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= Economics & Trade =
Athervon's biggest trading partner (and biggest political-economic rival) is Veniri.  The land bridge between Tras Veniri and Avis Inia carries a massive amount of trade as sailing around the landmass is very dangerous, particularly some of the far eastern seas. 

Athervon tends to trade with Jhon, the city-states and kingdoms of the Wild Coast (Anida, Elb, Duath, etc.), and the Haradi Coast.  Jhon is a concentrator for goods from Issyria and the Forbidden Isles, which can make their way to Athervon through Jhonian merchants.   The Haradi Coast represents an alternate land-route trade option to Jhon and lands east (but way more dangerous, and thus expensive).

Other than what few goods move across [https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Landsoftheblacksea:Main_Page/geography/dire_fens#The_Mirecrawl The Mirecrawl], the Fens force trade with the Wild Coast states to be naval rather than overland.

== The Iron Road ==
One of Athervon's major overland trade routes is the Iron Road, this is the westernmost major road in Athervon.  It runs from Asala in the south to Montauban Province in the north, a distance of over 800 miles. Significant trade of goods sourced from the Iron Mountains moves along this road, usually to the nearest water route that will take it downriver to the coast and points beyond.  But there is also healthy trade between the settlements along the road itself.