Thousands of years before the reign of Darth Sidious and his Galactic Empire, when much of the galaxy was ruled by the Old Republic, a force-sensitive human male was born in the Outer Rim and sent to train with the Jedi Order. Though the boy was promising from a young age, few could have imagined the impact his life would have on the future of the galaxy. Taught by a number of great Masters like Arren Kae, Zhar Lestin and Dorak, his curiosity proved insatiable, leading him to study force bonds in his free time, as well as other uncommon subjects. While training on Coruscant, he befriended Alek, a fellow Padawan who was proving powerful in his own right, and together they rose through the ranks to become full-fledged Jedi Knights. Developing into a charming, handsome and charismatic
young man, The Crusader, as he became known in the media, started to gain fame in 3964
BBY for his hardline stance against the Mandalorean invasion of the Republic. A warrior culture devoted to achieving honor in combat, the neo crusaders under Mandalore the Ultimate had been conquering worlds for over a decade but their invasion of Vanquo was the first Republic planet to be targeted. In response, the government sent their fleet
to war, but the Jedi High Council did not join them, voting to stay out of the conflict, to the surprise and anger of many. Despite the people and worlds under immediate threat from the Mandaloreans, the Masters of the Jedi Order had a number of reasons for their making their decision, with some believing the Jedi must seek a peaceful resolution
and avoid violence at any cost, while others thought they should only ever engage in conflict
to defeat the Sith Order, and must wait for the day their ancient enemies re-emerged. Yet some few also sensed a larger game was
being played, and the Mandalorean invasion may only be the first move. Thus they should reserve their strength and
act only when they had more information. While the Council endlessly discussed and
debated the situation, millions suffered across the galaxy, a fact many within the younger
generation of Jedi could not abide, leading the Crusader to start speaking out in favour
of joining the republic war effort. Although a number of young jedi were quick
to follow him as leader of the Revanchist Movement, his best friend Alek was the first
at his side, serving as his apprentice and second in command. When it became clear the Jedi council would
not reconsider their decision, the Revanchists decided to take action and embarked on a scouting
mission to assess the situation on the front lines. Leaving Alek and the others on Suurja, the
Revanchist Crusader took off on his own to investigate Mandalorean activity on the planet
Onderon and its moon Dxun, before returning to find his people captured by the enemy. Reporting his findings to the Jedi council,
the Crusader was allowed to take off on a rescue mission for his comrades but it proved
unnecessary, as Alek and the others were freed by an unforeseen ally, the former jedi padawan
and wanted criminal Zayne Carrick. Born with moderate force capabilities, Carrick
was trained on Taris where he ranked last in their class, making it clear he would never
become a Jedi Knight. But neither would any of his fellow students,
as their masters turned against them at the final ceremony, slaughtering all but Zayne
Carrack, who like always, arrived late and became a witness to the massacre. Fleeing for his life, Zayne became an infamous
fugitive, sought throughout the galaxy, when the Jedi Masters framed him for the murders. Gathering together a crew of loyal companions,
Carrack began his own investigation and discovered that 5 Jedi on Taris made a pact to kill their
students, after a vision was interpreted to mean one of their Padawan would become a Sith
and destroy the Jedi Order. Realizing this meant they would stop at nothing
to kill Carrack and his allies, he decided to stop running and go on the attack, even
sending a warning that he was coming to destroy them, even if it really did result in the
collapse of the Jedi Order. During one of their missions, Zayne’s friend
Jarael was mistaken for a Jedi and captured by the Mandaloreans who took her to Flashpoint
Station, where the scientist Demagol was conducting experiments on force sensitives. Chasing after them, Zayne Carrack infiltrated
the station and freed Jarael as well as a number of other prisoners which included Alek
and the Revanchists who embraced him as an ally. Although Alek’s friendship with Carrack
saw them join together on a number of adventures, it eventually led to deep feelings of hurt,
jealousy and resentment, when his love interest Jarael rejected his advances and chose to
be with Zayne. Reuniting with the Crusader, the Revanchist
movement returned to the Core and found themselves at a new level of popularity which they immediately
used to amplify their message, continuing to urge the council to authorize participation
in the war. But this only set the council further against
them, and so they issed arrest warrants against the Revanchist Jedi. Events further escalated after the Battle
of Serroco, when the Mandalorean unleashed nuclear weapons to wipe out the world’s
cities and population, leading the Revanchist leader to send his most trusted companion
Alek to the planet Arkania, where he was tasked with acquiring a biological superweapon or
at least destroying it to keep it from the other factions. Inevitably, hostilities erupted and Alek fought
alongside allies like Zayne Carrack, Carth Onasi and others to neutralize the weapons
and kill their creator. As a favour to his friend, Alek returned to
Coruscant under the name Captain Malak, and risked arrest by contacting the Jedi Council
to testify in the defense of Zayne Carrack, who was wrongly accused of murdering his fellow
Padawan. When the meetings ended, the Jedi allowed
him to leave the planet so he could deliver a final warning to the Revanchists. Having learned of dissention among the Mandalorean
ranks, the Jedi council wanted to amplify this discontent in the hopes of fracturing
their unification to facilitate a Republic victory, viewing this as a more peaceful alternative
to directly entering the war. But in order to pursue this path, the Jedi
needed the Revanchists to stop their campaign from escalating the conflict, and so sent
Malak back to his friends with a final warning to stop their activities and return to the
core. Tracking his ship, the Jedi followed Malak
to the planet Cathar, where the Revanchists were investigating the disappearance of their
people 10 years earlier, suspecting the Mandaloreans were behind the atrocity. As the Masters chastised the rebels, the Revanchist
Crusader found a mandalorian mask hidden under the sand, and as he picked it up, all the
jedi present experienced a shared forced vision of the past, watching helplessly as the Cathar
population was pushed into sea and exterminated by the Mandaloreans under Cassus Fett, seeking
vengeance for their defeat in the great Sith Wars of Exar Kun decades earlier. When a lone female Mandalorean failed in her
attempt to plead for their lives, she chose to die at their side, when Cassus Fett opened
fire. As the Vision ended, the Revanchist was overwhelmed
with emotion and upon realizing he was holding the heroic woman’s mask, took the name Revan
and vowed to wear this symbol of defiance until the Mandalorians were brought to justice. Having witnessed the atrocity themselves,
the Masters were far more sympathetic to Revan’s cause, but continued to believe the Jedi Order
must stay out of the fighting. Agreeing to a compromise, the Council publicly
denounced their movement and continued to warn Jedi against joining the war, but also
allowed Revan to be named commander of a small Mercy Corps in the Republic military, allowing
for individual Jedi to join while the Order as a whole remained out of the fighting. The Mercy corps proved a valueable addition
to the war effort, with Revan gaining fame as an exceptional strategist and military
mind while Malak expanded his reputation a great warrior. Yet they were not the only ones to gain fame
from these military campaigns, as the Jedi Meetra Surik became an excellent leader, rising
to become third in command under her mentor Revan and his apprentice Malak. After their efforts to mitigate Republic losses
in the disastrous Battle of Duro, Revan was promoted to Supreme Commander, and given control
over a 3rd of Republic forces. Yet as the war dragged on and the Mandaloreans
