Battle of the Jedi Praxeum (Second Imperium Crisis)

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Previous: Raid on Thikkiiana City Next: end of conflict; new conflict Battle of Ryloth (Diversity Alliance Crisis) Battle of the Jedi Praxeum Conflict: Second Imperium Crisis Date: 23 ABY Place: Jedi Praxeum Outcome: Jedi victory Combatants New Jedi Order New Republic Shadow Academy Commanders Luke Skywalker Kyle Katarn Admiral Ackbar Lando Calrissian Brakiss † Tamith Kai † Zekk Qorl Orvak 4 unnamed Imperial Royal Guards Strength New Jedi Order Jedi apprentices Jedi Knights Jedi Masters Lightning Rod 1 T-23 Skyhopper Several hijacked TIEs including 1 TIE stealth New Republic Defense Force DP-20 Corellian Gunships CR90 corvettes Shadow Academy TIE/ln starfighters TIE/sa starfighters TIE stealths Dark Jedi Battle Platforms Star Destroyers Casualties None Brakiss Tamith Kai 3 Royal Guards Jeng Droga Most of the invasion force

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The Battle of the Jedi Praxeum took place in 23 ABY when Brakiss led the Shadow Academy against the Jedi.

Contents 1 Pre-battle 2 The Battle 3 Aftermath 4 Participants 4.1 Jedi Order/New Republic 4.2 Shadow Academy 5 Appearances 6 Sources

[edit] Pre-battle

After receiving information from Zekk that the Jedi Praxeum was the Second Imperium's next target, Jacen, Jaina, Lowbacca and Tenel Ka raced back to the Jedi Praxeum on their starship Shadow Chaser and alerted Master Luke Skywalker and the rest of the Jedi trainees of the incoming attack. Luke also dispatched Lowbacca on his T-23 Skyhopper to fetch Tionne Solusar and Raynar Thul whom had gone on a training exercise at the Massassi Temple near the lake.

The Jedi trainees quickly prepared for combat while New Republic forces were called in. While Jacen monitored the communications bands, Jaina and Luke went to get the shield generators ready for battle. The merchant Peckhum also arrived on his transport Lightning Rod, just as the Imperium fleet arrived.

[edit] The Battle

Soon, the Shadow Academy appeared in the sky above the Jedi Praxeum and unleashed swarms of TIE fighters, stormtroopers and Dark Jedi adepts. The Empire also had a fleet of Star Destroyers refitted with the computer systems stolen from Kashyyyk. Commander Orvak and his subordinate Dareb led the fighter assault from TIE stealths, which Orvak used to fly under the academy's shield and destroy the generator leaving the academy open to aerial assault.

During the battle, Zekk and Tamith Kai led the ground forces while Brakiss, under orders from the holographic projection of Emperor Palpatine supervised the battle from the space station. Also, early during the battle, Raynar Thul encountered a gang of Dark Jedi under Zekk. Underestimating the Dark Jedi, the spoiled and boastful youth tried to force the Dark Jedi to surrender. The Dark Jedi would have killed him, but Zekk threw him into the mud instead.

As the battle continued, Tenel Ka sabotaged the floating battle platform from which Tamith Kai lead her forces, causing it to crash into a river killing the Nightsister. Meanwhile, Jaina hijacked Orvak's TIE fighter and took on the Imperial fighters. In space, the arriving New Republic fleet, led by Admiral Ackbar, engaged the starships of the Second Imperium.

Other smalls groups of trainees worked together to defeat members of the Second Imperium. Three Cha'a and three avian trainees worked together to ambush Dark Knights from the river flowing alongside the Praxeum. Deeper in the jungles, a tree-like trainee also ambushed a Knight, while elsewhere Tionne Solusar and a group of trainees trapped four Dark Jedi by suspending granite blocks from a temple ruin above their heads.

Amidst the assault, Brakiss engaged his former master Luke Skywalker. However, he lost and was forced to retreat back to the Shadow Academy. With the battle turning against his forces, Brakiss demanded to see the Emperor. Two of the Royal Guards tried to block his entry into the Emperor's chamber but he cut them down with his lightsaber and then entered the chamber. There, he discovered a third Royal Guard working on a bank of controls, computer screens and holographic generators and realized that the Emperor had never returned.

In reality, the Royal Guards had created this illusion so that they could control the Second Imperium. Unfortunately, the fourth guard used his "Emperor's" override controls to activate the Shadow Academy's self-destruct systems, destroying the space station and killing all onboard. The fourth guard then managed to escape on a shuttle and headed for parts unknown. Unfortunately for him, he would later be killed by the anti-Human Diversity Alliance after he refused to reveal to them the location of the Emperor's plague storehouse.

Kyle Katarn also confronted the deranged Jeng Droga during the battle. Droga was on Yavin searching, again, for his Master the Emperor. Kyle was victorious, and finally defeated the murderer who had roamed the galaxy for many years.

Back on the ground, the remaining Imperial forces saw the destruction of the Shadow Academy and surrendered. However Commander Orvak slipped into the Great Temple which housed the Praxeum's headquarters and planted a time bomb. He would be bit by a glassy crystalline snake, whose venom would cause drowsiness, and fell into a deep sleep.

When Jacen, Jaina and several other Jedi gathered around the building, Zekk reappeared and blocked their path. Jaina thought that he had wanted to duel her though Zekk wanted to protect his friends by preventing them from entering the temple. By now, Zekk had realized the errors of his ways. Suddenly, the bomb exploded and destroyed a large proportion of the building though no one was badly injured from the Jedi. With the end of the battle, the Second Imperium had been defeated.

[edit] Aftermath

Following the battle, the Imperial pilot Qorl would return to a simple life on the jungle moon, refusing to surrender to the New Republic because of his indoctrination. There, he would remain sequestered until he encountered Anakin Solo years later during the Yuuzhan Vong War following the Peace Brigade capture of the Praxeum.

Reconstruction would also take place on the Jedi Praxeum. The Jedi trainees would also play a role in the clearance of debris and would also hunt for shards of craved stone blasted from the ancient structures, cataloguing them so that the pieces could be reassembled. Off-world engineers, architects and laborers would also be called in to help in the restoration efforts. New Republic military forces and planetary shields would also be installed on the Praxeum to defend it.

On one notable occasion, Anakin Solo returned to Yavin IV and helped to rebuild the Great Temple. He viewed its rubble as a huge puzzle to be solved. Unfortunately, the Great Temple would be later destroyed by the Yuuzhan Vong.

[edit] Participants

[edit] Jedi Order/New Republic

• Admiral Ackbar
• Tenel Ka
• Kyle Katarn
• Lowbacca
• Peckhum
• Luke Skywalker
• Jacen Solo
• Jaina Solo
• Tionne Solusar
• Raynar Thul

[edit] Shadow Academy

• 4 unnamed Imperial Royal Guards
• Brakiss
• Dareb
• Jeng Droga
• Tamith Kai
• Norys
• Orvak
• Qorl
• Zekk

[edit] Appearances

• Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege (First appearance)
• Young Jedi Knights: Shards of Alderaan (Mentioned only)
• Young Jedi Knights: Delusions of Grandeur (Mentioned only)
• Star by Star (Mentioned only)
• Dark Nest I: The Joiner King (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• The Essential Chronology
•  "The Emperor's Pawns" - Star Wars Gamer 5
• The New Essential Chronology
•  The Dark Forces Saga, Part 1 on Wizards.com (article)

The Second Imperium campaign
GemDiver Station · Coruscant · Kashyyyk · Yavin 4