A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...
The tides of war have turned. With the malevolent STARKILLER destroyed, the joint Republic-Resistance assault against the devious First Order celebrates the major successes all over the galaxy, gaining much respect and honor from the all sides.
Despite the escape of General Hux and Kylo Ren from Starkiller to an unknown place, The First Order still remains a major threat to the galaxy's freedom and independence. The Republic, both crippled and victorious, is hardly managing both to keep the First Order out of free space and to keep itself intact.
The reports are coming from the Outer Rim that the enormous hostile fleet of obsolete Star Destroyers and unknown battleships assault both the Republic systems and planets belonging to the First Order. The new enemy is surprisingly successful and if he is not stopped soon, there may be the new rise of the Empire...
NEW SIDES:
The Imperial League (IL) - an union of forgotten "Imperial Remnant" and the unknown "Empire of the Hand", led by two Grand Admirals, both served under Emperor Palpatine. While the Remnant fought to hold its secrecy with pirates and the Republic, the EotH flourished in the unexplored "Unknown Regions", with Eirulan as their command of the crusade into the known galaxy. It was formed by Gilad Pellaeon and Grand Admiral Thrawn on Bastion. With Thrawn and Pellaeon in the lead, the League started its crusade to cleanse the galaxy of pirate and "Rebel" menace in the Outer Rim.
The Empire of the Hand (EotH) - The Chiss' form of the Galactic Empire. Found by Grand Admiral Thrawn soon after he arrived on Eirulan, EotH fought many alien warlords and Yuzhaan Vongs to survive. Thrawn's Empire flourished and without any interference from the Rebel Alliance or the New Republic, EotH soon became the most powerful faction, even thought the Republic nor the First Order could ever know. Soon before the Resistance destroyed the Starkiller, Thrawn contacted Gilad Pellaeon, former captain, now a grand admiral and head of the remains of the Mainstream Empire, and offered him a chance to revive the Empire. With Pellaeon's approval, Thrawn's EotH fleet arrived on Bastion and together with Moff Council, admiral Natasi Daala, Warlord Blitzer Harrsk and Grand Admiral Pellaeon, Thrawn formed a strong union between the imperial factions - The Imperial League.
The Imperial Remnant (IR) - the remains of the mainstream Galactic Empire. With the bitter defeat over Endor, the Empire crumbled into small factions, fighting each other for the Imperial Throne. While the Warlords escaped to minor systems like Kalist VI or Gholast III (fictional), Intelligence Chief Ysanne Isard tried to hold the Empire together, but she failed royally - her Super Star Destroyer Lusankya was destroyed by Admiral Ackbar in battle for Coruscant, with her onboard. After her, it was on captain Gilad Pellaeon to lead the Remnant, so he persuaded Grand Moff Ardus Kaine, leader of the Pentastar Alignment, to support Pellaeon's forces in "Partisan War" against the Republic. With accepting Bastion as their new home, the Imperials and the Alignment was successful in their small war so much that they nearly destroyed the Republic. Until Emperor Palpatine's return, of course. When Palpatine assaulted Coruscant and the Core Worlds, Kaine and Pellaeon blindly followed their prophet. When Luke Skywalker and his students (with Ben Solo), with aid of Han Solo and Dash Rendar took down Palpatine with his SSD Eclipse above Byss and destroyed it, Kaine was killed in a following battle for Bilbringi and Pellaeon ordered all remaining Imperial forces to withdraw back to the Alignment space. Now a vice admiral, Pellaeon agreed to annex the weakening Alignment into the Remnant, making it at least as strong as the half of the Republic Fleet. When Admiral Natasi Daala attempted to unite the Warlords to defeat the Republic, the Warlords captured Tarkin's close friend. The Imperial Fleet, led by Vice Admiral Pellaeon, rescued Daala from Warlord Delvardus' hold on Eriadu after a difficult battle over Hakassi, where the all warlords were defeated. Teradoc and Delvardus fled, however Blitzer Harrsk forfeit his "Empire" - Zero Command - to Pellaeon, who asked the warlord to join the Remnant's raising numbers. With charismatic Daala and geniuine Harrsk (one of the remaining brilliant Imperial Commanders - except for Thrawn, Pellaeon and Daala) at his side, Admiral Pellaeon could concentrate to reform the Remnant - forming the Moff Council, reforming the millitary with Tectors and old Venators and setting the clear borders. General Hux visited Bastion and asked Pellaeon, who became a Grand Admiral (Almost everyone forgotten on Thrawn), to support him, Kylo Ren and Snore's hunt on disappeared Luke Skywalker. Pellaeon literally kicked him out of Imperial Headquarters and declared: "No Sith foot shall ever descreate the Empire again!" The First Order tried to occupy Yaga Minor, Bastion and Jaemus, the centers of Remannt's power, it was easily beat down by Pellaeon. With Thrawn's comeback, now Pellaeon commands the Remnant's half of IL, but his unending will is to restore the former glory of the Empire without the Sith or corrupted officers.
