The warm lowlands of the Juralt Valley are surrounded by a ring of peaks that border some of the finest pasture land in the Ironcrags. The canton is defended by swarms of half-tamed griffons (fed by the dwarves, but not ridden into battle), and by mountain troops bolstered by the canton’s powerful pike walls and its battle wagons. The Juralt dwarves are among the most warlike of the canton dwarves, raiding the lowlands every other year. This has not endeared them to their neighbors or trading partners. Despite their great reputation as mercenaries, they are considered a reckless and greedy bunch, more interested in plunder than in proper mining and smithwork.