became more ruthless and desperate, so too did Revan and Malak, who were determined to
achieve victory at any cost. Making their decisions based on cold calculations,
they grew increasingly detached from the suffering their actions created and so began their slow
descent into the ways of the Dark Side. Ever eager for more knowledge, Revan and Malak
found a dark side cave on Dantooine, and after passing a series of tests were permitted to
enter the inner chamber. Sensing that this was a turning point for
both of them, Malak warned Revan that the Jedi Council might banish them if they continued
on this path, but the master kept walking and so his apprentice followed. Deep within the ruins they found a star map,
partially revealing the location of a Rakatan space station called the Star Forge. Intrigued, they investigated further, discovering
more star maps on Kashyyk, Manaan, Tatooine and the Sith homeworld of Korriban. Eventually Revan discovered the Trayus Academy,
an ancient sith school within the planet of Malachor V, and started studying what he found. He then shared this new found knowledge with
his apprentice Malak, thereby continuing their descent towards the dark side. Growing ever more ruthless under the influence
of the Dark Side, Revan and Malak continued the war against the Mandaloreans, capturing
the Vorzyd, Stenos and Elom systems. Yet in this same campaign, they were pushed
back in the Lucazec system and suffered a substantial defeat at Jaga’s cluster when
they faced off against Cassus Fett, a great mandalorean commander who personally led a
boarding party and killed a ship captain. Despite this setback, and the martial prowess
of the mandaloreans, Revan and Malak were on the path to victory, liberating Taris,
Althir and Onderon, while committing to a long and costly fight on the moon of Dxun,
a Mandalorean stronghold with a uniquely dense and dangerous jungle environment. Placing Meetra Surik in command, she won the
battle for Dxun, but only after months of intense struggle, losing roughly 10 republic
soldiers for every mandalorean. After capturing the Lianna system, Revan was
ready to end this war by any means necessary, and so laid a trap at Malachor V, sending
a large republic fleet to lure Mandalore the Ultimate into a final confrontation. Although Revan was supposed to lead a second
fleet against the enemy, his forces were delayed and arrived late into the battle, but even
so, their victory seemed assured. Recognizing they could not win, Mandalore
the Ultimate challenged Revan to single combat and put forth a valiant effort, but was defeated
and killed. Yet as he lay dying, he spoke to his enemy
and revealed the secret truth behind the war. Decades earlier, Mandalore was approached
by a red skinned alien claiming to serve a powerful Sith Lord and together they underwent
a quest to find the remains of Dramath II on Rekkiad, though in truth he simply wanted
an opportunity to corrupt the Mandalorean’s mind with the dark side. When their mission was complete, the Sith
revealed that his master had a vision of the future in which the Mandaloreans conquered
the Republic. Under the sway of the dark side, the prophecy
preyed on his desires and ambitions, causing Mandalore to fall for the lie and prepare
his people for war. Shocked by all he heard before the enemy passed
away, Revan was determined to investigate further, but first removed Mandalore’s mask
and took it as a warprize, knowing that without it, the Mandalorean’s could not unite under
a new leader. Though the enemy leader was dead, the battle
raged on, and with both fleets in range of the planet, Revan initiated the final part
of his plan, giving the order to Meetra Surik, who dutifully obeyed and activated the mass
shadow generator, a dark side superweapon which created a massive gravitational force,
pulling nearly all surrounding ships, directly onto Malachor’s surface, destroying the
Mandalorean fleet and most of the republic fleet, in addition to the planet and its population. Though it came at a heavy cost, the ruthless
strategy employed by Revan at Malachor V won the war for the Republic, ended the immediate
threat, and devastated Mandalorean civilization to such a degree it would take generations
to recover. Having lost their leader as well as to most
of their ships and soldiers, those who remained offered their unconditional surrender and
fled to the outer rim, becoming outlaws, mercenaries and bounty hunters. In the core worlds, many viewed Revan and
Malak as heroes who vanquished a terrible scourge threatening the galaxy. However others, including those on the jedi
council, felt their actions at Malachor went too far, with some noting that many of those
lost on the republic side were critics of Revan’s leadership, while most of his loyalists
survived and continued to follow him after the war. Demanding that the three most senior jedi
generals return to face judgement for their crimes, Revan and Malak ignored them without
remorse, but Meetra Surik, who was utterly transformed after Malachor V, did as they
asked and went before the council. In addition to the physical devastation caused
by the Mass Shadow Generator, the effect was so powerful and loss of life so extreme it
created a wound in the force. Unfortunately, Meetra Surik was close enough
to feel the excruciating pain of this wound being created and so cut herself off from
the force to survive. Having lost a part of herself in that battle,
Meetra returned to face the Jedi Council, and accepted their banishment from the order. After which she boarded a ship and disappeared
without a trace for many years. Meanwhile Revan completed construction of
his HK 47 assassin droid, and Malak suggested sending it after Meetra, but Revan decided
against it, claiming that without the force she was already dead. Though the war was over, Revan and Malak feared
an even greater threat may still exist and so travelled to Rekkiad, where they found
the tomb of the Sith Lord Dramath the Second as well as a datacron, confirming what they
were told by Mandalore the Ultimate. Searching through the information, they found
the coordinates to Nathema, another ancient sith world where they might continue their
investigation. Knowing that he needed to keep the Mandalore’s
mask far from the Mandaloreans, Revan hid it in the tomb of the Sith Lord before departing. Travelling to Nathema, they felt the terrible
shock, pain and sense of loss experienced by force users who travelled to a planet without
the force, but overcame their discomfort and discovered the truth behind this lifeless
abomination of a world. Over a thousand years earlier during the golden
age of the Old Sith Empire, a pureblood child was born to a poor farm woman on a remote
northern continent, within the insignificant world of Medriass on the edge of their space. Naming him Tenebrae, the boy had deep black
eyes and never cried or showed emotion, cloaked in aura so menacing it scared animals and
other children away. At the age of six, it became clear he was
powerfully force sensitive, and soon the man who raised him learned his wife had an affair
with the ruler of Medriaas, meaning Sith Lord Dramath was the boy’s biological father. Outraged, the farmer physically attacked his
wife, causing Tenebrae to feed off his anger and lash out with the dark side, snapping
the man’s neck. For his mother, Tenebrae reserved a far worse
fate, letting her die only after months of torture, punishing her for the betrayal of
their family. Over the next 4 years, the young Sith used
his powers to grow a following, bringing neighbouring villages and towns under his rule. At first Lord Dramath paid no attention, as
the Northern continent was remote and unimportant, but as his son’s domain grew larger, he
decided to meet the boy in person and assess his potential. Upon learning that this Sith Lord was his
father, Tenebrae wasted no time and launched a devastating attack into his mind, forcing
him to suffer insanity before ending his life. Although Lord Dramath had a legitimate son
and heir, Dramath II feared the wrath of this mad child, and so fled with his followers
to settle on Rekkiad, where he ruled until his death. Back on Medriaas, Tenebrae spent the next
3 years conquering the planet, and at the age of 13 in 5100 BBY, sought to legitimize
his rule by travelling to the Sith capital of Ziost and presenting himself before Emperor
Marka Ragnos, one of the greatest Dark Lord’s in history. The Emperor immediately sensed the boy’s
