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Dethediaxian Law (concept)

Dethediaxian Law refers to a series of over 200 laws and edicts created by Legan Aganiaxa Dethediax after the Aversarian conquest of the Iyrossi in 114 IS. While Aautokratir Phanagorax is often credited with the conquest of the Iyrossi Valley, most scholars agree that the conquest would not have been possible without Dethediax's skill (especially when compared to the oft debated competence of the Aautokratir).

Dethediax was known for her sharp wit and great knowledge of the Iyrossi, born from having been the master of Aversarian forts in northern Opakhasia before the Mytidon Campaign. Dethediax was appointed military governor of the valley after the conquests—often claimed to be the first governor of Malcois despite it not being an official Imperial province until 288 IS—and managed to create a code of laws and regulations that ensured the valley faced no major rebellion after her own death.

While contemporaries accused Dethediax of Iyrossi sympathy, especially due to several portions of the law directly challenging the severity of Aversarian rule and circumventing many Imperial laws, it nonetheless managed to fuse old Iyrossi codes with Aversarian law to create a lasting peace between the two groups. Most notably, it used the Iyrossi rules of 'Blood Service' to create a palatable reasoning for the subjugation, and ensured that most Iyrossi would live as 'Autonomous Slaves' in independent communes named 'Iyroikons' which gave them far greater autonomy than most Aversarian slaves.

While the Laws would be changed, rescinded, or reinforced multiple times during history (especially with the Theyssian Reforms in 766 IS), they nonetheless remained largely in place until the Iyrossi Rebellions in the 1200s.