Famine in the East

The lands East of the Eriadran Mountains, both Thanemhein and Adenlance have been struck by disease and famine. A great shortage of crops and vast starvation has pushed many folk to flee to the lands west, only to find a greater threat is emerging.



Search for Food
Without food enough to support the vast population in the Eastern lands, many have died of starvation and illness. Even still, unsettling outbreaks of rebellion and pillaging has cost even more lives, as the dying commoners have begun to fight among themselves for the scarce crumbs left. A rise in brigands and thieves raiding the countryside has left many widowed, orphaned, or slain.

Many prayers for salvation have gone unanswered, and even more curses to the name of Fengorath have gone unfulfilled. Devastation has stricken the land and the hearts of the people.

With hope of escaping the misery, many have made a pilgrimage to the Western lands, hoping to find a suitable food supply. Although the dangers of the road keep many back, some still make this perilous trek across the mountains and into new lands. Many of the Thane kings' soldiers have abandoned their militaries in this endeavour, and have been marked as deserters.

The Hopeless Cause
Despite the hopes of the Eastern refugees, many of the Western cities have plenty of troubles of their own, and are unwelcoming of the immigrants. With the impending war, many of the Westerners are more concerned with seeking the security of their homelands than aiding starving travelers. A widespread disliking of Thanes has risen from this issue, to the point where travelers have been chased out from cities, lynched, and spat upon. Common folk have abused those travelers, calling them "grain mites" and "worms". There are many small encampments of Easternling beggars outside city walls in the West.