Alexan was once a peaceful and prosperous farming village of large size that served as a trade link between the hyttar and the Iron States to the north. Trappers, furriers, hunters, farmers and traders came together to exchange goods in peace. Now, under the iron grip of the Trossoli, the town has changed dramatically. The air is thick with fear and resignation as the once-free hyttar have been subjugated, their wills crushed by the overwhelming psychic might of the Trossoli. Those who resist are swiftly broken and reformed into mindless thralls, their bodies serving the will of their new masters. The telepathic invaders have forced the villages in the hills to mine the ore rich hills and have turned Alexan into a production center. Raw ore and quarried stone are brought in from the mining villages by long wagon trains to Alexan. In the town, smelters and forges run night and day produced metal goods while artesans adorn crafted goods with precious gemstones from the mines.
With the quarried stone, the slaves of the sarthak are raising great stone halls and fortifications for their masters. The work has been going on for years and has many years to go. The endless ring of hammers echoes day and night.
Alexan is slowly being built up as a military stronghold as well. The smiths here produce a great deal of weapons and armor for the growing army. Merchant caravans from Sybrenar and the Iron States are allowed to pass through and conduct trade, but they are taxed heavily.
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