Timeline: The Midnight Order and the Masters

A timeline documenting important events related to the Sith Imperium and the Midnight Order.

 The Great Galactic War

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* The Great Galactic War begins.

* + The Sith Empire returns to the known galaxy.
	+ The Battle of Korriban occurs: Imperial victory.
	+ Battlemaster Kao Cen Darach is killed by Darth Malgus.

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* The Great Galactic War continues.

* + Jedi Knight Jaric Kaedan attacks the Sith Dread Masters aboard their flagship.
	+ The Dread Masters are captured and imprisoned on Belsavis.

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* The Great Galactic War continues.

* + The Battle of Alderaan occurs: Republic victory.
	+ Darth Malgus is defeated in combat against Satele Shan and Jace Malcom.

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* The Great Galactic War ends.

* + The Sacking of Coruscant occurs: Imperial victory.
	+ Republic diplomats are pressured into signing the Treaty of Coruscant on Alderaan.

## The Cold War

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* The Cold War begins.

* + Hostilities between Republic and Imperial forces come to an end.

* The Sith Imperium is established.

* + Sith Lord Keine Kallig speaks out in outrage over the Treaty of Coruscant.
	+ Keine Kallig’s stance is adopted by many fellow Sith, who swear allegiance to him.
	+ Keine Kallig and his followers splinter from the Sith Empire, forming the Sith Imperium.

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* The Cold War continues.

* + Satele Shan leads the Jedi Order to settlement on their ancient home of Tython.

* The Pilgrimage on Amgarrak begins.

* + Keine Kallig searches for Amgarrak, a holy world of the Sith mentioned by Marka Ragnos.
	+ Amgarrak is rediscovered and settled by the Sith Imperium.
	+ Keine Kallig assumes the title of Lord Emperor of the Sith Imperium.

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* The Cold War continues.

* + The planet Voss is rediscovered by the known galaxy.

* The Pilgrimage on Amgarrak ends.

* + Darth Nostrem of the Sith Empire launches an attack on Amgarrak.
	+ The surface of Amgarrak is devastated by orbital bombardment.
	+ Keine Kallig disappears in the chaos of the Amgarrak attack.
	+ Sith Lord Willerick Roderick leads the Sith Imperium off of Amgarrak.

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* The Cold War continues.

* + The Sith Empire launches an invasion on the planet Voss, but Imperial forces are repeled by the planet's populace.
	+ The Empire and Republic establish diplomatic relations with the planet.

* The Subjugation of Voss occurs.

* + Lord Willerick uses the Force to manipulate the visions of the Voss Mystics.
	+ The Sith Imperium is welcomed on Voss, where it claims Voss-ka as its capital.
	+ Lord Willerick takes the name of Darth Arestenax.
	+ Darth Arestenax ascends as Lord Emperor of the Sith Imperium.
	+ Lord Emperor Arestenax is wedded to Darth S’rahnia, who ascends as Lord Empress.

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* The Cold War continues.

* + Satele Shan is named Grand Master of the Jedi Order.

* The Conquest of the Six Sectors begins.

* + The Sith Imperium subsumes the Tion Hegemony.
	+ Lord Emperor Arestenax addresses the Dark Council on Dromund Kaas.
	+ An alliance is formed between the Sith Empire and the Sith Imperium.
	+ Darth Nostrem is disavowed by the Sith Empire, forcing him to flee into exile.

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* The Cold War continues.

* + *The Brentaal Star* is attacked by the Empire under the aegis of Grand Moff Kilran.
	+ *The Esseles* is attacked by the Empire under the aegis of Grand Moff Kilran.

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* The Cold War ends.

* + Darth Angral attacks the Jedi homeworld of Tython, resulting in his death at the hands of a Jedi Knight who is named “The Hero of Tython”.
	+ Darth Baras enacts Plan Zero, resulting in the elimination of key members of the Republic military.
	+ The Battle of the Gauntlet occurs: Republic victory.

## The Second Great Galactic War

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* The Second Great Galactic War begins.

