Pentasian's Empire

A vast empire was created by Warlord Marcus Pentasian after the, mostly in the. By 6 ABY it had become largest independent state outside of the and the reorganised Imperial state. At the start of the Imperial Blitzkrieg in 10 ABY, Pentasian controlled a swath of territory with its eastern border from from to as far south as ; the southern flank stretching from Ansion through  and Taris; then cutting northwest from Taris along the, reaching as far to the west as  and the. There it bordered Imperial Moff Rudvold Krone's Star Kingdom of Cron, another warlord state.

Pentasian's Empire fell to the Imperial Federation during the Imperial Blitzkrieg.

History
After the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Marcus Pentasian was in command of the Imperial Navy's entire Northern Area Fleet, responsible for the defense of the northern galactic quadrant. He did not go rogue immediately, instead initially continuing to remain loyal to while ruthlessly putting down any rebellions in his territory. The local Moffs in the region did not have the military strength to challenge him, so Admiral Pentasian forced them to accept his authority. His holdings were mostly undisturbed by the events of 5 ABY and the signing of the by the  and representatives of what was left of the loyalist Empire's government. Around that time he sent emissaries to the New Republic, getting a temporary ceasefire as they were more concerned with pushing towards the Core.

In 6 ABY, with the establishment of the Imperial Federation as the successor of the Galactic Empire, Pentasian refused to acknowledge its legitimacy.