potential and gave his blessing, officially pronouncing him as Sith Lord Vitiate, undisputed
ruler of Medriaas. Renaming his planet Nathema, Vitiate spent
the next century in relative isolation, studying the dark side and imparting his knowledge
upon students and followers. Earning a reputation as a scholar on a distant
world, few paid any attention to Vitiate, and he in turn stayed out of the wars and
conflicts of his fellow Sith. When Marka Ragnos died in 5000 BBY, Vitiate
remained neutral in the war of succession between Ludo Kressh and Naga Sadow. And following the victory of Naga Sadow, stayed
out the Great Hyperspace War he launched against the Republic. Failing to conquer their ancient enemies,
the Sith were on the brink of annihilation, as their fleet was destroyed and emperor fled
into exile. Yet in the wake of this tragedy for their
people, Vitiate saw his opportunity to strike. Throughout 4999 BBY, the Sith Lord sent out
broadcasts stoking fears within the empire, by warning of a Republic invasion, and following
their victory against Naga Sadow, that is precisely what occurred, with the Jedi and
their allies visiting every enemy world they could find to purge it of any sith influence. With the remaining imperials in a panic, Vitiate
once again sent out messages, this time inviting the remaining sith Lords of the empire to
join him on Nathema, where they would perform a ritual to unleash the true power of the
dark side against their enemies. As all this occurred, Vitiate had a team of
his best researchers and explorers, locating a route to Dromund Kaas, an ancient sith world
lost for centuries and entirely unknown to the republic. When his people at last found the planet,
Vitiate was ready to begin the ritual. Channelling his immense power, the ruler of
Nathema reached out with the dark side and forced his will on the 8000 Sith Lords who
answered his call, using their life force to fuel the ritual throughout the next ten
days. When it was over, every living thing on the
planet was dead, with all of its collective energy, including the force essence of the
planet, transferred into the body of Vitiate, making him immortal with unparalleled abilities. Although the Sith respected power and cared
little for how it was attained, draining a planet of its energy would be considered an
abomination by any force user, as they too would feel the pain of this loss. Understanding the severity of what he did,
Vitiate forbid travel to his homeworld and hid its location, blaming it’s destruction
on the Jedi and Republic. Easily the most powerful Dark Lord remaining,
Vitiate travelled to Korriban where gathered as many remaining Sith and their servants,
as possible before leading a great exodus into the unknown regions, taking them on an
unnecessarily long 20 year voyage, in order to ensure they became entirely dependent on
their leader for survival. When he felt the time was right, Vitiate brought
them to Dromund Kaas, and established the reconstituted Sith Empire, promising to one
day take revenge against the Jedi and Republic. Revered as a god, the Emperor spent most of
his time in isolation, leaving administrative duties to the Dark Council, 12 powerful Dark
Lords who each governed a different sector of Sith society. Over the next thousand years, Vitiate grew
the strength of his empire, and when the time was right, sent an agent to contact Mandalore
the Ultimate, manipulating him into starting the Mandalorean Wars to test the Republic’s
defenses. Learning about this hidden Sith Empire, Revan
and Malak knew the Emperor needed to be stopped, but rather than inform the Jedi and Republic,
they took it upon themselves to end the threat, and so travelled into the Unknown regions,
searching for Dromund Kaas. Arriving in Sith Space, Revan and Malak posed
as mercenaries to gather intelligence and eventually formed a plan of working with the
royal guard Yarri to infilitrate the Imperial Citadel and assassinate the Emperor. Unfortunately for them, the Sith ruler was
fully aware of their presence and sent Yarri to work as a double agent, meaning that when
Revan and Malak arrived in the throne room, the Emperor was ready and quickly dominated
their minds with his unique powers. Enslaved to his will, they were each granted
an ancient title of great prestige, and reborn into the dark side as Darth Revan and Darth
Malak of the Sith Empire. Publically, Vitiate announced they caught
and executed two spies, but in private, he ordered his new servants to return home and
conquer the Republic. To aid them in this mission, the Emperor instructed
them to use the Star Forge, which was star powered, force-infused technology built by
the ancient Rakatans, capable of creating an endless supply of ships and war materials. In order to find this mechanical wonder, the
Dark Lords left Sith space and journeyed to Manaan, Tatooine and Korriban, collecting
the final pieces of the map to reveal its location. On Korriban, Revan recovered the Mask of the
great Sith Lord Tulak Horde, and throughout the journey recorded a personal Holocron with
his teachings and philosophy, most notably explaining his thoughts on the relationship
between master and apprentice, ideas which later inspired Darth Bane’s rule of two
and a lineage of Dark Lords who eventually defeated the Jedi Order. Following the map they assembled, Revan and
Malak were led to the planet Lehon where they crash landed on its surface. Learning the planet was surrounded by a disrupter
field, the Sith Lords made deals with and betrayed both sides of a tribal conflict among
the local Rakatan population, allowing them access to the Temple of the Ancients, where
the disrupter field was controlled, allowing them to leave the planet and enter the Star
Forge. Yet something changed within the minds of
Revan and Malak throughout the weeks and months since leaving the Sith Empire, as their distance
from Dromund Kaas and strong wills allowed the Sith Lords to unknowingly free themselves
from the Emperor’s control, leaving them with only vague recollections of their time
in the Imperial Space. From these altered and obscure memories, the
Dark Lords concluded they must take direct control over the Republic so they might possess
the strength necessary to defeat the terrible threat waiting in the unknown regions. Believing the Jedi proved their weakness by
abstaining from the Mandalorian Wars, they dedicated themselves to the Dark Side, and
founded a New Sith Empire with Darth Revan as Master and Darth Malak as apprentice. Inspiring great devotion within many of those
under his command during the war, Revan had legions of loyalist soldiers ready to serve
in his new Sith fleet, manning ships built and supplied by the Star Forge. Taking their new fleet to Korriban, they captured
the planet and established an Academy to train a new generation of Sith Lords under their
command. Hoping to better understand the Star Forge,
Revan conducted an experiment by removing a tiny piece of the device and from it created
an Infinite Engine, able to absorb raw materials and in return produced food, water, clothing
and the essentials of life.* Though the Star Forge appeared to be an incredible resource
of seemingly limitless potential, prolonged use could also have terrible side effects
resulting from a design flaw unforeseen by its creators. Due to the force sensitive nature of this
technology, it was corrupted by the dark side energy of the ancient Rakatans, who were cruel
slavers bent on galactic conquest. This meant that anyone exposed to the Star
Forge felt a surge of negative emotions to the point where it could cause the downfall
of entire civilizations. Fortunately, Revan was wise enough to avoid
overusing the Star Forge or obsessing over its potential, and instead used it as a tool
for a specific purpose and nothing more. Malak however, disagreed with this decision,
and believed they should spend more time studying the Forge and exploiting its abilities. Using his vast knowledge of the Republic and
his incredible skill as a strategist, Darth Revan planned a 20 year campaign to achieve
a final and complete victory, beginning with the First Battle of Foerost in 3958 BBY, where
they captured a large portion of the enemy fleet. Since most saw no difference between the force
wielding warriors doing battle across the galaxy, the conflict was named the Jedi Civil
War, and soon saw many Republic warriors crossing over to the Sith, as they were sympathetic
