Military: War
As the plague slowly moved south from the northern parts of the Savage Isles, many of the trade routes from the north stopped in order to limit the spread of the plague. This made many of the southern races restless and wanting more resources. As such skirmishes and warring once again started as they tried to force their influence further north and restart the lost trade routes.
As the plague slowly moved south it became common sense not to avoid those who came from infected areas. As such merchants who used to trade wares from across the Savage Isles slowly began losing markets and wares. Although most communities from the regions close to the plague understood the reason for the change, it was not a sentiment shared by those further south for whom the plague seemed like a distant problem. Especially Mil'el metropolis which always hungered for more was quick to blame everyone else for shortages and call to arms to restore what they had become used to. Eventually, others joined them and a large force set out to restore "order" further north.