The Jedi Civil War

The Great Jedi Civil War was a galaxy-wide conflict that occurred around 180 years before the. After the prolonged period of peace and expansion known as the Renaissance, the 's increasingly expansionist and hostile actions drew criticisms from some Jedi sects, such as the High Council of the Jedi of Tython, who argued that the Jedi should remove themselves from their close affiliation with the Republic and should instead become a more neutral party. They were opposed by the Council of the Coruscant Sect -- not least because their, Tillvall, was fighting to become the next , using zealous and expansionist rhetoric. This debate eventually exploded in the Election of 185 BBY, where, just hours before the votes were to be counted, Tillvall was murdered by a fellow Jedi. This spark grew into a flame that would spread across the galaxy, as each of the Seven Temples of the Jedi were forced to choose a side, leading to hostilities between the two factions. Negotiating between them were the followers of Norruus, who pledged that he would not raise his sabers against another Jedi.

After a series of battles which decimated the Jedi numbers, the Coruscant faction began to gain the upper hand. Fuelled by rumours that the leader of the Tython sect had a passion for collecting Sith artefacts, the Coruscanti branded them fallen Jedi and dark-side worshippers, gaining support for their cause in the Senate. The war culminated in the Battle of Tython, which ended with the destruction of the High Jedi Temple. The final survivors of the Tython sect were fought at the Battle of Cariddian, after which the Coruscant sect named themselves the ultimate Jedi authority, moving all activities to the.

Sith in the Shadows
Long before the Jedi were to tear themselves apart from within, the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Warren, lay in hiding in the. Warren had begun to grow disillusioned with the cause of the Sith and their, and had instead resorted to carving out a small territory for himself on the planet of Misstis, taking on five separate apprentices, in direct violation of earlier Sith doctrine. One of his apprentices, Darth Coris, began to resent his Master for not taking advantage of the ensuing conflict, and attempted to assassinate him, but he was stopped by another of Warren's apprentices, Darth Tyllis.

However, Tyllis would eventually rise up against Warren, and, taking Coris as his apprentice, he declared war on his old master, rallying the indigenous peoples of Misstis to his cause. The ensuing warfare caused potent s to occur in the atmosphere, capturing the attention of the Jedi. Tyllis would eventually kill Warren and take his place as the Dark Lord of the Sith. Making preparations to move his operations to the Core, he was distracted when Jedi Master Lym Vast crash-landed on the planet. Vast spent many days wandering the wilds of Misstis, slowly going mad, before he was found by Tyllis. Tyllis, sensing his potential, offered to make Vast his new apprentice. Agreeing, and committing fully to the Dark Side, Vast killed Coris, Tyllis' original apprentice, as the two prepared to head to Coruscant, so as to truly embed themselves in galactic affairs, hoping to control events from the shadows.

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