to the cause of Revan, whom they remembered as a war hero. Among the many defectors, the highest ranking
was Saul Karath, who was made Admiral of the entire Sith Fleet. However, in order to prove his loyalty, Malak
demanded he bomb the civilian population of Telos IV, and so Karath did as ordered, much
to the anger of Revan who wanted to conquer and make use of the planet. In addition to his plans for direct military
engagement, Revan also ordered the assassination of many prominent Republic figures, with the
aim of crippling their leadership while keeping the military and political structure of the
government intact, thereby making it easier to assume and maintain power upon their victory. Yet not all his enemies were murdered in secret,
as the Echani General Yusanis was so outraged by Revan’s betrayal, he outright challenged
the Sith Lord to single combat, leading to his defeat and death. In order to simultaneously grow the ranks
of his sith warriors and reduce the size of the enemy, he sent his servants to capture
jedi, torturing and corrupting them until they either died or fell to the Dark Side. As for the logistical and commercial needs
of his people, Revan allied with the greedy Czerka Corporation, offering them an exclusive
contract with the Sith Empire. Though not everything was going exactly to
plan, Darth Revan’s larger strategy was working and had the Republic on the defensive,
but soon an unexpected threat emerged from within his own ranks, as his apprentice Darth
Malak was growing ever more tired of being second in command. Though Revan and Malak were friends and comrades
for years, their fall to the dark side poisoned their relationship, transforming it from an
emotional connection to a professional one, with each now viewing the other as a useful
tool to further their progress. As a result Malak’s loyalty to Revan existed
only so far as he remained strong and successful leader. To this end, the apprentice was beginning
to suspect his master was growing weak, and in 3957 publically challenged his authority. In response to this insult they fought a duel
in which Revan struck Malak down, removing the man’s jaw with a strike of his lightsaber. Though the Sith apprentice survived, he was
forced to wear a prosthesis for the rest of his life. Despite momentarily reclaiming his authority,
the rift between master and apprentice was now visible for all to see, and another confrontation
was inevitable. In the meantime, Revan suffered yet another
unexpected threat, when he was lured into an Outer Rim trap, and soon found his vessel
boarded by a jedi strike team. Undeterred by the many light side enemies
he was facing, Revan sent out a signal for assistance and prepared for battle. Finding the Dark Lord on the bridge, the jedi
were set to engage him, only for Malak’s fleet to arrive in time to intervene. Yet rather than save his leader, Malak realized
this was his chance to become Master of the Sith, and so instead fired upon Revan’s
ship, hoping to destroy them all. As a result of the chaos around them, Revan
was knocked unconscious while all of the jedi were killed save for the padawan Bastilla
Shan, a specialist in battle meditation, who used her powers to save the Dark Lord’s
life, which under the stress of the situation created a force bond between them. Escaping the ship, Bastilla took Revan’s
unconscious body as well as his mask to Dantooine where the Jedi Council decided to heal his
wounds and give him a second chance at life by wiping his memory. Granting him a new identity as a republic
soldier, the council hoped his tremendous talents might help them in defeating the Sith
Empire he created. Having wiped Revan’s memoried before enlisting
as republic soldier with a new identity, the Jedi Council sent him to serve aboard the
ship Endar Spire, so he might be watched over by its commander the Jedi Padawan Bastilla
Shan. Meanwhile, Darth Malak, newly risen Master
of the Sith and ruler of their empire began his reign by disregarding the carefully planned,
20 year strategy of conquest, designed by Revan to preserve as much of the republic
as possible while bringing it under his control, in favour of an aggressive, merciless campaign
focused on destruction rather than conquest, which in theory should bring him victory far
sooner. Although Malak’s plan included the annihilation
of entire planets, meaning far less resources were available to both sides, this was to
his benefit, as he fully embraced the star powered potential of the Star Forge, using
it without restraint to build ships and weapons of war. Following in the traditions of the Sith, Malak,
as master of the order, took an apprentice to serve as second in command, choosing Darth
Bandon, a former Jedi turned to the dark side in his pursuit of power. Naming Darth Bandon as his Shadow Hand, Malak
and his apprentice saw a number of early victories, with their aggressive strategy quickly gaining
them an advantage. Yet Malak was not satisfied, as he felt there
was still one person in the Republic who may hold the key to stopping their progress, and
so went on the hunt for Bastilla Shan, the Jedi padawan specializing in Battle Meditation,
allowing her to enhance the morale and abilities on entire armies and fleets during combat. Discovering her location, Malak and Bandon
travelled to the planet Taris, aboard their flagship the Leviathan, to find and attack
the Endar Spire. Yet what they did not realize, was that Malak’s
former Master, thought to be dead, was also aboard the ship. Woken from slumber by his bunkmate, Revan
and Trask Ulgo of Alderaan were soon contacted by veteran officer Carth Onasi, ordering them
to the bridge so they might help defend the Jedi Bastilla Shan. Fighting their way through the ship, they
soon ran into the fearsome Darth Bandon, and seeing no alternative, Trask Ulgo sacrificed
himself by charging at the Dark Lord so Revan might escape. Contacted again, he learned Bastilla safely
boarded an escape ship, and so Onasi and Revan did the same, crash landing on the surface
of Taris. Finding Revan unconscious, Onasi dragged him
to an abandoned apartment in the Upper city, where he waited for his to wake. Dreaming of his near death while fighting
the jedi, he awoke several days later and the two made it their mission to find Bastilla
Shan and return to the Republic. During his time on Taris, Revan accomplished
much by interacting with its people, acquiring a sample of rakhgoul serum for a doctor and
helping outcasts escape the undercity to find what they hoped was a promised land. But most importantly for their purposes, they
befriended a Twilek girl named Mission Vao and helped rescue her wookie companion Zaalbar,
who was so grateful he swore a lifedebt to Revan with both joining in his travels. Using their connections to the Hidden Bek
gang, Revan learned that after Bastilla’s ship crashed on the planet, she was captured
by Brejik, leader of the Black Vulkars gang and was being offered as a prize to the winner
of a swoop bike race. Allying with the Hidden Beks, Revan entered
the race in their name and stole a prototype accelerators from the Vulkars, allowing him
to claim victory. Knowing they stole the prototype, the Vulkars
withdrew the prize and violence was about to erupt, when Bastilla Shan broke free of
her restraints and fought alongside her republic allies before they escaped. Reunited with her old friend Carth Onasi and
the man she pretended was just a republic soldier, they learned Revan’s force sensitivity
was re-emerging and somehow causing Bastilla to share his dreams. Realizing their first priority was to leave
the planet, they made contact with Canderous Ordo, a Mandalorian mercenary who helped them
steal the ship Ebon Hawk from a wealthy criminal. Buying a T3-M4 droid to help with the mission,
they successfully left the planet and journeyed to Dantooine, where Bastilla informed the
Jedi Council of all that occurred and presented this force sensitive republic soldier with
whom she was sharing dreams. Pretending not to know who Revan was, they
declared the two had a force bond, meaning they could communicate and strengthen each
other through the energy passing between them. Though the Council was alarmed Revan’s powers
and memories were returning, they ultimately decided to train him as a jedi once more,
putting him through weeks of intense instructions from the masters, and additional tutoring
from Bastila. Knowing Revan’s mind could also reveal information
