After the
Day of Scythes,
Cethlenn, the Den Mother Herself denies heirs to the
Fomorian Empire for its blasphemy until restitution is made and the balance restored.
Most Clan Lords scoff. Some try to assert their conjugal rights aggressively. Those who do either vanish, or meet with horrible accidents.
As birth rates plummet, the Fomorian Government progresses from dismissal, to concern, to panic.
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The Sisterhood distributes contraceptive herbs to every Clan Lady, and as many
Orc women as possible, then conspire to spread the story of Cethlenn's wrath to topple the social order.