With the withdrawl of thousands of troops around the continent many cities, towns, and a few cities fall in to chaos. New powers now vie for control of the land that is suddenly "free". Everyday peasants and commoners suddenly find themselves not only fighting for food but now they fight for law and the right to live. While the land does not fall in to the disarry that happened during the inital part of the Dark Ages it does begin to worsen.
Many fear for their lives in a lawless land, and many vie for power in a lawless land.