of enormous value in their war against the Sith, the jedi assigned Bastila to act as
his mentor and companion, so she might use their bond to slowly and carefully bring some
of these memories to the surface. During his time on Dantooine, Revan once again
helped as many as possible, dealing with Mandalorian outlaws and bringing the Jedi Padawan Juhani
back from the Dark Side, resulting in her joining the crew of the Ebon Hawk. After finding part of a starmap within a Dark
Side cave, Revan was struck by a vision of the past, remembering when he and Malak underwent
their mission to find Star Forge. And so they set off to retrace the journey
of the Dark Lords and find the rest of the map, travelling to Tattoine where Revan reunited
with his old assassin droid HK47, though he had no idea why it called him master. After defeating the mercenary Calo Nord, hired
by Malak to stop them, they found the next part of the star map and continued on their
way. Travelling to the Wookie planet Kashyyk, the
crew of the Ebon Hawk worked to restore the honor of their exiled companion Zaalbar awhile
also exposing the corruption of their leader who was selling their own people as slaves
to the Czerka Corporation. Finding a new crew mate with the Jedi Joli
Bindo, living in the wilds of the planet, they recovered the next piece of the star
map before moving on to Maanaan, where Revan found himself caught up in a murder trial,
acting as arbiter for Sunry an old friend of their newest companion. After previous attacks against Revan and his
companions failed, Darth Bandon went in person to meet them on Manaan but was killed in the
confrontation. Finding the next piece of the Starmap, the
Ebon Hawk headed for Korriban, the last location they needed, but were caught and captured
by Saul Karath of the Leviathan. Capturing the crew, they were tortured for
information and learned the Sith destroyed the Jedi enclave on Dantooine. Yet they were soon rescued by one of the companions
who remained hidden on the ship and together fought their way to the bridge where they
confronted and killed Saul Karath. Once a mentor to Carth Onasi, Karath whispered
the secret about revan into his ear and when they next ran into Darth Malak he revealed
the truth to them all. While Revan stood shocked and confused to
hear he was once a Sith Dark Lord, Bastila Shan sacrificed herself by charging at Malak,
giving the others just enough time to escape. Returning to the Ebon Hawk, Revan was distraught
Bastilla remained behind fighting Malak, but had to continue on with their mission, revealing
the truth about his identity to the entire crew, who chose to accept him as the person
he was now, regardless of his past. Travelling to Korriban, Revan infiltrated
the Sith Academy, gaining access to the Valley of the Dark Lords where he explored the tomb
of Tulak Horde and Marka Ragnos, as well as Ajunta Pall, even meeting and convincing his
force-ghost to find peace by once again embracing the light. Yet it was in the tomb of Naga Sadow, that
he found the final piece of the star map, and so with their mission complete, fought
their way to the ship and departed. Seeking the Star Forge, they followed the
map coordinates to the planet Lehon and sent word of their success to the Republic fleet
before being shot down by the Sith Fleet. Crash landing on Lehon, the crew survived,
eventually finding the Rakatan Elders who remembered Revan from his past betrayal of
their people. Apologizing, he helped them however possible
to gain their trust and was once against granted access to the Temple, where he could deactivate
the disrupter field protecting the Star Forge. But before they could, they were met by Bastilla
Shan, now the dark side apprentice of Darth Malak. Tortured into joining the Dark Side, she believed
Revan weak and so attacked only to be soundly defeated. Surprised by his power, Bastilla explained
she did not truly care for Malak and only sided with him because she thought Revan was
weakened by his return to the light side. Yet now she was convinced his continued strength
resulted from his inner darkness, and so offered herself as both lover and Sith Apprentice,
so they could overthrow Malak and rule the Empire together. Deeply saddened she was no longer the woman
he knew, Revan refused the offer and so she called him a pathetic fool and returned to
Malak’s side. Deactivating the field, Republic forces were
now free to launch an all-out attack on the Star Forge, but faced a distinct disadvantage
as Bastilla Shan was using her Battle Meditation to enhance the abilities and morale of Sith
forces. Yet she was soon confronted by Revan, who
boarded the Star Forge with his crew, seeking to find and defeat Darth Malak. Attacking Revan, Bastilla was defeated 3 times,
before she realized the error of her ways and asked that he end her suffering. Refusing to kill her, Revan instead expressed
his lover for her and asked she return to the light side. Hesitant at first, she ultimately gave in
and admitted her love for him, claiming she no longer feared those emotions. Moving on to the final battle Revan faced
off against his old apprentice, and at long last struck him down, before exchanging some
final words, in which he apologized for leading Malak into the darkside. With the Dark Lord dead, Bastilla redeemed
and the Star Forge destroyed, the Sith Empire was largely defeated and so a celebration
was held on Lehon, where the entire Ebon Hawk crew were publicly recognized for their service,
while Revan was awarded the Cross of Glory, earning his status as a living legend, having
been both a Warring Dark Lord of the Sith and Jedi Savior of the Republic. Losing their Sith Master, the remnants of
the Empire turned against each other in a struggle for power, allowing for the Republic
to easily destroy or scatter their forces. As for Revan, he personally led the invasion
of Korriban, to clear it of imperial influence before retiring from public life. Although the Jedi council offered both Revan
and Bastila Shan the chance to re-enter the order as padawans so they might be receive
proper training, both turned down the offer, instead getting married and moving into an
apartment on Coruscant with T3-m4 and HK-47. Believing that his unique knowledge and perspective
might be valuable, especially in studying the relationship between the dark and light
sides of the force, Revan naively approached the Jedi Council, hoping to teach them all
he’d learned. But they were outraged by the notion, with
some threatening to banish him from the Order entirely. Fearing the public outcry from banishing a
republic hero, the council made a deal, allowing Revan and Bastila to be married while remaining
members of the Jedi order, but in exchange they could not spread their teachings. Bastilla was angered by the council’s constant
disrespect and condescension, but Revan felt no malice and convinced her to take the deal
so they could live their lives in peace. Yet their happiness did not last long, as
Revan began having nightmares of a shadowy presence and a planet covered by storms. Though he had not yet recovered all his memories,
he felt strongly these dreams were related to his past with Malak and the Mandalorian
Wars. Contacting his old friend, Canderous Ordo
was asked to learn any information possible about Mandalore the Ultamite and his reasons
for invading the Republic. Meanwhile, Revan sought to contact and enlist
the aid of his old protégé Meetra Surik, travelling to the Jedi Archives to learn her
fate. There he was confronted by an angry Jedi Master
Atris, who informed him Meetra cut herself off from the Force after the battle of Malachor
V and was exiled from the Order when she returned to face judgement. Deeply saddened by what he learned, he left
the temple unsure he’d ever see her again. A few weeks later Canderous made contact and
revealed the Mandalorian Clans were gathering on the planet of Rekkiad, to search for the
Mask of Mandalore the Ultamite, so a new ruler might take his place and unify their people. Understanding the threat a united Mandalorian
army might pose, and believing he was on the right path to understand his visions, Revan
planned to join the Clans in their search on Rekkiad. Though Canderous suggested reuniting the crew
of the Ebon Hawk for this mission, Revan decided against it, as HK-47 was to aggressive, Canderous
reported to the Republic, Juhani and Bindo reported to the jedi council, and Mission
was busy running a successful shipping business with Zaalbar. This left only Revan, Canderous, T3 and his
