Marine Legions (innovation)
The empire's lifeblood is its maritime trade, and where there is blood to be found there are leeches. The Shattered coast, with its countless islands and bays is a perfect environment for the growth and spread of piracy. There are some historians who claim that the earliest of the Marine Legions were actually pirates themselves, captured and given the chance to buy back their lives at the cost of service. Whatever the case may be, they quickly proved instrumental as the Marine Legions helped shatter the navies of several of Aversaria's maritime rivals.