...Wait, what?...
War had a tendency to change everything.
Not just the lives of the soldiers who participated in the conflict, not just the land that would inevitably be ruined by the scars of conflict, but even the civilians who weren't active participants.
Why?
Because the resources that they would normally use to maintain everyday life would be rerouted into maintaining an active war front.
However, that sort of change was only the tip of the iceberg and only applied to nations and groups that had relatively large armies to maintain.
Groups that had to rely on mercenaries had their own set of problems to deal with.
