Galactic Madieva Era

"The final hundred years of the Draggulch period are sometimes called the Republic’s "dark age.” The Republic could no longer afford to maintain its communications network, dropping all settlements outside the Core off the grid and forcing them to rely on hyperspace courier ships. At the same time, an outbreak of the Candorian plague killed off as much as two-thirds of the citizens of some major population centers."

―Voren Na'al[src]

The Republic Dark Age was the term given to the last century of the New Sith Wars, from around 1100 BBY to the Ruusan Reformation of 1000 BBY. During the Dark Age, the Republic, in the eyes of later centuries, had essentially ceased to exist.

* History
* Timeline of the Republic Dark Age
* Appearances
* Sources
* Notes and references

## **History**edit | edit source

Since the start of the Draggulch Period in 2000 BBY, the Republic had been in decline. During the series of conflicts known as the New Sith Wars, thousands of worlds were abandoned to the New Sith Empire, while more were abandoned during the Republic's retreat. Thousands of longstanding corporations went bankrupt, lawlessness spread as the Republic government became increasingly overburdened and ineffectual, and numerous mines of valuable minerals dried up. The collapse escalated following the Sith victory at the Battle of Mizra in 1466 BBY.

However, all these events were merely a prelude to the Dark Age. The Senate granted almost all of its authority to the Supreme Chancellor, many of whom were Jedi at that point, such as Jedi Master Genarra. Throughout the galaxy, Jedi joined in bands to defend individual worlds, and even regions of space, from Sith, pirates, slavers and warlords. In some regions, the Jedi supported existing governments, though in others, Jedi became rulers themselves in order to protect the population from external threats. The more troubled regions of the galaxy were divided by the Supreme Chancellors into Jedi baronial sectors, in an attempt to coordinate the continuing war against the Sith. Although the unity of the Sith seems to have been broken by infighting, and the ongoing conflict was officially portrayed as merely a series of clashes against an illegal organization, the situation wore down the Republic Navy and Army, which likewise fell under increasing Jedi control.

The Republic could no longer afford to maintain the HoloNet beyond the Core Worlds, so communications between worlds outside the Core had to be maintained through couriers. Even worse, a galaxywide epidemic of Candorian plague killed off as much as two-thirds of the population of some worlds.

As already noted, it seems that the threat from the Sith may have been much diminished compared with previous centuries, but at the end of this period, around 1010 BBY, Lord Kaan reorganized the feuding Sith into the Brotherhood of Darkness, and embarked on the last of the New Sith Wars, sometimes known as the Light and Darkness War. Republic forces led by commanders like Hoth, a Jedi Master and General, won some notable victories, initially driving Kaan's forces from their stronghold in the Cloak of the Sith, but the Sith reconquered their ancient capital on Korriban, and also struck deep into the Core Worlds.

For the final two or three years of the war, however, much of the attention of the Jedi and Sith was focused on the planet Ruusan, near Kashyyyk, where the entire Brotherhood of Darkness fought the Jedi who Hoth had formed into the Army of Light in a protracted series of engagements.

Presumably, the Dark Age was considered over by either the Sith defeat at the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, or the following Ruusan Reformation.

## **Timeline of the Republic Dark Age**edit | edit source

* 1100 BBY
	+ Tatooine is rediscovered by the Republic.

* 1094 BBY
	+ The planet Melida/Daan is colonized.

* 1066 BBY
	+ Sith Calimondra family martiarch Vilia enacts the first *Charge Matrica* to select a claimant from among her seven children.

* 1050 BBY
	+ *Charge Matrica* ends with the ascendancy of Sith Lord Chagras, who becomes the ruler of the Chagras Hegemony.

* 1042 BBY
	+ While serving under the Chagras Hegemony, Odion carries out the Massacre of Aquilaris.
	+ Odion launches Project Pandemonium, a top-secret mission to locate the Helm of Ieldis, an ancient Sith artifact.

