Last Stand of Vardin (Line of False Time)

Background
"Last Stand of Vardin", as called by Naga Sadow, was last fierce stand of Sith resistance against genocidial crusade of Republic and Jedi during "Sith Genocide". Vardin was large and wealthy settlement on Korriban during Old Sith Empire. Vardin flourished from trade routes, local economy and popularity among merchants. According Darth Imperius historical search, Vardin was industrious and very developed city with 8 millions inhabitants, most of them living in aglomeration.

Sith Genocide
After triumph of Galactic Republic, destruction of Sith Armadas and exile of Naga Sadow, leaders of Galactic Republic, Jedi Order and their allies were not satisfied with destroying Sith Empire and decided to end Siths as race. Supreme Chancellor Pultimo, with support of Galactic Senate, gave order to Republican Army and Jedi Order to execute genocide on all people of Korriban and other Sith home planets.

While most Sith armies were destroyed, Vardin garrison remained intact and decided to defend at all costs people of Vardin. Especially when first news about republic atrocities arrived to city.

Preparation for siege
Commander of Vardin garrison, Sith sorcerer Kerryn, was last capable Sith warlord and mystic who remained on Korriban and was decided to defend Vardin. He gathered all remnants of Sith armies and Vardin garrison, established large energy shield over city to defend it against orbital bombardment and started with forming local militia. He understood that they do not have any chance to win, but they wanted to at least cause casualties to Republican forces.

Everyone was prepared for defense. Everyone known that Republicans murdering women, men and children everywhere they arrived. Men took arms, women builded barricades and children helped with repairing weapons and ammunition for soldiers.

Siege
Siege started when last inhabitants of 10-million Kanniset were executed by Jedi knights. First heavy armed forces of Republican army was repelled without casualties on defender side, because Republicans did not expected fierce resistance from population. They had to retreat, call for reinforcements and prepare siege.

Next day, city was besieged from all sides and Republican battleships and starfighters started bombing Vardin, but without any effect, expect great visual laser show all over skies. Reluctantly, commander of Republican assault forces, general Vargen accepted reality of prolonged siege battle and conquering city street by street, house by house.

Most information about siege and defense of Vardin was lost for long time, until Sith Imperial Army conquered Coruscant at 22 ATC and secured Galactic Republic archives. According Pultimo order, information about "Battle of Vardin" could not be deleted, but they were secured in deepest parts of archive.

Siege took 497 days until last Sith warriors died. In that time, prosperous and wealthy Vardin became city of ghosts and ruins, full of dead body piles and ruled by death and fear, cursed for thousand years.

Sorcerer Kerryn died in battle, when he used very specific and unique Sith technique. Bizarre kind of "suicide" technique when Sith magician will bind souls and psyches of his nearest enemies to him and destroy them together with his own soul and Force. With this technique, Kerryn killed 7 Jedi knights and masters at climax of battle and died.

Aftermath
Vardin became ruins until Great Imperial Reformation in 13 ATC, when Darth Imperius implemented Jedi Service Corps program to Sith Academies and sent "Agricultural" and "Technical" Corps to rebuild ruined city. Today, Vardin is again prosperous and large city, however only shadow of former glory, like whole Korriban. In 30 ATC Imperial Census, Vardin had 100 thousands inhabitants, most of them workers, farmers and merchants.