Treex Aaf

Treex Aaf is definitely on my recommended visit list, especially if you are a fan of toffee. They also happen to have the only known treacle mine in existence, a sight worth seeing at least once in your life.

Jerotus Rosethorn, explorer and travel writer

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

About 73 years ago a clan of Goblins, who had diplomatically vacated their homes when a (insert creature here) decided to move in, took shelter overnight in some long forgotten caves in the middle of nowhere. It being a cold night, they did the obvious thing of starting a fire to keep themselves warm. In a short while they noticed that the rock under their modest campfire appeared to be melting, and a sweet burning aroma filled the air.
After a brief bout of confusion, shouting, and demands for somebody to figure out what was going on, a small Goblin child darted forward and stuck their finger in the goop. This had two outcomes: the child burst into tears upon sticking her finger into hot goop, the parent, upon doing the time honoured tradition of sticking the offending digit in their mouth, realised the rock was also very sweet, like molasses in fact.

It must be noted here that the aforementioned parent was in fact a Dwarf, as it is a known fact that Goblins cannot taste sweet.

PRESENT DAY

There is now a small thriving town in that patch of no where, and the Goblins have built comfortable lives for themselves from what turned out to be the only known deposit of natural treacle crystals in the Valley. The original cave has now been turned into a whole network of mining tunnels and caves deep into the hills of this craggy landscape The town itself has been built in a sheltered hollow nearby, and is known for producing the best toffee in the Valley.

THE SWEET LIFE

Most of the townsfolk are involved in the treacle mining or toffee industry, they have built their whole way of life around it. The majority of the village's income comes from trade, both in raw treacle and in the growing range of toffees it produces. From late spring through to early autumn they also get a steady flow of tourists coming through, anywhere from twenty to a hundred a day.

Guilds & Factions

Right and Honourable Association of Toffee Makers.
The Exalted Company of Miners.
Town Council

Points of Interest

Treacle Mines
Toffee Museum
Point of outstanding natural beauty