Winter had come.
Snow had blanketed the area around Doncaster, with the city being void of any of it thanks to the barrier that the giant golden tree provided for them.
The forests around the town, as well the grasslands and all other areas were covered by snow, some of the monsters living there finding it difficult to survive as the temperature would drop by quite a lot during the night, freezing some of the weaker monsters that were unable to find shelter on time.
The players had also found it more difficult to hunt monsters now. The cold weather made it more difficult, but the blanket of snow and the fact that it was harder to move was another reason as to why.
Some had almost died when being chased by stronger monsters they didn't count on encountering and then getting lost further away, not able to come back to the city before night fell.
Reign and the others had returned about 2 weeks ago.