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Another question: what do you think about trains in high fantasy? (magical or otherwise)
I've been thinking about using one in my story, but I'm worried about it's effects on the development of the world (like economy, industrialization, urbanisation and migration).
One of the aspects I love most about medieval fantasy worlds is the difficulty (or lack) of communication and transportation between places. Even distances considered "short" today might divide two lands for hundreds of years, causing each one to grow and develop uniquely.
Another factor is the perception you have of those places: distant lands with unknown people (that by itself enriches them immensely), and to reach them you must embark on a journey through a specific path, etc.
With trains, the magic of the unknown is lost (and trains by themselves are modern). You have easy information about what a land is like, and if you wish to visit it it won't take an epic quest to do so.