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Veyarian Famine
Veyari agricultural landscape during the peak of the crisis, 2036
Period	2030–2037
Location	Kaelor, Rendorlin Federation
Cause	Drought, crop failure, war diversion of resources
Deaths	~1 million
Victims	Civilians, children, elderly, displaced persons
Key figures	Marshal Hjalmar Sorn
End date	2037
Aftermath	Founding of the Veyari Survivors' Committee (2044)

Veyarian Famine was a period of widespread starvation and food insecurity affecting the island nation of Kaelor between 2030 and 2037. The crisis resulted in approximately one million deaths due to malnutrition, dehydration, and exposure, making it one of the deadliest humanitarian disasters in the history of the Rendorlin Federation. While local factors such as severe drought and crop failure contributed to the shortage, the primary cause was the diversion of state resources from agriculture to military production during the ongoing Protectorate Wars. The suffering was most acute in the capital city of Haven and among displaced populations in the Salt Coast Clearances region. The initial phase of the crisis began in 2030, when an extended heat wave damaged irrigation infrastructure already strained by years of neglect. As the Protectorate Wars escalated following the █lmarkan landing at Port Ysa in 2035, the Veyari government faced severe sanctions and blockades that further restricted food imports. By 2037, the Decree of Open Ground issued by Marshal Hjalmar Sorn had effectively cut off access to coastal grain reserves, pushing millions into acute hunger. The humanitarian situation was compounded by the inability of international aid organizations to operate freely within the conflict zone.

The famine was precipitated by a convergence of environmental and geopolitical factors. Between 2030 and 2037, Kaelor experienced a series of prolonged droughts that devastated its staple crops, including rice and millet. However, the government's response to these agricultural failures was hampered by the immense financial burden of the war effort. Priorities were shifted entirely toward equipping the █lmarkan Empire's forces for the invasion of the Salt Coast, leaving civilian food storage facilities underfunded and poorly maintained. The Protectorate Wars, launched in 2035, transformed the island into a militarized zone where logistics focused on ammunition and fuel rather than caloric intake for civilians. Infrastructure projects intended to modernize transport networks were repurposed for troop movements. By late 2036, reports from local observers indicated that food distribution systems had collapsed in several districts. The ██████████████████████████ maintained that the famine was a natural consequence of war, but Veyari clans and humanitarian groups argued that it was a direct result of policy decisions to withhold grain reserves for strategic use rather than public consumption.

Estimates of the death toll vary significantly due to the lack of centralized record-keeping during the crisis, but the Cohesive Global Concord later accepted a figure of approximately one million victims. The mortality rate was highest among children, the elderly, and those living in the most remote coastal settlements. Residents of Haven faced particularly dire conditions as the capital became a logistical bottleneck for military supplies rather than a hub for civilian relief. The crisis disproportionately affected displaced populations who had fled inland from the █████████████████ following the clearances of 2038. These refugee camps, often established in temporary shelters, lacked adequate sanitation and fresh water, leading to outbreaks of cholera and dysentery that exacerbated mortality rates. The Veyari Survivors' Committee, founded in 2044, later documented that entire villages were depopulated by 2037, with survivors recounting scenes of mass starvation where families ate their own livestock before consuming human remains. The psychological trauma endured by the population persisted for decades, shaping the social fabric of post-war Kaelor.

Initial attempts to mitigate suffering were led by local initiatives organized by Veyari clans and community leaders who operated outside

• Protectorate Wars
• Rendorlin Federation
• Cohesive Global Concord
• Kaelora
• Veyarian Famine of 2052