The Poor Harvest

The Poor Harvest was an event that happened the year before The Year Of Thorns.

The Famine
The Poor Harvest was the complete and utter ruin of many of the staple crops of Coalvalley's and Bymead's farmers, which led to mass starvation, political turmoil and mass immigration.

Results
The weakened state that The Poor Harvest left Bymead and Coalvalley in gave House Deponcier the oppurtunity to invade Coalvalley. Joining them was House Kelly, who was seeking a way to make up their loss of power by taking over a portion of Coalvalley and repairing their damaged economy through conquest.

This conquest happened the year following The Poor Harvest. Trade also was affected for nearly a decade as other realms refused to trade with Coalvalley as far as crops were concerned, to prevent the famine from spreading.