I am pretty sure i read in FAQ or somewhere, that Chris is not telling us WHERE and WHEN is the game happening.
But only thing which feels weird in this game for me is that this huge, void, not-suitable-for-living desert is FILLED with people, i can see people dying every moment, tons of bandits, caravan traders, soldiers or ninjas dying - but still there are more, there are thousands wandering the plains.
Looks like this (man) world has some fertility issues
Any lore hints i missed?
EDIT: some typo. I am pretty sure there are more since i am still learning english