There followed a century of consolidation, during which the character of the agricultural community stabilised into a form recognisable to any inhabitant of the 1100s. The First and Second Frontier Wars were fought in other parts of the Marches, but the early 600s were still a rough time for the world as its major trading partner, Trin, was shocked into an attempt to improve its self-sufficiency, reducing demand for Prilissan produce. The pattern was to repeat for subsequent wars. A long, predictable, stable period followed, interrupted briefly by a flurry of economic and political adjustments when the Xboat route came to Trin and Hammermium, but by 800 the mood of the region was changing. Prilissa took no part in the Psionic Rebellion of 818 but, like most worlds in the Veil, suffered because of it.
Many farmers quit, joining the nomads already living in the outback.
Trinians sought excitement and meaning in their lives. An economic recovery in the late 800s led to railway network improvements which reduced the time required to get produce to the downports from outlying farms, which in turn helped the economy. Many travellers share Ms. Berghaus' opinion, but understandable though it is they are quite wrong. If they lack a streamlined vessel to take them down they then have to wait up to half a day for space on a cargo shuttle to the relevant downport. The concourse is shabby and draughty, smelling vaguely of animals and insect repellent.