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Tenth Great Jedi War

Information

Date: 35 ABY

Combatants
Dark Jedi Brotherhood	House Odan-Urr and allies
Commanders
Muz Ashen Halcyon Taldrya Taigikori Aybara Shikyo Keibatsu Korras Dark Council	Ji Jonuss Rai Michael Halcyon Eojin Quon-Shen Raidoner
Strength
Dark Jedi of the Brotherhood Armed Forces of the Iron Throne	Knights of Odan-Urr Native Harakoans New Tython Colonists Ge'tal Gaan Droid Armies
Casualties
Sashar Arconae Zandro Savric Erinos Many Others	Michael Halcyon Raidoner Destavol Gin Xyler Many Others

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The Tenth Great Jedi War, also known as the Invasion of New Tython and commonly abbreviated GJWX, was a major Brotherhood conflict that occurred in 35 ABY. It involved the seven Clans and Houses of the Brotherhood as they assaulted New Tython and its Jedi protectors, House Odan-Urr.

Introduction

After months of debate on the topic of the Jedi that enjoyed Darth Ashen's apparent protection, the Dark Lord was swayed toward the idea of an invasion against the Jedi inhabiting New Tython. The Clans and Houses of the Brotherhood, each prepared in their own way and no two entirely united, quickly mobilized and assaulted the planet.

The conflict quickly grew beyond a simple extermination, however, as the renegade Jedi Michael Halcyon called on a band of Mandalorian allies to assist the forces of the Light. These mercenaries quickly turned the conflict into a full-blown war, drawing forces such as the Nephilim and the Jedi Master Eojin Quon-Shen into the raging battle. Ultimately, however, the conflict ended in favor of the Brotherhood, with the defeat of House Odan-Urr's greatest champions and the removal of their immediate threat.

Plot

Outbreak of War

Michael Halcyon and the Jedi clone of Kaine Maandaala.

Having spent three days in hiding on the thoroughly-changed surface of Nar Shaddaa, the Smuggler's Moon, Michael Halcyon's paranoia quickly bloomed into a full-on sense of danger. Instructing his ship's droid pilot to take off and return for him within an hour. Joined by the Jedi clone, Kaine Mandaala, Halcyon soon witnessed the destruction of his vessel by a shoulder-mounted missile fired by a Dark Jedi.

The turn of events made one fact very clear to the Jedi Master; no matter where he went, or what he did, the Brotherhood would always follow him. Fed up with hiding and scurrying, he decided to move against them, following rumors of a newly-founded Light Side House in search of allies.

"Then where does that leave us?"

―Fremoc Pepoi, musing to Bloodfyre on the departure of Tarentum's Jedi in exile.

On Yridia IV, Quaestor Bloodfyre witnessed as the final Jedi sympathizers within House Tarentum boarded an Odan-Urr shuttle. Fremoc Pepoi, the Grand Master's Fist, joined him on the landing pad to ensure that Lord Ashen's protection was respected and obeyed; the two discussed their departure, and how the Jedi no longer had a need to hide. While Bloodfyre felt scorn over not being able to deal with the Light Siders himself, Pepoi silently chafed at having to oversee such a protection duty. As the final Jedi entered the shuttle, Fremoc was quick to join him.

"Of course you want war."

―Muz Ashen, Dark Lord of the Sith.

Elsewhere, in Antei's Dark Hall, Lord Ashen listened to the plea of Shaz'air Taldrya as the Miraluka presented a case against Odan-Urr. Joined by Master At Arms Korras, Seneschal Orv Dessrx d'Tana and Eiko, the Quaestor of Revan, the Taldryan leader argued against letting the Jedi survive; forces across the Brotherhood had already been depleted by the departure of Jedi in hiding, while those that now served the Council of Urr had the potential to move against the Brotherhood.

After the report, Orv noted that Michael Halcyon had survived the recent assassination attempt. After being confronted by Korras on his failure, Dessrx made it clear that both the Master-at-Arms and the Revanite Quaestor had also failed to kill the long-time foe of the Brotherhood. His plans laid in motion by the developments, Ashen activated his Throne's holotransmitter and used it to send a message to the entirety of the Brotherhood.

"The Dark Brotherhood goes to War."

―Muz Ashen, Dark Lord of the Sith.

Taigikori Aybara Dupar prepares for war.

As the Headmaster, Taigikori Aybara Dupar, prepared his weapon and prosthesis for the coming battle, his preparations were echoed by those of Sashar Erinos Arconae as he oversaw the readying of Soulfire Strike Team for combat. As the Adept traded quips with his brother, Consul Zandro, the Quaestor of Scholae Palatinae completed his own preparations by paying a far more solemn respect to Darth Sidious, his role model and inspiration, on Judecca.

