Timeline: The Midnight Order and the Masters

A timeline documenting important events related to the Sith Imperium and the Midnight Order.

 The Great Galactic War

3681 BBY // 28 BTC

• The Great Galactic War begins.

• • The Sith Empire returns to the known galaxy.

  • The Battle of Korriban occurs: Imperial victory.

  • Battlemaster Kao Cen Darach is killed by Darth Malgus.

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• The Great Galactic War continues.

• • Jedi Knight Jaric Kaedan attacks the Sith Dread Masters aboard their flagship.

  • The Dread Masters are captured and imprisoned on Belsavis.

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• The Great Galactic War continues.

• • The Battle of Alderaan occurs: Republic victory.

  • Darth Malgus is defeated in combat against Satele Shan and Jace Malcom.

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• The Great Galactic War ends.

• • The Sacking of Coruscant occurs: Imperial victory.

  • Republic diplomats are pressured into signing the Treaty of Coruscant on Alderaan.

The Cold War

3652 BBY // 1 ATC

• The Cold War begins.

• • Hostilities between Republic and Imperial forces come to an end.

• The Sith Imperium is established.

• • Sith Lord Keine Kallig speaks out in outrage over the Treaty of Coruscant.

  • Keine Kallig’s stance is adopted by many fellow Sith, who swear allegiance to him.

  • Keine Kallig and his followers splinter from the Sith Empire, forming the Sith Imperium.

3651 BBY // 2 ATC

• The Cold War continues.

• • Satele Shan leads the Jedi Order to settlement on their ancient home of Tython.

• The Pilgrimage on Amgarrak begins.

• • Keine Kallig searches for Amgarrak, a holy world of the Sith mentioned by Marka Ragnos.

  • Amgarrak is rediscovered and settled by the Sith Imperium.

  • Keine Kallig assumes the title of Lord Emperor of the Sith Imperium.

3650 BBY // 3 ATC

• The Cold War continues.

• • The planet Voss is rediscovered by the known galaxy.

• The Pilgrimage on Amgarrak ends.

• • Darth Nostrem of the Sith Empire launches an attack on Amgarrak.

  • The surface of Amgarrak is devastated by orbital bombardment.

  • Keine Kallig disappears in the chaos of the Amgarrak attack.

  • Sith Lord Willerick Roderick leads the Sith Imperium off of Amgarrak.

3649 BBY // 4 ATC

• The Cold War continues.

• • The Sith Empire launches an invasion on the planet Voss, but Imperial forces are repeled by the planet's populace.

  • The Empire and Republic establish diplomatic relations with the planet.

• The Subjugation of Voss occurs.

• • Lord Willerick uses the Force to manipulate the visions of the Voss Mystics.

  • The Sith Imperium is welcomed on Voss, where it claims Voss-ka as its capital.

  • Lord Willerick takes the name of Darth Arestenax.

  • Darth Arestenax ascends as Lord Emperor of the Sith Imperium.

  • Lord Emperor Arestenax is wedded to Darth S’rahnia, who ascends as Lord Empress.

3646 BBY // 7 ATC

• The Cold War continues.

• • Satele Shan is named Grand Master of the Jedi Order.

• The Conquest of the Six Sectors begins.

• • The Sith Imperium subsumes the Tion Hegemony.

  • Lord Emperor Arestenax addresses the Dark Council on Dromund Kaas.

  • An alliance is formed between the Sith Empire and the Sith Imperium.

  • Darth Nostrem is disavowed by the Sith Empire, forcing him to flee into exile.

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• The Cold War continues.

• • The Brentaal Star is attacked by the Empire under the aegis of Grand Moff Kilran.

  • The Esseles is attacked by the Empire under the aegis of Grand Moff Kilran.

3642 BBY // 11 ATC

• The Cold War ends.

• • Darth Angral attacks the Jedi homeworld of Tython, resulting in his death at the hands of a Jedi Knight who is named “The Hero of Tython”.

  • Darth Baras enacts Plan Zero, resulting in the elimination of key members of the Republic military.

