There is open rebellion in Spiral, as many of the inhabitants struggle to accept the striking change of circumstances, following the allocation of the territory to the League. That decision angered many loyal Urizeni who had remained in the territory enduring the rule of the Grendel enduring the malign influence of the Black Plateau, in hope of the day they would be reunited with their nation. The Imperial Senate may have felt Salt Lord Kaliact's offer to betray the Grendel was too good to pass up, but many did not agree and spires in Ankra and Cinion took up arms in protest, openly seceding from the Empire and daring them to do anything about it.
