Join The Infernal Brotherhood of the Scruffy Looking, Nerf Herders as they explore Star Wars lore via their own personal Holocron. This episode will focus on the Hundred-Year Darkness following the Second Great Schism of the Jedi Order.
Transcript
Cold Open
For a hundred years, the stars bled. What began as a philosophical rift within the Jedi Order spiraled into a century of nightmare. This was not a war of starships and soldiers alone—it was a war of monsters. Legions of twisted abominations, birthed in alchemical vats, unleashed upon a Republic that had forgotten the meaning of true darkness. This is the story of the Hundred-Year War… and the birth of the Sith.
Intro
Greetings, my fellow Scruffy-Looking Nerf Herders, and welcome back to The Infernal Brotherhood!
Last episode, we saw the Jedi Order fracture during the Second Great Schism. In 7000 BBY, that fracture became a wound that would not close for a century. Led by the high priest of shadow, Ajunta Pall, and the master alchemist Sorzus Syn, the Dark Jedi launched a campaign to remake the galaxy in their image. Today, we descend into the Hundred-Year Darkness, from the biological terrors of the Dark Jedi to the final stand at Corbos, and the accidental discovery of a world called Korriban.
Discussion
I. The Alchemical Arms Race
The war was defined by one horrifying advantage: Sorzus Syn. While the Jedi fought with discipline and traditional Force techniques, Syn used the Dark Side to “improve” nature. She created a Bestiary of nightmares. It started with Shamblers and Howlers. It evolved into Pit Horrors. And finally, the Leviathans—immense, biological engines of war that could literally suck the life essence out of Jedi and store it in blister-traps on their backs to fuel the Dark Jedi’s power.
II. The Jedi Response: The Prism
The Jedi were pushed to their limits. In secret, the High Council constructed The Prism—a hidden, high-security prison facility designed to contain the most dangerous Dark Jedi they captured. The war was so brutal that even the Jedi had to resort to secrecy and questionable containment to avoid total annihilation. It was a “family feud” that nearly burned the house down.
III. The Battle of Corbos: The Last Stand
By 6900 BBY, the Dark Jedi were finally cornered. A century of attrition and, more importantly, infighting among the Dark Jedi leadership had weakened them. On the world of Corbos, the Jedi Order and the Republic military launched a final, massive assault. The Dark Jedi were broken, their monstrous armies slaughtered, and their leaders captured.
IV. The Banished Galleons
The Jedi did not execute the survivors. Instead, they chose a punishment they believed would be a death sentence. The Dark Jedi were stripped of their weapons, their lightsabers, and—most crucially—their navigational charts. They were loaded onto unarmed transport galleons and cast out into the “wilds” beyond known space. They were expected to drift until they starved or were crushed by the Deep Core’s gravity.
V. Discovery of the Sith
Guided by the rumors of an ancient “Kingdom of the Sith,” Sorzus Syn used her connection to the Dark Side to navigate the unknown. They found Korriban. There, they encountered a red-skinned, humanoid species: the Sith.
King Hakagram Graush initially welcomed these “sky-gods” and their advanced technology. But the Dark Jedi were not there to coexist. Ajunta Pall conspired with the King’s own Shadow Hand, beheaded the monarch, and declared himself the Sith’ari—the god-king.
VI. The Legacy of the Exiles
On Korriban, the Dark Jedi interbred with the native Sith. Their philosophies merged. The title “Sith” shifted from a species name to an ideology of power. They built a new Empire, fueled by hatred for the Jedi who had exiled them. Although a few rogue Exiles tried to return to Republic space early—against Ajunta Pall’s orders—only to be destroyed, their failure gave the Jedi a chilling realization: the “shadow” had survived, and it now had a name.
Outro
The Hundred-Year Darkness ended on Corbos, but its true legacy began on Korriban. The Jedi believed they had purged the darkness, but in reality, they had simply planted the seeds for the greatest threat the galaxy would ever know.
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