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The Battle of Hsskhor was a battle fought during the New Sith Wars between the Brotherhood of Darkness and the Galactic Republic. In 1003 BBY, the Brotherhood, seeking to gain a foothold in the Mid Rim, captured the planet of Kashyyyk. The surviving Republic soldiers fled to the neighboring world of Trandosha. The Brotherhood sent twenty units of troopers in pursuit, and caught up to the Republic forces outside the city of Hsskhor. After a day of fighting with no definitive victor, the two sides retreated to opposite sides of the battlefield as the sun set only to find themselves under attack by the native Trandoshans. The Trandoshans, who were not allied to either side, attacked both factions, causing heavy losses. However, with the help of reinforcements, the Sith were able to defeat the Republic, and the city of Hsskhor was razed to the ground. (Read more…)
The Battle of Kashyyyk was a major battle during the New Sith Wars between the Brotherhood of Darkness and the Galactic Republic. In 1003 BBY, the Brotherhood of Darkness set their sights on the Republic stronghold on the Wookieehomeworld of Kashyyyk, hoping to gain a foothold in the Mid Rim. At first, the Republic used Kashyyyk's great wroshyr forests as a staging point for ambushes and guerrilla raids on the Sith with great success, causing thousands of Sith casualties. During the battle, a Sith unit called the Gloom Walkers was separated from the main Sith force, but one of their number, Dessel, was able to lead them back to the Sith army. The story of the Gloom Walkers helped to greatly raise Sith morale and inspired the Sith to win the battle and capture Kashyyyk. (Read more…)
Farfalla was often at odds with Hoth, and when the latter's good friend Pernicar was killed by the Sith, he blamed Farfalla and the two men had a falling out. However, they eventually repaired their relationship and rallied the Jedi for a final assault on the Sith stronghold. When Hoth and many other Jedi were killed by LordKaan'sthought bomb, Farfalla was left as the highest-ranking Jedi to survive Ruusan.
Farfalla continued to serve the Jedi for a decade, until he was killed by Darth Bane in a lightsaber battle on Tython. (Read more…)
Gerd was a Humanmaleminer who lived during the time of the New Sith Wars. Gerd worked in a cortosismine on the Outer Rimplanet of Apatros, where he stayed for nearly twenty years. He was good friends with a miner named Hurst and often bullied Hurst's son, Dessel. In 1003 BBY, Gerd, drunk on Corellian whiskey, got into a fight with Dessel over the right to mine a cortosis vein. Even though Dessel was tired from working six hours in the mines, he defeated Gerd after having a flash of Forceprecognition. Dessel anticipated one of Gerd's attempted strikes, and bit the man's thumb off. (Read more…)
Hurst was a maleHumancortosisminer on the planetApatros during the decades leading up to the Battle of Ruusan in 1000 BBY. Hurst's wife died giving birth to their son, Dessel, which led to Hurst resenting his son and blaming him for his life's problems, specifically the death of his wife and being stuck working on Apatros. Hurst gave Dessel the nickname "Bane," and often beat his son. In 1008 BBY, Hurst died of a massive heart attack that was unknowingly caused by Dessel through the Force. Eventually, his son would go on to become the Dark Lord of the SithDarth Bane. (Read more…)
Llokay was a maleZabrakSith apprentice, and later a DarkLord of the Sith in the years leading up to the Seventh Battle of Ruusan. Llokay trained in the Sith academy on Korriban, and both he and his sister Yevra were fiercely loyal to the strongest of the students, a fellow Zabrak named Sirak. In the year 1000 BBY, Llokay and all the other Sith apprentices in the academy were promoted due to the Brotherhood of Darkness' need for Sith Lords on the front lines of the war against the Galactic Republic and the Jedi. A short time after Llokay's elevation, he, Yevra, and Sirak set a trap to eliminate a rival Sith, Bane, who had defeated, humiliated, and injured Sirak a short time before. However, the three were betrayed by a co-conspirator, Githany, who armed and fought alongside Bane in the confrontation. Llokay and Yevra were killed by Githany's lightwhip, and Sirak was killed shortly thereafter by Bane. (Read more…)
Yevra was a femaleZabrakSith apprentice, and later a DarkLord of the Sith in the years leading up to the Seventh Battle of Ruusan. Yevra trained in the Sith academy on Korriban, and both her and her brother Llokay were fiercely loyal to the strongest of the students, a fellow Zabrak named Sirak. In the year 1000 BBY, Yevra and all the other Sith apprentices in the academy were promoted due to the Brotherhood of Darkness' need for Sith Lords on the front lines of the war against the Galactic Republic and the Jedi. A short time after Yevra's elevation, she, Llokay, and Sirak set a trap to eliminate a rival Sith, Bane, who had defeated, humiliated, and injured Sirak a short time before. However, the three were betrayed by a co-conspirator, Githany, who armed and fought alongside Bane in the confrontation. Yevra and Llokay were killed by Githany's lightwhip, and Sirak was killed shortly thereafter by Bane. (Read more…)
Born on Somov Rit, Zannah, known as Rain, was cousin to Root, Tomcat (Darovit) and Bug (Hardin). As a young girl, she was recruited to fight for Lord Hoth in the Army of Light during the fight on Ruusan. Upon her arrival on Ruusan, Rain was presumed killed when she fell out of the ship that was carrying her—unbeknownst to the Jedi, however, she was saved, and befriended, by the BouncerLaa.