Warlord Empires - Zero Command, Greater Maldrood, Eriadu Authority. The mightiest of the Warlord's Empires, the breakaway kingdoms from the Galactic Empire. Following their own goals, the Warlords united only twice. Once, when Palpatine returned in his clone body, and for the second time, when Admiral Daala requested Warlords to unite against the New Republic. Despite their huge ambitions, the Republic Fleet does not have much trouble to hold the Warlords on their short leash. Well, they had when the Zero Command, along with Warlord Harrsk, left for rejoining the Empire. With the First Order assaulting the Republic, the Warlords united for the third time to overthrow the Republic and rebuild the Empire in their own vision - without Pellaeon, Daala and the Remnant.
NEW CHARACTERS:
Grand Admiral Thrawn [Benedict Cumberbatch/Ralph Fiennes] - A chiss and a tactical and strategic genius, head of the EotH, commands ISD Admonitor. Sent by Emperor Palpatine into the Unknown Regions to fight the Yuzhann Vongs.
Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon [Sean Connery] - Leader of the Imperial Remnant, a grand admiral of the Imperial Fleet, a good friend of Thrawn, as skilled as his opposite - Admiral Ackbar, commands ISD Chimaera. A charismatic and skilled admiral, Pellaeon's experience dates back to the early Clone Wars.
Captain Dorja [Stanley Tucci] - A captain of ISD Relentless, a skilled officer and loyal to Imperial Remnant
Captain Brandei [John Goodman/Kenneth Branagh] - A captain of ISD Judicatior, a frenzied and ruthless commander
Supreme Warlord Blitzer Harrsk [Bill Nighy] - a head of the Zero Command, the first break-away kingdom from the mainstream Empire, have good ties with Imperial League, commands a Tector-Class Star Destroyer Shockwave. Wounded in Battle for Endor, lost a half of his face. Had to replace his left eye with a robotic implant, suffers from a brain damage.
High Admiral Treuten Teradoc [Ian McNiece] - a leader of next break-away Kingdom, Greater Maldrood, sworn to get Princess Leia's head, rivals with Warlord Harrsk, Commands a Crimson Command Victory II-class Star Destroyer Crimson Sunrise
Supreme Warlord Sander Delvardus [Hugo Weaving] - A head of the Eriadu Authority, the strongest of Three Warlord Empires, a tactical genius mixed with a crazy ambitious egoist, commands one of the mightiest Star Destroyers in the galaxy - a Praetor Mark II-class Battlecruiser Thalassa.
Admiral Natasi Daala (Rachel McAdams) - A close friend of deceased Grand Moff Tarkin, the founder of the Death Star. Left to protect the Maw installation, Daala led a group of six Star Destroyers (Gorgon - her command ship, Emperor's Revenge, Vindicator, Stryker, Panther, Crusader) and eighteen support ships to control the Maw and Kessel prisons. When Palpatine died for the last time, it was Daala's first news to arrive at the Maw since she lost contact with the outer galaxy during the battle of Yavin. She failed in reuniting the Warlords, however she was given the next chance as Grand Admiral Pellaeon's right hand in the Remnant. Gorgon survived the battle of Hakassi and with new armament from the EotH, Daala sets off to hunt down Grand Leader Snoke and General Hux.
Baron Soontir Fel (Joseph Kucan) - an ace pilot of Chiss Clawcraft, an imperial opposite to Resistance's Black Leader Poe Dameron. Former the commander of fearless Imperial 181st Fighter Squadron, Fel was sent with Thrawn to Unknown Regions, where he trained Chiss pilots to make them the best known pilots ever. When the EotH came to the known galaxy and joined arms with the Imperial Remnant, Fel's elite "Starlight" Chiss Squadron linked with 181st, led by Fel's best student Turr Phennir and created the most dangerous fighter force ever, even more than the famous Rogue or Black Squadron.
Turr Phennir (Chris Hemsworth/Jack Gleeson) - Another ace pilot of the Empire and a very loyal and great student of Empire's greatest pilot, Soontir Fel. When the Empire collapsed, Phennir became Pellaeon's best pilot on Chimaera and when 181st Fighter Squadron was stationed on Pellaeon's Star Destroyer, Phennir took over its command and before its collide with EotH Starlight Squadron, 181st stroke fear and despair everytime it fought its enemies, thanks to its experience, ruthlessness and brutallity. Although he is not as skilled as baron Fel, Phennir is experienced enough to lead and fight as well as his old mentor.