Deeprun Tram Tech

Basic Information
The Deeprun Tram Technicians, or Tram Tech for short, are the caretakers, maintainers and technicians of the Deeprun Tram. Being so, they have to stay around the Tram, and as such are usually to be found around Stormwind, Ironforge, or in the Tram itself.

They exist of one large family of gnomes, the Toastbucket family. As is general with gnomes, they are named after their greatest invention, and this according to them, the Toastbucket Five-X-Plus.

Why name themselves after the Toastbucket 5XPlus, which is argueably a lesser invention than the Deeprun Tram? Because the Toastbucket 5XPlus doesn't need maintaining, and therefor is superior to something as easy to break down as The Deeprun Tram.

Storyline
The Toastbucket Family was not the only gnomish family that had something to do with creating the Deeprun Tram, but they built and designed several crucial parts of it, and a member of their family does own the original blueprints. As such, they are for simplicity's sake referred to as the creators of The Deeprun Tram.

Attitude
The Toastbucket family are racists in the most basic form. They make judgements superiority-wise based on the race of someone.

However they believe they're not racist, but rather Observationists, merely stating facts. Why do night elves think 'long-ears' is an offensive term anyway, they say, as if they don't have long ears?

They think technology is the explanation for everything.

The physics of a body? Merely a machine made out of biological parts. Magic? Just a term to describe a mechanism. And so on.

Current Happenings
Stormwind's Polarisation For some reason, a lot of people are drawn to the Trade District. So, the Toastbuckets figure, there has to be some sort of polarisation, or bio-magnetism, going on there.

This polarisation seems to be related to the several fountains in various parts of Stormwind, which all resonate with magic to create the polarisational field.

Sponkle Toastbucket has claimed that druids shapeshifting causes magic particles to fly everywhere, making the fountains bio-magnetic with magic, which in turn causes the central spot, the Trade District, to be the main source of bio-attraction. Sponkle's theory is still only speculation, but it seems likely. At least until a better theory arises.

The Anti-Gravity Mushrooms In The Park in Stormwind, there is a bundle of mushrooms that float slightly above the ground. This is a mystery worth solving.

So the Toastbuckets paid someone to try the mushrooms to see if there'd be any side-effects. And there were. The subject got dizzy, lost her voice, had her eye-colour change, and got a slight swollen tongue.

This was the basis for an RP event, the Mushroom Fest. A scientific experiment disguised as a formal mushroom dinner, to test the effects of the mushroom on a large audience composed of different species.

The reason the mushrooms are levitating is still not solved, and the Toastbuckets continue to investigate.

The Stolen Bolt Every night, a security bolt got stolen from the Deeprun Tram. This fiendish act had to be investigatd, so the Toastbuckets hired a private investigator to keep an eye on it.

Several suspects turned up, all seemingly not knowing eachother, but they all looked to be after the very same bolt.

A coincidence? Unlikely. The mystery carries on!

Joining the Deeprun Tram Tech
Joining with your current character is highly unlikely, unless you're lucky.

You see, all Toastbuckets' first name is a variation on 'onkle', due to family tradition. Examples are Sponkle, Bonkle, Wonkle, Kronkle, and so on.

And then there's the green hair. All Toastbuckets have green hair, due to genetical inheritage.

Including the above, there are several other requirements for joining:''

Being level 15 As a level 15, you can wear the required uniform, a Blue Overalls.

Being an EXCELLENT roleplayer A little elitism goes a long way.

Being a gnome For obvious reasons.

Being a rogue is handy Because you'll be able to roleplay a 'cloaking device' (stealth), and 'rocket boots' (sprint). This is not required, but handy none the less.

Being an engineer For wearing a spanner, and wearing a goggles. Recognizable Toastbucket traits.

These requirements allow excellent grounds for making an alt. Because you only need level 15 and already have MOST of your background worked out, you can focus on the roleplay, which we try to keep fun, sporadic, and most of all, enjoyable for everyone.

Recruiters
Get in touch with either Bonkle or Sponkle, through a whisper or in-game mail.