Wild woods

Wild woods is the name of the southwestern region of Hadašham bordered by the Zaab river and the Ragod foothills in the east, the Western and the Southern oceans in their respective direction and the Istin hills in the north, immediately before the Ore Mountains region. The only, relatively easy way out is the Dalam river, altough it has been heavily patrolled ever since the empire invaded the region.

Solely Kharan II managed to subdue the local Lifili populace, but for a short time as he retreated east after his campaign. Roughly in the same period a waves of migrants set out from the western Worlds End Islands towards the wild woods, killing thousands, displacing many more. After the Ore Mountains were captured by westerner bands the way became open into the hearth of the subcontinent. The Lifili fled for their life, the newcomers followed them and established minor states far into the east.

In the ninth century unified forces from the more-regulated east purged the a region from their kinsmen what became known as the March. This caused significant tensions, as the Manlisan Kingdom in the north wasn't that eager accepting new migrants as before, what led to land scarcity. Coupled with severe overpopulation, the wild woods turned into murderous trap where village battles village and tribe butchers tribe to acquire more means of production. Since their tradition draws the line between their own people and the foreigners along tribal lines fight was always brutal. Departure of the largest tribes that evolved more complex social structures thereby pertmitting alliances, vasallage, tribute and other means of conflict mediation also worked towards violent score settling. Whatever the cost in blood, the population control seems to work, as neither to the north, nor to the west do significant attacks happen, as internecine warfare binds down most of the battleworthy men under the all-covering canopy of age-old trees.