The Great Drought of 384YE has instead become the Great Storm of 384YE. During the Summer Solstice, Imperial magicians cast both Thunderous Deluge and Regrow the Land's Heart using the special resonance imparted by a conjunction of the Wanderer with the Fountain, the Stallion, and the Lock. This caused the curse and the enchantment to spread unchecked across the entire Empire - or at least to every territory that was Imperial at that time.
