Kranor had grown in regards to population a little too quickly and showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. If you take out the looming food issue the place was practically a haven, full of joy and excitement. With the promise of a happy and safe life people are more likely to bring children into the world. Thus, Kranor's strong economic growth has ironically also lead it down a dangerous path. They quickly needed to find ways to increase their own food production while their reserves were still sufficient. Adventurers could always be given tasks to hunt edible monsters but that was but a drop in a bucket, they needed mass amounts of food not low amounts of high quality.
Lola's father had estimated that they'd be able to continue down their current path for another year before things become really dire. For the first time in decades Kranor's residents may die from starvation.