* + General Rakton of the Sith Empire declares war on the Galactic Republic.
	+ The Republic attacks the Maelstrom Prison, resulting in the death of Grand Moff Kilran and the liberation of Revan.
	+ The Empire attacks the Foundry, resulting in the presumed death of Revan.
	+ The Empire invades the planet Belsavis, resulting in the liberation of the Dread Masters.

* The Conquest of the Six Sectors ends.

* + The Empire and Imperium launch a joint attack on the planet Quesh.
	+ Quesh is conquered and retained by the Sith Imperium.
	+ Lord Emperor Arestenax reorganizes the Sith Imperium’s territory as the Six Sectors.

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* The Second Great Galactic War continues.

* + The Battle of Corellia occurs: Republic victory.
	+ Supreme Chancellor Dorian Janarus is killed by the Grand Champion of the Great Hunt.
	+ Governor Leontyne Saresh is elected as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.
	+ The Republic launches an attack on Dromund Kaas, resulting in the presumed death of the Sith Emperor.

* The New Empire Uprising occurs.

* + Darth Malgus and his followers splinter from the Sith Empire, forming the New Empire.
	+ The Battle of Ilum occurs: Stalemate.
	+ Darth Malgus is attacked aboard the Emperor’s Fortress, resulting in his presumed death and the collapse of the New Empire.

* The Hutt Offensive begins.

* + The Hutt Cartel launches an invasion into Sith Imperium territory.
	+ The Kessel and Honoghr systems are captured by the Cartel.
	+ A Jedi strike team infiltrates Sith Imperium territory and captures Lord Empress S’rahnia.
	+ The Formos system secedes from the Sith Imperium.

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* The Dread War begins.

* + The Sith Dread Masters begin making incursions into Hutt Cartel territory.
	+ The Supreme Mogul Karagga launches attacks on Imperial and Republic systems to replace lost territory.
	+ The Supreme Mogul Karagga is killed on Nal Hutta.
	+ Toborro the Hutt ascends as Supreme Mogul of the Hutt Cartel.
	+ The Dread Masters splinter from the Sith Empire, declaring their independence on Denova.

* The Hutt Offensive ends.

* + Lord Empress S’rahnia is rescued from Belsavis by Imperium forces.
	+ The Battle of Formos occurs: Imperium victory.
	+ The sudden death of Karagga forces the Cartel to retreat from Imperium territory.

* The New Imperium Uprising occurs.

* + Darth Iax and his followers splinter from the Sith Imperium, forming the New Imperium.
	+ Darth Iax is killed by an Imperium strike team under the command of Lord Andrekios Shay.
	+ Darth Heid of the New Imperium captures Lord Andrekios Shay and Princess Vindictiva Roderick.
	+ Lord Andrekios and Princess Vindictiva are rescued, resulting in the disappearance of Darth Heid.

* The Imperium Civil War begins.

* + Lord Emperor Arestenax departs on a personal mission, leaving the Sith Imperium under the command of Princess Vindictiva Roderick.
	+ Lady Pyara Roderick stirs tension between Princess Vindictiva and Lord Empress S’rahnia.
	+ Lord Empress S’rahnia and her followers splinter from the Sith Imperium, declaring war on Princess Vindictiva.

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* The Conquest of Makeb occurs.

* + The Hutt Cartel invades Makeb for its wealth of Isotope-5.
	+ The Supreme Mogul Toborro is killed by Republic forces on the planet.
	+ The Hutt Archon Szajin is killed by Imperial forces on the planet.
	+ The Sith Empire establishes control of the planet and begins mining Isotope-5.

* The Dread War ends.

* + Dread Master Syrak is killed on Darvannis.
	+ The Republic and Empire dispatch strike teams to the Masters’ base on Oricon.
	+ Dread Masters Brontes, Bestia, Tyrans, and Raptus are killed on Oricon.
	+ Dread Master Calphayus is captured by Republic forces.

* The Imperium Civil War ends.

