Red Dawn

The Red Dawn was a terrorist group, founded some time during the Yuuzhan Vong War which had undermined dozens of governments, corporations, and in extreme cases, an entire system. The Red Dawn waged a covert war against the Galactic Alliance for upwards of 8 years, until the defeat of the founders, Markre Medjev and Cem Fel, in 38 ABY.

Origins
The Red Dawn was formed sometime during the War with the Yuuzhan Vong (sources point to 27 ABY) by Markre Medjev, a talented Jedi Knight. At its conception, the Dawn was originally going to be a galaxy-wide intelligence network designed to aid the Jedi in hiding from Tsavong Lah's forces. Within months of the signing of the first intelligence operative, a young Jedi named Tarc Rethcoe, Medjev was contacted by a Cem Fel, whom he supposed to be a member of the legendary Fel family. In truth, Cem was the Fel's Shadow Child and his existence wasn't even known by the Fel's oldest son, Jagged Fel. Cem Fel was actually a high-ranking member of the Empire of the Hand a branch of the Empire formed by the infamous Grand Admiral Thrawn. Cem Fel secretly incorporated the Dawn's resources into building u contacts he already held, and by the end of the war, The Red Dawn was one of the farthest reaching intelligence networks in the Galaxy.

Bid For Power
In 31 ABY, Cem Fel contacted former Cheif of State nominee Pwoe, to see if the Quarren had any interest in becoming the Cheif again. Pwoe, being power-hungry, quickly accepted. Within the year, Medjev was able to use his insight to delve into the horrible truth of his operations. Jedi Knight Tarce Rethcoe had been using the Dawn's resources to support the Peace Brigade. When Markre went to investigate Tarc's whereabouts, he was intercepted by Cem Fel's cruiser Shadow Child. Aboard that ship was the 3rd ruling member of the Red Dawn, Lumiya, Dark Lady of the Sith! Lumiya held Medjev there for many weeks, breaking his spirit, and corruting him to the dark side, like she had done with so many others. By the time he emerged, Markre Medjev was ready and willing to bring the Alliance, and its Jedi allies, to its knees.

Medjev's War
Using their puppets Markre Medjev and Tarc Rethcoe, the Red Dawn was able to influence Galactic events, unseen, for the next 5 years. They assassinated politicians, fixed ballots, enslaved indigenous species and embezzeled funds. By 34 ABY, the Red Dawn was the single most powerful entity in the Galaxy. During this time, Markre Medjev devised a plan to bring the supposedly "corrupt" Jedi to its knees, and rebuild it in his image. He was going to drive a spike through the Skywalker-Solo family, causing an old fued to start with. Markre told Tarc Rethcoe of his old nemesis, Bryn Fulcron's whereabouts. Rethcoe immediately set off to exact revenge on Fulcron during the latter's honeymoon on Telos. Rethcoe poisoned Fulcron, hoping to put his old rival out of commission once and for all. Instead of killing him, the poison only made Fulcron stronger, alerting him to the Dawn's existence.

The Crusaders
Soon afterwards, with authorization of the Jedi Order, Bryn Fulcron became a leader of The Crusaders, a group of Jedi dedicated to stopping the Red Dawn. After a series of confrontations on multiple planets, The Crusaders tracked Rethcoe to Sleheryon, a volcanic world onced used for mining, which, in the tounge of the Hutts, literally means "Red Dawn". After defeating the Red Dawn presence on the planet, The Crusaders found the location of the Red Dawn home base, located on Raxus Prime.