Shiro-Lach Conflict

The Shiro-Lach Conflict had its origins in the unsuccessful secession of Lachmodan from the Imperial Republic and the travails of the Karalakh (Black Laq) in the service of Lichdom.

Fresh discontent

Northern Lachmodan, the heartland of the old Khanate of Karalakh was rife with rumours that the Imperial Mother was conspiring with the Sibyl of Bifrons to snatch the sacred Helm of Nela Khan Karalakhli from the Kurpla Fortress where it had been guarded by diligent monks since the crumbling of Lichdom to form a part of the coronation regalia for her son the Kaiser as he finally transitioned into adulthood and assumed the mantle of sovereign lord over the Benacian empire. It was rumoured this was all part of a plot to regain favour at court after a rash attempt to preempt the emancipation of the unfree by ordering a genocidal assault on the Froyalanish population had earned a stern rebuke from the Steward.