The Dark Lands of Kyrathia

Description
Kyrathia is a land shrouded in an eternal dusk. The sun is constantly dimmed by clouds and a magical darkness that hangs over the small island. Located at a convergence of ley lines associated with the Shadowfell, this region is home to all manner of creatures of the night. Vampires, werewolves, and undead stalk the land.

Eternal Conflict
Regular people are trapped in this place, bound by a curse. They are doomed to remain, any escape is met with a slow, agonizing death. Most people call this the wasting sickness. The island is coming to the end of a long, bloody civil war. Two factions have been at each other's throats for centuries. One side is the Vaelinar, made up of mostly lycanthropes. The other nation, called the Naesian, made up of mostly vampires. These age old enemies battle across the dark forests and sweeping hills of the country, with the unfortunate civilians caught in the whole mess.

Foreign Interference
Some of the other continents have sent agents here to quell the rebellion and try to find the source of the curse, but to no avail. There is fear that the fighting will quickly end, and the winning side will expand out from the island and work to conquer other areas and bring them under the rule of the eternal night.