Great Crisis

The Great Crisis was a two-week period of riots and killings which broke out on the planet Kesh immediately after Testament Day in 3000 BBY. During that Testament Day, the Lost Tribe of Sith rediscovered the fact that Humans had once been servants to another species. This discredited the popular myth that the ancestors of that Human Sith tribe had been from a race of great conquerors. The ensuing riots led to many deaths.

The Great Crisis was ended by Varner Hilts, a historian and Caretaker of the Tribe's historical lore. During a trip to the Kesh Sith Temple, Hilts discovered a large map which proved the existence of another continent beyond Keshtah Minor which was known as Keshtah Major or Alanciar. Using this information, Hilts was able to convince the other Sith factions to put aside their differences and to work together to reach and conquer Keshtah Major. As a result, the other Sith elected Hilts as their new Grand Lord. Hilts then went on to rebuild Keshtah Minor and succeeded in annexing Alanciar in 2975 BBY.

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