The Infinite War

The Infinite war was one of the most devastating wars in recent history, claiming billions, if not trillions of lives. It was the direct result of the Rakatans rising to the galactic stage after thousands of years, and caused almost every faction involved to fracture.

Origins
In 225 ABY, the Rakatans sent an expedition from Rakata Prime to a nearby star system in search of lost technology, and returned with a wealth of trash, which, upon closer inspection, were thousands of years old and once belonged to the Infinite Empire. The Rakatans would begin to manufacture new ships using more modern technology, but keeping the aesthetic of their ships the same. By 227 ABY, they had an impressive fleet, and launched a small attack on the Sith in an attempt to capture some major shipyards, the attack would fail, and would lead to various skirmishes between the two. In 229 ABY, a large skirmish began on the edge of the Unknown Regions, which would inflate into a gigantic battle, where both sides took massive losses, but would only serve to enrage the already annoyed Sith Empire. Just under a year later, in the opening days of 230 ABY, the Rakatans would launch their armada into Sith Space, beginning the Infinite War.

Initial Rakatan Successes
In the opening days of the war, the Rakatans had many victories, demoralizing the Sith. The Rakatans would reach the Sith Capital of Dromund Kaas within months, besieging the planet. Dromund Kaas' defenses would hold out for another 7 Months, while elsewhere Sith systems would fall to the Rakatans.

Turning Point
The Sith, after their many defeats, would see the leadership of Darth Malien as weak, and his tactics questionable, which lead to a coup by the Sith Empire, under his apprentice Darth Talgus, against Darth Malien. The Coup would be sucessful, and within days of its beginning Darth Malien was killed in a duel by Darth Talgus. Following Talgus's rise to power, he'd take command of the Dromund Kaas homefleet, and push the Rakatans out of the system in the Battle of Dromund Kaas, which was a major turning point in the war. With the fracture of the largest Rakatan fleet, other fleets were withdrawn to assist against Talgus and his relentless assault, which would lead to the front collapsing in on the Rakatans, and the recapture of most of Sith Space by Darth Talgus. The Rakatans manage to pull a Pyrrhic victory on the edge of sith space, forcing the Sith to a standstill, however, the Rakatans were too weak to push.

Alliance Involvement
In 233 ABY, after 2 years of stalemates, the Rakatans would attempt to slip through Alliance space to attack the Sith from the flank. Darth Talgus would learn of the incoming fleet and personally engage the Rakatans on the edge of Alliance Space, where they would create such destruction that the Alliance would send a fleet to force both out of the system, and do so successfully. The Alliance would soon declare war on both combatants and escalate the Infinite War to a much larger scale.

Invasion of Firefist
After learning of a Sith expedition to nearby dwarf galaxies, Firefist and Rishi Maze, A Rakatan armada was sent to Firefist in an attempt to annihilate it and impair their research, but they would encounter stiff resistance, as a sizeable amount of Sith would be spread out throughout Firefist. The Rakatans would be attacked by various native peoples of Firefist, but mostly push them aside. The Rakatans eventually come across a forward post in an unknown system, where Darth Talgus and his fleet had stationed themselves. The Rakatans were detected, and Darth Talgus retreated to Ran B, where the Rakatans were fought to a standstill and forced on the retreat. The Alliance learns of the conflict in Firefist, and would mobilise its own fleet stationed at the Beta Coruscant station, a major hub for Alliance research in Firefist, and attempt to attack a unknown Sith world, where they would be successful for a few months before the arrival of Darth Talgus and many Sith, who would relentlessly attack the Alliance for months until they retreated. Darth Talgus followed the Alliance back to Beta Coruscant and would destroy most of the station, but his ship would be boarded, and he would be impaled by Jedi Knight Natalia H'edan, severely injured, he'd be forced to retreat. In 238 ABY, the Concordat of New Alderaan is signed, which was a mutual agreement by the three warring factions to demilitarize Firefist.

Closing Days
The closing days of the war saw gigantic battles as all three factions desperately attempted to break eachother's lines and claim victory. This would lead to all three factions losing over half of their navy by 241 ABY, and would cause economic ruin to the Alliance and the Infinite Empire, while the Sith stayed fine economically. By 242 ABY, the Infinite Empire and Alliance were almost broken, and both had been taking pot shots at eachother's capitals, Coruscant and Rakata Prime, causing extensive damage to both. The Sith would continue going strong, and it looked as if they were going to win an ultimate victory over both of them, however, the Jedi Order sent 4 jedi to assassinate Darth Talgus, and would engage him on the bridge of his new Dreadnought, the Kaas Knight, and would end in Talgus's death, and the fracture of the Fourth Sith Empire.

Aftermath
Days after the death of Darth Talgus, the Infinite Empire and the Alliance would sign host the Second Coruscant Concordat, where both would agree to end the war. Even though peace had been secured, the Rakata would enter a deep civil war, and the Alliance would fracture, becoming extremely weak, and only held together by strong leadership and the Jedi. The Sith Empire would also enter a civil war, with various sith factions fighting for power.