Sarsanian Plains
The southern plains of Kaye were once home to numerous small farming villages, but now they're mostly just empty, grassy plains, devoid of many trees and dotted with the rotting remains of charred villages. Since the war about a decade ago, little has been done to rebuild these lost villages, as most of the adults who lived there died on the battlefield and the children who were evacuated are housed in city orphanages or have already been adopted.
Sovereign Aldenus is offering free homesteads and initial monetary and social support to any who want to settle the new villages, but not many have taken up this offer for various reasons. Chief among these are roots in the cities, fear of another war destroying their new homes, and financial ruin from the plague that was transferred to the Kaiye arable land by the Dumonan soldiers. While the lands are not totally desolate yet, the bio-mages have not yet been able to best the blight that wrecked Dumona and is now bringing Kaye to ruin as well.
Another obstacle to Aldenus' settlement scheme is that those who actually came from the Sarsanian Plains are ineligible to take part in the aforementioned scheme; why Aldenus did this is unknown, but those who believe that he is a secret Dumanist theorize that he plans to settle Dumanist proselytizers in the plains to convert the Kaiye still living in the area. Others simply assume that, because the main Sarsanians who survived were children, and the few adults left are shellshocked, it is simply more profitable for Aldenus to send in "fresh blood," so to speak, and of course everyone knows that for Aldenus, his bottom line comes before the wellbeing of the nation.
Type
Vale
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