The Malificents have some decent farmland on the side of their estate that borders the Valendales, but like the Benefaulds, about half of their land actually lies beyond reach in a tract of desert. The people here live in a sort of hushed fear, well aware that their lords are adept at spying, and indeed, that is how the region makes its livelihood, through doing things that other blueblood families can't or won't do.
