The Beast Wars of Onderon ==> The Freedon Nadd Uprising ==> The First Sith War (encompassing the previous two affairs, and the Mandalorian involvement) ==> Training of Vima Sunrider (and Ulic's death) ==> The Mandalorian Wars ==> Corruption of Malak and Revan ==> The Second Sith War (several years, leading to the events in the game)

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• (Approximate) The Mandalorian Wars erupt when the Mandalorian forces begin slowly conquering worlds just outside the boundries of the Republic. The Republic does not put the pieces of what's going on together until it's too late, at which time the Mandalorians simply pour into Republic space. They come in through three different invasion corridors in adjacent sectors, utterly smashing anyone who either puts up a fight, as well as those who don't. There is no difference whatsoever.
  
  The Mandalorians feel that the Republic utilizes "shameful" defensive tactics, such as placing major military bases within and nearby civilian population centers. They felt that the Mandalorians would not use appropriate force against their bases in major cities...which is proven fatally wrong when the complete annihilation of cities by nuclear weapons and the like begins.
  
  However, some Mandalorians, including Canderous Ordo, feel that there is no honor in "turning cities into glass," but the doctrine of "necessary force" is adhered to, for the nonce.



• During the early days of the war, the fighting spreads closer to the Outer Rim worlds, including the planet Cathar. The Cathars' reputation as fierce warriors appealed to the Mandalorian sense of "honor," and so they seek to test themselves against this world. Their military forces converge from space, bombarding the surface, first destroying all interstellar communications arrays and orbital spacedock facilities, and then descending to the surface, slaughtering most of the planetary population in the process.
  
  Because they had fought against Exar Kun and the Mandalorians in the First Sith War, they suddenly realize why they've truly been targeted, and that there would be no mercy for their species or world in the end. And because the Cathar are not members of the Galactic Republic, they are left to fend completely for themselves. Not even the Jedi Knights are permitted to intervene.
  
  The final act of the Cathar race is to pack the only surviving able-bodied people left who are able to withstand spaceflight into what few ships remained, and send them off into the void as quickly as they possibly can. Juhani's family escapes aboard one of these refugee flights, and lands on Taris.



• At the beginning of the war, the Republic forces were not that much of a threat to the Mandalorians, but once the Jedi Knights Revan and Malak defy the Jedi Council and take command of the Republic fleet, this changes.
  
  Revan's gift of tactical genius completely turns the war around, but Revan also commits several rather unsavory acts, such as leaving several "non-strategic" civilian planets completely undefended -- stripped of their forces and open to attack -- in order to accomplish the "greater goal" of winning the entire war much more quickly than would otherwise happen.



• Some Jedi, such as Bastila Shan, manage to ignore Revan's call to war at first, but are later drawn into the conflict against the Jedi Council's protestations. To them, Revan and Malak are only offering a "quick answer" to the galaxy's problems, and feel that much harm will come from the entire affair, and the "easy" solutions that they are offering. Bastila's own Battle Meditation abilities will prove to be a decisive factor in the conflicts ahead.

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• Revan leads an army of Jedi and Republic forces against the Mandalorians on Taris, saving the life of Juhani in the process. She is grateful to Revan for a long while afterward, and is inspired to join the Jedi Knights.



• During the Battle of Althir, many Mandalorian soldiers under the command of Canderous Ordo (including his comrade and good friend Jagi) are sent on a suicide mission by Canderous, in direct contravention of their orders. A great victory against the Althiri and Republic forces is achieved when Canderous thrusts directly at their exposed center fleets, but he and Jagi are the only survivors of this maneuver. Jagi forges a personal vendetta out of his desire to track down and kill Canderous after the war ends for his role in this. (Approximate, but based upon the span of time inferred from the dialogue.)



• At some point during this time, Revan and Malak begin searching for ancient artifacts and technology, having gained a rather queer interest, for Jedi, in such devices. Revan constructs the holocron-interface for the Builder installation in the Shadowlands of Kashyyyk while visiting there.
  
  In addition to Kashyyyk, Malak and Revan also journey to other worlds in this search, including Dantooine, Manaan, Tatooine, and Korriban. They uncover some...very interesting secrets at each location.



• At the Battle of Jaxus' Cluster, Mandalorian commander Cassus Fett utterly destroys a major Republic fleet, and personally kills the captain of the flagship himself. In the years to come, Fett's whereabouts will be unknown, and he will become the most wanted man in the galaxy for his role in the war.

3,960 BSW4:

• The Mandalorian Wars come to an end, thanks to the decisive defeat of the Mandalorians at the Battle of Malachor V. Lord Mandalore himself battles Revan hand-to-hand, and is killed in the end, elevating Revan to new heights in the eyes of many of the Mandalorian soldiers.



• Canderous Ordo is among the survivors, who are stripped of their weapons, armor, and Basilisk war-droids, and are forced to personally destroy them as Revan and Malak watch.

3,959 BSW4:

• Revan and Malak become corrupted by Sith teachings on the planet Korriban, and gain the mantles of Dark Lords of the Sith. They commandeer the bulk of the Republic fleet and the Second Sith War begins. (This incident occurs some "six months" into the year.)



