Northlake Metal Trade

About 10 miles to the West of Northlake is the small mining settlement of Cerdyd. Despite its proximity to the Cracks of Doom, and the horrific living conditions there the settlement has been maintained and supported by Duke Adamas. All water and food has to be brought in by wagon and in general nobody stays in Cerdyd for more than a few months.
The reason is simple, mines extending into the mountains to the Northwest have rich veins of Silver and small traces of Mithril. Even in the small quantities mined, the Mithril extracted from the mines of Cardyd represents significant wealth for Northlake.
During the Elven invasion, Adamas requisitioned all of Cerdyds output to support the war effort, but since then control has reverted to the consortia of Merchant houses that control the mines (and in so doing provide Alvera with significant tax revenue).