She was present at the Sixth Battle of Ruusan, when it was first prophesied that she would become a great Dark Jedi. After Laa and another Bouncer were killed by two Jedi, Rain was overcome with grief and lashed out in anger, killing the Jedi, and feeling the touch of the dark side. Shortly after this display of rage, she was found by Darth Bane, who decided to make the young girl his apprentice. (Read more…)
This skirmish took place in 1002 BBY during the New Sith Wars. In that year, SergeantDessel of the Gloom Walkers, a unit in the SithBrotherhood of Darkness, was arrested by LieutenantUlabore for mutiny during the Battle of Phaseera, despite the fact that Dessel had gone on to lead the Sith forces to victory. This caused the troopers of the Gloom Walkers to feel dissent toward Ulabore. Shortly after, while on patrol on Alaris Prime, the unit was ambushed by Republic forces. Casualties were heavy on both sides, but the Republic troops were soon forced to retreat. Over the course of the battle, Ulabore was shot and killed by Lucia, a trooper in his unit. Afterward, the other members of the Gloom Walkers kept her betrayal a secret. (Read more…)
This skirmish took place in a hospital on Bandomeer in 987 BBY. After a failed kidnapping attempt on an InterGalactic Banking Clanofficial, the MeerianSalto Zendar was seriously injured. He began receiving treatment in the hospital on Bandomeer, but the Banking Clan put a large bounty on him, and several bounty hunters tracked him to the hospital.
The bounty hunter Lucia was the first to find Zendar, but a nurse, Serra, blocked her path. A Twi'lek bounty hunter suddenly arrived and shot Lucia, knocked Serra aside, and dragged Zendar away. Lucia attempted to follow but soon blacked out, and Serra quickly performed life-saving surgery on her. By the time the ensuing skirmish was over, Zendar was dead, along with four bounty hunters, two patients, and four members of the hospital staff. Afterward, Lucia vowed to protect Serra for saving her life. (Read more…)
Finn was a HumanmaleSith Master who operated as a terrorist during the final years of the New Sith Wars. During his tenure as Sith, he trained a young man as his apprentice. Finn and his pupil traveled to a planet and planted a bomb in a building. After concluding business with an individual, they destroyed the building and proceeded to the landing pad where Finn's starship was located. When Finn's apprentice killed the Toydarianslave owner Lod in order to free the female Marka, Finn rebuked the young man. The pupil informed Finn that Marka was Force-sensitive, but the Sith Master—who was already aware of this—ordered his pupil to deal with her. As he boarded his ship, the apprentice and Marka arrived at the landing bay, and she begged Finn to take her so that she could learn the Sith ways. Finn replied that he already had an apprentice, and Marka killed the young man in order to take his role as Finn's pupil. Finn accepted her, demanding absolute loyalty from the young woman. (Read more…)
Marka was a Force-sensitiveHumanfemale who was enslaved to the ToydarianLod. During the final years of the New Sith Wars, she encountered the Sith MasterFinn and his apprentice. After Lod struck Marka for disobeying her, the apprenticekilled the Toydarian, freeing her. She used a mind trick on the young man in an attempt to convince him to take her with the Sith, and she then followed the two Sith to their starship and begged Finn to allow her to accompany them. When the Sith Master refused, citing the fact that he already had an apprentice, Marka seized the apprentice's lightsaber and pushed him off the building's docking pad, murdering him. With his death, she assumed the role of Finn's new Sith apprentice. (Read more…)
"Master… that girl… she… uh… I mean…" "She tried a Force mind trick on you? Did you not sense it when they approached? The Force is powerful with her."
