Direct answer
Svartrau became wealthy through Vale Sangora’s silver trade.
The capital sits above underground cellars, caves, and ancient ruins, creating a contrast between prosperous streets and hidden dangers beneath them. The city guard also struggles to catch thieves using routes below the streets.
How to use this information
Silver links the city economy to Coen’s mining childhood and the wider history of the valley.
Evidence boundary
Prices, merchant inventories, mine ownership, and economic simulation rules are not public.
Lore versus outcome
This page records background that official material establishes before release. It can explain motives, institutions, and historical context, but it cannot predict the result of Coen’s choices. Future updates should keep a clean separation between codex-level history, dialogue claims made by characters, and consequences that players can independently reproduce in the final game.
Source
Official Community Bulletin #5. Checked 2026-07-25. This guide separates published facts from details that still require the release build.
FAQ
- Why Is Svartrau Rich?
- Svartrau became wealthy through Vale Sangora’s silver trade.
- What is still unconfirmed?
- Prices, merchant inventories, mine ownership, and economic simulation rules are not public.