Many nobles, unable to come up with cash, used animal hides and magical materials as payment for goods.
Those who could pay with actual goods were considered lucky; their estates were rich in resources, and they could manage to scrape by on a daily basis.
The most unfortunate ones were already leading their domain people to construction sites, working under Master Hudson to earn money, including the Koslow Clan's various branch lords at the Northern Border.
The sudden surge within the clan was essentially Hudson's personal outbreak. His clan members reaped many benefits but still could not change the reality that their family foundation was not solid.
Wealth takes time to accumulate, and whether it's for the clan or for its major branches, the financial support they could provide for their offspring was very limited.
After being ravaged by the Orc Army, the clan's startup funds were quickly depleted, and now they could only struggle to get by.