* + Lord Erasis Citadel ascends as the first Praetor of the Sith Imperium.
	+ The Tri-split of Erasis Citadel occurs, resulting in the birth of Fidelisis and the capture of Alesis Citadel.
	+ Alesis Citadel is freed by Lady Pyara.
	+ The Battle of Hoth occurs: Stalemate.
	+ Lord Emperor Arestenax returns from his personal mission and ends hostilities between S’rahnia and Vindictiva.

* The Citadel Crisis begins.

* + Arestenax and Vindictiva are killed by Watcher X’aan Citadel with the help of Lady Pyara.
	+ Lord Salvatus Roderick ascends as Emperor of the Sith Imperium.
	+ Lords Erasis and Asavian resolve to rebuild the Dread Masters’ Union.
	+ The Dread Palace on Dromund Kaas is established.
	+ Fidelisis Citadel is wedded to the Supreme Rayak Athan, resulting in an official alliance between House Citadel and the Septis Mirtis.
	+ Fidelisis Citadel establishes Hospital Citadel on Nar Shaddaa as a waypoint for Imperium personnel.

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* The Second Great Galactic War continues.

* + The Battle of Kuat occurs: Republic victory.
	+ The Assault on Tython occurs: Republic victory.
	+ The Korriban Incursion occurs: Imperial victory.

* The Citadel Crisis ends.

* + Watcher X’aan is killed by Dowager Empress S’rahnia on Belsavis.
	+ Dread Master Erasis creates the Repositories with the help of Lord Andrekios Shay.
	+ Alesis Citadel conquers Hospital Citadel as retribution against the Sith Imperium.
	+ Alesis Citadel partners with Darth Heid and Kataret the Monarch.
	+ Alesis, Kataret, and Heid launch a raid on the colony of Mos Ares, where Alesis delivers a warning to the Imperium’s citizens.
	+ Erasis, Asavian, and Nolus confront Kataret on Ilum, where they defeat him and indoctrinate him as a Dread Master.
	+ Dread Master Nolus leads an Imperium strike team to kill Gatekeeper Neutrality, significantly reducing Alesis’ power.
	+ Emperor Salvatus leads an Imperium strike team to confront Alesis on Ilum, resulting in the deaths of Alesis and Heid, and the presumed death of Asavian.

* The Asavianic War begins.

* + Empress Salvatus is wedded to Lord Candicia Thul, who ascends as Empress.
	+ Princess Vindictiva is resurrected and indoctrinated as a Dread Master, resulting in an alliance between the Masters and the Sith Imperium.
	+ Emperor Salvatus disappears from the public eye after being afflicted with an unknown poison.
	+ A mysterious fleet invades Sith Imperium territory, resulting in the loss of Sector Six.
	+ The former Dread Master Asavian is revealed as the leader of the mysterious fleet.

* The Revanite Conspiracy occurs.

* + Revanite infiltrators lure the Republic and Imperial fleets into a battle over Rishi.
	+ The Battle of Rishi occurs: Stalemate.
	+ Revan and his conspirators are exposed thanks to the efforts of the would-be Outlander.
	+ Republic and Imperial forces under Satele Shan and Darth Marr form a Coalition against Revan.
	+ Coalition forces engage the Revanites on Yavin 4, resulting in the restoration of the Sith Emperor.
	+ Revan dies for a final time on Yavin 4.

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* The Asavianic War ends.

* + The Dread Palace on Dromund Kaas is destroyed by Asavian’s forces.
	+ Asavian’s forces push into other Sectors of the Sith Imperium’s territory, sparking significant casualties on both sides.
	+ Asavian’s forces launch an attack on Voss, but they are repelled.
	+ Empress Candicia leads an Imperium strike team to confront Asavian on Nar Shaddaa, resulting in his death and the dissolution of his fleet.
	+ Twins Ravasis and Devisis are born to Fidelisis Citadel and Rayak Athan.

* The Second Great Galactic War continues.

* + The Galactic Republic launches an invasion on the Imperial world of Ziost.
	+ The Sith Emperor consumes all life on Ziost.
	+ The Sith Emperor’s spirit returns to Zakuul, inhabiting the body of the Immortal Emperor Valkorion.
	+ Princes Arcann and Thexan of the Eternal Empire begin conducting raids on Imperial and Republic worlds.

