Since Cailus Goldleaf is the center of the background stuff going on in my novels, I thought I might mention a little history about House Goldleaf. Goldleaf is pretty much out in the middle of no where, but for many reasons.
The first one is Ryan Goldleaf, though an excellent fighter, was also a good herb gatherer. Though many herbs could be cultivated, there were some that just had to grow in the wild. Some of those needed for some of the strongest healing medicine were only found in the northern forests so he placed his fortress there.
Second, was all the timber in the area, (which is still harvested for a great profit for the House). The timber in the area is managed well: planted, thinned and maintained to give a profit and still keep the streams clean that feed the House and surrounding villages. Goldleaf takes the timber so seriously that a group of fire wardens roam the woods looking for fires during fire season to ensure the forest, and all its commodities, do not fall to fire.
Finally was the high abundance of meat and leather. The leathers are shipped around Tridon and the meat is dried and stored away for those long winters and when other food sources just fail.
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