Somewhere in a desert wasteland just east of the Nhara, a man on a desert trip with his wife is attacked by a horde of Liches. The two were kidnapped and executed at the top of a ruined tower. This could only mean one thing....

Death has returned...

I found one minor, small, insignificant flaw in your story. East of Nhara there is no desert, nor is there any desert in Daimonin, for that matter.

What is east of Nhara?

and if there hasn't ever been any desert, its about time we make one...