With the emperors blessing Isidorus Schal created his organization and dubbed it the imperial strategic intelligence (ISI) . He quickly put the ISI into action have them with the assistance of the imperial military to begin rounded up "trouble makers". Imperial propaganda when into overtime down playing the disappearances to calm down the normal citizens of the empire.

The response to the raiding of there trade routs were heavy handed. After hearing the first reports of the raiding the emperor mobilized a legion to the frontier to begin operation against the tribes.