The Vestras Incident

The Vestras Incident was the starting point of the Imperial War, when Adrianus Augustus and later his second son Alexander sought to reclaim the throne of Arena in Vesper Aestas.

The incident
The yearly monitoring of the Augustus family occurred on a sunny day in 193 A.K., and the republic came with many visitors.

Adrianus' newborn son was stabbed to death by a mercenary in service of the senate, who no longer believed the 'poisonous' family should be allowed to live out their days peacefully on a little island. 'They have brought enough suffering into the world,' he'd said. Adrianus and his wife Arysta were meant to be poisoned at dinner, but it was noticed and the visitors were wounded before they could escape. This triggered Adrianus' wrath, who tried gathering support for his claim in the coming decades, followed by his second son and daughter Alexander and Aemilia.