Lod was a Toydarianmaleslave master who owned a young Human female named Marka during the final years of the New Sith Wars. The two encountered the Sith MasterFinn and his apprentice after they destroyed a building on the planet. He instructed Marka to impress the Sith in an attempt to sell her to them. When she refused, Lod struck Marka, knocking her to the ground. Lod then conversed with Finn and insulted the apprentice, which angered the young man. The apprentice murdered Lod, freeing Marka from slavery. (Read more…)
Ayanos Bactra was a maleQuermianSith Lord who ruled a region in the Grumani sector during the Republic Dark Age. While most of his Sith neighbors fought against each other, Bactra avoided battles and established himself as an arms dealer, using corporations as a means by which he could expand his influence. In 1032 BBY, Bactra made a deal with the Sith LordDaiman, whereby he would supply Daiman with an arxeum—a type of mobile university dedicated to the study of war sciences—in return for Daiman allowing him access to the worldVellas Pavo, which was competing with Bactra's superconductor interests. Bactra traveled to the planet Gazzari with a small fleet and handed over an arxeum to Daiman's forces. However, Daiman's grandmother, Vilia Calimondra, sent a message to Daiman and his brother, Odion, ordering them to turn on Bactra. The two brothers sent their forces to attack Bactra's holdings, and, within a few days, Bactra's empire had fallen. (Read more…)
"Exceptional times call for exceptional measures. One such measure came when the Republic turned to Jedi for political leadership. Jedi Chancellors such as Your Grace have served to guide both the Republic and Order through many a storm."
―Jedi Master Vannar Treece, in a report sent to Chancellor Genarra[src]
The Envoy was a winged femaleJedi in the service of Valenthyne Farfalla during the Ruusan campaign. On good terms with the charismatic Farfalla, the Envoy played a key role in mediating the frosty relationship between LordHoth and her own commander. This enabled the defeat of the Brotherhood of Darkness, though at great cost to the Jedi. (Read more…)
The New Sith War, also known as the Light and Darkness War, or the Draggulch Period, and known to the Sith as the War of the Fittest, The Betrayal and The Curse of Qalydon, is the name given to the thousand years of conflict between the Jedi and the Sith, which lasted from approximately 2000 to 1000 BBY. The last century of the conflict is commonly known as the Republic Dark Age, and the name Light and Darkness War is sometimes specifically applied to the final series of battles between the Sith Brotherhood of Darkness and the Jedi Army of Light. (Read more…)
"[…] the Sith broke the ranks of their blockade to engage our fleet. With our capital ships drawing the focus of their cruisers and Dreadnaughts, we were able to send several gunships down to your aid."
"You were projecting waves of emotion, a storm of anger and fury. […] It was all I could do to aim that first shot from my blaster at the ceiling. Every instinct in my body was telling me to fire it into the crowd. I wanted to take them all down and leave them writhing in pain."
―Groshik to Dessel, after wielding his CS-33 Firespray stun rifle in his cantina[src]
CS-33 Firespray stun rifles were a type of crowd control stun blaster. During the New Sith Wars, the stunnerrifle was available for purchase. In 1003 BBY, the cantina owner Groshik wielded his CS-33 Firespray stun rifle at the unruly patrons in his establishment, firing one shot at the ceiling and waving its barrel at the crowd until they departed. Afterward, Groshik discussed the incident with the minerDessel. (Read more…)
"The Battle of Mizra (1466 B.B.Y.) saw the victory of a massive Sith army over the Jedi. It was immortalized by the poet Felloux, who described scores of Sith speeders bearing scores of Sith Lords […] The Sith Lords' drawn lightsabers illuminated the ash-blackened sky, and their whining repulsorlift chariots drowned out the screams of the dying."
