Geological / environmental event
Some Efravan druids created a magical item known as the Staff of Neverending Growth which ultimately led to northern Eisilfel being able to grow food for the first time.
About 20 years after the founding of the Arcane Academy in Thaneas, a group of Efravan druids created a magical item known today as the Staff of Neverending Growth. This item was then promptly used to allow for the northern portion of Eisilfel to actually grow crops. This naturally led to a massive population boom and eventually also allowed for the Laidencross Empire to take back some of their land, leading to them having very similar borders in northern Eisilfel to the ones we are familiar witth today.