Star Wars the Old Republic: Echoes of the Sith

by Nixees

In a galaxy scarred by a war 500 years past, the Jedi Order, weakened but resolute, responds to an urgent call from Utapau. The once-mighty Sith Empire has crumbled, leaving only scattered cults in its wake. As Jedi Master Ithar Raas and his team investigate, they uncover a dark corruption that could reignite the Sith's legacy and plunge the galaxy into chaos once more...

1. Title crawl - Prologue

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

STAR WARS

THE OLD REPUBLIC

ECHOES OF THE SITH

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It is a time of peace; 500 years have passed since the end of the 3rd Galactic War and the downfall of the resurgent Sith Empire.

The war left the once magnificent pillars of the Republic in disarray, their once gleaming surfaces tarnished and crumbling. The economy lay in shambles, with unemployment rates soaring and poverty gripping the galaxy like a vice. Trade routes that were once bustling with activity now lay deserted, the lifeblood of the Republic's economy drying up like a river in drought.

For centuries, the Republic has struggled to rebuild after the war that left trillions dead and entire planets in ruin. Once-powerful Sith worlds now lie barren, their cities crumbling into dust. All that remains of the Sith are scattered clans, with no grand vision left to unite them.

But whispers of a new darkness are beginning to spread across the galaxy. In response to a call for help from a Pau'an minister, the Jedi Order has dispatched a small team of elite Jedi Knights and their padawans to the remote planet of Utapau...