In the Kr'Tal System, Quaestor Shaz'air joined members of the fabled Old Folks' Home as they readied themselves for battle. Listening to the recycled message of the Grand Master as they did so, the Taldryanites finished their preparations before moving on to finalize the preparations of the Brotherhood within a Brotherhood. As the speech recycled, its speaker, the Dark Lord himself, completed his own preparations at Kuroshin Castle on Kyataru, where his wife Ashia Kagan Keibatsu adorned herself with her traditional Nightsister war paint.

Aboard the Deep Ice, Eiko and his Aedile, James Roberts-Brannigan, watched as intelligence came in to indicate that a bounty had been placed upon Jedi lightsabers. After being informed, Roberts-Brannigan questioned his Quaestor on whether the funds would be needed by the secretive Independent House; Eiko replied only that Revan would go where it was sent, lest it be construed as treasonous. Briefly, James inquired about something called the Raken Protocol; Eiko only replied that, whatever it might be, it would not take place yet. He noted that any Revanite who wished to claim a bounty was free to do so.

Halcyon Taldrya, brother to Michael Halcyon and Deputy Grand Master, joined Voice of the Brotherhood Vodo Biask Taldrya as the two prepared themselves aboard Abyss Station. As the Sith Lord gathered his custom weaponry from a concealed drawer, the Voice mused on how secrets existed even within Abyss that he was not aware of. Far away, on Sepros, Consul Tsainetomo of Naga Sadow displayed himself in a show of strength that concealed his recent trials, showing his best face as he riled the Sadowites to the call of War. The forces of the Dark Council and the Brotherhood rendezvoused near the Esstran Sector, finalizing their coordinated efforts before moving against the forces of Odan-Urr.

On the surface of New Tython, lightsaber in hand, High Councilor Ji watched as the forces of Darkness descended on his beloved home.

Parry and Riposte

"They need to be purged."

―Michael Halcyon, Jedi Master.

Michael Halcyon and Ji decide on their next move.

Growing impatient with the slow pace of the charge, several of the Brotherhood's Equites departed from their dropships and shuttles before descent was complete, meeting the Jedi of Odan-Urr with unbridled ferocity and brutality. Their arrival on the surface, catching Odan-Urr completely off-guard, was likened to a plague of Sith; one such encounter saw a Jedi called Shala quickly engage a Zabrak in combat, seeing her impaled upon his blade. Following the encounter, Invictus, Aedile of Qel-Droma, faced the Zabrak, who refused to turn over the weapon of his recent kill; after easily dispatching him, Invictus determined that the man was not, as he had suspected, Cethgus Entar.

The Mandalorians of Clan Ordo battle the Dark Jedi Brotherhood.

Witnessing the brutality of the Sith against one another via hologram, Ji felt despair at the honorless nature of his enemies and how they sought to overwhelm his forces; without any other option, he turned to the newly-arrived Michael Halcyon. Seeking the annihilation of his former compatriots, the Jedi Master urged Ji to allow him to call for help, to which the beleaguered Councilor had no other response. Agreeing, he watched as Halcyon called upon his allies.

As their attack continued to go off without resistance, the forces of the Brotherhood were caught off-guard as a huge force of Mandalorian mercenaries arrived in New Tython airspace, their dreadnoughts tearing a path through the Iron Throne's blockade as their forces dropped into the combat zone. Within the first few seconds, several Dark Jedi fell to the band known as Ge'tal Gaan; Sashar and Zandro, both former Mandalorians themselves, identified the enemy as members of Clan Ordo before being caught in a thermal detonator's blast.

At Arcona's Temporary Operating Base, Proconsul Wuntila barked orders as Socorra relayed him details on Sashar and Zandro's incapacitated status. As the Proconsul complained of Zandro's regular brushes with danger, he ordered that Soulfire rendezvous at their last-known position as the GPS for Arcona went black. As the Summit of the Shadow Clan fought to catch up with events, they and the rest of the Brotherhood reeled against the sudden assault.

The hunt had just become a War.

New Threats, Old Foes

"Come on. You could never resist."

―Muz Ashen, Dark Lord of the Sith.

Halcyon Taldrya fights alongside Shadow Taldrya.