wife Bastilla, believing her presence would make up for not having the others. But when he returned home that night, he learned
she was pregnant. Feeling great joy at the news, Revan was soon
forced to lessen their happiness by revealing his plan to embark on a mission to save the
galaxy from the threat haunting his dreams. At first, Bastilla was furious he was leaving
and even suggested joining the journey despite being pregnant, but in the end she accepted
his decision, knowing it was Revan’s duty to stop or delay this galactic threat as long
as possible, so that their child might live a long life of peace. Putting their sadness aside, they shared a
last night together before Revan left Coruscant, never to see his beloved wife again. Journeying to Rekkiad, Canderous was reunited
with his people in Clan Ordo, introducing his companion as the mercenary Avner who’d
come to help them find the mask. Revan then met Veela Ordo, the proud, ferocious
clan leader and wife of Canderous. Experiencing more dreams and memories of the
past throughout the voyage, Revan soon realized Clan Ordo was searching in the wrong area
of the planet, and so had Canderous help convince them to move, resulting in a battle with clan
Jendri. Though they claimed victory, Veela and others
saw Revan using a lightsaber, and became silently hostile, realizing he was jedi. Laying claim over the new location, Revan
led a group of them to the tomb of sith lord Dramath the Second, where he recovered the
mask of mandalore. Unfortunately Veela then turned against him,
claiming she knew he was Revan, and asked Caderous to choose between his friend and
people. Refusing to choose he watched on in horror
as the Mandolreans attacked his ally, who cut them down one after another. Feeling compelled to act, Canderous raised
his weapon and fired, shooting his wife through the chest. After defeating the Mandaloreans, Revan watched
on in silence, as Canderous stood over the bodies and came to terms with his decision. With the leader of clan Ordo dead and the
Mandalorians as a whole posing an ever present danger, Revan asked his friend Canderous to
don the mask and unite his people as Mandalore the Preserver, in the hopes of rebuilding
their strength so they might one day fight in defense of the republic. Reluctantly accepting the role, Canderous
returned to his people, relaying a false story about an attack from another clan to explain
the death of his wife and comrades. He then took over leadership and began his
campaign to unite, preserve and strengthen the Mandalorians. Revan and T3-M4 meanwhile departed aboard
the Ebon Hawk, travelling to Nathema, a world mentioned on the datacron from Rekkiad, but
upon arrival suffered a momentary sensory overload, as his memories of this planet returned. Unfortunately, Revan’s investigation soon
came to an end, when he was found by Darth Nyriss and Lord Scourge of the Old Sith Empire. Ruling over the true successor state to the
old Sith Empire of Marka Ragnos and Naga Sadow, the immortal Emperor Vitiate was a figure
of god-like importance to the dark side acolytes of their worlds, yet not all shared a reverence
for the man, with those of high ranking positions who spent the most time in his company, often
coming to fear the larger threat he posed. Despite ruling without equal for over 1000
years, some, including several members of the Emperor’s dark council, still hoped
he might be overthrown. Counted among the conspirators, the powerful
Darth Nyriss, a specialist in sith sorcery, hoped to recruit Scourge, the talented Sith
Lord and respected interrogator to her cause, and so brought him to Nathema so he might
feel the horror of a world without the force, explaining that the Emperor was a monster
seeking to consume the life force of the entire galaxy. Yet just as they were leaving the system,
a ship jumped into orbit above Nathema, and sensing a powerful force user aboard, they
opened fire, causing it to crash Land on the planet. Recovering the still living body of Revan,
Nyriss knew him as one of the two Jedi captured by Vitiate and turned into his servants. Realizing Revan must have somehow broken free
of the Emperor’s influence, they brought him to the compound of Darth Nyriss, where
he was drugged, tortured and interrogated by Scourge for the next three years, hoping
to get extract information they might use in their Sith rebellion. Yet as time passed, Scourge became disillusioned
with Nyriss, realizing the members of the Dark Council were using their conspiracy against
the Emperor as a means to play politics and increase their personal power, but were unlikely
to ever take any significant action. At the same time, he was growing increasingly
curious about their prisoner, who was proving exceptionally powerful in the force, resisting
even their most brutal interrogation techniques. Eventually, Scourge stopped trying to inflict
pain and instead merely exploited his loneliness by entering into ordinary conversations, both
to learn more about the man and in the hopes he might volunteer something of interest. Similarly, the jedi purposely started to open
up, explaining his views and philosophy concerning the force, in the hopes of manipulating the
Sith Lord into helping him escape. Fascinated by Revan’s ability to channel
both the light and dark sides, Scourge started revealing information as well, concerning
the Empire and conspiracy to bring down the Emperor. After years with only Scourge for company,
Revan at last made his play, attempting to suggest an alliance between them, only for
the sith to laugh at the idea. Refusing to retreat, Revan pushed forward,
confidently lying about a vision he saw of his freedom fast approaching while also stating
that the Sith Lord would soon know the truth of his words. After Scrouge left the room, Revan, who was
gradually building a tolerance to force supressing drugs, started concentrating his mind on contacting
Bastilla, when suddenly struck by a real force vision, in which he saw the face of his old
protoge Meetra Surik, and knew she was coming to his rescue. Determined to find his master, the loyal droid
t3m4 repaired the ebon hawk and flew it off Nathema where it was found by Meetra Surik,
the former Jedi exile, as she began a journey to regain her force powers and defeat the
Sith Triumverate threatening the galaxy. Emerging from a period of infighting, the
last remnants of Malak’s Sith Empire united under Darths Traya, Sion and Nihilus, but
were ultimately defeated by Meetra, T3 and other allies, some of whom previously served
under Revan. After contacting Bastilla Shan and showing
her T3’s recording of a red skinned sith taking Revan from Nathema, Meetra and the
droid left on a rescue mission, following his trail all the way to Dromund Kass, where
her inquiries led to a meeting with Lord Scourge. Watching as Meetra killed the soldiers sent
against her, Scourge realized she was a jedi and believed she must be the person Revan
saw in his vision. By the time the battle was over, Scourge understood
Revan and the Exile were his best hope for defeating the Emperor, and so offered and
alliance, providing critical information and assistance for the rescue mission. In order to increase their chances, Scourge
went before the Emperor and revealed that Nyriss, along with other members of the Dark
council, were plotting rebellion, leading royal forces to attack the traitors. Using the battle as a distraction, Scourge
and Meetra made their way to the prison cell where they found Revan and two sith soldiers,
who he convinced to switch sides. Reuniting with her beloved mentor, Meetra
embraced Revan before he received an antidote to remove the drugs supressing his powers,
and the famous mask he worse all those years ago. Yet when the former Dark Lord put on the mask
he was overwhelmed by a flood of memories resurfacing and collapsed to the ground. Unfortunately, Darth Nyriss then arrived,
and immediately killed the 2 soldiers, before using her immense powers to defeat both Scourge
and Meetra. Taunting them as she prepared a final blast
of force lighting, she waited too long, allowing Revan to rise from the ground, donning his
mask to declare “I am Revan reborn. And before me you are nothing.” Launching a massive burst of purple lightening,
Revan absorbed and reversed the attack, consuming Nyriss to leave only a pile of ash. Retreating to a safe location, Revan, Scourge,