  • The Battle of the Gauntlet occurs: Republic victory.

The Second Great Galactic War

3641 BBY // 12 ATC

• The Second Great Galactic War begins.

• • General Rakton of the Sith Empire declares war on the Galactic Republic.

  • The Republic attacks the Maelstrom Prison, resulting in the death of Grand Moff Kilran and the liberation of Revan.

  • The Empire attacks the Foundry, resulting in the presumed death of Revan.

  • The Empire invades the planet Belsavis, resulting in the liberation of the Dread Masters.

• The Conquest of the Six Sectors ends.

• • The Empire and Imperium launch a joint attack on the planet Quesh.

  • Quesh is conquered and retained by the Sith Imperium.

  • Lord Emperor Arestenax reorganizes the Sith Imperium’s territory as the Six Sectors.

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• The Second Great Galactic War continues.

• • The Battle of Corellia occurs: Republic victory.

  • Supreme Chancellor Dorian Janarus is killed by the Grand Champion of the Great Hunt.

  • Governor Leontyne Saresh is elected as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.

  • The Republic launches an attack on Dromund Kaas, resulting in the presumed death of the Sith Emperor.

• The New Empire Uprising occurs.

• • Darth Malgus and his followers splinter from the Sith Empire, forming the New Empire.

  • The Battle of Ilum occurs: Stalemate.

  • Darth Malgus is attacked aboard the Emperor’s Fortress, resulting in his presumed death and the collapse of the New Empire.

• The Hutt Offensive begins.

• • The Hutt Cartel launches an invasion into Sith Imperium territory.

  • The Kessel and Honoghr systems are captured by the Cartel.

  • A Jedi strike team infiltrates Sith Imperium territory and captures Lord Empress S’rahnia.

  • The Formos system secedes from the Sith Imperium.

3639 BBY // 14 ATC

• The Dread War begins.

• • The Sith Dread Masters begin making incursions into Hutt Cartel territory.

  • The Supreme Mogul Karagga launches attacks on Imperial and Republic systems to replace lost territory.

  • The Supreme Mogul Karagga is killed on Nal Hutta.

  • Toborro the Hutt ascends as Supreme Mogul of the Hutt Cartel.

  • The Dread Masters splinter from the Sith Empire, declaring their independence on Denova.

• The Hutt Offensive ends.

• • Lord Empress S’rahnia is rescued from Belsavis by Imperium forces.

  • The Battle of Formos occurs: Imperium victory.

  • The sudden death of Karagga forces the Cartel to retreat from Imperium territory.

• The New Imperium Uprising occurs.

• • Darth Iax and his followers splinter from the Sith Imperium, forming the New Imperium.

  • Darth Iax is killed by an Imperium strike team under the command of Lord Andrekios Shay.

  • Darth Heid of the New Imperium captures Lord Andrekios Shay and Princess Vindictiva Roderick.

  • Lord Andrekios and Princess Vindictiva are rescued, resulting in the disappearance of Darth Heid.

• The Imperium Civil War begins.

• • Lord Emperor Arestenax departs on a personal mission, leaving the Sith Imperium under the command of Princess Vindictiva Roderick.

  • Lady Pyara Roderick stirs tension between Princess Vindictiva and Lord Empress S’rahnia.

  • Lord Empress S’rahnia and her followers splinter from the Sith Imperium, declaring war on Princess Vindictiva.

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• The Conquest of Makeb occurs.

• • The Hutt Cartel invades Makeb for its wealth of Isotope-5.

  • The Supreme Mogul Toborro is killed by Republic forces on the planet.

  • The Hutt Archon Szajin is killed by Imperial forces on the planet.

  • The Sith Empire establishes control of the planet and begins mining Isotope-5.

• The Dread War ends.

• • Dread Master Syrak is killed on Darvannis.

  • The Republic and Empire dispatch strike teams to the Masters’ base on Oricon.

  • Dread Masters Brontes, Bestia, Tyrans, and Raptus are killed on Oricon.

  • Dread Master Calphayus is captured by Republic forces.

• The Imperium Civil War ends.

