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Galactic Timeline

From the Rakata Infinite Empire to the echoes of the First Order — the canonical Star Wars Legends history. Our campaign is set in 3,653 BBY, where the Cold War begins.

Era

Type

28 events shown.

  • ~30,000 BBY

    Pre-Republic · Discovery · ★

    Rakatan Infinite Empire

    The Rakata, a Force-sensitive technological species, dominate the galaxy from Lehon. First hyperspace-capable ships. Their Star Forge fuels their tyranny for millennia.

  • ~25,200 BBY

    Pre-Republic · Discovery

    Fall of the Infinite Empire

    A mysterious plague collapses the Rakatan Empire. Their colonies fall into obscurity. Rakatan hyperdrives scatter across the galaxy.

  • 25,053 BBY

    Ancient Republic · Political · ★

    Founding of the Galactic Republic

    Coruscant and several Core Worlds unite. The Jedi Order becomes the official guardian of the Republic. The Senate is established.

  • ~25,000 BBY

    Ancient Republic · Force

    First Jedi Settlement on Tython

    The Je'daii (Jedi precursors) study the Force on Tython in a Light/Dark duality. It will later become the spiritual birthplace of the reconstituted Jedi Order.

  • 7,003 BBY

    Sith Origins · Force · ★

    First Great Schism

    The Dark Jedi revolt against the Order. One hundred years of Force civil war — the "Hundred-Year Darkness". Exiled survivors will become the first Sith.

  • ~6,900 BBY

    Sith Origins · Force

    Founding of the Sith Empire by the Exiles

    The exiled Dark Jedi settle on Korriban and mingle with the native Sith species. From this union the Sith Pureblood lineage is born. Naga Sadow and Marka Ragnos will later rise to power.

  • 5,000 BBY

    Sith Origins · War · ★

    Great Hyperspace War

    Naga Sadow launches a massive invasion against the Republic. Defeated, the Sith Empire retreats into the Unknown Regions — where it will remain hidden for a millennium before re-emerging.

  • 3,996 BBY

    Old Sith Wars · War · ★

    Great Sith War (Exar Kun)

    Exar Kun, a Jedi corrupted by the Sith spirits of Yavin 4, leads a crusade against the Republic alongside Ulic Qel-Droma. Massacres on Ossus. Exar Kun is ultimately transcended into spirit form, imprisoned on Yavin 4.

  • 3,976-3,960 BBY

    Old Sith Wars · War

    Mandalorian Wars

    Mandalorian clans, unified under Mandalore the Ultimate, ravage the Outer Rim. Revan and Malak rally Jedi to the war effort despite the Council's opposition. Battle of Malachor V.

  • 3,956 BBY

    KOTOR Era · War · ★

    Jedi Civil War (KOTOR)

    Revan and Malak, corrupted on Korriban, turn Sith. They ravage the Republic until Revan is captured, his mind wiped, and used by the Jedi to defeat Malak.

  • 3,951 BBY

    KOTOR Era · Force · ★

    Sith Triumvirate (KOTOR II)

    Darth Nihilus, Darth Sion, and Darth Traya — corrupted former students of Revan — orchestrate the First Jedi Purge. Near-extinction of the Jedi Order. The Exile defeats them on Malachor V.

  • 3,681 BBY

    Great Galactic War · War · ★

    Great Galactic War

    The reconstituted Sith Empire emerges from the Unknown Regions and declares war on the Republic. 28 years of combat, ravaged planets, legendary battles (Bothawui, Alderaan).

  • 3,653 BBY

    Great Galactic War · War · ★

    Sacking of Coruscant

    The Sith Empire launches a surprise attack on the capital. The Jedi Temple is razed. Under duress, the Senate signs the Treaty of Coruscant — a humiliating armistice ceding entire planets to the Empire.

  • ⊛ YOU ARE HERE3,653 BBY

    Cold War · Political · ★

    Treaty of Coruscant — Beginning of the Cold War

    The armistice is signed. Officially, the war is on hold. In practice: covert operations, proxy skirmishes, espionage. The Republic rebuilds Coruscant; the Empire consolidates its gains.

