New Jedi Purge

"As the light has rejected us, we will now reject the light!"

- Raixan Fauth

The Second Great Jedi Purge was a campaign led by dark side warlord Raixan Fauth that succeeded in nearly destroying the New Jedi Order during his conquering of the galaxy. It was the immediate result of the Battle of Hideaway and the destruction of the Aranyan holocron, with Fauth concluding that the Jedi would continue to be his greatest adversaries until he destroyed them completely. Embracing the dark side of the Force, the warlord offered a massive reward to any member of his forces or any bounty or Jedi hunters who could bring him the head of a Jedi within his territory.

The campaign worked brilliantly, with the Jedi's decision to work with the Triumvirate Subversive Intelligence Service backfiring against them, leading to the devastation of both Taivas and Ossus. Fleeing to their new headquarters of New Tython, the Jedi managed to avoid Fauthian forces for a time before the warlord himself tracked them down personally, leading to the Battle of New Tython, in which over half of the remaining Order was slaughtered. The battle was a technical SIS victory, with 'Underground' ships arriving just in to drive off Fauth's fleet, but the damage had been done: the New Jedi Order publicly disbanded, remaining Jedi who chose to fight being absorbed into the SIS and working alongside them as 'special agents', while others went into exile or hiding, believing the fight lost.

With the Jedi defeated, Fauth would resume his charge towards the Core, eventually taking the capital of the Galactic Federation Triumvirate.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: An Advancing Darkness (First appearance)