The influx of craftsmen and artisans from Jon's deal with Volantis and New Ghis made the North flourish like never before. That's besides the king's peace, attracting even more from the four corners of the world. Smithing, woodworking, sculpting, glassmaking, tailoring, masonry, and many others boomed at unprecedented rates. The North's appeal to traders and wanderers had increased more than tenfold in the last twenty years.