Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24302820-20150521173001/@comment-24302820-20150521174555

Great Famine: Another global event, this one cut across several linked campaigns. Worldwide drought preceded thick cloud cover. After several months, the clouds finally precipitated. A thick blanket of snow dropped just as the northern hemisphere entered autumn. Spring brought floods from the melting runoff, but no rain for much of Norditerre and northern Suditerre. Clouds regathered as the snow continued to melt, leaving the snow in place far longer than normal. As summer turned to fall, very few crops had been grown. By the time that winter had ended and spring again brought life, tens of thousands had died. Alternate names for this event from different cultures include: Great Snows, White Death, The Year Without Sun. The Year Without Summer, and The Year Without Hope.