Imperial Edict 199-882

Imperial Edict 199-882, also known as the Estellion-Compulsory Imperial Armed Service Act, was an universally unpopular Imperial Edict passed by the Estellion Council under Nizam the Wise in Imperial Year 9989. The Edict called for the compulsory conscription, through random lottery, of more than 35% of men within the Estellion Sky Empire, not born of noble birth, for the war with Midworld. As a result, many sky islands were left with a 1:50 male to female ratio and many families forever scarred. Most men would never return from the war and those that did usually suffered mental or physical scars. The Edict was repealed in Imperial Year 9999 by Mihli Lilty with the Imperial Edict 200-017, though by this time most of the soldiers affected by the edict had perished in the war.