With the defeat of the orcs, the central region has been left unoccupied and many other races have been scrambling for this location as well. Everyone race present are trying to secure more land for themselves and thanks to Derik and Cyrus' presence, the other invaders have been less violent lately.
In what was expected to be a heated battle for more land, these invaders simply chose to share that region amongst themselves. Apparently, no one was willing to reduce their military strength in a useless conflict when the real threats are still in the empire.
In no time, new small settlements began springing up. These settlements were small and considerable forces were moved to each of these settlements, weakening the main base where these races once formed.