Crimson Imperium

The Crimson Imperium, also known as the Imperium, was an Imperial splinter faction founded and led by Darth Corvus, a Dark Side Adept and Sith Acolyte. The Imperium began as a secret movement arising after the Battle of Endor, infiltrating the New Republic for years as it built up its power base. Darth Corvus recruited powerful allies to his cause including Imperial admirals and generals, Imperial government officials, and other Dark Side Adepts. The Imperium financed its operations by associating with criminal syndicates and taking part in illegal activities including slave trade, smuggling, gambling, and more. The Imperium was a thorn not only in the side of the New Republic, but also the other Imperial Remnants as it refused their authority. Using navigation information from one of Palpatine’s secret observatories, the Imperium voyaged into the Unknown Regions, where it settled on multiple worlds and established its own capital planet.

The Galactic Empire and the Crimson Imperium shared many characteristics, such as centralized rule, a Force-Sensitive Emperor, a governing body, and xenophobia to a certain extent. Corvus formed the Crimson Knights, an organization of trained Force-Sensitive Dark Side Adepts tasked with serving the will of the Emperor. The Imperium developed advanced technology from studying artifacts found in ancient ruins of the Rakata Empire and the Sith Empire, reverse engineering technology of the ancients.