Galactic Empire

"You can never destroy the Empire" -Emperor Adren Xavier

Although severely weakened by the rulership of Darth Krayt, the Empire quickly regained it's power after the Galactic triumvirate was formed, reforming fleets, armies and military bases, mostly in secret, until they were certain they had enough military power to attack and disband the remnant of the GIA, and regain their title as a galactic super power. With a surprise attack on Coruscant, the Imperials got their dream, taking the galactic capital and chasing off the Jedi and GIA forces.

However, several GA leaders regrouped on Sullust and formed a small rebellion, which engaged the Empire every chance they had. Despite this set back, the Empire continued to expand, taking planets that it hadn't controlled since one hundred and forty years before. They chose an Imperial Grand Admiral, Volanus Xavier to be the new emperor, after Empress Fel was assassinated on Bastion. While he was largely liked in the empire and by most people of the galaxy at large, he was also a cunning tactician, preferring to waste as little resources and men on a mission as possible. He personally lead several major missions aboard his flagship, the Sword of the Empire, against the rebels, now calling themselves the Galactic Interplanetary Alliance.

After nearly a decade of Galactic Civil War, with the Imperials taking numerous sectors, only to have them stolen by GIA forces that slipped in after them. However, despite the serious losses on both sides, the Empire was once more a superpower in the galaxy, having claimed hundreds of worlds. Although both the Alliance and the Empire maintained a cautious eye on the other, the Alliance allowed the Imperials a seat on the senate in Coruscant. Emperor Adren Xavier  managed to raise the Empire into a force twice as powerful as before the leadership of Darth Krayt by 122 ADK.

Reforging an Empire
"We must ensure the security, loyalty and freedom of the Empire and all its' subjects" - Grand Admiral Volanus Xavier.

During the reign of Empress Marisiah Fel, the Empire, once more a remnant, conceded worlds as reparations for the heinous war crimes perpetrated by Darth Krayts Sith Empire. They assisted in constructing the hyperspace comm relays, allowing numerous outer rim worlds easy contact with the Galactic core, encouraging equality for the population of the galaxy.

The Imperials changed their calendar to BDK, and ADK, before and after the death of Krayt, which marked the end of the Sith-Loyalist-Alliance war. For the next couple of years, the Imperials lived in relative peace among the Jedi Order and the Galactic Alliance. However, the peaceful co-existence with the very beings that had fought against them, didn't sit well with many of the Empires citizens, and the unrest began to trickle up to the Imperial military and navys commanding officers.

In 3 ADK, Empress Marisiah Fel was assassinated by Volanus Xavier and troops loyal to him. At around the same time, the Imperial Knights, were branded as traitors to the Empire, and hunted throughout Imperial space. Despite the coup being the result of collaboration between several high ranking military and naval officers, Grand Admiral Volanus Xavier, the mastermind behind it, was coronated as emperor. Across the Empire, Volanus was widely accepted, having fought for Roan Fel during the last years of Darth Krayts Empire.

A year later, Emperor Xavier orchestrated 'Operation Restore Faith'. This operation was designed to encourage loyalty to the Imperial throne. Xavier toured the borders of the Empire, often granting large sums of credits to worlds with struggling economy, or encouraging trade relations. However, while on the fringe of Imperial territory, the emperor caught a glimpse of life beyond the Remnant, and began to covet it. Despite critics describing Volanus Xavier as a power hungry despot, it was argued among the Empire that the emperor was simply trying to bring order and stability to the galaxy.

Two years later ,the Moff council, which had stood for nearly a century, was disbanded. They were later reorganized into the ruling council of lords. An almost monarchial system of government. The former moffs controlled their own independent systems, setting taxes, and policies as they saw fit, and that didn't conflict with Imperial tenets. Ultimately, the lords answered to the emperor, who could seize their territory at his leisure. Having control of local systems appeased the lords, and cut down on territorial squabbles.

In addtion, Volanus also had the Stormtrooper Corps removed from the standard Imperial army, and commisioned an academy to be built on Borosk, with veterans of the war as trainers. This meant that Stormtroopers were once again a feared, and elite fighting unit, backing Imperial army, and many times, operating on their own. In Imperial space, they ensured order, and the emperor secretly had them run countless battle simulations, preparing them for an attack on the Alliance.

War with the GIA

The Imperials were quickly beaten back in their first offenses. However, the Alliance was unable to stop all the attacks, in which the imperials used hit and fade tactics, destroying fuel depots, or harrassing shipyards. Alliance planets were constantly calling for reinforcements in order to defend their own systems. This enabled the empire to stretch thin the alliance defences, which allowed them to take several planets, establishing bases, and beating back any counter attacks.

The alliance was quickly put on the back foot, and the imperials took a further dozen planets, nearer the core, and eventually took Coruscant. After this, the imperials spread rapidly, taking the rest of the planets in the core and Mid Rim, forcing the alliance to go on the run.