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'''TransAvian''' is an extremely profitable rapid-delivery company wholly owned by [[Godfroi Hasawithe]].  By domesticating the [[hork]]s of the [[Evesque Valley]] to transport important documents (especially commercial ones), the company is one of the forces which in this modern age tie together the whole of Ghyll in a web of rapid communication.
  
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[[Godfroi Hasawithe]], through Gweddil Fluffett, also owns cash-rich companies like [[TransAvian]] and [[DasMineGold]]. These companies are a source of funds that he then allocates to Gweddil Fluffett and uses to acquire new companies.
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TransAvian was founded in -50 [[EC]] by [[Baron James Horkmanifester]], who took his title from the [[hork]] birds, which he was the first to domesticate.  Hasawithe's holding company Gweddill Fluffett bought the [[hork]]s, the trademarked name, and the goodwill in -11 [[EC]] for an undisclosed sum, thought to be in excess of 100,000 [[Quezlarian Ooo|Quezloos]].
  
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After enthralling Edlunch with stories of [[Freege Horn|Freege Horns]] (thus explaining the dew-like twinkles of music that filtered up from the [[Evesque Valley]] the mountain looked down upon), no end could be found to the boy's incessant desire to view and hear one up close. After a few months with some disgruntled [[TransAvian]] carriers, Sarfl finally pulled the favors he needed, and convinced [[Rater Goldfish]] to haul his equipment up the mount for a one-of-a-kind performance.
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In the years since, Hasawithe has franchised the company's operations to a variety of independent carriers.  Hasawithe assigns routes and takes a percentage of the profits (how much presumably depends on the profitability of the specific route). Most carriers seem to be satisfied with these terms, though there are always a small number of malcontents, who generally wind up trying to set themselves up as fully independent operators.  Without the rights to the highly trusted TransAvian name, however, their operations quickly fail.
  
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Besides "avian spearing", in which rocks ("3 for an Ooo!") are thrown at flying birds (of the same species as [[TransAvian]]) in hopes of them falling and being impaled on the top of a Rich Earth Cactus ("Feeling bad for what you've done? Try [[Ignatius Maximillian Albertus Crank|Crank, Jr.]]'s Happy Tonic, guarenteed to grow not only hair, but smiles!"), the [[Rich Earth Cactus]] currently serve no economic importance. There may be some measure of truth to the rumors that cactus poison has been used in some assassin attempts, but we've yet to find anyone willing to step forward with their Bill of Sale.
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Because of the physical limitations on [[hork]] flight, nothing that weighs more than a coconut (approximately 188 [[gyup]]) can be transported.  On the other hand, [[hork]]s have no natural enemies, and their homing instinct is quite reliable. They fly at about 30 [[lele]] an hour when fully loaded, far and away the fastest form of transportation on Ghyll.
  
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Back then, the pachyderm couriers were still trying to convince concerned citizens there was no danger in using the wrinkled beasts, despite what rival [[TransAvian]] would have you believe.  
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'''Citations''': [[Baron James Horkmanifester]], [[Godfroi Hasawithe]], [[hork]].
  
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These days, [[DermPachyges]] is the undisputed leader in freight and postage, as well as being responsible for the maintenance of most of the important roads, with the exception of the [[Cataract Road]]. Their only serious competitor to their supremacy is the company [[TransAvian]]... however, they tend to be limited to packages weighing less than a coconut.
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--[[User:Jcowan|John Cowan]] 20:24, 1 Mar 2005 (EST)
  
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Nest construction has many regional styles, though the advent of rapid communication and transportation (via [[DermPachyges]] and [[TransAvian]], among other organizations) have mixed these up somewhat.
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100,000 Quezloos? Horkmanifester wished it were so. Even with the raging inflation of the period, I'd scratch a couple of noughts off that figure. It would never have been more than a token sum considering the state of TransAvian's balance sheet. What's more, the old fool was so concerned with his reputation that he added a non-disclosure clause to the contract of sale, and spent twice the proceeds ensuring that the press reported the grossly exaggerated price. --[[User:Larj Zyquon|Larj Zyquon]] 12:33 AM, 25 May 2005 (GMT+8)

Latest revision as of 15:50, 28 May 2005

TransAvian is an extremely profitable rapid-delivery company wholly owned by Godfroi Hasawithe. By domesticating the horks of the Evesque Valley to transport important documents (especially commercial ones), the company is one of the forces which in this modern age tie together the whole of Ghyll in a web of rapid communication.

TransAvian was founded in -50 EC by Baron James Horkmanifester, who took his title from the hork birds, which he was the first to domesticate. Hasawithe's holding company Gweddill Fluffett bought the horks, the trademarked name, and the goodwill in -11 EC for an undisclosed sum, thought to be in excess of 100,000 Quezloos.

In the years since, Hasawithe has franchised the company's operations to a variety of independent carriers. Hasawithe assigns routes and takes a percentage of the profits (how much presumably depends on the profitability of the specific route). Most carriers seem to be satisfied with these terms, though there are always a small number of malcontents, who generally wind up trying to set themselves up as fully independent operators. Without the rights to the highly trusted TransAvian name, however, their operations quickly fail.

Because of the physical limitations on hork flight, nothing that weighs more than a coconut (approximately 188 gyup) can be transported. On the other hand, horks have no natural enemies, and their homing instinct is quite reliable. They fly at about 30 lele an hour when fully loaded, far and away the fastest form of transportation on Ghyll.

Citations: Baron James Horkmanifester, Godfroi Hasawithe, hork.

--John Cowan 20:24, 1 Mar 2005 (EST)

100,000 Quezloos? Horkmanifester wished it were so. Even with the raging inflation of the period, I'd scratch a couple of noughts off that figure. It would never have been more than a token sum considering the state of TransAvian's balance sheet. What's more, the old fool was so concerned with his reputation that he added a non-disclosure clause to the contract of sale, and spent twice the proceeds ensuring that the press reported the grossly exaggerated price. --Larj Zyquon 12:33 AM, 25 May 2005 (GMT+8)

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