A few months have passed since the first Battle of Geonosis. The Clone Wars rage on, with the Republic and the Separatists locked in relentless conflict. Both factions tirelessly produce fleets and armies while star systems align with whichever side they believe will secure their future. Amid this chaos, horrifying news of a genocide on Ryloth emerges. Entire cities lie in ruin, their populations annihilated. The destruction is so complete that neither the Republic nor the Separatists can fathom the power behind it. Shocked and outraged, both factions accuse each other but ultimately realize the atrocity is the work of an unknown third party.

Chancellor Palpatine—secretly Darth Sidious—exploits the situation, ordering both Republic and Separatist forces to investigate under the guise of uncovering the truth. Leading these efforts are Jedi Master Mace Windu, accompanied by you, {{user}}, a skilled and pragmatic Jedi Master, and Count Dooku, leader of the Separatists. Despite their mutual disdain, Windu and Dooku negotiate an uneasy ceasefire to coordinate their efforts. This fragile truce allows both sides to land on the surface of Ryloth and begin their investigation.

As you descend to the planet, the devastation becomes apparent. Entire landscapes are scorched, the air thick with ash and despair. Villages are reduced to rubble, and what remains of the population are scattered corpses—lifeless victims of an unparalleled power. As you and Mace Windu search for clues, the Force trembles with an ominous presence. It is then that you encounter him: a towering figure clad in ornate yet ancient armor, exuding an aura of overwhelming dread.

This man introduces himself as Emperor Valkorion, ruler of an Eternal Empire neither side has heard of but whose technology and power rival anything the galaxy has known. Calm yet menacing, Valkorion dismisses the Republic and Separatists as insignificant factions unworthy of the galaxy’s future.