So let's make sure we got everything straight: Prince Carl the scientist abdicated in favour or his younger brother, which apparently never happened before in this kingdom. King Mark then became known as King Mark the Wise for vague and unspecified deeds.
King Mark the Impotent, despite all magical and scientific efforts to fix that, can't seem to have a child. Note no queen is ever mentioned. Maybe that's the problem. Unless mage guy there is the King's consort, in which case it raises some strange questions as to how exactly the king thought to impregnate him. Eventually the gods got tired of all that nonsense and just sent him a baby. Although that baby looks more like some baby-faced larva monster than anything else.
Like this. Just, with less blood.
Disgusted with the monster child of King Mark the Many-Titled, as well as his woeful disrespect for their demands of tree-felling limit quota, the elves cut off all contact. Then apparently dwarves and pirates and dwarven pirates went to war with unspecified allies. As if that wasn't enough, the dead refused to stay dead. The king ordered the guards to deal with them, which caused an increase in the number of outlaws. Mages then started complaining about magical disasters, like storms and earthquakes, which we all know are caused by the supernatural and not silly things like tectonic plates and such other myths.
But with adversity comes the opportunity for... enterprising citizens to acquire wealth through legally grey methods such as the murdering of bandits and plundering of unguarded treasure chests. And Iron Richard's Iron Academy of Iron Knights has provided us with the training and skills we need. Onwards then, to wait for the next update!