Meetra, and T3m4 agreed the Emperor must be stopped and so made a plan for his assassination. Unsure about how their mission would end,
Revan spent his last night watching a video of his wife and child on repeat, filling him
with renewed determination to ensure the galaxy survived long enough for his son to live a
full life. When at last the moment arrived, the Sith
Lord Scourge escorted his jedi companions to the Imperial Citadel, hoping they might
be reach the throne room to assassinate the Emperor. Yet the plan was hindered when the guard Yarri
recognized Revan as the man they captured years earlier. Their identities exposed, a great battle erupted
with Meetra Surik and Scourge remaining to engage the guards, while Revan burst into
the throne room, attacking the Emperor with all his might. To Vitiate’s astonishment, the former Jedi
and Sith Lord proved a challenging opponent, absorbing, blocking and deflecting blows,
while also going on the offense with powerful energy blasts from both the light and dark
sides of the force. Yet in the end, Vitiate overcame his enemy
with a terrible lightning storm which would have ended the battle, if not for Revan’s
faithful droid T3-M4 who unleashed his flamethrower against the Emperor. Although T3 succeeded in distracting the enemy
and saving his master, it cost the droid his life as Vitiate destroyed him immediately. Having finished defeating the guards, Revan’s
allies rushed into the room, where the three prepared to charge against the Emperor. Yet it was in this moment that Scourge, for
the first time in his life, was struck by a force vision, seeing far into the future,
when another Jedi, not Revan, would land the final blow against Vitiate. Even before this vision, Scourge was already
starting to doubt Revan and Meetra, as he learned more about their ideas and personalities. Although Revan channelled both the light and
dark sides, Scourge recognized that his fundamental nature was self-sacrificing, and therefore
more in line with the light side. His worries were then amplified during the
battle, when Meetra Surik ran into the throne room and threw her lightsaber at the Emperor’s
hand in order to stop him from landing a killing blow against Revan. Scourge saw this as a fatal error, since Meetra
could have thrown the lightsaber directly at Vitiate to end his life, but did not do
so because she was unwilling to sacrifice Revan in the process. With his doubts confirmed by the vision, Scourge
understood their mission was doomed to failure and so sought a way to survive this ordeal,
thereby leaving him available to help this future hero against the Emperor. Therefore when Meetra stepped forward, Scourge
stepped to the side and stabbed her through the back, killing her instantly. Taking advantage of this distraction, Vitiate
unleashed another lightning storm to subdue Revan, before taking him to Maelstrom prison
where he was kept alive through machines and sith Alchemy. Scourge meanwhile, claimed he only pretended
to join the assassins, so he could lure them to the Emperor, who was the only one powerful
enough to defeat Revan. Satisfied with this response, Vitiate rewarded
Scourge with the gift of immortality and granted him the position of Emperor’s Wrath. Yet eternal life came at a heavy cost, as
it was achieved through a dark side ritual which kept Scourge’s body in a state of
constant and unending pain, though the Emperor claimed he would eventually grow numb to this
suffering. For 300 years, Revan was imprisoned, tortured
savagely and used as a source of information and force energy, in addition to acting as
a link to the light side, granting the Emperor visions of the future. Yet throughout the many years of torment,
Revan was comforted and supported by the force ghost of Meetra Surik, who remained by his
side even after death. With her help and through his own immense
powers, Revan was able to reverse the mental connection, allowing him to influence the
Emperor’s mind and delay the invasion of the Republic for centuries. In this way, and in spite of defeat, Revan
succeeded in accomplishing his primary objective, by ensuring that both his wife and son lived
out their lives in peace. While few knew the truth about Revan’s ultimate
fate, his extraordinary life made him a legend throughout the galaxy, with the tales of his
adventures spreading far and wide throughout his three centuries in captivity. Although he was remembered by many, there
were some who came to worship him and his teachings, like the Ongree of Nar Shaddaa,
who were entrusted by Revan to safeguard the infinite engine, a small piece of the Star
Forge capable of absorbing matter and manipulating energy in order to create anything the user
wanted, including air, food, water and shelter. There was also the Order of Revan, a secret
society based on the Sith capital of Dromund Kaas, where they trained in both the light
and dark sides of the force. The Emperor meanwhile continued to grow his
power, discovering a darkside ritual called essence transfer, which allowed him to abandon
his physical form in favour of moving his consciousness through various host bodies,
discarding them when they grew weak from dark side corruption. Putting this into practice, each body he inhabited
became known as the Emperor’s Voice. Yet even with all his power and abilities,
Vitiate grew increasingly unsatisfied with life as a Sith Emperor, seeing past their
petty dogma and doctrine to understand the true potential of the force went far beyond
the light and dark sides. He then found an opportunity to test out his
new ideas, when he learned about an ancient armada known as the Eternal Fleet, consisting
of automated ships wreaking havoc in Wild Space. Leaving a part of himself behind to control
the Sith Empire though the Emperor’s Voice, his consciousness went in search of the Eternal
fleet, which eventually led him to the unknown regions and the planet of Zakuul. Taking over the body of a warrior named Valkorion,
he used the fleet to create a new superpower, built without the constraints of jedi and
sith philosophies. Ruling as an immortal Emperor, he founded
the Eternal Empire, where he trained the Knights of zakkul as a new class of warriors wielding
lightsaber pikes, who saw the force as a practical tool for justice and nothing more, using them
as a police and military force. In this way, the being once known as Vitiate,
now ruled over the Sith and the Eternal Empires, splitting his attention between both. Though Revan succeeded in delaying the invasion
of the Republic for three centuries, the Emperor eventually went through with his plans, initiating
the Great Galactic War in 3681 BBY. Yet to his grave disappointment, the Sith
Empire was unable to win a quick victory, leading to a 28 year war that only ended because
Revan’s continued influence encouraged a cessation of hostilities. Yet even so, the Emperor was determined to
negotiate from a position of strength, and so in 3653 BBY, while Sith representatives
met with republic officials on Alderaan, Imperial forces invaded and sacked the enemy capital
of Coruscant. As news of this conquest made its way to Alderaan,
the republic delegation felt they had no choice but to allow the victorious Empire to dictate
terms for the treaty of Coruscant. Yet even after suffering a humiliating defeat,
resulting in a number of territorial concessions, the galaxy was still divided between the two
powers, leading to several years of tense cold war. Despite winning the war and ruling over two
great superpowers, the Emperor’s focus eventually evolved beyond galactic conquest, as he proved
ever more eager for power and terrified of death. Therefore, his ultimate goal was to perform
a final dark side ritual, with the aim of eliminating all life in the galaxy, leaving
him as a truly immortal being, alone and unchallenged in the vastness of space. However, his greater desires were ultimately
tempered and restrained by the hero Revan, who continued to endure terrible suffering
as a prisoner in order to maintain his mental connection and influence over the Emperor. Yet after 3 centuries of pain and torment,
his body could endure no more and would soon wither away, leaving the Emperor free to pursue
his evil plans. Seeing the end drawing near for her beloved
mentor, the spirit of Meetra Surik, departed for a time, in order to seek out Jedi master
Oteg of the Repubic, who she convinced to organize a strike team that might rescue Revan
and save his life. Though the former jedi and sith lord was horrified
