The Corruption changed many things about the realm but the one thing many hoped for backfired. The black market actually rose in power rather than getting eliminated.
Illegal organizations could actually come out of hiding as it became extremely difficult to raid them. Law Bindings did not require righteous powers to fuel them after all.
Still, the shadowy organizations still kept an eye to the future of how the Corruption could be overcome or disappear on its own. They secured areas in ravines or other hard to reach areas in the future.
One of the branches of the Shandor Syndicate specialized in the slave trade in the current times. They were the central hub for it in the north eastern lands.
They placed themselves into a valley but there was a natural effect that befuddled those not prepared for it. They had enhanced the effect to keep out intruders even better than before.