Force Wars The Force Wars were a ten year long series of conflicts that took place on Tython more than seven centuries before the formation of the Galactic Republic . They were considered the first conflicts between the followers of the light and dark sides of the Force . The Force Wars originally began as an invasion by the forces of the Rakata n Infinite Empire . History . Prelude . The Force Wars of Tython have their origins in the years following the Despot War which pitted the armies of Hadiya , a queen of Shikaakwa , against the Je ' daii Order . Around 25 , 800 BBY , Je ' daii Master Daegen Lok deviated from the conventional wisdom and descended into the Chasm below Anil Kesh temple , where he and his companion Hawk Ryo were overcome by a terrible Force vision Within their vision , an army of dark warriors wielding blades of frozen fire marching across Ska Gora , led by a being with one red eye . To combat this , they saw themselves leading the Je ' daii armies against the threat . Driven mad by the visions , Lok fell to the dark side of the Force , and was taken before the Je ' daii Council for questioning . Despite his passion , the Council did not believe in Lok ' s vision or warning and banished him to the moon of Bogan until he renounced his vision and returned to Balance in the Force . Over the next seven years , Lok lived out his exile in solitude , carving an enormous mural of himself wielding the blade of fire , and numerous pictures of the weapon . Light and darkness war . While the Rakatan threat was diminished , a schism grew within the Order between those of Daegen Lok ' s followers , and the Je ' daii Council . Eventually the two groups were defined by an ideology divided between the use of the Ashla , or light side of the Force , and the followers of the Bogan , otherwise known as the dark side of the Force . Both sides utilized the traditional metal swords augmented through the Force , as well as the Bogan Je ' daii fighting with Forcesabers . When the Ashla Je ' daii reorganized as the Jedi under the leadership of a High Council , peace seemed imminent until the defection of revered Master Rajivari . Holing up within Kaleth , Rajivari ' s followers fought to the death , and were subsequently defeated . Conclusion . In 25 , 783 BBY , a cataclysm destroyed the planet ' s biosphere , rendering the world uninhabitable . What Bogan Je ' daii survived fled to the Rim , and the Jedi hunted them aboard generation ship s before settling on Ossus 730 years later . While the young Galactic Republic banned travel to Tython , the Jedi Order occasionally returned briefly , though they would not resettle their homeworld until the Cold War , after Satele Shan rediscovered the planet , shortly after the Treaty of Coruscant . Rumors existed during the Galactic Civil War that a secret temple existed on the world where they kept their hidden treasures . The Force Wars were studied by Padawan students at the Jedi academy on Coruscant as part of Mrs . Pilton ' s course on the History of the Jedi Order . Roan Novachez was weak in his knowledge of this subject - - on his report card for the course in the third semester , he earned a B + with a note that his studies were " excellent , except for study of major events during the Force Wars . "