Congratulations on your new purchase! FLYING CARPET USER'S MANUAL

After bringing Uhr-Mina back to the court if Adanir, Shivan entrusted you with a flying carpet. He hoped it would expedite your mission as envoys to the other Kingdoms of the Middle World, in the hopes you can stop the threat of a Naga invasion.

Here's some information about your sweet new ride:

 

History
The elves of Adanir are masters of enchantment. During the Second Age, in their alliance with Majirah, they controlled a special unit of battle-mages that employed flying carpets. Adanir also used the carpets as a means of transportation for their nobles, when they still dealt with the Middle World.

The carpets are made of sheep wool (some raised in Adanir, others in Taishan) and silk (that is secretly imported from Taishan, even now), and dyed from various natural dyes. The carpets are then enchanted by a select group of Adanir wizards.

While the carpets were very common to see when Adanir interacted with the outside, now they are kept under strict supervision by the court. You've been given a very honorable investment.

Using Your New Carpet for Fun and Profit
The carpet is larger and slower than many other kinds you may see or encounter, and other mounts like horses (and ponies). This is because it had to be large enough to fit your party, as well as to carry the bulk of your weight (including armor).

Size: 6 ft by 9 ft.
Capacity: 900 lbs.
Speed: 30 ft per round (24 miles in 8 hours). It moves half this rate if you overload it.
Weight: 100 lbs (when rolled and carried).

The main benefit of the carpet is that you don't have to stop and feed it, rest, etc. So you can travel longer without the need for long rests. So you could travel up to 16 hours or so a day without really tiring or suffering the effects of exhaustion.
Generally, we'll assume after each four hours you are grounding the carpet and walking about for a short rest period. Otherwise you'd all cramp up and such, right? 

Command
The carpet has a command word that must be spoken as an action to make it hover and fly. It moves according to your spoken directions, provided you are within 30 feet of it.
You all have control of the carpet.
The current command word is banana-pop. (You can change this if you all agree.)

Defenses & Damage
The flying carpet is enchanted to withstand the wear-and-tear of travel, but it is not invulnerable. It can be cut, burned, and ruined if you're careless with it. While the carpet can function with damage, it's up to a case-by-case basis if the carpet gets so badly damaged it's unusable. You can repair the carpet by returning to Adanir (with certain caveats...).