Post by Reneximaj on Oct 24, 2010 19:16:17 GMT -7
It is the year 2,495 BBY, though of course nobody refers to it as such. (Sort of like in 450 BC, nobody knew they were part of the BC era, lol.) It has been 1460 years since the end of the Old Sith Wars and the events surrounding Darth Revan before he disappeared into unknown space. After Darth Revan's disappearance, five years passed before the Exile departed known space to find Revan. This resulted in the next major war with the Sith Empire, the Great Galactic War, which ended in 3,653 BBY, with the Sacking of Coruscant, 1158 years before our campaign. At the end of this Great War, the Galaxy was split in twain, between the Republic and the Sith Empire. There was a brief Cold War between the two major powers, followed by... nothing. Acccording to the Star Wars timeline, over the next 1,000 years, "something happened" that made the Sith Empire dissolve. And so the Republic came to dominate the Galaxy once more.
We are set 500 years before the next Sith Empire, according to the Star Wars timeline. The Sith Academy on Korriban does not exist yet, and the Sith have sort of faded from view, their traditions lost for the time being. The Galaxy is at peace, and is experiencing a period of expansion. New solar systems are being discovered, new planets joining the Republic. The Jedi Temple is being improved upon, and the Jedi Archives are a recent addition. It is the single largest (and most complete) collection of knowledge in the Galaxy. The Jedi Order itself is flourishing.
Though the galaxy is largely at peace, this is not to say there is not crime. When you deal with something as large as a Galaxy, it is nearly impossible to stop crime. The crime lords still rule in less civilized worlds, and the Hutts are, as always, among the greatest of them. The Bothans continue to run their spy network, as ever they have, and the Dark Side, while faint and mostly forgotten, is still there for those Force Users who choose to listen to its whispered promises of power.
This is just a little background information while we wait for everything to be ready, and to hopefully help everybody understand a little more fully exactly the state of the galaxy your characters live in.
Hopefully this week we'll be able to get started! Let me know if there's any other information you'd find helpful, and i look forward to everything that is to come!
:-D
We are set 500 years before the next Sith Empire, according to the Star Wars timeline. The Sith Academy on Korriban does not exist yet, and the Sith have sort of faded from view, their traditions lost for the time being. The Galaxy is at peace, and is experiencing a period of expansion. New solar systems are being discovered, new planets joining the Republic. The Jedi Temple is being improved upon, and the Jedi Archives are a recent addition. It is the single largest (and most complete) collection of knowledge in the Galaxy. The Jedi Order itself is flourishing.
Though the galaxy is largely at peace, this is not to say there is not crime. When you deal with something as large as a Galaxy, it is nearly impossible to stop crime. The crime lords still rule in less civilized worlds, and the Hutts are, as always, among the greatest of them. The Bothans continue to run their spy network, as ever they have, and the Dark Side, while faint and mostly forgotten, is still there for those Force Users who choose to listen to its whispered promises of power.
This is just a little background information while we wait for everything to be ready, and to hopefully help everybody understand a little more fully exactly the state of the galaxy your characters live in.
Hopefully this week we'll be able to get started! Let me know if there's any other information you'd find helpful, and i look forward to everything that is to come!
:-D