• During the war, former Republic admiral Saul Karath leads the Sith fleet to the planet Telos, and demands its surrender. The planet refuses, and Admiral Karath proceeds to order the complete devastation of the entire planetary surface. Millions perish, including Carth Onasi's wife; his son is reported missing.



• Droid HK-47 is built by Darth Revan, shortly after the onset of the Second Sith War. He/it is programmed with certain assassination protocols, submerged beneath the primary programming. HK-47 is sent on an assassination mission into Mandalorian space, but is damaged, and unable to return to the Dark Lord.



• In this year, the Sith Empire begins to reassert its political power in the galaxy, even rivalling the Galactic Republic in terms of territory controlled, military might, and spheres of influence. This resurgence is quite the turnaround after the years of the Great Hyperspace War more than a millennium earlier; it was believed that the Sith Empire had been all but defeated, left in an isolated region of space, but as the Republic begins losing much of their former territory, it forces them to reconsider their tactics and the scope of the war.

3,958 BSW4:

• Korriban, previously an all-but-abandoned world following Exar Kun's defeat in the First Sith War, suddenly becomes a thriving planetary population center for the Sith Empire, thanks in part to the academy founded there by Malak and Revan.



• Malak and Revan journey to the Rakatan homeworld in the hopes of locating the Star Forge. Their ship is caught in the Star Forge's disruptor field, and crashlands there. Forging a pact with the evil Rakatans there to assist in slaying their opponents in exchange for eliminating the disruptor field, the two Sith Lords break their word, and leave the Rakatans to their own devices after gaining what they came for.



• The Sith fleets suddenly begin expanding exponentially in number, completely overwhelming the Republic. Defeat is predicted within a matter of weeks or months, but Bastila's Battle Meditation skills help in producing a war of attrition, for the time being. Her techniques are feared by the Sith Lords, who begin hunting her. (Assuming that it would take at least one or two years at the minimum in order to re-establish the Sith Empire's economic and military might, to say nothing of tracking down a long-missing relic like the Star Forge.)

3,956 BSW4:

• (Six months into the year.) The Jedi lay a trap for Darth Malak and Darth Revan. During the battle, a Republic force led by Bastila Shan boards Revan's flagship, and defeats him, aided inadvertantly by Malak's own treachery by opening fire on his master's own ship.



• With Revan's death at the hands of the Jedi, Malak becomes the new leading Dark Lord, begins searching for a new apprentice amongst the many Sith acolytes and Dark Jedi serving him. He accepts as his apprentice a talented Force-wielder named Bandon, whom gains the Sith title of "Darth" concomitant with Malak. (Placed here immediately after Revan's defeat -- the game begins not long thereafter, and Malak would require appropriate time to select a new apprentice in the interrim.)



• Bastila and several other Jedi are en route to another location aboard the Republic cruiser Endar Spire, when Darth Malak ambushes the ship over Taris. The ship is boarded, and a major battle ensues. The primary game character, a Republic fleet crewer, is also present during these events; Bastila, Carth Onasi, and the player's character manage to flee in an escape pod down to the planet, when the Endar Spire is destroyed.



• The events of the game pick up from here.

• Bondar: On Hit: Stun 25% vs. DC10 for 1 Round



• Eralam: AB: 2, DB: Energy, 2



• Firkrann: AB: 2, DB: Ion, 2d6



• Opila: DB: Energy, 3
  Massive Criticals: 2d6



• Solari: AB: 3, DB: Energy, 3 DB: Physical, 1d8 vs. Dark Side -- Light Side Only

• Light Side Players: Solari + Upari
  
  With a normal 2-16 saber, and not using the Heart of the Guardian or Mantle of the Force, the damage becomes 6-27 Energy, +1d8 Physical vs. Dark Side, with the almost unequaled +6 to attack.
  
  With a normal 2-16 saber, and with the Heart of the Guardian, the damage becomes 5-38 Energy, +6 to Attack, and +4 Blaster Bolt Deflection.
  
  With a normal 2-16 saber, and with the Mantle of the Force, the damage becomes 6-42 Energy vs. Dark Side, and 4-30 Energy vs. everything else, with +6 to attack, and an incredible +8 to Blaster Bolt Deflection.



• Non-Light Side Players: Upari with your choice.



• Blaster Deflection: With two sabers, this can become amazing: Heart of the Guardian + Jenruax + Solari = +11 BBD. Mantle of the Force + Jenruax + Upari = +13 BBD, for a virtually impenetrable blaster barrier of +24.



• Vs. Droids: Firkrann + Luxum adds 3-18 Ion Damage with +4 to attack to a normal saber. With either Heart of the Guardian or Mantle of the Force, this combo adds an astounding 5-30 Ion Damage on top of the energy damage, with +6 to attack.



• Manic Force Regeneration: Mantle of the Force + Damind or Rubat + your choice = an almost inexhaustible Force-point well, at +2 or +3 to regeneration.