The Beginning
Dark Jedi Brotherhood Space
36 ABY

They came in silence. Sleeper cells, some dormant for over a decade, activated and moved with the precision and purpose of zealotry. Safe houses became occupied, dead drops filled with supplies, and orders were given. It was the unnoticed starship mechanic, the abused functionary, and the hordes of disenfranchised Dark Jedi who formed the unseen Army. They were the silent ones.

Their recruitment was conducted over several years in a painstaking effort to identify those beings with placement and access within the Brotherhood’s halls of power. Greed, vengeance, and power motivated the lower echelon of the Dark Brotherhood’s power structure, but it was the Horizon’s plague that provided motivation for the force sensitive nobility.

Journeymen, Equites, and Elders who had once sworn loyalty to the Iron Throne were disillusioned. The Dark Council, Clan Leadership, and House leadership ordered the execution of Dark Jedi and carried out the task with ruthless efficiency. Those who had once knelt on bended knee in service to the Final Way knew the truth. All were expendable.

Reality eroded lifelong loyalties as Dark Jedi turned against their home and accepted the role of traitor. A few turned into a dozen and before long the ranks of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood bulged with those who would see its demise.

Phase I
Dark Jedi Brotherhood Space
Yesterday

The first attacks came like a tidal wave as the cogs of bureaucracy turned against the Dark Jedi Brotherhood. The day to day activities of the unseen turned sinister as security doors were left unattended, computer networks were sabotaged, and defense systems were brought offline. Droids; the invisible hand of empires, disabled hyperdrives and began to conduct surveillance on their own masters.

Routine inspections stopped, early warning systems were disabled, and perimeters were breached. Quick reaction forces failed to respond, armory doors remained unlocked, and loyal guards failed to report.

The traitors within the Dark Brotherhood had opened the doors to their new masters.

And the One Sith walked in.

Phase II
Dark Jedi Brotherhood Space
Today

Musashi Daraku Keibatsu watched the carnage across multiple holographic displays. Reports scrolled across the screen at a breathtaking pace. A construction worker at the Great Hall on Karufr detonated a suicide vest seriously injuring Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor, a disillusioned officer turned his weapon on his leadership at Fort Hammer on Ptolomea before killing himself, and three Mandalorian Commandos bearing the mark of the Erinos Clan had assaulted the Citadel on Selene.

Things became worse after that.

The Dark Council, in totality, was under siege. Reports indicated the Headmaster’s droid body laid in ruin in the Shadow Academy, the Fist was wounded multiple times at the Spike, the Herald was suffering from smoke inhalation and serious burns, and the Seneschal had been poisoned and was now under the care of Krath Sorceresses.

The Clans and Houses fared no better. Images flashed again and again as first responder teams reacted across Dark Brotherhood space. Clan Naga Sadow DSOG fell from the sky as their ship’s reactor cores exploded and controls malfunctioned, Tarentum’s triumvirate of Oberst, Bloodfyre, and Ashar stood bloodied at the steps of Castle Tarentum, and Odan Ur’s Jedi reacted to multiple explosions at the Halls of the Watchman.

Keibatsu’s fingers tapped the throne. The Dark Side was at play in these attacks and only one person would dare the Iron Throne in such a manner.

The Dark Crusade
The Dark Hall, Antei
36 ABY

The Grand Master watched as his Shadow Hand strode through the throne room doors of the Dark Hall. Raken’s tattered robes clung to his red rippling frame, slick with the blood and gore of failed assassination teams. Muz’s head dipped slightly, a small sign of respect for the Deputy Grand Master’s ability to survive the attacks. “What of the Voice,” the Grand Master asked. “They expected Vodo,” the Deputy Grand Master replied. “Unfortunate, for them,” the Grand Master smiled.

Turning from the Deputy Grand Master, Muz activated multiple holographic projections. Clan Leaders, House Leaders, Praetors, and select members of the Old Folks home appeared within the air, their miniature bodies failing to hide injuries and duress.

Within minutes, orders were given and targets were identified. The Dark Jedi Brotherhood would not stand idly by while outsiders attempted to usurp the Iron Throne’s rules. The Grand Master’s directive was simple and clear. The Dark Brotherhood would go on the offensive and take the fight to those who would destroy it.

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Ladies and Gentlemen.

The Crusade begins now.

Following the above link will take you into a little bit of in-character stuff. You'll find all the details about the planets, the events, and some background intel by navigating the site. A working understanding of aurebesh may be useful for some stuff, but not necessary at all.

The Crusade will be a little bit lighter in events than vendettas of the past. This is due to how long wel'll be running the Crusade. We will be going 'Two weeks on per month' with the remainder as cooldown, grading, and setup for the next month.

So, go check it out, participate and enjoy.

Have fun,
--Muz