War of All Islands (concept)
The largest seaborne invasion in the history of Aversaria, perhaps in the history of Aeras, the War of All Islands was the Empire's last effort to forever remove the E'hat'mic pirates who had plagued the Shattered Coast since time immemorial. The beginning of the war is considered to be the massive series of raids perpetrated by the E'hat'm queen Iezatha of the Baotaadar against Imperial shipping in 963 IS, in flagrant violation of the various treaties that had been signed with the E'hat'mic rulers of the southern archipelago. In response to these provocations, Aautokratia Alcandrea proclaimed that the E'hat'm, as had been displayed, were impossible to negotiate with, and began laying plans for an invasion of unimaginable scale and scope, to begin as soon as the fleet was assembled. Lacking any formal navy, however, the Aautokratia chose to send out a proclamation across the Aautokrata, promising land in Krehejad to any who joined the fleet, and great rewards to the first to set foot upon the island. This offer was seen as incredibly appealing by the impoverished Islanders, and soon the various mooring points were filled to the brim with enthuisiastic crews, rubbing shoulders with a massive collection of State Legions, all preparing for the operation. In addition, they were joined by a sizable contingent of slaves, offered freedom and the right to settle on the islands should they serve with distinction.
Come the spring of 966 IS, the fleet embarked, and though the voyage itself was not without incident—with several Islander captains taking the opportunity to assail their rivals—the chaos which the invasion would come to be known for by its veterans truly began when flags belonging to the E'hat'm were spotted ahead. Behind them, however, was land, which prompted a mad rush by several vessels to be the first to claim their promised reward. The battle itself, immortalized as the Battle of the Imperial Sea, ended in victory for the Empire, and though the war would continue for the next several years, by 967 IS the land grants were doled out to those who had earned them, and the Archexate of Krehejad was born, a client kingdom subservient to the Empire.