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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reanjr" data-source="post: 2172253" data-attributes="member: 20740"><p>Can't answer where the loot came from, but as for what happens to it, I would imagine the town has had a huge boom in exports and a large swath of its citizens have moved into moneychanging and shipping.  The merchant class would boom, while the lower class would find that with so many leaving their field they can charge more for their crops.  Overall, the entire town has become wealthy.  Over time, because of this, people will begin to move to the area hoping to find their own riches (a bit like the gold rush).  Unfortunately, once the PCs move on, the entire economy will collapse and most of the town will be left poor and destitute.  The farmers would probably be able to recover, especially if they bought up land from those who left their positions.  Some of these farmers might become almost like local land barons, holding huge tracts of land and leasing off portions of it for others to farm.  The merchant class, especially those who recently moved to the area, would be the worst off, not only because they are out of work, but because they probably got used to a most lavish lifestyle.  Some craftsman in the area probably received a surgance in work from the PCs themselves.  While this wouldn't be such a great boon as the merchants, the craftsman may well have honed their craft to an astounding degree, making their wares sought for miles around.  Just some ideas...</p></blockquote><p></p>

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