Being at the very heart of Aregrionno, Val Aregis has always been a seat of power in the region, even before the Guild War.
Under The Covenant of the Three, Val Aregis housed much of the Ordo Sacculis (Order of the Purse), taxing and maintaining the roads and infrastructure that kept Aregrionno together. This meant that, historically, Val Tanza is the land of merchants, moneylenders, entrepreneurs, and companies of fortune. Everything has a price, honor is non-existent, and profit and interest reign supreme throughout the villages and countryside.