Pirates attack! Swarming in from the border of Novoporto, the Southern Half of Efferia is being infested by Glimmerite pirates! Sporting 60 ships, a mob of steam-driven transports, and a vast horde of 30,000 men wielding the repeating musket they have begun to run rampant across the southernmost reaches of the Efferian Archipelago.

At the helm of the fleet is Admiral-Burgher Basheer van der Golven, the notorious Glimmerite admiral responsible for The Henyi Straits Incident and The Glacian War. His forces have swarmed the southern cities, specifically the island city of Lampungair.

His demands? Treasure, plunder, a return of the Glimmerite Colonies taken in the Efferio-Glimmerite Colonial War of 750, 152 years ago. He also demands the capitulation of the Efferian Government, free passage through the Efferian Archipelago, and the installment of a Viceroy-Commander in the Efferian Government.

Glimmer has begun to mobilize even more troops, and pushing their industry to high gear. How will this pan out?