Imperial Civil War (concept)
The Imperial Civil War (or Aversarian Civil War) was a conflict between Aautokratir Aeschraes of Oraispol and Aautokratia Axiaothea of Asiupoli that took place between 1186 and 1200. While one of thousands of civil wars in the Aversarianas Aautokrata over the years since its inception, the Imperial Civil War earned distinction for being the one that ended the Aversarinas Aautokrata and brought forth the Fog with Aeschraes (one of the pretenders in the War) causing Frodbrokna.
The war began after the mysterious death of Aautokratir Anesimasios, and the accusation that his wife, Axiaothea, poisoned him. In the Blood Senate following his death, Axiaothea destroyed the entire gathering and the assorted nobility with the few survivors quickly bending the knee to her. On her return to the cultural capital of Oraispol, however, a coup was launched by Legon Aeschraes and Legio XXI 'Aeschraes' (now 'Axiaothea'), who proclaimed her a false aautokratia and declared himself the rightful ruler.
The proceeding war lasted almost twenty years, leaving most of the Empire wartorn as nobility constantly shifted sides or broke off to form their own factions. The war was most notable for the increasingly extreme power of Magic brought on by the rapid research and development of previously unused or underdeveloped spells. Entire cities were wiped out in massive magical blasts, southern Opakhasia was turn into a burnt out wasteland, and the war ended with a spell so large it brought forth Frodbrokna. While Axiaothea was killed in this spell, so was the Empire, and Aeschraes' own realm rapidly collapsed in the following years despite his 'victory'.
Aliases: Aversarian Civil War, Civil War