While raiding has made the griffons of Whitetail Mountains quite wealthy it has caused a number of issues.
With the Empire's support Eriviar was able to drive the Republicans led by Runa Teafeather into the Griffonian Republic and the Communists under Guntbert Greyfeather into hiding. Eriviar for his part accepted the deal as he was starting to face political opposition at home. However, due to the chaos engulfing the Empire, Grover V was unable to marshal troops to deal with the bandits, forcing him to make a deal - as long as Grover V was alive the bandits would stop raiding the Empire in exchange for their support in weapons and funding. The bandits raids became so serious to the Empire that the Emperor, Grover V personally had to find a solution to the bandit raids. The largest of these bandit groups and the one that had the most authority over the Whitetail Mountains was the Sunstriker Clan, named after their infamous leader Eriviar Sunstriker.
When the Griffonian Empire collapsed the lack of social order allowed the griffons of Whitetail Mountains to escalate their raids. F or the griffons in the Whitetail Mountains raiding had been a way of life for centuries, even at the Empire's peak. While the collapse of the Griffin Empire in 978 was a disaster for many griffons, in the ensuing chaos some found opportunities to prosper.
