Treacherous Valley

I hab a possible idea for that treacherous valley trading. This valley is the main reason a lot of people go into the adventuring and mercenary trade. Everyone wants to trade through the valley because its cheaper, otherwise they'd have to male use of boats to go AROUND the continent or even go through 3 other countries (having to pay tax in each) before reaching the western part of the continent. Therefore, business ventures tend to opt for hiring professional adventurers to help move trade across the valley. All manner of outcasts and creatures lurk this valley, even in its flatter regions. Many die during these expeditions, but the payout is well worth for any willing adventurer (mortality rate is just as high too) considering you have to make 2 trips through that valley. One with goods and one coming back with the pay. Moreover, this could be a decent starting point for when the actual game begins. A band of mercs and adventurers helping to move this HIGHLY CLASSIFIED box of information, disguised as a mere.. hay caravan or something useless. Making it seem as unappealing to outcasts who would rob it. Then it gets attacked and the box falls out revealing some groundbreaking secrets.. which these adventurers try to expose, but ofc Nel Feran government is against this. Yada yada, just morning thoughts I got carried away