Although their homes are in a less than ideal location, something good has come of their resilience and will to exist among other Shifters and that is the harvesting of rare gems and earth metals. The mines that thread through the mountain range produce an abundant outsource of raw materials that are then brought here to the diligent smiths and metal workers. The anvil is a sweltering furnace and fainting due to the heat or sickness from the fumes are not uncommon. But the smiths produce the best armory and blades so many think the job is well worth the risks.