This territory is considered Dominion of the High King Lands means the rulers have given the Sworn Oath of High King’s Service to the High King of the Steel Realms. As with all allies of and lands under the Dominion of the High King, this locale is subject to the Realms Levy.
The edges and heavily logged interior of these forested areas have grown at an accelerated rate in different areas since around CY 8500 – believed to be part of the effects of The Odyssey of Elancil’s Wound. This caused many of the stands of trees cut down for ship building to be re-grown; These were far-better managed going forward than previously, and caused Gwinn to make incursions to gain their resources – these failed ultimately.
There is quite a bit of volcanic activity in the Stormfront Mountain Range region. This causes many settlements to be over-engineered and significantly more enduring than most.