* The Battle of the Four Factions begins.

* + Emperor Salvatus remains in seclusion under the protection of the Order of the Emperor.
	+ Tensions flare between the Dread Masters and the Sith Imperium in the absence of Salvatus.
	+ The Dread Masters unleash a Dread Seed on the Sith Imperium’s Council, resulting in the end of their alliance.

* The Conquest of the Core Worlds begins.

* + Darth Marr’s expedition is ambushed by the Eternal Fleet in Wild Space.
	+ Darth Marr exposes the Immortal Emperor Valkorion is exposed as the Sith Emperor, resulting in Marr’s death.
	+ Valkorion’s body is killed at the hands of the Outlander, resulting in Arcann’s ascension as Emperor of the Eternal Throne.
	+ Valkorion’s spirit begins inhabiting the body of the Outlander, resulting in the Outlander’s imprisonment on Zakuul at the behest of Arcann.
	+ Emperor Arcann dispatches the Eternal Fleet to conquer Republic and Imperial worlds.

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* The Battle of the Four Factions ends.

* + The Battle of Oricon occurs: Stalemate.
	+ Sefran Roderick and his followers splinter from the Sith Imperium, forming the Kingdom of Centares out of the former Sector Three.
	+ The Sith Imperium and the Dread Masters renew their alliance to defeat the Kingdom of Centares.
	+ The Sith Imperium and the Dread Masters launch a joint invasion on Sector Three, resulting in Sefran’s death and the collapse of the Kingdom.
	+ The Dread Palace on Yavin 4 is established.

* The Conquest of the Core Worlds ends.

* + Members of the Sith Empire's Dark Council are killed or forced into exile, resulting in Darth Acina’s ascension as the Sith Empress.
	+ Leontyne Saresh's term as Supreme Chancellor expires, resulting in her replacement by Jebevel Madon.
	+ Coruscant and Dromund Kaas are blockaded by the Eternal Fleet.

* The Second Great Galactic War ends.

* + The Galactic Republic and Sith Empire formally surrender to the Eternal Empire.
	+ An arms limitation statute is established by Arcann, resulting in all major hostilities coming to a close.

## The Eternal Empire's Reign

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* The Fall of the Sith Imperium occurs.

* + The Eternal Empire begins its conquest of Sith Imperium territory.
	+ Emperor Salvatus finally dies after a prolonged struggle with Asavian’s poison.
	+ Lord Kharia Roderick ascends as Empress of the Sith Imperium.
	+ Dread Masters Kataret and Vindictiva disappear in the midst of the Eternal Empire’s invasion.
	+ The Eternal Empire launches an invasion on Voss, resulting in the death of Empress Kharia.

* The Midnight Order is established.

* + The Dowager Empress Candicia puts out a distress call, summoning all surviving Sith Imperium forces.
	+ The Sith Imperium remnant travels to the planet Thule in Imperial space at the behest of Dread Master Nolus.
	+ The Sith Imperium remnant swears loyalty to Empress Candicia, who reorganizes the faction as the Midnight Order.

* The Eternal Empire’s Reign begins.

* + Systems across the galaxy are forced to pay a heavy tribute to the Eternal Empire.
	+ Star Fortresses are placed in orbit around key worlds to watch for potential uprisings.

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* The Jannuah Situation occurs.

* + The Midnight Order makes contact with ambassadors of the planet Jannuah.
	+ The Jannuahn populace resists the Midnight Order presence, compelling the Order to employ force.
	+ The Midnight Order’s fleet is able to refuel as a result of gains from Jannuah.

* The Patriots Incident occurs.

* + Former Praetor Ruu’san Kaldar resurfaces with supporters, calling themselves “Patriots of Indrexu”.
	+ The Patriots urge the Order’s citizens to rebel, arming them with weapons and purpose.
	+ The Patriots launch a devastating attack on the Order’s colony on Thule, but Ruu’san calls it off at the last minute, atoning for her crimes with self-sacrifice.

