Jedi/Sith War

"*The last great conflict, having been waged for the soul of civilization itself, was a decisive war fought between the Jedi Order and the Sith Lords.*"

## Jedi/Sith War

### Location

Coruscant / Ruusan

The **Jedi/Sith War** was a large scale galactic war between the Jedi and Sith, opposing factions utilizing the light and dark side of the Force respectively. Each faction fought for dominion over the galaxy and had been locked in combat for millennia since the Sith were first created. The Jedi/Sith War played a part in the Fall of the Old Republic alongside the Mandalorian Crusades. The main body of the war took place on Coruscant as the Sith launched a successful invasion of the planet, only to be pushed back off the planet and to Ruusan where they were ultimately defeated. The end of the Jedi/Sith War was thought to be the ultimate end of the Sith, however Darth Bane had survived and secretly continued the faction from the shadows, starting the Rule of Two.

## Prelude

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For centuries, the Sith and Jedi had fought for dominion over the galaxy. After a hundred years of their initial creation, the Sith were destroyed and sent into hiding in the Outer Rim world of Moraband. While in hiding, the Sith rebuilt their power, becoming an Empire. The Sith Empire attacked multiple times throughout the Old Republic era, including attacks on the planet Coruscant in which they erected a Sith Shrine on a natural mountain spire which was the reclaimed by the Jedi, upon which the Jedi had constructed a small temple of their own to dull the dark side power.

## Recount

#### Battle of Coruscant

The final stages of the Jedi/Sith War came into play as the Sith Empire launched an invasion on the planet Coruscant, taking control of the planet and capturing the Jedi Temple that had been constructed atop the ancient Sith shrine that had been built in the aftermath of another ancient sith attack on the planet.

##### Liberation of Coruscant

The liberation of Coruscant was a large scale assault that fought back against the Sith o n behalf of the Jedi and the Republic military. The Jedi and Republic combined their efforts and were successful in driving the Sith off-world and into a retreat.

##### Decimation of the Sith

The Jedi pushed the Sith back to the Mid Rim planet Ruusan. The Jedi amassed the Army of Light, a force to bring down upon the Brotherhood of Darkness. The two armies clashed on Ruusan in a fateful final battle between the opposing sides. The Army of Light prevailed, destroying the Sith in their entirety. The Sith were thought to be defeated and the Jedi were victorious.

## Aftermath

##### Rule of Two

Having become the only surviving Sith in the galaxy, Darth Bane began the Rule of Two while in hiding, a rule that served as a successor to the Doctrine of the Dyad. It stated that at any time in history, there could only ever be two sith; a master and an apprentice. This was devised as to avoid infighting and greed within the ranks of the Sith, allowing them to operate undetected and get their revenge from an unseen advantage.

##### Jedi Temple

The small Jedi Temple that had stood on Coruscant was retaken by the Jedi and expanded, becoming the Grand Jedi Temple that would become the operational and cultural center for the Jedi Order, operating at the heart of civilization in the galaxy.

##### Fall of the Old Republic

As a result of the intense fighting over years between the Jedi, Sith and Mandalorians, Republic military might and confidence had dwindled significantly and as the fighting ended, so did the power of the Republic. The Republic collapsed and was considered ended. It was reformed into a modern Galactic Republic about 30 years later.

## Event Chronology

* The Sith return in full force for the first time since the Hundred Year Darkness, unleashing a deadly assault on the Old Republic.
* The Battle of Coruscant occurs.
* The Liberation of Coruscant occurs.
* The Decimation of the Sith occurs.