The various ports from the Southern Kingdoms had finally closed. It had been predicted by the mages in the Weather departments that the snow and blizzards would be harsher than usual and the seas might even experience a blitz of hailstorms.
Thus, most ports were recommended to close early until the worst of the blizzard storms had stopped and the supply chain networks were recovered. This usually happened for most ports and thus the autumn period was one of the busiest times for them.
Most kingdoms had already stockpiled sufficiently by this point and they even had enough rations to send the soldiers to the north according to the plan by the Southern Table of Kings in the alliance.
Thus, it seemed like it would be another peaceful day filled with fresh snow falling to officially mark the start of winter...until citizens started seeing that the ports were filled with fog. Although it was not uncommon for such fog to emerge, the appearance of fog is unusual in winter periods.