• • Lord Erasis Citadel ascends as the first Praetor of the Sith Imperium.

  • The Tri-split of Erasis Citadel occurs, resulting in the birth of Fidelisis and the capture of Alesis Citadel.

  • Alesis Citadel is freed by Lady Pyara.

  • The Battle of Hoth occurs: Stalemate.

  • Lord Emperor Arestenax returns from his personal mission and ends hostilities between S’rahnia and Vindictiva.

• The Citadel Crisis begins.

• • Arestenax and Vindictiva are killed by Watcher X’aan Citadel with the help of Lady Pyara.

  • Lord Salvatus Roderick ascends as Emperor of the Sith Imperium.

  • Lords Erasis and Asavian resolve to rebuild the Dread Masters’ Union.

  • The Dread Palace on Dromund Kaas is established.

  • Fidelisis Citadel is wedded to the Supreme Rayak Athan, resulting in an official alliance between House Citadel and the Septis Mirtis.

  • Fidelisis Citadel establishes Hospital Citadel on Nar Shaddaa as a waypoint for Imperium personnel.

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• The Second Great Galactic War continues.

• • The Battle of Kuat occurs: Republic victory.

  • The Assault on Tython occurs: Republic victory.

  • The Korriban Incursion occurs: Imperial victory.

• The Citadel Crisis ends.

• • Watcher X’aan is killed by Dowager Empress S’rahnia on Belsavis.

  • Dread Master Erasis creates the Repositories with the help of Lord Andrekios Shay.

  • Alesis Citadel conquers Hospital Citadel as retribution against the Sith Imperium.

  • Alesis Citadel partners with Darth Heid and Kataret the Monarch.

  • Alesis, Kataret, and Heid launch a raid on the colony of Mos Ares, where Alesis delivers a warning to the Imperium’s citizens.

  • Erasis, Asavian, and Nolus confront Kataret on Ilum, where they defeat him and indoctrinate him as a Dread Master.

  • Dread Master Nolus leads an Imperium strike team to kill Gatekeeper Neutrality, significantly reducing Alesis’ power.

  • Emperor Salvatus leads an Imperium strike team to confront Alesis on Ilum, resulting in the deaths of Alesis and Heid, and the presumed death of Asavian.

• The Asavianic War begins.

• • Empress Salvatus is wedded to Lord Candicia Thul, who ascends as Empress.

  • Princess Vindictiva is resurrected and indoctrinated as a Dread Master, resulting in an alliance between the Masters and the Sith Imperium.

  • Emperor Salvatus disappears from the public eye after being afflicted with an unknown poison.

  • A mysterious fleet invades Sith Imperium territory, resulting in the loss of Sector Six.

  • The former Dread Master Asavian is revealed as the leader of the mysterious fleet.

• The Revanite Conspiracy occurs.

• • Revanite infiltrators lure the Republic and Imperial fleets into a battle over Rishi.

  • The Battle of Rishi occurs: Stalemate.

  • Revan and his conspirators are exposed thanks to the efforts of the would-be Outlander.

  • Republic and Imperial forces under Satele Shan and Darth Marr form a Coalition against Revan.

  • Coalition forces engage the Revanites on Yavin 4, resulting in the restoration of the Sith Emperor.

  • Revan dies for a final time on Yavin 4.

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• The Asavianic War ends.

• • The Dread Palace on Dromund Kaas is destroyed by Asavian’s forces.

  • Asavian’s forces push into other Sectors of the Sith Imperium’s territory, sparking significant casualties on both sides.

  • Asavian’s forces launch an attack on Voss, but they are repelled.

  • Empress Candicia leads an Imperium strike team to confront Asavian on Nar Shaddaa, resulting in his death and the dissolution of his fleet.

  • Twins Ravasis and Devisis are born to Fidelisis Citadel and Rayak Athan.

• The Second Great Galactic War continues.

• • The Galactic Republic launches an invasion on the Imperial world of Ziost.

  • The Sith Emperor consumes all life on Ziost.

