, allowing to be equal to its Hornby counterpart.

* The crane's non-stop motion was done by using a drill operating at a low speed.

## Wickham Tolley

The **Wickham Trolley** is a type of motor vehicle that is used for track maintenance purposes. They were produced by the D Wickham & Co. for British Railways for track inspection and maintenance purposes.

### Trivia

The Wickham tolleys are said by Shane Sowter to be "too small to have sentient life". This could be because of the size of the models.

The Wickham trolleys seen are just the same Bachmann model.

## Inspection saloons

**Inspection saloons**, better known as **"Director's coaches"** are a type of carriage used by railway directors during track inspections or business meetings.

### History

The earliest recorded account of the term "inspection saloon" was in
Dentin Moor (station)

BR London, Midland Region Totem used by MSR

**Dentin Moor station** is a connection station opened in 1973. It's one of two connection stations to the 1ft 11 1/2 inch gauge Dentin Moor Narrow Gauge Railway (DMNGR), the other being Dentin Main and is home to the DMNGR's major yard.

## History

Dentin Moor station was originally not part of the Moorland Steam Railway's proposed extension towards Dentin in the east until the forced addition of the DMNGR due to its existence. After hearing of the heritage railway's extension, the DMNGR proposed their extension and two separate proposals were submitted as one as the two would develop a contract. The resulting station for transfer of passengers and goods between was a station named after the nearby moor.

Construction on Dentin Moor station by both companies began in 1972 and the station, along with the two companies' extensions to Dentin, was opened in 1973 to passenger traffic and to goods traffic in 1975.

## Basis

Dentin Moor station is based on Barnstaple Town railway station, built by the London & South Western Railway and the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. It was opened in 1898 as a mainline connection for the L&BR as an extra source of holiday traffic for the LSWR during the Summer months. The station was built to replace Barnstaple Quay, located a few miles down the line, and continued to operate after the L&BR was closed by the Southern Railway (SR) in 1935. Barnstaple Town station was closed, along with the LSWR mainline it was one, in 1970. The LSWR signalbox is now empty but the station building now serves as a school.

## Trivia

Dentin Moor station is one of two connection stations operated by the Moorland Steam Railway and the DMNGR. The other being Dentin Main (formerly Dentin).

Dentin Moor station is the first station built to feature OO and OO9 gauge tracks.

Unlike its basis, Dentin Moor features an extra standard gauge platform due to the line being double tracked.
Kreendonk Death Camp

**Kreendonk Death Camp**, aka **Kreendonk Concentration Camp**, is a Nazi death camp that is located on the western edge of Germany. It was captured by the 91st and 119th Platoons of the Steam Reserve Corps during the events of the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.

## History

Kreendonk Death Camp was really built as a sawmill away from civilisations in 1904, but was taken over by the Nazis in 1940. It was converted into a concentration camp (really a death camp) under Sargent Benz's orders in 1941, and started conducting tests on the Jewish prisoners that were brought into the facility by trains from Germany and Austria. The secrecy of the death camp were uncovered when Martello of the 119th Platoon was sent on a recon mission around an industrial facility discovered by American bombers. What Ned came back with was shocking. This lead to the planned capture of the facility under a joint-operation with the 91st Platoon.

On December 24th, 1944, the attack began when gunners Zeebrugge, Sammy, Lucy and Mike (the latter two from the 91st Platoon) shelled the location with BL 12-inch howitzers and a captured 24cm Theodor Bruno Kanon from the Nazis. This was followed by Arthur acting as a battering ram against the camp's gates, allowing soldiers to enter the facility and take on the enemy soldiers. This resulted in a successful capture of both Sargent Benz and Kreendonk Death Camp. The truth was revealed when Zeebrugge entered a shed and saw "bodies that have been shredded to one pile by sawmill equipment" and was also followed by Arthur and Will.

Kreendonk was closed and later abandoned by the West German government. Kreendonk only appears outside 'Stories from the Wars' by harsh mentions or in nightmares by Will.

## Basis

Kreendonk Death Camp doesn't appear to be based on any particular death camp operated by Nazi Germany, but is based on the Holocaust camps created by Adolf Hitler from 1941 to the day that they were captured by the Allied Forces as they (UK, USSR, Commonwealth, USA) advanced towards Berlin towards the end of World War Two in Europe.

The closet inspiration for Kreendonk is Bulbreck, a fictional concentration camp created by Australian YouTuber Victor Tanzig in the episode 'Stories of War: Atrocity', since it also started as a sawmill before being converted to a concentration camp.

## Trivia

The name of the shed that Will, Zeebrugge and Arthur see the horrors of the Holocaust in is known as "Schuppen Siebzehn", which is translated from German to English as "Shed Seventeen". This's a reference to a Thomas fan movie that Shane Sowter refuses to watch.

Kreendonk Death Camp was originally going to be located in France but was changed to Germany because it wouldn't fit in the events of the Battle of the Bulge.

Most of the buildings around Kreendonk Death Camp are either modified American kits or scratchbuilt.