Lord Gurferdson is proud to have converted a number of former employees of Union mining corporations. He has taken root in the Slues system where he supplies much of the raw minerals for The Family's economy. While the mining projects in this system are no more hazardous than others in charted space, Lord Gurferdson has maintained productivity by framing the industry as a moral battle against the rigid and resistant crust of planets. Workers return from their shifts, filthy, hurt, exhausted, but somehow invigorated and happy of their accomplishments and eager to benefit from the comradery of a shared struggle.