Griffons fled into the frontier, looking for escape from the growing poverty in the cities or a safe haven from which to plot insurrection. Trade fell, even as the Empire suppressed growing unrest by shipping exiles and dissidents to Nova Griffonia. Somewhat ironically, the independent frontier was among the first to feel the effects of the weakening Griffonian Empire. A place of rough folks, rough lives and rough justice. This state of affairs would continue for nearly a century, and the Griffon Frontier, gained a romanticised reputation for rugged frontier independence. There, a local governor and token garrison kept the city mostly under control, allowing Nova Griffonia to safely ignore the region. The territory was administered from Frosthill, a city at the feet of the mountains. Unimportant and difficult to police, the region was dubbed a territory of Nova Griffonia, lacking the rights or funding of statehood. Despite the ambition of settlers, the mountainous frontier to the north remained sparsely inhabited. Lively towns sprang up, and griffons fanned out further afield, looking to stake their claim in this rugged and mostly untouched land. The faraway location was a success, and gained a reputation as a haven of freethinking and independence from the stagnancy of the Empire. Nova Griffonia was founded in the 9th century by the powerful Griffonian Empire.
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