Darth Ikoral's naval forces launched an expedition seeking out additional settlements of Sith pureblood during the period when the reconstituted Sith Empire was in power. Because Darth Ikoral deeply valued the untainted nature of Sith blood, the Dark Council authorized him to depart with his fleet. After Ikoral's fleet disappeared, the Sith assumed that the Sith Lord had perished. However, Ikoral eventually reappeared, launching attacks against both the Empire and the Galactic Republic using his flagship, the Red Reaper, a _Harrower_-class dreadnought.