  • The Sith Emperor’s spirit returns to Zakuul, inhabiting the body of the Immortal Emperor Valkorion.

  • Princes Arcann and Thexan of the Eternal Empire begin conducting raids on Imperial and Republic worlds.

• The Battle of the Four Factions begins.

• • Emperor Salvatus remains in seclusion under the protection of the Order of the Emperor.

  • Tensions flare between the Dread Masters and the Sith Imperium in the absence of Salvatus.

  • The Dread Masters unleash a Dread Seed on the Sith Imperium’s Council, resulting in the end of their alliance.

• The Conquest of the Core Worlds begins.

• • Darth Marr’s expedition is ambushed by the Eternal Fleet in Wild Space.

  • Darth Marr exposes the Immortal Emperor Valkorion is exposed as the Sith Emperor, resulting in Marr’s death.

  • Valkorion’s body is killed at the hands of the Outlander, resulting in Arcann’s ascension as Emperor of the Eternal Throne.

  • Valkorion’s spirit begins inhabiting the body of the Outlander, resulting in the Outlander’s imprisonment on Zakuul at the behest of Arcann.

  • Emperor Arcann dispatches the Eternal Fleet to conquer Republic and Imperial worlds.

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• The Battle of the Four Factions ends.

• • The Battle of Oricon occurs: Stalemate.

  • Sefran Roderick and his followers splinter from the Sith Imperium, forming the Kingdom of Centares out of the former Sector Three.

  • The Sith Imperium and the Dread Masters renew their alliance to defeat the Kingdom of Centares.

  • The Sith Imperium and the Dread Masters launch a joint invasion on Sector Three, resulting in Sefran’s death and the collapse of the Kingdom.

  • The Dread Palace on Yavin 4 is established.

• The Conquest of the Core Worlds ends.

• • Members of the Sith Empire's Dark Council are killed or forced into exile, resulting in Darth Acina’s ascension as the Sith Empress.

  • Leontyne Saresh's term as Supreme Chancellor expires, resulting in her replacement by Jebevel Madon.

  • Coruscant and Dromund Kaas are blockaded by the Eternal Fleet.

• The Second Great Galactic War ends.

• • The Galactic Republic and Sith Empire formally surrender to the Eternal Empire.

  • An arms limitation statute is established by Arcann, resulting in all major hostilities coming to a close.

The Eternal Empire's Reign

3634 BBY // 19 ATC

• The Fall of the Sith Imperium occurs.

• • The Eternal Empire begins its conquest of Sith Imperium territory.

  • Emperor Salvatus finally dies after a prolonged struggle with Asavian’s poison.

  • Lord Kharia Roderick ascends as Empress of the Sith Imperium.

  • Dread Masters Kataret and Vindictiva disappear in the midst of the Eternal Empire’s invasion.

  • The Eternal Empire launches an invasion on Voss, resulting in the death of Empress Kharia.

• The Midnight Order is established.

• • The Dowager Empress Candicia puts out a distress call, summoning all surviving Sith Imperium forces.

  • The Sith Imperium remnant travels to the planet Thule in Imperial space at the behest of Dread Master Nolus.

  • The Sith Imperium remnant swears loyalty to Empress Candicia, who reorganizes the faction as the Midnight Order.

• The Eternal Empire’s Reign begins.

• • Systems across the galaxy are forced to pay a heavy tribute to the Eternal Empire.

  • Star Fortresses are placed in orbit around key worlds to watch for potential uprisings.

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• The Jannuah Situation occurs.

• • The Midnight Order makes contact with ambassadors of the planet Jannuah.

  • The Jannuahn populace resists the Midnight Order presence, compelling the Order to employ force.

  • The Midnight Order’s fleet is able to refuel as a result of gains from Jannuah.

• The Patriots Incident occurs.

• • Former Praetor Ruu’san Kaldar resurfaces with supporters, calling themselves “Patriots of Indrexu”.

  • The Patriots urge the Order’s citizens to rebel, arming them with weapons and purpose.

  • The Patriots launch a devastating attack on the Order’s colony on Thule, but Ruu’san calls it off at the last minute, atoning for her crimes with self-sacrifice.

