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- "At its core, my war was never about conquering the galaxy. It was about spreading the influence of the Dark Side. While it’s possible that my dream of making it the only power will end this day, my actions have already changed the balance."
- — Sivter
The War of Darkness is the name that was eventually given to Sivter's master plan of remaking the galaxy into a place where only the Dark Side would reign. Although the true scope of the war would be carefully hidden at first, it would soon become apparent that, like the Xen'Chi War before it, the War of Darkness had the potential of disrupting the balance of the Force forever.
Origins[]
Sivter
The War of Darkness can be directly tied to one man, the Defel Darksider known as Sivter. Since much of Sivter’s early life is a mystery, it’s unknown when he came to embrace his views of a chaotic universe, however, they were firmly cemented by the time he started working with the likeminded Dragon Masque and his cult in 6 ABY. Even after Masque’s death and Sivter’s defeat at Chisas, much of what Sivter picked up in the cult would be put into play for the eventual formation of the Cult of Shadow.
The cult’s formation in 13 ABY on the planet Arcanix was started small, but under Sivter’s guidance, the organization grew steadily without sacrificing its secrecy. Unlike many other Darksider groups with such grand ambitions, the Cult of Shadow was structured around using the enemy’s resources against them. As such it had no real standing military aside from the members themselves. Many early cult operations in the years leading up to the first conflict in the War of Darkness were built around subverting the resources of others for the benefit of the Cult of Shadow. This was exemplified by such Dark Lords as Malasik and Arien Garix who were adept at twisting and turning people to serve the Cult of Shadow’s goals, often without their victims even realizing it.
It’s likely that Sivter would have spent a few more years building the foundation of his war before making any overt moves, but unexpected troubles spurred him into accelerating his plans. He uncovered a plot by two of the Dark Lords who had sat on the cult’s Inner Circle to betray him and had them promptly removed. Additionally, another Inner Circle Dark Lord, Kishkumen, was unexpectedly cut off from contact in the Jade Worlds and presumed lost. This significant reduction of his ruling council in such a short amount of time threatened to destabilize the structure of the still young Cult of Shadow. In order to prevent that, Sivter decided to launch what would become known as the first major offensive in the War of Darkness…
History[]
Battle of Onderon[]
- "Onderon will be the prelude to my eventual victory. Prepare yourselves, for now is the time that the Cult of Shadow will reveal to the galaxy just how powerful the Dark Side can be!"
- — Sivter to the assembled members of the Cult of Shadow
Duels on Cylon[]
- "You still cling to sentimentality, Trayus. It weakens you, just like it weakened Faarel Blackthorne."
- — Sivter
Charon Campaign[]
- «Don’t your own legends claim that a prophet will come from the void to lead you? I have done so. I’ve crossed the barrier between otherspace and realspace. I can lead the Charon to all the new lifeforms there that have yet to be released to death.»
- — Sivter to Musa’krish
Hapan Civil War[]
- "With the whole galaxy lost in the barbarism of war, I found myself wanting to return here so I could once again experience true culture and refinement – lest I become lost myself."
- — Arien Garix
Kalja Campaign[]
- "Everything I undo, [Kalja] repairs. Unless she can be overcome, my plans will ultimately fail. I dare not face her until the balance is heavily skewed in my favor."
- — Sivter to Darius Malakai
Infiltration of Ossus[]
- "I'll not bore you with details, but suffice to say the Cult of Shadow now have a vendetta and will not rest until it is satisfied."
- — Tamzar Ranox
Search for the Necromonus[]
- "One harbinger of death for my lord and a plague for the rest of us. May the hunt for the Necromonus begin."
- — Vlad’druin
Pan-Tau-Ra Crisis[]
- "As some of you know, the Warfleet has scheduled the launch of a second Prekaara-class flagship within the coming days - the Pan-Tau-Ra. This flagship has been stolen."
- — Barryl-Shir-H'ay
Battle of Alsakan[]
- "Sivter's plans call for all the powers of the galaxy to mass together so they can bear witness to that which he is about to do... and find themselves to be powerless against him."
- — Darth Trayus
Battle of Fuller[]
- "When the combined forces of the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant couldn't defeat them at Alsakan, we stood no chance."
- — Da'el Kar
Battle of Mon Calamari[]
- "The Charon will arrive at Mon Calamari and proceed to do what they do best. This is your moment of truth, New Republic. Will you stand against me or will you flee and reveal your promises of strength and stability to be a lie?"
- — Sivter
Battle of Arcanix[]
- "Although the future is now murky, I foresee that what happens in the next few days will prove to be crucial in determining the ultimate success or failure of the War of Darkness."
- — Sivter