In the thick of combat, Halcyon Taldrya found himself pitted against a Jedi Knight of an unfamiliar species. What the Jedi lacked in combat experience, he made up for in courage, though he received assistance from what Taldrya first mistakenly identified as an Iron Knight. As he slew his foe, he turned to face what turned out to be a simple battle droid, but was unable to slay it before it met its end at the hands of Shadow Taldrya. The two shared a few words before engaging other foes, putting their considerable abilities to the test.

Within the hidden bunker used by House Odan-Urr's leadership, Michael Halcyon watched the raging conflict with a feeling of tension. Recalling the power of the Dark Council's fleet, he noted that the Council's forces hadn't yet joined the battle; no longer able to wait, he called upon an old friend of his, Eojin Quon-Shen, to join the battle and aid in the Brotherhood's purging. Enticing the old Jedi with ideas of converting his former apprentice, Muz Ashen, back to the Light, he sought the Master's assistance in yet another attempt to outmaneuver the Dark Council.

Michael Halcyon speaks with Eojin Quon-Shen.

Waiting in nearby space from an undisclosed rally point, Ashen stood at readiness on the bridge of his personal ship, the Fallen Spear. Giving the mark, he watched as the Brotherhood's ruling fleet made a short jump, joining the carnage over New Tython. As he ordered Korras and his brother, Herald Shikyo Keibatsu, to find the Commander of the Mandalorians, he instructed Taigikori to seek revenge against the Jedi Liu. Contemplating the possible actions of former Grand Masters in this situation, he awaited the arrival of an old foe, almost baiting him onward.

Flying to the surface to land at the rally point of the embattled Ascendant House, Taigikori made short work of many of the Mandalorians and Jedi that were assaulting the weakened House, seeking his quarry. Rapidly, he discovered Liu, who had himself been wreaking havoc on the forces arrayed at the staging area. Fighting their way through the crowd, the pair found one another without much trouble, one motivated entirely by bloodlust while the other moved only to protect himself and end the threat of a Dark Sider.

Taigikori Aybara Dupar squares off with Liu Van Dae.

"I guess we'll just have to kill them all, then."

―Shikyo Keibatsu, speculating on the identity of a slain Mandalorian.

In another area, Ashia joined Shikyo and Korras in battle atop her tame rancor mount, using the beast's ferocity and brutal power to demolish enemy ranks. As he speculated on how his sister-in-law could make the rancor ignore forces loyal to her husband, he quickly removed the head of an approaching Mandalorian before regrouping with the Master-at-Arms. Asking whether he'd killed their Captain, to which Korras had no answer, the Krath readied himself to continue slaying until they found their prey.

He was left with nothing but a disbelieving curse as Eojin's ship entered Tythonian orbit.

The Bloody Climax

"We're the same, you and I... You've killed more Sith than any Jedi ever has."

―Eojin Quon-Shen, Jedi Master.

Aboard the Fallen Spear, Muz directed Shin'ichi Keibatsu to call Fremoc's forces into retreat as the ship saw boarding action. Feeling along the currents of the Force, the Dark Lord stood calmly as a familiar Mandalorian figure entered the bridge. Turning to Maximus Raidoner, his would-be assassin, he inquired as to who had hired the Mandalorian. Refusing to reply, the disgraced former Dark Jedi found his head cut from his shoulders before he could make a move, his final seconds of brain activity used to curse the Lion of Tarthos.

Shikyo Keibatsu informs Halcyon of Eojin's presence.

On the ground, Shadow and Halcyon continued their fight, Shad quickly downing a man clad in Mandalorian beskar'gam. Before Halcyon could confirm the identity of the man, brought into question by the apparent Arconan logo on his armor, the Deputy Grand Master received word from Shikyo via comlink that confirmed Michael's presence on the battlefield. Asking where the Dark Lord was, Halcyon received word that he was en route, but was troubled by the words that Eojin had arrived.

At the Plagueian rally point, Aybara and Liu traded blows, the calm skill of the Jedi meeting the unrelenting rage and recent advancement of his Sith opponent. Pondering the rage of his enemy and harboring him no ill will, Liu matched his enemy blow for blow, contemplating the scar and prosthesis that he had left there and how Ashen had allowed him to survive on the day he'd delivered the wound. As a mortar blast and a ring of Plagueians became the backdrop of the fight, Liu recognized the teachings of Darth Ashen in his enemy's movements, intensifying his efforts to survive and wondering who would take Taigikori's place against him if the Headmaster fell.