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* The Emergence of the Shade occurs.

* + Citizens of the Midnight Order begin to be terrorized by a Dark Side entity called “The Shade”.
	+ Lord Andrekios Shay is killed during battle with the Shade.
	+ A Midnight Order strike team investigates the Shade, learning of its origins as a creation of Dread Master Senna.
	+ Empress Candicia leads an Order strike team to confront Dread Master Senna, where she is killed after a vicious battle.

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* The Conquest of the Acheron system begins.

* + Dread Master Senna is resurrected by the actions of Lady Si’alla Va’lenn.
	+ The Dread Masters splinter from the Midnight Order, declaring their independence and departing into the Unknown Regions.
	+ The Midnight Order relocates from Thule to a previously unexplored planet, which they name “Acheron”.
	+ The Midnight Order begins its systematic conquest of the planets in the Acheron system.

* The Eternal Empire’s Reign continues.

* + The Outlander is freed from captivity on Zakuul by Lana Beniko and Koth Vortena.
	+ The Outlander discovers *The Gravestone* in the Endless Swamp on Zakuul.
	+ The Battle of Asylum occurs: Zakuulan victory.
	+ The Outlander rallies his followers on the planet Odessen, forming the Alliance Against Zakuul.

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* The Conquest of the Acheron system ends.

* + The Midnight Order military easily secures Styx, Tarturus, Cocytus, and Lethe.
	+ The Midnight Order military expels pirate forces from the planet Phlegethon, resulting in its capture.
	+ Empress Candicia is wedded to Si’alla Va’lenn, who ascends as the Empress’ Chosen.

* The Fall of Arcann occurs.

* + The artificial intelligence SCORPIO assumes command of the Eternal Fleet, resulting in a significant loss of military strength under Emperor Arcann.
	+ The Battle of Odessen occurs: Alliance victory.
	+ SCORPIO surrenders control of the Eternal Fleet to Vaylin, who succeeds her brother as Empress of the Eternal Throne.
	+ Arcann is declared a fugitive by both the Alliance and the Eternal Empire, resulting in his forced exile.

* The Witch Hunt occurs.

* + The Supreme Rayak Athan and the Septis Mirtis resurface on Thule, where they begin slaughtering former citizens left behind by the Midnight Order.
	+ The Chosen Si’alla Va’lenn leads an Order strike team to confront Rayak on Thule, resulting in her death and the dissolution of the Septis Mirtis.
	+ All surviving Midnight Order civilians are evacuated from Thule and relocated to Acheron.
	+ Ravasis Citadel succeeds Rayak Athan as the Supreme.

* The Sovereign Crisis occurs.

* + Lady Valencia Roderick resurfaces, who stirs tension regarding the rightful heir to the Midnight Order throne.
	+ Empress Candica is captured by Valencia’s enforcer Val’erica, allowing Valencia to declare herself Empress.
	+ Empress Valencia is killed by her enforcer Val’erica, who declares herself Empress of the Midnight Order.
	+ The Chosen Si’alla Va’lenn departs to Rishi where she rallies those who would support her over Val’erica.
	+ The Chosen Si’alla Va’lenn leads a rebel strike team to confront Val’erica on Acheron, resulting in Val’erica’s death and Si’alla’s ascension as Empress.

* The Eternal Empire’s Reign ends.

* + The Second Battle of Odessen occurs: Alliance victory.
	+ Empress Vaylin is killed by the Outlander on Odessen, resulting in the Eternal Fleet’s indiscriminate bombardment of planets across the galaxy.
	+ The Outlander leads an Alliance strike team to take the Eternal Throne, resulting in the final death of Valkorion and the quelling of the Eternal Fleet.
	+ The Outlander uses the Eternal Fleet to transport supplies and refugees across the galaxy in an act of unbiased peace.

## The Age of the Eternal Alliance

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* The Age of the Eternal Alliance begins.

