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The removal of so many Aikkians under exploitative contracts and the economic damage dealt to rural areas caused severe social and economic dislocation within the Aikkian interior, particularly as food prices began to rise again and Cryrian merchants dictated their terms with minimal local competition. This transfer of wealth, power, and people impacted every level of Aikkian society and was simply referred to as "The Theft."

 

1885 marked the retirement year of longtime Governor-General Krister Kraskne. During his twenty-year reign, Krister had transformed the Norsian Concern and extended its power from a handful of coastal enclaves throughout the entirety of Aikthudr'zhur. The nation's transportation network was entirely owned by the Concern, and the lands of small, independent farmers had been taken over and reorganized into larger plantations which produced the black tea that had become highly popular in Cryria at the time. The Highdrilian - Ctarost Railway, meanwhile, brought the entire country under Cryrian influence and turned it into a regional bastion for Leidenstad while offering a land route to the Varentine League. The Railway's construction came with the establishment of a series of fortresses to guard critical mountain chokepoints, which drew the ire of local Ny'Sænuri clans.