The project’s roots lay in industrialist fears that the labour shortage would wipe entire corporations out of existence in a matter of days. I cannot stress enough that there were imminent fears of economic collapse. The decision resulted in the creation of multiple research sites. Alderaan had one, Fyori and Taris each had one, I’m certain there was one on Carida, and Coruscant was littered with them. They all operated largely in secret.
Part VI: The Dark Times
Part V: Revenge of the Sith
Unable to resist the seemingly mythical powers of the Jedi Knights, and the armies of loyal soldiers they commanded, in desperation the ambitious leader of the Galactic Senate, the ageing Senator Palpatine, convinced the Republic President to turn to the only force capable of resisting the Jedi: their long-exiled heretic brothers, the Sith.
Part IV: The Second Clone War
Part III: The First Clone War
During the Fourth Jedi Schism, inflation and war levies soon raised havoc among the Galactic Trade Exchange and many corporations began taking sides no longer to simply achieve short-term goals with the aid of the Jedi, but in an attempt to influence the outcome of the entire war in their favour. What, after all, would a grateful Jedi Council not do for their most loyal financial backers once order had been restored?
Part II: The Fourth Jedi Schism
There remains some debate about the classification of, or proper terminology for, what became known as the Fourth Jedi Schism. Some historians have since referred to it as the Pre-Clone War; others insisted it belonged within the larger definition of the First Clone War proper. Yet none of these terms were used in contemporary parlance.
Part I: The Jedi Knights and the Fall of the Old Republic
The Jedi Knights of the Old Republic were once known as the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy, the foundation of the Republic's moral strength, and the stability of a thousand generations. That is the legend which precedes their downfall. Yet it obscures a terrible truth; that the fall of the Old Republic was mirrored by the implosion of the Jedi Order itself.