Keshtah Minor

Keshtah Minor, known for millennia amongst the Keshiri and Lost Tribe of Sith as simply Keshtah, was a small continent on the southern hemisphere of the planet Kesh. The Keshiri remain isolated from the wider galaxy until two opposing groups of Jedi and Dark Jedi landed on the planet following the Hundred-Year Darkness. The conflict between these offworlders devastated much of Kesh and triggered the Great Cataclysm which separated Keshtah from Alanciar. Eventually, the two rival Force-wielding factions made peace and exiled themselves to the southern polar continent of Eshkrene, where they became known as the Doomed, a Force-sensitive community that was dedicated to finding true neutrality in the Force. The Great Calamity would be remembered by the Keshiri a "Great Battle" between the Protectors and Destructors.

In 5000 BBY, Keshtah was conquered by a group of stranded Human Sith, who became known as the Lost Tribe of Sith. They managed to convince the Keshiri living on Keshtah to submit to their rule by claiming to be the Skyborn, gods in Keshiri religion. Its largest settlement and capital city was Tahv, which was the headquarters of the Grand Lord and the Circle of Lords. In 3960 BBY, the continent descended into a millennium of chaos known as the Time of the Rot after the death of the reigning Grand Lord Lillia Venn triggered a power struggle. As a result, much of the continent's cities and infrastructure crumbled into ruins. Further destruction came during the Great Crisis when the Tribe learnt that their ancestors had actually been slaves to the Sith Lord Naga Sadow. As a result, many of Keshtah's cities were razed to the ground.

In 3000 BBY, the Sith caretaker Varner Hilts managed to reunite the Tribe after he discovered hidden maps that revealed that the continent of Keshtah was not the sole landmass on Kesh. In reality, there was a much larger continent, Alanciar, on the opposite side of the planet. The Sith also discovered that Keshtah Minor was separated from Alanciar by a large ocean to the east and smaller western sea known as the Sea of Flames. During the Hilts Restoration, Keshtah Minor was rebuilt. Following the Unification, Keshtah developed close maritime trading ties with Alanciar. Following the Tribe's rediscovery of interstellar travel in 41.5 ABY, a spaceport was built in Tahv. In 44 ABY, Keshtah's main city Tahv was destroyed by the dark side entity Abeloth.

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