War of the Thousand Dragons (concept)
Following the death of Aautokratir Phanagorax, his descendants led the radicalization of the Imperial cult, and claimed that they themselves were his reincarnations and thus the Purest Reborn. This resulted in the escalation of tensions with the succeeding elected Aautokratirs, who after Phanagorax, were usually traditionalist Aersodiaxians.
This precarious balance would end in 156 IS, when Aexionarax, grandson of Phanagorax, defected with a number of fellow dragon riders and conquered the city of Tinitida. He would declare himself to be the rightful Aautokratir and would wage war against the Aautokratir in Oraispol, Dhacï'xen. The war would last for fourteen years, and was characterized by the apocalyptic battles caused by the presence not only of powerful Magi, but of the thousands of Dragons present in both sides that gave the war its name.
The entirety of the nascent empire burned in dragonflame, with devastation reaching Northern Sarradon, and even causing a miniature Ice Age due to the large amount of ash and smoke choking the sky. The war would come to an end when Dhacï'xen, weary of all the fighting and death, attempted to treat with Aexionarax — ending with his treacherous capture by the rebel forces. Both Dhacï'xen and his dragon Anatar'ianax were tortured for days in front of Oraispol and only executed after the city finally opened its gates in surrender.
The War of the Thousand Dragons was a pivotal point in Aversarian history, with some even calling it to be the true start of the Aversarinas Aautokrata. The years following the War would see the consolidation of the various faiths and cults that dotted the old Empire into a single unified religion, as well as the mass genocide of the dragons that would eventually result in their extinction.