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It was my impression that we would be starting several generations after the end of the Oblivion War, with slight modifications to its ending, such as the Jedi not going into hiding and the Peace Accords.

The Peace Accords still hold sway, but it may be possible that one or several nations have recently begun secret programs designed to provide themselves with the means to quickly gain a decisive military edge over their enemies. This is possible without going against the Accord because it doesn't have to be a superweapon or something with interplanetary range. It could be some new form of powered armor or some new powerful energy source.


With regard to the Mirai, they never participated in the War, nor did Darth Viscious following the altercation above Yavin. Instead of going into hiding with Zeon, Viscious put himself in stasis and set the Angel-Vengeance to wander through normal space. This eventually led him, aboard the ship, to Mirai space in the Unknown Regions (it would be possible for Viscious's ship to travel that far that fast without using hyperspace because of its Discontinuum Drive).

Internally, there are two major forces acting against the longstanding isolationist position of the Mirai. Foremost is the growing population. While not actually suffering from overpopulation, the Mirai are very much aware that they've run out of space and are now looking to expand. They would prefer not to have to fight anybody for the new space, though. The other force involved is actually Darth Viscious, who has managed to gain considerable influence in the Empire. He wants to expand the Unified Empire as an Empire. Despite wholly converting to the Mirai philosophies and joining their ranks, Viscious still bears a grudge against Oblivion, which he translates to the Sith nation. This grudge is as much for Oblivion trying to breed him as Sith as it is for failing to show Viscious that there are alternative lifestyles (sort of reacting against being sheltered, in a twisted sense).

I've given a lot of thought to this. This is really long. Sorry in advance.
Darth Oblivion is still a Nosferatu. I'm keeping most of his past (statesman, prince, last of the original Nosferatu).

What I'm changing is that he never brought the Nosferatu back to existence. He feels that just using his own strain of the virus would limit the people. It's better then don't exist versus exist in a weaker state.

Oblivion timeline (no dates, yet)

Born a pure blood Nosferatu
Crowned Prince of Erebus
Senior Representative to the Republic
Republic-Erebian War
Survives because he was incarcerated on Coruscant
Eventually escapes, discovers the genocide, wanders the galaxy
Is taken in by Bane Sith Lord, Darth Nocturne
Under Nocturne's tutelage, cultivates his magic and Force powers.
Nocturne realizes that he's discovered the truly immortal Sith Lord, and lays the groundwork for Oblivion to create a New Sith Order.
Nocturne develops a rare disease, which has no cure at the time. Oblivion places him in stasis, and uses his "Free time" to work on a cure.

four hundred years of wandering. Forgets his original name.

Finds Viscious, and takes him on as his apprentice. He knows that he will never be replaced, but he felt the need for company, more than anything.
He trains Vicsious, raising him to hate the Republic. However, he never teaches him Force Harmonics, since he, himself was robbed of the final lessons.

30 years of planning

Oblivion War
Battle of Yavin
Crushes the Republic
takes over most of the galaxy. However, in the final battle, most of his fleet is wiped out by a last ditch effort of the "Free Peoples Alliance"
They cause the local stat to go nova.
The Sith are so crippled, they have to withdraw to the Deep Core.

five years of Core sieges.

Eventually, no one has the strength to continue, and an armistace is called. Peace accords are signed on New Alderaan.
Oblivion retains his title of Holy Emperor, but rules from obscurity, falling into a depression.

During the two hundred years in between, after a discussion with one of his honor guards about his family, Oblivion decided to make one of his own. He turns four children: Saïx, Akatsuki, Kira, and Rena. They become full Nosferatu of his House (which he renames Oblivion to cover up his lost memory).

He leaves the empire in their care, and travels the galaxy in his Sith Infiltrator. This search is for a true companion. In one of his travels, he comes across another Nosferatu Surviver, Jenova. They grow close, and he even considers leaving his empire to live on with her. However, they realize that they only bring themselves pain; the pain of remembering days on Erebus. They depart each other's company. Later on, Jenova would become the basis for the Federation's S-Project.

After a period of deeper depression, he continues his roaming, and finds himself on Korriban. There, he becomes very interested in the subject of Sith Alchemy. This subject launches him on a quest to find, and learn from as many Sith Holocrons as possible. Among the ones found were Bane, Sidious, Exar Kun, and Caedus.

As his knowledge of the Dark Side increases, so does his desire to return to his empire. After almost two hundred years of wandering and learning, he returns. Instead of being greeted with love from his children, they have turned his empire into a warring feudal combat zone. Fairly quickly, he reestablishes his control through his military genius, and ferocious power. The four children are punished severely. They are stripped of their powers for ten years- which, after living as a Nosferatu, would he a complete hell. This also lets them physically mature into their current appearances.

Still unimpressed with the companions he has chosen, he returns to research the mysterious disease that claimed his master. Through an oversight through his children, Nocturne's chamber was neglected, and he died. However, through Oblivion's knowledge of Sith Alchemy, he resurrects his master, and grants him immortality through regular dosages of "The Elixir of Life."

Ten years prior to the start of the RP, he reactivates his children's power, and, under Nocturne, starts to relearn Force Harmonics.

That should be it.

I think this is a question primarily directed at DL and DA, what exactly will be the situation with the Imperium of Man at the start of the Guild? Will they be as yet unheard of in the SW galaxy, still in search of the lost human colonies, or will they already have established a small stronghold in some isolated sector?

Sounds similar to the Black Fang's position, except the Fang's home planet was discovered 30 years prior to the story's main events.

On a side note, I really need to get back to working on the Black Fang stuff...