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• The Emergence of the Shade occurs.

• • Citizens of the Midnight Order begin to be terrorized by a Dark Side entity called “The Shade”.

  • Lord Andrekios Shay is killed during battle with the Shade.

  • A Midnight Order strike team investigates the Shade, learning of its origins as a creation of Dread Master Senna.

  • Empress Candicia leads an Order strike team to confront Dread Master Senna, where she is killed after a vicious battle.

3631 BBY // 22 ATC

• The Conquest of the Acheron system begins.

• • Dread Master Senna is resurrected by the actions of Lady Si’alla Va’lenn.

  • The Dread Masters splinter from the Midnight Order, declaring their independence and departing into the Unknown Regions.

  • The Midnight Order relocates from Thule to a previously unexplored planet, which they name “Acheron”.

  • The Midnight Order begins its systematic conquest of the planets in the Acheron system.

• The Eternal Empire’s Reign continues.

• • The Outlander is freed from captivity on Zakuul by Lana Beniko and Koth Vortena.

  • The Outlander discovers The Gravestone in the Endless Swamp on Zakuul.

  • The Battle of Asylum occurs: Zakuulan victory.

  • The Outlander rallies his followers on the planet Odessen, forming the Alliance Against Zakuul.

3630 BBY // 23 ATC

• The Conquest of the Acheron system ends.

• • The Midnight Order military easily secures Styx, Tarturus, Cocytus, and Lethe.

  • The Midnight Order military expels pirate forces from the planet Phlegethon, resulting in its capture.

  • Empress Candicia is wedded to Si’alla Va’lenn, who ascends as the Empress’ Chosen.

• The Fall of Arcann occurs.

• • The artificial intelligence SCORPIO assumes command of the Eternal Fleet, resulting in a significant loss of military strength under Emperor Arcann.

  • The Battle of Odessen occurs: Alliance victory.

  • SCORPIO surrenders control of the Eternal Fleet to Vaylin, who succeeds her brother as Empress of the Eternal Throne.

  • Arcann is declared a fugitive by both the Alliance and the Eternal Empire, resulting in his forced exile.

• The Witch Hunt occurs.

• • The Supreme Rayak Athan and the Septis Mirtis resurface on Thule, where they begin slaughtering former citizens left behind by the Midnight Order.

  • The Chosen Si’alla Va’lenn leads an Order strike team to confront Rayak on Thule, resulting in her death and the dissolution of the Septis Mirtis.

  • All surviving Midnight Order civilians are evacuated from Thule and relocated to Acheron.

  • Ravasis Citadel succeeds Rayak Athan as the Supreme.

• The Sovereign Crisis occurs.

• • Lady Valencia Roderick resurfaces, who stirs tension regarding the rightful heir to the Midnight Order throne.

  • Empress Candica is captured by Valencia’s enforcer Val’erica, allowing Valencia to declare herself Empress.

  • Empress Valencia is killed by her enforcer Val’erica, who declares herself Empress of the Midnight Order.

  • The Chosen Si’alla Va’lenn departs to Rishi where she rallies those who would support her over Val’erica.

  • The Chosen Si’alla Va’lenn leads a rebel strike team to confront Val’erica on Acheron, resulting in Val’erica’s death and Si’alla’s ascension as Empress.

• The Eternal Empire’s Reign ends.

• • The Second Battle of Odessen occurs: Alliance victory.

  • Empress Vaylin is killed by the Outlander on Odessen, resulting in the Eternal Fleet’s indiscriminate bombardment of planets across the galaxy.

  • The Outlander leads an Alliance strike team to take the Eternal Throne, resulting in the final death of Valkorion and the quelling of the Eternal Fleet.

  • The Outlander uses the Eternal Fleet to transport supplies and refugees across the galaxy in an act of unbiased peace.

The Age of the Eternal Alliance

3629 BBY // 24 ATC

• The Age of the Eternal Alliance begins.

• • The Alliance Against Zakuul absorbs the resources of the Eternal Empire, resulting in its reorganization as the Eternal Alliance.

