I just read Torq's history of Groam part II.

Now, more than before, I think that the Blightlands should be the name. Although the plague will not affect the entire region, I think that it has the potential to be the single biggest plot point upon which all else revolves.

Oh, and Torq, I loved part II. Silvervein dying and a possible new nation rebuilding the walls from the East!?

It doesn't get any better than that.