Story Arc: Dark Crusades, Fading Light, Great Jedi War XI

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This article is part of the series: Story Arc Summaries

Story Arc

Dark Crusades, Fading Light, GJW XI The New Order Great Jedi War XII: Retribution The Collective RoS: Meridian Brotherhood Rising Great Jedi War XIII: Discord

"To understand the Dark Brotherhood's current position, one would be remiss to dismiss the past. The Dark Council has seen many changes and shifts, but at its core remains the same. They might seem small at first, but overtime they have coalesced into a singular vision driven by one man’s ambition and desire for order. These are the changes that have inevitably lead us to our current course. To pinpoint their origin, one would need to go back to the start of the Dark Crusades, I suppose. That is as good of a place as any to start."

―Farrin Xies, Headmaster, 35 ABY

Historical Recap

A summary of the Dark Crusade, Fading Light, and Eleventh Great Jedi War

Synopsis

• The Brotherhood mobilizes against a new foe known as the “One Sith” in Muz's campaign to retake the ancient Sith Empire. This would become known as the Dark Crusades and Fading Light.
• Dark Crusade planets: Krayiss II, Nfolgai, Bhargebba, Ch’Hodos, Ashas Ree, Athiss, Svolten, Jaguada, Kalsunor, Korriz, Dromund Kaas, Ziost.
• Fading Light Planets: Bosthirda, Begeren, and Nicht Ka.
• The Clans and Houses of the Brotherhood utilized all the forces at their command to decimate the One Sith forces and compete against their rivals within the Brotherhood itself. After capturing a planet and repelling the One Sith, the Dark Council was intended to award stewardship of the planets to the unit that contributed most to the victory.
• Darth Esoteric emerges as the leader of the One Sith over the course of the Dark Crusade.
• Muz Ashen gather artifacts from each conquered planet in an attempt to execute a sacred ritual (the Rite of Obscuration) that will alter the balance of power in the Brotherhood, with some believing it is to grant the Grand Master immortality.
• Antei is destroyed in the Rite, devastating even several ships in orbit that ignored the Grand Master's order to retreat. A civil war between the clans erupts.
• The Brotherhood fractures into three parts: those loyal to the Iron Throne and Muz Ashen, those loyal to Jac Cotelin in stopping Muz, and Darth Esoteric’s anarchist approach to take control away from the Grand Masters.
• A second Rite of Obscuration is begun on Korriban as the war comes to a head. Jac and Muz make a tentative peace, but the rite is triggered anyway due to an unexpected death.
• Resigned to the understanding that the Brotherhood will not unify in the name of conquest, Muz steps down as Grand Master.
• DGM Pravus assumes the Throne.
• Esoteric is revealed to be Lord Marshal Damon Nix—Pravus’ right hand and a plant within the One Sith organization that allowed the Brotherhood to win skirmish after skirmish with relatively little loss.
• Grand Master Darth Pravus begins to lay the groundwork for his New Order.