# [LANE NAME]

> Rule: every lane must answer, "why take this route instead of the other one?"

## 1) Route identity
- Connects:
- Lane type: [safe / contested / seasonal / covert / ceremonial / patrol-heavy / hazard-rich]
- Core travel fantasy:
- Why this lane exists:

## 2) Pressure profile
- Main risks:
- Main rewards:
- Time cost:
- Fuel cost:
- Patrol presence:
- Pirate / faction pressure:
- Terrain hazards:

## 3) Tactical implications
- Common combat terrain:
- Typical engagement shape:
- Retreat difficulty:
- Positioning pressure:

## 4) Cultural / political meaning
- Who claims this lane:
- What travel here signals politically:
- What cultural knowledge affects:
- Who can move safely here and why:

## 5) Plot / investigation role
- What kinds of clues can surface here:
- What kinds of incidents happen here:
- What delay/escalation looks like here:

## 6) Consequence hooks
- If player abuses this lane:
- If player builds standing here:
- If player avoids this lane too long:

## 7) Validation
- What decision this lane forces:
- Which other lane it contrasts with:
- Why it is not interchangeable:
