Cantonica Civil War

The Cantonica Civil War, also known as the Cantonica conflict, was a conflict on the planet Cantonica between the Wey Clan and the Brothers of the Night cult in 37 BBY. During the Canto Bight Summit, which was held by Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum of the Galactic Republic to resolve a long-running dispute with the Wey Clan, the Brothers of the Night raided the palace of Hekaro Wey and captured Vice Chair Mas Amedda. As a result, a political debacle ensued within the Galactic Senate in which Chancellor Valorum's leadership was called into question. In order to restore peace and save his administration, Valorum requested the help of the Jedi Order after learning about the cult's devotion to the dark side of the Force. As such, the cult was secretly in league with the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, the secret persona of Senator Sheev Palpatine of Naboo. He intended to use the conflict as a means of manipulating the Senate into removing Valorum from office and having himself elected in his place as Supreme Chancellor. 
Following the incident at the summit, Valorum secretly sent Jedi Knight Keleran Verso and his Padawan, Galen Fontaine, to rescue Amedda from the Brothers of the Night and return him to Coruscant. After the Jedi traced the cult back to their temple, they were ambushed and captured by High Priest Sallow Caine, the leader of the Brothers of the Night, and were sentenced to execution in the Shadow Arena along with Amedda. While fighting their blood-thirsty executioners, Verso, Fontaine, and Amedda were rescued by Wey's lieutenant and son, Talan Bizago. As the group was making their escape, Sidious' apprentice, Darth Maul, revealed himself and engaged in a lightsaber duel with the Jedi before they fled back to Coruscant. There, Verso informed the Jedi High Council about the Sith's involvement in the conflict, and although troubled by this news, the Council refused to act without approval from the Senate. As the Senate debated over a trade embargo on the Wey Clan, Bizago returned to Cantonica with his Jedi companions to defeat the cult on their own. 
Upon their return, the cultists had already laid siege to Canto Bight, which caused Wey to lead an evacuation to the nearby town of Shattered Point. There, Wey enlisted the help of the Canto Bight Police Department and local bounty hunters to join in the fight against the Brothers of the Night. In the final battle, the Wey Clan and CBPD took on the cultists in Canto Bight as a diversion, while Bizago and the Jedi infiltrated the Temple of the Night to capture Caine. In the aftermath of the battle, the Wey Clan was victorious, Caine was killed in the collapse of the temple, and Maul was ordered to retreat, resulting in the failure of Sidious' plans. After participating in the conflict and fighting the Sith, Verso foresaw the destruction of the Jedi Order and speculated that it was a plot from the Sith. In honor of Verso's heroics in the conflict, Bizago gifted the Jedi Knight with the astromech droid, R3-D3, a droid that would serve the Verso family for generations to come. 
==Prelude==
At least a millennium before the conflict, the Jedi and Sith were at war. The war ended in the Sith's defeat, as their thirst for power caused them to turn on each other, which allowed the Jedi to defeat and nearly destroy their weakened enemies. However, the Sith remained alive through one survivor, Darth Bane, who created the Rule of Two in order for the Sith to operate in secret. Bane's tradition continued throughout the centuries, leading to Darth Sidious—the apprentice of the Sith Lord Darth Plagueis—who betrayed his master by killing him in his sleep and subsequently succeeded him as the Dark Lord of the Sith. Sidious also took on an apprentice of his own named Darth Maul, attaining the rank of Sith Master. The Sith were also in league with the former Jedi Master, Count Dooku, who maintained good relations with the Jedi Order.
Meanwhile, the Brothers of the Night cult carried out the Red Raids—a series of raids on the civilians of Canto Bight—and sacrificed them for dark side rituals in honor of the Sith. In response to the raids, the crime lord Hekaro Wey fought back against the Brothers of the Night and forced them back into hiding for years. Afterwards, Wey was championed as a hero and was granted king-like status on Cantonica. He ruled the Wey Clan from his palace on the coast of Canto Bight and continued to expand his influence over the Outer Rim Territories. However, the Wey Clan's vast expansion was challenged by the Galactic Republic, which sought to crack down on organized criminal activity in the far reaches of the galaxy. The two factions would break out into a power struggle that would last for many years and cause the Galactic Senate to move for a diplomatic resolution. By 37 BBY, Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum decided to host a summit on Cantonica to resolve the dispute with the Wey Clan, and negotiate a treaty that would benefit both sides.
However, the previous events were orchestrated by Darth Sidious, who sought to have the Chancellor assassinated at the summit, and enlisted the Brothers of the Night to carry out the mission. Sidious manipulated the cultists into initiating a war against the Wey Clan for vengeance, while he would use his public persona as Naboo's Senator Sheev Palpatine to climb the power vacuum within the Senate and become the next Supreme Chancellor of the Republic. As such, Sidious ordered the Brothers of the Night to raid Wey's Palace during the summit and kill Chancellor Valorum, allowing Sidious to further the Sith's Grand Plan. Although Valorum and Wey signed a treaty that aligned the two factions, the summit was raided by the Brothers of the Night under the command of their leader, High Priest Sallow Caine.
==The conflict==
===Incident at the summit===
After the cultists stormed the palace, the Senate Guards quickly escorted Chancellor Valorum and Vice Chair Mas Amedda outside to Valorum's executive shuttle, while Wey and his forces spearheaded the fight. As Valorum and Amedda were escorted outside the palace, Caine ordered his champion, General Boka, to pursue the Chancellor and have him killed. Meanwhile, Caine called in reinforcements in the form of more cultists and a Scorpenek annihilator droid, which provided cover fire for Boka. 
==Appearances== 
* Star Wars: Return of the Sith 
Category:Battles of the Cantonica Civil War
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