Croston is still a frontier town, it is built inside a strong stockade and with regular wall patrols. Lord Croston, and his entourage, live inside a central compound that serves as a second line of defence. The town is quite small, and residents cultivate small fields in the surrounding area. Inside the wall, the citadel, market and most other buildings sit in the main district. Barham is home to a sorcerer who can make magical equipment, while Fiston acts as the town's port.

Foragers from Tulip, a hamlet on the deltas side of the island THINK about this in the marsh collect Samphire, Romeritos and Purslane (for their leaves that can be cooked), easy game such as Duck, Mussels, Crab and Eel and Reeds for thatching. Small holders grow a variety of fruits and vegetables and produce eggs and some goat's milk, while fisherfolk from Flower Quay bring in edible seaweeds and a variety of fish. Grain, Flour and most alcoholic drinks are imported, along with meat, metal, cloth, rope etc. Fish stew is the most common main-course meal in the region.