Purge Arc

[Dmitri]

Return of the Sith

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Throughout the centuries, dark cults and mystic tribes practiced the dark ways of the Force in secret, quietly carrying on the legacy of the Sith throughout the ages. Explorers in the Unknown Regions, where these cults and tribes lived in solitude, uncovered countless holocrons throughout the region. These contained the teachings of the old Sith ways, documented long before Darth Krayt, Palpatine, and even Darth Bane. These were the Sith of the Old Republic, spanning from the empire of Naga Sadow to the empire of Revan and beyond.

Years went by and the memories of the old Sith quietly circulated throughout the shadowy corners of the galaxy until one dark warrior, emboldened by the confidence instilled by the Sith teachings, chose to act upon the ways of the old Sith and form a new order of Sith Lords that would rival even the likes of the greatest Sith emperors in history.

This warrior was a woman named Layda Aren. She was a fanatic from a cult that worshiped the dark arts who chose to stop worshiping and instead revive the Sith. Aren journeyed to countless worlds that were seeped with the dark side of the Force, from Lehon to Thule, from Conscio to Korriban, gaining strength and followers.

Once on Korriban, Aren, accompanied by a small band of her followers, went scavenging through the tombs of the ancient Dark Lords of the Sith. In the tomb of Darth Invidius, Aren was anointed Dark Lady of the Sith by the spirit of the Dark Lord Individus himself, carrying on the legacy of the great Sith empires of old. She took upon herself the name of Darth Aevum and set about to forge an empire the likes of which the galaxy had not seen in centuries. Aevum swore that the Jedi would fall, the Sith would have their revenge, and Sith rule would be restored to the galaxy.

In the years that followed, Aevum and her followers, the first of the new Sith Lords, trained a host of new Sith warriors, ones with a talent for infiltration in order to secure the power the Sith would need to rise again. In 972 ABY, when they were fully prepared, the Sith began infiltrating both the Empire and Chiss society.

Within the Chiss Ascendancy, the Sith secretly crafted for themselves an aggressive enemy, one willing to break a millennia-old non-aggression stance. The Chiss became more aggressive and expansionist, creating a thirst for conquest not seen since the likes of Grand Admiral Thrawn. When the Sith revealed themselves to the Chiss, the Sith proved their power in the Force and, thus, proved themselves to be a worthy ally for the cunning and resourceful Ascendancy—which had plans of its own, knowing that by aiding the Sith they would strengthen and expand Chiss rule over the Unknown Regions.

With the Chiss secured as an ally, the Sith moved on to infiltrate the Empire. They worked in secret to ensure the teachings of the Sith and the promise of new galactic domination were disseminated amongst the ranks, and they created for themselves a god-like stature for the Sith. All of their manipulation within the Empire was to ensure that, upon revealing themselves, they would be welcomed with thunderous applause and unquestioned loyalty.

On the Brink of War​

The Sith finally revealed themselves to the Empire in 1,002 ABY. Most of the Imperial forces swore loyalty to Darth Aevum immediately, but some, including the Emperor, resisted. As a show of strength and domination, Aevum used the Force to crush the neck of the Emperor in front of his forces. Rather than suffer the same fate at the hands of the thousands of Sith who followed her, the Imperial forces swore their loyalty to Empress Aevum, who secured her hold over Imperial territory.

Not all elements of the Empire swore loyalty, however. The Imperial Knights, sworn to protect the Emperor ever since the days of the long-since-dead Fel dynasty, defected from the Empire immediately upon the death of the Emperor. They chose to remain independent, not allying with any other government, where they would use their powers to attack the Sith-ruled Empire from afar in an effort to topple the Sith dominion.

The bloody coup that became known as The Purge. The Elyurius Dynasty ended, and the Sith reigned once more. Ten years ago, Darth Aevum killed Emperor Luthor Elyurius and became empress, fated to be succeeded by Darth Judicar then Darth Exodeus.

A lot of work was done in order for the operation to succeed. Departments were infiltrated, agents swayed to the Sith. A story silenced, The Purge led to Elyurius loyalists annihilated, the Imperial Knights scattered, and alliances broken.

The Purge Arc​

The Purge Arc will be a storyline taking place ten years before the present, expanding in a series of threads taking place prior to and during The Purge. Imperials, Sith, and Imperial Knights may participate in this arc; this includes deceased characters.

Those without a Sith, Imperial, or Imperial Knight that was around during the Purge may still participate. NPC opportunities are available; a list of known NPCs will be posted later. Writers may submit an application (thread to be created and will be linked here) for a profile of a new character. This character can be later used in the current timeline if they survive the timeline. As to not cause a paradox, current PCs may not be killed. However, injuries are allowed. A suggestion when applying for this arc is to jot down unexplained scars or injuries from the past, which could be RPed during this arc, though is only an option and not required.

The Purge Arc Profile Application Thread must be filled out to use a particular character in this arc, as to uniform knowledge and understanding of the character's standing ten years from the present (i.e. Barrel may be an admiral in the Fifth Timeline but during the Purge he was a lieutenant). A roster will be formed, along with a list of known NPCs. NPCs may be requested for usage, but requires the creator's permission (i.e. Bac created Darth Aevum so if someone wanted to use Aevum, they would need Bac's permission); the original creator of a known NPC may apply that character as if a current PC in the Purge Arc Profile.

For more information, please contact Xenomorph or Weiss.

 

[Zach]

Looks good.