Well met good sir. I must confess I have not heard of the blights appearance in these lands. Sadly, however, I am no stranger to it. I have come from other lands utterly devastated by the shadow you call "Guildfall." One, in particular, was ravaged to the earth and nothing remains by a memento of glories past. 

But, I have hope for this land. Mayhap there will be many a glorious adventure to have yet.