* + The Alliance Against Zakuul absorbs the resources of the Eternal Empire, resulting in its reorganization as the Eternal Alliance.
	+ The War for Iokath occurs, causing the Eternal Alliance to align with the Galactic Republic.
	+ The Outlander and Jace Malcom lay siege to the Imperial base on Iokath, resulting in the death of Sith Empress Acina.
	+ The conflict on Iokath awakens the Six Gods of Zakuul, who are promptly dispatched by an Eternal Alliance strike team.

* The Shattering occurs.

* + Empress Si’alla Va’lenn and Lord Patriarch Zorget Citadel form an alliance to conquer Kaeshun, resulting in the death of the Supreme Ravasis Citadel.
	+ The Midnight Order’s Councilors are afflicted with a Jedi plague, forcing them to retreat into seclusion.
	+ The Battle of Orpal occurs: Order victory.
	+ Darth Haar of the Sith Empire attacks Kaeshun, resulting in the death of King Xalven and the retreat of Imperial forces.
	+ The Jedi Plaguemaster Ignun X’aan reveals himself during an attack on Acheron, resulting in his death and the end of the plague.
	+ The Midnight Order Councilors resurface and retake their positions.

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* The Scourge of Acheron occurs.

* + The rogue Sith Lord Darth Nostrem resurfaces during an attack on Acheron.
	+ Nostrem releases a deadly bioweapon on Acheron, resulting in the destruction of New Alexia city and the devastation of much of the planet’s surface.
	+ Empress Si’alla Va’enn leads an Order strike team to confront Darth Nostrem on Acheron, resulting in Nostrem’s escape.
	+ Empress Si’alla Va’lenn anoints Lord Neronae Vindarhin as the Empress’ Chosen.

* The Age of the Eternal Alliance ends.

* + The Outlander broadcasts a galaxy-wide message to the presumed traitor Theron Shan.
	+ Darth Vowrawn ascends as Emperor of the Sith Empire.
	+ Jebevel Madon's term as Supreme Chancellor expires, resulting in his replacement by Galena Rans.
	+ The Order of Zildrog is exposed as an anti-Alliance terrorist group.
	+ The Order of Zildrog activates the droid superweapon Zildrog from Nathema, resulting in the destruction of the Eternal Fleet and *The Gravestone*.
	+ The Outlander leads an Alliance strike team to confront the Order of Zildrog on Nathema, resulting in the deaths of the Order’s leaders.

* The Severance Pandemic occurs.

* + A Midnight Order strike team discovers a plague that drains and kills Force-sensitives.
	+ The Equalizer Organization is exposed as the terrorist group behind the plague.
	+ Empress Si’alla Va’lenn leads an Order strike team to confront the Equalizer Organization, resulting in the deaths of the Organization’s leaders.
	+ Empress Si’alla Va’lenn enters a deep meditation that allows her to nullify the plague by absorbing it into herself, resulting in her death.
	+ Lord Neronae Vindarhin ascends as Empress of the Midnight Order.

* The Third Great Galactic War begins.

* + A hidden Jedi colony is discovered on the planet Ossus.
	+ The Sith Empire launches an invasion on Ossus, resulting in the revelation of Darth Malgus’ survival.
	+ A joint effort between the Eternal Alliance and the Galactic Republic results in the withdrawal of Imperial forces and the safety of the colonists.

## The Third Great Galactic War

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* The Third Great Galactic War continues.

* + The Outlander prevents the destruction of Republic fleets over Onderon and Mek-sha.
	+ The Battle of the Meridian Complex occurs: Republic-Alliance victory.
	+ The Sith Empire retreats from the Meridian Complex on Corellia, resulting in significant naval losses and the disappearance of Darth Malgus.
	+ The Eternal Alliance is subsumed by the Galactic Republic.

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* The Third Great Galactic War continues.

* + Task Force Nova is formed by the Republic leadership and placed under the command of the Outlander.
	+ The Empire’s Hand is formed by Emperor Vowrawn and placed under the command of Darth Rivix.

## Notes

White Text: Denotes events driven by the in-game story.

Red Text: Denotes events driven by Midnight Order story arcs.