  • ~3,650 BBY

    Cold War · Force

    Jedi Order Resettlement on Tython

    Stripped of the Coruscant Temple, the Jedi rediscover their original homeworld and build a new Temple there. Meditation and ancient Je'daii wisdom return to the heart of Jedi training.

  • ~3,645 BBY

    Cold War · Discovery

    Discovery of Voss

    The Voss, a neutral Force-sensitive people, are rediscovered deep in the Outer Rim. Both the Republic and the Empire dispatch embassies, spies, and assassins. The Voss Mystics hold firm to strict independence.

  • 3,642 BBY

    Galactic War · War

    Resumption of Open Hostilities

    The treaty crumbles. Open hostilities resume at the Emperor's instigation. Battle of Ilum; Ziost devoured by the Emperor himself.

  • 3,632 BBY

    Eternal Empire · War

    Emergence of the Eternal Empire of Zakuul

    The Sith Emperor reveals a third hidden empire on Zakuul. Defeating both the Republic and the Sith, he establishes a brief galactic domination that the Outlander will ultimately shatter.

  • 2,000-1,000 BBY

    New Sith Wars · War

    New Sith Wars

    A thousand years of repeated wars between the Jedi and a once-again reconstituted Sith Empire. Galactic civilizations are scorched.

  • 1,000 BBY

    New Sith Wars · Force · ★

    Ruusan Reformation / Rule of Two

    Battle of Ruusan: the Army of Light destroys the Brotherhood of Darkness. Darth Bane survives alone and institutes the Rule of Two (one Master, one Apprentice). The Sith vanish into shadow for a thousand years.

  • 32 BBY

    Rise of the Empire · Character

    The Phantom Menace

    Re-emergence of the Sith through Darth Maul. Naboo crisis. Anakin Skywalker discovered. Palpatine becomes Chancellor.

  • 22-19 BBY

    Rise of the Empire · War · ★

    Clone Wars

    A conflict manufactured by Palpatine between the Republic and Dooku's Separatists. The Jedi become generals. Anakin gradually falls toward the Dark Side.

  • 19 BBY

    Rise of the Empire · Force · ★

    Order 66 — Birth of the Empire

    Palpatine triggers Order 66: the clones exterminate their Jedi generals. Anakin becomes Darth Vader. The Republic becomes the Galactic Empire. Yoda and Obi-Wan go into hiding.

  • 0 BBY/ABY

    Imperial Era · War · ★

    Battle of Yavin (A New Hope)

    The Death Star is destroyed by Luke Skywalker. The Rebellion wins its first major victory. Year zero of the galactic calendar.

  • 4 ABY

    Imperial Era · War · ★

    Battle of Endor (Return of the Jedi)

    Death of the Emperor and Vader. The Second Death Star is destroyed. The Galactic Empire begins to crumble.

  • 5 ABY

    New Republic · Political

    Founding of the New Republic

    The Rebel Alliance transforms into the New Republic. The Senate is gradually restored. The remaining Imperial forces scatter.

  • 34 ABY

    First Order · Character

    The Force Awakens

    The First Order, heir to the Empire, strikes the New Republic. Rey, Finn, and Poe emerge. Snoke and Kylo Ren lead the dark forces.

  • 35 ABY

    First Order · Force · ★

    The Rise of Skywalker

    Palpatine, secretly resurrected, orchestrates a final offensive with a Sith Final Order fleet. Rey defeats him. The Force finds a new balance.

⚏ Alternative Timeline

Our Campaign

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3,653 BBY

Sacking of Coruscant · Treaty Signed · Cold War

From here, you write history. Your characters' actions — alliances forged, betrayals orchestrated, Holocrons unearthed — redefine what the galaxy will become.

The timeline above shows canon. history. But in this campaign, it is not a written destiny. It is a living script.

As the campaign progresses, new events will be added here — your decisions, your victories, your losses. The alternative timeline you write takes shape.

Once the campaign ends, the rest of the universe will be rewritten — to discover what your actions brought about.

Campaign events

🟡 Pending — first event to be logged at the start of Session 1

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