to learn he was free, as this meant his influence over the Emperor was at an end, the spirit
of Meetra explained that his strength was failing, and now at least he could rejoin
the fight to defeat their enemy once and for all. Following his rescue from Maelstrom prison,
Revan travelled to Tython where he met with Jedi Council, informing them of all he knew
concerning the Emperor and the Imperial threat. Yet his many years of solitude and experiences
with both the Light and Dark Sides, meant he no longer felt the same camaraderie with
the Jedi Order, and so took off to wage a private war, dedicating himself entirely to
the defeat of the Emperor and fall of the Sith Empire. After reuniting with the ever faithful Assassination
Droid HK-47, the former Jedi recovered his famous mask from the Order of Revan on Drumond
Kaas, but did not seek any further association, as their reverence made him uncomfortable. Determined to end the Sith threat at any cost,
Revan took possession of the Foundry, an Ancient Rakatan manufacturing facility, whose location
he successfully hid from the Emperor during his captivity. A powerful automated factory which broke down
asteroids for raw materials, Revan and HK set about mass producing Extermination Droids,
with the intention of ordering them to purge the galaxy of anyone with Sith ancestry, thereby
eliminating the vast majority of the Imperial population. However the Empire soon learned of what was
occurring and sent an elite strike team to the facility where they destroyed HK 47 and
slayed Revan before he could enact his plans. His mission failed and body fading, Revan’s
thoughts turned to the final words of his old apprentice Malak, saying, “And in the
end, as the darkness takes me, I am nothing. Now I know how you felt, my friend." Yet he found no peace in death, as the repercussions
of becoming a master in both the light and dark sides, complicated his passing. In order to survive and cope with three centuries
of torture, Revan’s mind fractured in two, with his darker half enduring and embracing
the pain, thereby allowing his lighter half to detach itself and focus on the force. This division remained with him even after
his rescue, and so when he was slain aboard the foundry, his light side attempted to become
one with the force, while his dark side refused to depart and clung to life, taking full control
over his battered body. Freed from the restriction imposed by his
light side, Darkside Revan emerged as a being of rage and hatred, consumed entirely with
a desire for vengeance against the Emperor. To this end, the Dark Lord made his way to
Dromund Kaas, where he took direct control over the Order of Revan, turning them from
a secret society with philosophical ambitions, to an extremist faction and fanatical cult. Under his leadership, the Revanites grew their
power and influence over the galaxy by infiltrating both the Empire and Republic, with the aim
of eliminating both superpowers so no one could stop him from confronting the Emperor. Using their highly placed agents to redirect
resources towards the planet Lehon, the Revanites began the Infinite Army project, in which
they implanted Rakatan technology into organic bodies, thereby creating powerful cyborg warriors
capable of wreaking havoc across the galaxy. Yet once again his plans were undone, as elements
of both the Republic and Empire learned of this threat, and so embarked upon a joint
mission to invade Lehon and destroy their production facilities. Undaunted, Revan next attempted to destroy
large portion of the Republic and Imperial fleets, by allying himself with the Nova Blade
Pirates of Rishi, as well as the Mandalorians of Shae Vizla, using them to set a trap which
would force the superpowers into a military confrontation. It was also during this time that Revan captured
and attempted to convince his descendant Theron Shan to leave the republic and join his galactic
campaign. Yet Theron refused and eventually escaped
just as his comrades arrived for his rescue. Revealing what he learned, they decrypted
Revan’s files, deactivated the local signal jammer and contacted the Republic and Empire
to expose the undercover Revanite Agents among them, thereby preventing the annihilation
of both fleets. Enraged by yet another defeat and having learned
the Emperor’s spirit was hiding on Yavin 4 after his body was killed by the Jedi Hero
of Tython, Darkside Revan would wait no longer and set off to face his hated enemy. Invading Yavin 4, the Revanites defeated the
Imperial guards, and set about performing a dark side ritual with the aim of consuming
all life on the moon in order to restore the Emperor to physical body, allowing Revan to
face him in personal combat. Aiding him in this venture, was the reconstituted
assassination droid HK-47, whose memory core was preserved by a man known as the Shroud,
allowing him to be placed in a new body and reunite with his beloved master. Yet the combined forces of the Republic and
Empire feared Revan was not strong enough to defeat the Emperor and so the forces of
Satele Shan and Darth Marr made a temporary truce, so they could journey to Yavin 4, where
they engaged the Revanites and halted the ritual. Darkside Revan then fought valiantly against
a great host of enemy heroes, including his descendants Satele and Theron Shan, until
at last defeated. Making matters worse, they soon heard the
voice of the Emperor, whose strength was partially restored by feeding off the massive loss of
life from the battle, allowing his consciousness to depart and continue his campaign to rule
over the galaxy. His mission a failure, Darkside Revan was
then confronted by the force ghost of his lightside Revan, who convinced him to accept
death and so the 2 halves merged together, causing Revan’s body to disappear, leaving
behind his robes, mask and lightsaber. Eventually, the Emperor, in the form of Valkorion,
was slain by the Commader of the Eternal Alliance, a new faction born from a coalition of species,
hailing from the Republic, Sith Empire and Eternal Empire. Yet even so, the threat lived on, as the Emperor
had contingencies available in the event of his defeat, allowing his spirit, though significantly
weakened, to survive. Having vanished for a time, Revan was unwilling
to become one with the force while any shred of his enemy’s life force remained. Therefore, he re-emerged to help the jedi
Kira Carson and Sith Lord Scourge as they underwent a mission to destroy the Emperor’s
original body, knowing that as long as it survived, he could not be fully destroyed. Yet even the destruction of Tenebrae was not
enough to eliminate this ancient being, as it was covered in marking which released a
plague, infecting and linking the minds of its victims, which then allowed the last remnant
of the Emperor to live on within their collective consciousness. Revan then returned one last time in 3626
BBY, as his enemy’s withering spirit took refuge within the consciousness of his descendant
Satele Shan. Entering into the mind of the former Jedi
Grand Master, the Alliance Commander found the Emperor in his final form, appearing as
Tenebrae, Vitiate and Valkorion, the three most prominent bodies he held throughout his
thousand year life. Prepared to make his final stand, the Emperor
soon learned the Commander was not alone, as was joined by Kira Carsen, Scourge, Satele
Shan, Darth Marr, Meetra Surik, and the spirit of many other force users who’d fallen victim
to his evil, including the former jedi and sith Lord Revan who helped destroy the last
vestige of his being. With the Emperor at last defeated forever,
Revan found peace and became one with the force, yet his legacy lived on for thousands
of years, influencing acolytes of both the light and dark sides. Aside from his physical descendants who were
powerful figures in the republic and jedi order, the Ongree of Nar Shaddaa and Rakatans
of Lehon worshipped Revan as a deity. His most lasting and impactful contribution
however, was felt within the Sith Order, inspiring men like Darth Rivan of the New Sith, who
named discovering a corrupted manuscript authored by the ancient Dark Lord. Yet this paled in comparison to the influence
he had on Darth Bane, who used the teachings from his holocron to reform the Sith Order. Enacting the rule of 2 philosophy, the Order
worked in the shadows for the next thousand years until eventually destroying the jedi and republic under Darth Sidious, heir to the Banite Sith, who emerged as ruler of the First Galactic Empire.
