Horse-drawn wagons are a common method of transporting people and goods between locations. The size and style of such wagons depends on the desired use of the wagon. These wagons can range from small highly-decorated vehicles designed for transporting a couple around town to large utilitarian vehicles requiring a team of horses that all work together.
With the capabilities of magic to handle large loads easily, horse-drawn wagons were seldom used for the transport of significantly sized loads.
Horse-drawn wagons are an
allowed technology. During this time, while such wagons were allowed, there were restrictions on the size of wagons and the team pulling them.
Allowed wagons could be no larger than could be pulled
comfortably by a single horse. The definition of "comfortable" was intentionally left vauge, and gave room for interpretation to the local authority. While magic could make impossibly large loads "comfortable" for a single horse, this clause was often read as "comfortable, in absence of the use of magic", greatly restricting the type of allowed wagons in use.
Any larger wagons needed to be licensed, with wagons pulled by two horses easy to license. Any larger wagons were very difficult to get a license to operate, making them a sign of importance and prestige.
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