Jedi Timeline-Part 3
3,996 BSW4 to 1,000 BSW4
BSW4=Before Star Wars 4: A New Hope
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3,997 BSW4
The Krath -- a secret society of Darksiders founded by Setal and Aleema Keto -- lead a
political coup in the Empress Teta system. Setal and Aleema unintentionally stumble
upon the use of carbonite for life-suspension -- a fact they cruelly use upon their own
parents. Everyone who opposes them is subjected to hideous deaths via Sith magic.
The Jedi gear up to free the Tetan system. While studying Sith artifacts to find a clue, Ulic
Qel-Droma suddenly receives a vision of Freedon Nadd...

"and there is another even greater than you..."
Leading a Republic force to protect Koros Major, last free world of the Tetan system, Ulic
and Nomi are resoundingly defeated by the Krath ships -- and Setal and Aleema's evil
magic.
An unprecedented assembly of ten thousand Jedi occurs at Mount Meru on Deneba to
discuss the problem. Ulic Qel-Droma advises infiltrating the Krath to learn their dark
secrets, but is advised against it by fellow Jedi. A sudden attack by Krath war droids
devastates the Jedi ranks -- and Master Arca is brutally murdered in front of Ulic.

Ignoring the warnings of Masters Ood Bnar and Odan-Urr, he attempts an infiltration on
Cinnagar, capital of the Teta system. Just as a Tetan-led assassin group is actually about
to kill the Ketos, Ulic is forced to move in and kill them. But Setal and Aleema are
prepared for him -- the trap was arranged by them. Infecting him with Sith poison,
Aleema seduces Ulic and begins corrupting him.
Meanwhile, Exar Kun -- an angry and reckless student of Vodo Siosk-Baas on Dantooine --
finds his way to Dxun, where he is seduced into the Dark Side by Freedon Nadd. He
continues on to Korriban, where Nadd forces him to either surrender totally to evil -- or
die. He chooses evil. Kun establishes his base on Yavin IV, the old base of Naga Sadow,
and forces the Massassi race to his will. When Nadd announces he wishes to reborn into a
new body, Kun uses his new power to subject Nadd to a second death -- but not before
Nadd warns the Ketos about Kun. Kun orders the Sith temples on Yavin augmented and
increased. Finding Naga Sadow's spaceship, he begins studying Sith alchemy.

Fearing for Ulic -- a man she has come to love -- Nomi attempts to rescue him on
Cinnagar. Even as Aleema works to darken him, Setal tries to kill him. Finally giving way
to his anger, Ulic murders Setal and becomes evil. Nomi, Cay and Tott leave Ulic,
realizing he is lost to them. They plan another attempt. The Jedi Masters allow it, but say
that if Ulic has chosen the Dark Side, he must bear the consequences. The Jedi learns this
sad fact for themselves when Ulic attacks them. Just after they leave, Exar Kun attacks
Ulic and Aleema. The spirit of the last Dark Lord of the Sith intervenes and tells them they
must work together. He declares Kun the new Dark Lord of the Sith, with Qel-Droma his
lieutenant.

Members of the Massassi race travel to nearby Yavin VIII in hopes of freeing their
children, who have been trapped in the Golden Globe, a magical device created by Exar
Kun. When the native Melodies indicate they are unable to help, the Massassi carve their
story into the side of the Sistra mountain in the hopes that someday, someone will free
the children.

After three years of training under the Omwati Mistress Tannis, 16-year old Alderaanian
Jedi student Vici Ramunee has completed her lightsaber construction at the Jedi
Praxeum (“learning center”) of Teya IV. But there is one more test she must face. Without
any resources other than herself, she must make her way along a difficult path to the
Cave of Truth -- where she will face “her most dangerous foe.” Her 10-year old brother
Veni tags along midway, holding her lightsaber. They run into Willm Lywin, a 600-year
old Duinuogwuin guardian who will take her to the Cave. She makes her way in alone --
and faces her own corpse. And then a corusca gem that could finance her family. And
then a puzzle room. Getting frustrated, she rages out at her unseen foe. But facing her
reflection, she realizes -- her most dangerous foe is herself. And with that realization, she
passes the test and becomes a Jedi.

Six months have passed since Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma fell to the Dark Side. The
forces of Lord Mandalore attack the Empress Teta system.

But when Ulic defeats Lord Mandalore one-on-one on the planet Harkul, the Mandalorian
warriors become Qel-Droma's servants. Meanwhile, Exar Kun tries to recruit Jedi from
Ossus, taking twenty of them (including Oss Wilum). He steals the Sith Holocron from
Odan-Urr and murders him.
At the shipyards of Foerost, the united Krath/Mandalore forces begin their invasion,
gaining 300 Republic warships. Ulic vows to move on to Coruscant. Training the Jedi on
Yavin IV, Kun refuses to aid him, saying he will go on alone if Qel-Droma fails.
The invasion begins, as Vodo, Nomi, and Cay organize the defense. Aleema abandons
Ulic to be captured, using Lord Mandalore to replace him. Mandalore secretly intends to
rescue Ulic and convinces Exar to help. As Ulic stands trial before the Senate, Exar plans
to wipe out all the Jedi Masters at once, using the corrupted Jedi.

Kun breaks into the trial of Ulic, puts the Senate under a spell, murders both the Senate
judge and Master Vodo, and takes Ulic with him. Mandalore informs Ulic of Aleema's
treachery. While Nomi and Thon are able to stop Oss Wilum from murdering them, the
corrupted students of Kun carry out a massacre of the Jedi Masters.
Ulic sets Aleema up for death in a battle at Kemplex, a battle that results in the deaths of
Aleema, three Jedi, and the creation of the Cron asteroid field. As the shock wave nears
Ossus, the dark Jedi attack. Ood Bnar transforms himself into a giant tree to protect Jedi
artifacts from Exar Kun. Cay desperately confronts Ulic --who brutally slaughters his own
brother.

