[quote=@Lauder] I'm sure he is a reasonable fellow. I'm positive Keriss can, erm, persuade him into giving up all his land. Hmm. Does the heart of the jungle come rich with resources of any kind other than lumber? [/quote] There is deadly posion and condensed death. You will need some mechanic to stop instadeath over there. Loki (and I) have come up with a looong list of countermeasures to make life somewhat viable in that deathtrap, for example.