Cutting through another Mandalorian fireteam, Shikyo and Korras quickly approached a Mandalorian clad in red armor. Identifying him as their query, the Captain of Ge'tal Gaan, the Councilors taunted him using tactics of Dun Moch. As the Mandalorian listened in a fury, they enlightened him on the fate of Raidoner. As Shikyo clarified that it had been his brother who had taken the mercenary's head, the Captain responded only with a blast from his flamethrowers, hoping to catch the Dark Siders off-guard.

Standing in the open bay of the Fallen Spear, Muz Ashen surveyed the ground as Fremoc looked on in awe. Contemplating whether he wanted to know what was going through the Dark Lord's mind, he watched as the sable-eyed Grand Master surveyed the many combatants below. As he picked a lone, grey-haired figure from the crowd of Mandalorian armor and Jedi robes, the Lion of Tarthos leaped from the bay to land before his former Master, weapons at the ready.

Eojin greeted him only with calmness, an attempt at redemption before their combat began.

Decimation

"Just another Sith."

―Muz Ashen, Dark Lord of the Sith.

Halcyon Taldrya and his brother commence their final duel.

Pursuing Michael Halcyon through a stand of trees, Halcyon Taldrya and Shadow Taldrya quickly spotted the Jedi Master as he put down another of the Dark Brethren. Engaging the man, the Sith Lord found his attack caught by a block as his brother dropped to a low position, his fist lashing out to deliver a low blow toward Shadow. While the Taldrya's armor shattered the unsuspecting Master's hand, he moved to strike, only to be hurled backward by the Deputy Grand Master's force attack. Halcyon intended to settle the conflict himself, and would not even let another Taldrya stand in his way.

Taigikori Aybara Dupar kills Liu Van Dae.

Liu and Taigikori continued to clash, the Sith feeling along the Force for his chance as he sought revenge. Knowing that revenge did nothing but blind those who sought it, the Jedi fought only to survive, but was caught off-guard as the Headmaster engaged him in a saber lock. As Dupar closed the distance between them, the Jedi had only moments to speculate on why he would risk such a maneuver before a steel dagger was embedded into his throat. At last, Taigikori had his revenge.

Facing off against Muz, Quon-Shen's blade countered his former student's weaponry, his movements emboldened by the Force's soothing touch. As he began to gain the upper hand, he was surprised as Muz telekinetically employed an additional pair of sabers. The elderly Jedi Master worked twice as hard to deflect the weapons, but ultimately began to lose what advantage he'd gained, destroying one blade with a leaping attack to see another take its place seamlessly.

Korras and Shikyo Keibatsu stand over a Mandalorian's corpse.

As the Mandalorian Captain's flames leaped at the Councilors, it was stopped and formed into a shell by Shikyo and Korras, wrapping around the Captain that employed it. Unable to understand the attack, the man intensified it, waiting for the heat that nevertheless escaped to overwhelm his Dark Jedi assailants. Before success was his, his armor gave way, the heat of his weapons boiling him alive. As he lay dead on the fields of New Tython, Korras and Shikyo took his head and impaled his heart, unwilling to leave any question as to the man's ultimate fate.

Michael and Halcyon clashed still, their battle beginning to wear the Jedi Master down. Even so, the Force soon gave Michael a hope of success, instructing him toward an opening in Halcyon's defenses. Anticipating that he could end the combat with a few twitches of his wrist, the Jedi deactivated his blade, only to have his brother's precognitive abilities prove stronger; with a fierce strike, Taldrya sliced through his renegade sibling's ribcage, decisively ending the fight. Michael Halcyon was dead.

Muz Ashen defeats Eojin Quon-Shen in battle.

As Muz and Eojin fought, the Jedi's hopes of redemption and peace for his student evaporated; his strength was waning, undone by the dark titan before him. As his blade was knocked aside, Ashen struck with both blades, taking the arms from Eojin and casting him to the ground. As his former Master howled in pain and rage, Ashen witnessed the transformation of his eyes and his soul, claiming his lightsaber and leaving the old one to his fate. The Dark Side had won the day.

Muz beholds the besieged Odan-Urr abbey.

Finally, Ji stood with Jonuss Rai and Quejo Drakai Xyler, his fellow Jedi, as they gathered the survivors of the conflict into the Ooroo Abbey. There, ready for a final stand, the Gand readied himself for combat before his worst fears could be realized. As the Brotherhood advanced, Darth Ashen himself materialized, holding the weapon of Eojin Quon-Shen and pointing it at the Jedi. As he deactivated it with a sable-eyed grin, Ji realized with a cold shudder that this was not the end; Ashen had no intention of destroying them. Nor was his survival a kindness; he was being shown that, at its own game, the Brotherhood could never be beaten.

None understand hate more than he hated.