That would be Lachne, lime green on the map.

From the OOC intro post: '... loomed close by in the north, over the neighboring once-country of Lachne, now an ashen waste populated only by bandits and the desperate.' 

As for whatever is happening in the country or what the bad news is, feel free to take it from there. Edit: I should always add a big huge 'Within Reason' to whenever I say something like that.