  • The War for Iokath occurs, causing the Eternal Alliance to align with the Galactic Republic.

  • The Outlander and Jace Malcom lay siege to the Imperial base on Iokath, resulting in the death of Sith Empress Acina.

  • The conflict on Iokath awakens the Six Gods of Zakuul, who are promptly dispatched by an Eternal Alliance strike team.

• The Shattering occurs.

• • Empress Si’alla Va’lenn and Lord Patriarch Zorget Citadel form an alliance to conquer Kaeshun, resulting in the death of the Supreme Ravasis Citadel.

  • The Midnight Order’s Councilors are afflicted with a Jedi plague, forcing them to retreat into seclusion.

  • The Battle of Orpal occurs: Order victory.

  • Darth Haar of the Sith Empire attacks Kaeshun, resulting in the death of King Xalven and the retreat of Imperial forces.

  • The Jedi Plaguemaster Ignun X’aan reveals himself during an attack on Acheron, resulting in his death and the end of the plague.

  • The Midnight Order Councilors resurface and retake their positions.

3628 BBY // 25 ATC

• The Scourge of Acheron occurs.

• • The rogue Sith Lord Darth Nostrem resurfaces during an attack on Acheron.

  • Nostrem releases a deadly bioweapon on Acheron, resulting in the destruction of New Alexia city and the devastation of much of the planet’s surface.

  • Empress Si’alla Va’enn leads an Order strike team to confront Darth Nostrem on Acheron, resulting in Nostrem’s escape.

  • Empress Si’alla Va’lenn anoints Lord Neronae Vindarhin as the Empress’ Chosen.

• The Age of the Eternal Alliance ends.

• • The Outlander broadcasts a galaxy-wide message to the presumed traitor Theron Shan.

  • Darth Vowrawn ascends as Emperor of the Sith Empire.

  • Jebevel Madon's term as Supreme Chancellor expires, resulting in his replacement by Galena Rans.

  • The Order of Zildrog is exposed as an anti-Alliance terrorist group.

  • The Order of Zildrog activates the droid superweapon Zildrog from Nathema, resulting in the destruction of the Eternal Fleet and The Gravestone.

  • The Outlander leads an Alliance strike team to confront the Order of Zildrog on Nathema, resulting in the deaths of the Order’s leaders.

• The Severance Pandemic occurs.

• • A Midnight Order strike team discovers a plague that drains and kills Force-sensitives.

  • The Equalizer Organization is exposed as the terrorist group behind the plague.

  • Empress Si’alla Va’lenn leads an Order strike team to confront the Equalizer Organization, resulting in the deaths of the Organization’s leaders.

  • Empress Si’alla Va’lenn enters a deep meditation that allows her to nullify the plague by absorbing it into herself, resulting in her death.

  • Lord Neronae Vindarhin ascends as Empress of the Midnight Order.

• The Third Great Galactic War begins.

• • A hidden Jedi colony is discovered on the planet Ossus.

  • The Sith Empire launches an invasion on Ossus, resulting in the revelation of Darth Malgus’ survival.

  • A joint effort between the Eternal Alliance and the Galactic Republic results in the withdrawal of Imperial forces and the safety of the colonists.

The Third Great Galactic War

3627 BBY // 26 ATC

• The Third Great Galactic War continues.

• • The Outlander prevents the destruction of Republic fleets over Onderon and Mek-sha.

  • The Battle of the Meridian Complex occurs: Republic-Alliance victory.

  • The Sith Empire retreats from the Meridian Complex on Corellia, resulting in significant naval losses and the disappearance of Darth Malgus.

  • The Eternal Alliance is subsumed by the Galactic Republic.

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• The Third Great Galactic War continues.

• • Task Force Nova is formed by the Republic leadership and placed under the command of the Outlander.

  • The Empire’s Hand is formed by Emperor Vowrawn and placed under the command of Darth Rivix.

Notes

White Text: Denotes events driven by the in-game story.

Red Text: Denotes events driven by Midnight Order story arcs.