Tronjheim's Trough

From The Inheritance Encyclopedia

Tronjheim's Trough is a giant slide in Tronjheim that encompasses the Vol Turin. It was built as a faster transport than the Vol Turin and is only used in emergiences.

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Orik to Eragon - "Don't even think of trying it. The slide was built for dwarves and is too narrow for a man. If you slipped out of it, you could be thrown onto the stairs and against the arches, perhaps even into an empty space." [[Book, Eragon |Eragon]]- page 427

Eragon in Trojheim - "Eragon stopped and swore. He was at the top of Vol Turin, The Endless Staircase. Because of his worry for Saphira, he had not considered how he would get to Trojheim's base-where the Urgals were breaking in. There was no time to climb down. He looked at the narrow trough to the right of the stairs, then grabbed one of the leather pads and threw himself down on it. The stone slide was smooth as lacqured wood. With the leather underneath him, he accelerated almost instantly to a frightening speed, the walls blurring and the curve of the slide pressing him high against the wall. Eragon lay completly flat so he would go faster. The air rushed past his helm, making it vibirate like a weather van in a gale. The trough was too confined for him, and he was perilously close to flying out, but as long as he kept his arms and legs still he was safe. It was a swift descent, but is still took him nearly ten minutes to reach the bottom. The slide leveled out at the end and sent him skidding halfway across a huge carnelian floor. When he finally came to a stop, he was too dizzy to walk. His first attempt to stand made him nauseated, so he curled up, head in his hands, and waited for things to stop spinning. When he felt better, he stood and warily looked around." Eragon- page 487