Second Imperial Civil War

The Second Imperial Civil War, also known as simply the Imperial Civil War and to the Galactic Alliance Core Fleet as the Second Rebellion, was a conflict that began with the end of the Sith–Imperial War in 130 ABY. It was the result of the Imperial victory at Caamas, in which part of the Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet refused to surrender; the Massacre at Ossus took place, in which several Jedi managed to survive; and, finally, the coup executed by Darth Krayt and the One Sith. This resulted in the fragmentation of the Fel Empire into two factions, one loyal to Fel and another loyal to the Dark Lord of the Sith. Over the next seven years, Krayt's empire was challenged by both Fel's Imperial supporters and the remnants of the Galactic Alliance under Admiral Gar Stazi.

By 137 ABY the insurgency was still ongoing and was accelerated by Fel's capture of the Outer Rim Imperial fortress world of Bastion, providing Fel's forces with a staging center to coordinate the war against Krayt's Empire. Following the Battle of Dac and Krayt's genocidal campaign against the Mon Calamari species, Fel's Imperial faction aligned itself with the Stazi's Galactic Alliance Remnant despite earlier Sith attempts to sabotage negotiation efforts. Both forces cooperated in several key campaigns including a raid on Ralltiir and the Evacuation of Dac.

A unexpected albeit secret development in the war occurred when Darth Krayt was killed by his most trusted adviser Darth Wyyrlok III after a duel with the Jedi on Had Abbadon. Alleging that Krayt was ill and had entered into seclusion, Wyyrlok III took de-facto control of the Empire while claim to rule on his master's behalf. However, Krayt was resurrected through the dark side of the Force and revealed himself to members of the One Sith before unleashing his secret weapons on all his opponents including Fel's Imperial loyalists, the Alliance Remnant and the traitorous Wyyrlok.

A fourth faction within the conflict was composed by the surviving members of the New Jedi Order, such as Wolf Sazen, Shado Vao and K'Kruhk, with the support of Master Shaper Nei Rin, who also sought to work with Fel and Stazi in order to bring down the Sith and reestablish their place in the galaxy.

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