Train of Wonders

While the Allied Worlds is the chief source of entertainment media, a few offerings from outside the AW have managed to achieve system-wide success.

The Train of Wonders is a children's educational TV show from Hearthside starring a litter of pups and their childermoot who live in a magical train capable of traveling through space and time.

Humans compare the show to The Magic School Bus, as many of the episodes use the train's magic to teach basic science concepts in an intuitive and entertaining way, but the show is much broader in scope. Many episodes have the characters go back in time to learn about history or travel to different parts of Focus to learn about different cultures. The show is primarily geared toward Wayfarers. The lives of Claravian saints and martyrs are often depicted in the historically-oriented stories, and instilling good morals is a core focus of the show. In that respect it garners comparisons to Veggie Tales.

When the show becomes popular outside Hearthsiede, the creators start including episodes showcasing Hearthsider culture, and one of the requirements for the show to be aired in foreign markets is that the characters must retain their Hearthsider names even in dubs, and the original Hearthsider dialogue must be made available on an alternate audio channel.

After First Contact the show becomes a hit with humans both young and old, and the creators produce many episodes where the cast goes on adventures on Earth. A human character is even added to the show in order to educate human fans about their new galactic neighbors.