Only then does Ulic finally see what he's done -- and it's far too late. Insane with grief and
anger, Nomi inflicts the worst possible punishment on her former lover...

-- she strips him of the Force forever.
Physically and emotionally broken, Ulic vows to do the one thing left that will give his life
meaning - he will take Exar Kun down. As the Jedi escape, the shock wave hits Ossus,
making the planet a wasteland.
On Onderon, the Mandalorians attempt to retake the city, but are repulsed by Republic
forces. When Lord Mandalore is killed, another warrior takes up the tradition...
Ulic leads the Jedi to Yavin IV. Realizing he can't win, Exar enacts a horrible means of
survival -- he saps the Massassi of their life forces to trap his spirit in the temples.

3,995 BSW4
Ulic Qel-Droma visits the now empty Massassi temples of Yavin IV, to see for himself the
destruction he has helped cause. Forever lost to the Force and to himself, Ulic cannot
hear the voice of Exar Kun's spirit crying out for help, and walks away in despair.

3,987 BSW4
Still in hiding from the Republic and Jedi alike, an old-before-his-time Ulic Qel-Droma
hires down-on-his-luck spacer Hoggon to take him somewhere remote to live out the rest
of his life. Hoggon, unaware of Qel-Droma’s identity, takes him to Yavin IV. Haunted by
the ghosts of the past, Ulic refuses that place.
On Ryloth, the Twi’lek homeworld, Tott Doneeta is badly burned protecting a defeated
clan from a heat storm. He refuses treatment, because he has an appointment. Namely,
the first convocation of the Jedi Knights in a decade, held by Nomi Sunrider at the
partially-built Exis Station, built to replace Ossus. A bitter Sylvar is there, as is Master
Thon --

and an impulsive, rebellious 13-year old Vima Sunrider, who goes joyriding on an ion
mining ship and is just barely saved from being sun-fried by the arriving Tott.
Ulic finally finds a home in the arctic wastes of Rhen Var, in some ancient ruins. Hoggon
rushes back to Exis to watch the rest of the convocation.
Sylvar, it seems, has neither forgotten nor forgiven the events of a decade before. Unable
to take another mate, she loudly calls for the Jedi to hunt Ulic down.
On Rhen Var, Ulic wanders, unable to find peace. When he falls accidentally into a
crevasse, he is more than ready to die -- until the spirit of Master Arca appears and tells
him he must live. Ulic pulls himself back out, but wonders -- what's he living for?
Tott and Sylvar go to Ryloth to help the clan rebuild, only to run into a clan dispute. A
raging Sylvar stirs the people up, readies them for war -- and then Tott returns to
announce he's negotiated a peace treaty. She storms off the planet.
Vima gets ignored by Nomi one time too many. She stows away on Hoggon's ship, and
convinces him to take her to Rhen Var. If her own mother won't train her to be a Jedi, she
hopes the mysterious Ulic she's heard so much about will. It takes some serious
convincing, but Ulic finally decides to take young Vima in and start training her. She
sends word to a shocked Nomi of her plans.
Tott accompanies Sylvar to her home of Cathar. Her people welcome her as a hero, but
all she sees is what she can't have. She realizes full well just how close to the Dark Side
she is getting, but doesn't know how or where to find peace. Even a ritual blood hunt
can't help her.

She abandons the hunt when a scout brings word of Vima’s disappearance.
Vima’s training goes surprisingly well. Ulic teaches her everything he knows, and allows
her to build her own lightsaber, then begins training her in saber combat. She
encourages a downcast Ulic to use what talents he does still have. They use their sabers
to carve a mountain into sculptures of Andur and Arca.
Hoggon won’t be allowed to see Nomi to tell her where Vima is. But Sylvar will listen,
and takes off with him for Rhen Var. With the convocation over and realizing how she has
neglected her, Nomi sets out after Vima herself. She reaches the two first, and sees for
herself how the two have helped each other -- Vima has become a full Jedi, and Ulic is a
much happier and content man. Vima takes Nomi to see her ice sculpture....at which
point Sylvar appears and attacks Ulic.

Sylvar can’t find it in herself to kill Ulic, and shuts down her lightsaber.
At which point Hoggon shoots Ulic down in cold blood. He runs off cheering at killing the
great Jedi criminal. All Nomi, Vima, and Sylvar can do is watch Ulic die.....

c.3,980 BSW4
Advances in navicomputer technology makes hyperspace beacons obsolete.

3,698 BSW4
After three centuries of battle, the Jedi Knights finally intervene to end the Kanz
Disorders, freeing the Lorrdians.

c.2,500 BSW4
Allya, a fallen Jedi, is banished to the planet Dathomir. She tames the native rancors and
establishes rule over the planet. She begins teaching her daughters the ways of the
Force. The teaching is corrupted in succeeding generations, leading to the "Witches of
Dathomir."

2,000 BSW4
A new sect of the Sith are formed, as a rogue Jedi Knight breaks from the order and
pursues power. Over the following millenia, the Sith fight each other as much as the Jedi,
making it easier for the Jedi to control them.

1,000 BSW4
After a millenium of fighting, only one Sith -- Darth Bane -- is left. He decides that from
this point, only two Dark Lords of the Sith will exist at any one time -- a master and an
apprentice. He and his apprentice goes into hiding, slowly and patiently plotting the Sith’s
revenge against the Jedi.