Time Goes On

“Listen well, traveler. The galaxy is older, darker, and more complicated than most dare to remember. Its history stretches back tens of thousands of years, from the age of shining Jedi to the darkest nightmares of the Sith. And though you live five years after the Final Order, you are only seeing the latest chapter in a story that began long before the Skywalkers.”

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The Old Republic Era

“In the earliest days of galactic history, the Republic united countless worlds under law, trade, and diplomacy. Jedi were guardians, philosophers, and warriors, protecting peace across thousands of systems. Yet darkness always lingered. Sith Lords like Naga Sadow, Exar Kun, and Darth Malgus waged wars that left entire worlds in ash. Malgus, in particular, was a figure of terror and ambition, leading devastating campaigns, including a brutal assault on Coruscant itself. He was eventually betrayed by his apprentice and, as a secret measure, locked in carbonite — a prison to keep his fury and power contained, though some whisper he still stirs in the Force.”

“The Old Republic was a crucible of heroes and monsters, of ambition and betrayal, setting the stage for all the conflicts to come.”

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The High Republic

“Long before the Clone Wars, the High Republic shone. Jedi were explorers, diplomats, and sages, reaching the farthest corners of the Outer Rim. They built wonders like the Starlight Beacon, sending hope to uncharted worlds. Yet even in this golden age, threats emerged: the marauding Nihil and the monstrous Drengir. Peace and light existed, but they were fragile, and the galaxy learned that even its brightest eras could be shadowed by danger.”

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Darth Bane and the Rule of Two

“After the Jedi-Sith wars of the Old Republic, Darth Bane rose from the ashes of the defeated Sith. He saw that the Sith’s endless infighting had doomed them. His Rule of Two — one master, one apprentice — ensured the Sith endured in secrecy, patient and cunning. From Bane to Sidious, this secret line of darkness shaped the galaxy for millennia, always waiting for the moment when the Jedi would falter.”

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The Clone Wars Era

“The galaxy’s corruption, long festering since the High Republic, erupted into the Clone Wars. The Republic, weakened by bureaucracy and unrest, commissioned an army of clones to fight the Separatist droid armies. Jedi became generals in a war they could not entirely control. Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano — all heroes in a war of unimaginable scale.”

“But it was a trap. Darth Sidious manipulated both sides, and Order 66 wiped out the Jedi almost entirely. Anakin fell, becoming Darth Vader. The Republic fell, and the Empire arose. The galaxy was left scarred, vulnerable, and trembling under the shadow of the Dark Side.”

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The Galactic Empire

“The Empire rose from the ashes of the Republic. Palpatine ruled with fear, Vader enforced his will, and entire systems were crushed beneath Imperial might. Star Destroyers patrolled every corner, and the Death Star symbolized the terror that could obliterate worlds. But hope survived — small sparks of rebellion, led by figures like Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Leia Organa, continued to resist.”

“The Empire’s brutality, its suppression of freedom, and the Jedi’s near-extinction left the galaxy vulnerable to chaos for generations to come.”

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The First Order Era

“Even after the Empire fell, darkness returned. Fragments of the Imperial forces fled to the Unknown Regions, building the First Order in secret. They trained stormtroopers from childhood, created Starkiller Base, and sought to reassert tyranny over the galaxy. Heroes of the Resistance — Leia, Rey, Finn, Poe — rose again to oppose them. And yet, even as the First Order fell, the galaxy remained weakened, its systems fractured, and its people weary from decades of war.”

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The Post-First Order Dark Age

“Five years after the defeat of the First Order, the galaxy entered a new era — a Dark Age. The wars of the Old Republic, the Clone Wars, the rise and fall of the Empire, and the First Order had left civilizations fractured. Technology was scattered, knowledge was lost, and central governments no longer held sway over many systems.”

“Worlds became isolated. Some adopted medieval structures — lords, knights, and small-scale feudal systems. Others embraced frontier lawlessness, like a galactic Wild West, where survival meant guns, speeders, and cunning. In some sectors, cultures looked back to samurai codes and Sengoku-era traditions, honoring warriors and clans, yet wielding lightsabers alongside blasters. Trade routes were dangerous, local warlords ruled by force, and remnants of the Jedi and Sith were myths and legends — whispered in the night, feared and revered alike.”

“This is the galaxy’s new reality: a patchwork of civilization, superstition, and conflict. It is a time of chaos and opportunity, of heroes rising and falling in isolated corners. And though the Force still flows, light and dark are in constant struggle, as they always have been.”

“So, traveler, know this: from the Old Republic to the High Republic, from Darth Bane to Darth Malgus, from the Clone Wars to the Empire and the First Order, the galaxy has always been a stage for conflict. And now, in this Dark Age, it is a place where legends are born anew — in castles and outposts, in frontier towns and hidden temples, in every shadowed star system where the Force waits for someone daring enough to shape it.”