* 1040 BBY
	+ Sith Lord Chagras dies under unknown circumstances.
		- The *Second Charge Matrica* breaks out among Vilia's grandchildren, causing the Hegemony to break up into several domains.

* 1032 BBY
	+ Operation Influx takes place.
	+ Jedi Knight Kerra Holt carries out a personal campaign against warring Sith Lords Daiman and Odion.
	+ Chelloa's surface is destroyed, but planet's population is evacuated by the Freedom Fleet.
	+ Battle of Gazzari ends in the invasion and collapse of the Bactranate.
	+ Arkadianate annexes the Dyarchy world of Byllura.
	+ Siege of Calimondretta occurs when Kerra and Brigadier Jarrow Rusher escape from the Arkadianate capital of Syned.
	+ Three-way Aquilaris campaign occurs, resulting in the Great Aquilaris Deluge.
	+ Hutt lord Zodoh's invasion of Sith territory is defeated at the Battle of Darkknell.
	+ Odion resumes Project Pandemonium and succeeds in capturing the Helm of Ieldis on Skarpos.
	+ Odion's apocalyptic bid for galactic domination ends with his death at the Battle of Vanahame.
	+ Odionate collapses and is divided up among his relatives; liberation of Odionate cloister child inmates.

* 1026 BBY
	+ Dessel, who would later become Darth Bane, is born on Apatros.

* 1010 BBY
	+ A Sith Lord creates the Behemoth from the World Below on Aduba-3.
	+ Dannik Jerriko is born on Anzat.
	+ Rain (who would later become Darth Zannah) is born on Somov Rit.

* 1006 BBY
	+ Battle of Korriban

* c. 1004 BBY (campaigns of Lord Hoth)
	+ Campaign in the Cloak of the Sith
	+ Battle of Hoth
	+ Battle of Dromund Kaas

* 1003 BBY
	+ Battle of Kashyyyk
	+ Battle of Hsskhor

* 1002 BBY
	+ Battle of Phaseera
	+ First Battle of Ruusan
	+ Second Battle of Ruusan
	+ Battle of Bespin
	+ Battle of Sullust
	+ Battle of Taanab
	+ Invasion of Bormea sector
	+ Third Battle of Ruusan

* 1001 BBY
	+ Spira is colonized.

* 1001 BBY–1000 BBY
	+ Battle of Harpori
	+ Duel on Balowa
	+ Clashes on Ambria
	+ Fourth Battle of Ruusan
	+ Fifth Battle of Ruusan
	+ Sixth Battle of Ruusan
	+ Seventh Battle of Ruusan

## **Appearances**edit | edit source

* *Star Wars: Knight Errant*
* *Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith* (First appearance)
* *Darth Plagueis* (Mentioned only)
* *Kenobi* (Mentioned only)

## **Sources**edit | edit source

* *The New Essential Chronology* (First mentioned)
* *The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia*
* *The Essential Atlas*
* *The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force*
* *The Knight Errant Gazetteer*

## **Notes and references**edit | edit source

1. ↑ Jump up to:1.0 1.1 1.2 *The New Essential Chronology*
2. ↑ Jump up to:2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 *Knight Errant (novel)*
3. ↑ *Knight Errant: Aflame 2*
4. ↑ Jump up to:4.0 4.1 *Knight Errant: Escape 4*
5. ↑ Jump up to:5.0 5.1  *Essential Atlas* Extra: The *Knight Errant* Gazetteer on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
6. ↑ Jump up to:6.0 6.1 *Knight Errant: Aflame 1*
7. ↑ *Knight Errant: Aflame 5*
8. ↑ *Knight Errant: Deluge 1*
9. ↑ *Knight Errant: Deluge 4*
10. ↑ *Knight Errant: Deluge 5*
11. ↑ Jump up to:11.0 11.1 *Knight Errant: Escape 5*

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