Within the past year, a delegation of dwarves arrived in the viscounty with a royal writ to establish a mining operation in the cliffs between Saltmarsh and Seaton. While the mine is fortified heavily in the dwarven manner, Seaton Castle also serves as a deterrent to bandits and pirates who might otherwise have attempted to raid the operation. Aiken, unsure if their efforts would lead to anything, was happy to assist the dwarves in the design of their fortifications and, while doing so, formed a strong relationship with their leader, Manistrad Copperlinks (LN female dwarf veteran), who appreciated his honesty and lack of fear of getting his hands dirty. The fact that the mine has begun to produce silver in significant quantities has increased the prominence of the viscounty in the Keoland’s economy and, hence, the importance of Seaton in protecting the newfound wealth. Manistrad splits her time between the mines and her offices in Saltmarsh, where she has been appointed to the town council by royal decree (at Aiken’s suggestion) so as to bolster the loyalist’s power in that town.

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