Fel Empire

The Fel Empire, also called the Fel Imperium, the Empire or the New Order with a Personal Face, was the name given to what remained of the Kilo Galactic Empire from the Kilo Universe some time in 44 ABY (1767 NE), following the ascension of Jagged Fel to the thron after decades of interregnum. It was formed from the Imperial Remnant, the primary successor state to the Old Empire. It reflected the partial recovery of their version of the Old Galactic Empire's former power and prestige, and also the restoration of the Imperial monarchy by the Fel dynasty after decades of interregnum. Palpatine's Empire and the Fel Empire shared many characteristics, such as the Moffs' Council, centralised rule, the Force-sensitivity of the Emperor, and, to a certain extent, xenophobia. However, unlike Palpatine, the Fels encouraged the proliferation of light-side Force-users, even forming a Jedi Order analogue known as the İmperial Knights.

The revived Empire became the dominant power in the Kilo Skyriver Galaxy by the conclusion of the Sith–Imperial War, replacing the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, only to be replaced in turn with a new Sith Empire a few days later, forcing those loyal to Fel into exile.

Following the Second Multiverse War, the Fel Empire fell under the rule of the Sith Lords after the overthrow of the Fel Royal Family, replacing it with the new Sith Empire to join of the Imperialist Alliance, forcing those loyal to the Fel in exile.

History

Establishment

Following the Battle of Endor and the death of the Dark Lord of the Sith Emperor Palpatine during the Galactic Civil War, the Galactic Empire was overthrown by the New Republic and soon fell into civil war; with several different offshoots and smaller empires being formed to fill the void left over.

It is not clear if the official name of the government under the Fel Dynasty was anything other than the "Galactic Empire", but in 12 ABY (1735 NE), remnants of the Galactic Empire merged together into a new imperial regime by the Moff council. In the aftermath of the Yuuzhan Vong War, the diminished Galactic Empire had actually become a member state of the reorganized New Republic, now known as the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances. This eventually allowed Gilad Pellaeon to succeed Sien Sovv as Supreme Commander of the Galactic Alliance Defense Force, signifying the level of cooperation and integration of the former galactic government with the new one, at least at that time period. The appointment of former Imperial General Turr Phennir, however, as the Supreme Commander of the combined Confederation military may indicate the existence of secessionist sympathizers within the semi-autonomous Remnant.

At some point, following the events of the Second Galactic Civil War, the Imperial Remnant once again began to gain strength. Under Jagged Fel, who took the title of Emperor, the Imperial Remnant started the Victory Without War program and established the Fel Empire. The capital of the resurrected Galactic Empire, Bastion, became one of the most fortified planets in the Kilo Skyriver galaxy. Despite the Empire officially being at peace with their former enemies, several Moffs still held a distaste for the Galactic Alliance, leading to personal cold war-esque hatred that lasted for several decades.

The Coup

The Sith under the command of Darth Krayt turned against Emperor Roan Fel. He launched a daring coup, marching with his cohorts straight into Fel's audience chamber himself, and killing the man who sat on the throne. After the man's death, Krayt sat himself in his place. Noting the confusion and outrage from the members of the Moff Council who were present, he laid out the facts of life for them.

Faced with little choice, the Moff Council swore loyalty to him. For the first time since Darth Caedus during the Second Galactic Civil War centuries prior, a Sith Lord held both sway over the Empire and the galactic seat of power. At once he set about imposing order on a galaxy that sorely needed it, but this too was an incomplete victory. The "Emperor" he had killed had been a double; the real Fel was a fully trained Imperial Knight and would surely have defended himself, rather than just stand there and let himself be slain. It was imperative that the real Fel be found before he recruited allies among the Moffs, the military, or those Jedi who had survived the massacre at Ossus. Krayt contacted David M. Young that the coup was a success with his support and offer full support of the new Imperialist Alliance.

Insurgency

Not all of the Fel Empire recognized Darth Krayt's authority. Over the decades, forces loyal to Fel gathered on Bastion, awaiting the return of their true Emperor. With the Imperial Knights leader Antares Draco and the 501st Legion commander General Oron Jaeger at his side, Fel took control of the planet in xxxABY. (xxx ne), knowing that Krayt would be wary to amass a frontal assault on the heavily fortified planet. With the Fel Empire a thing of the past, Fel led an Empire-in-exile. As the factions of Krayt and Fel grew larger, units that once served with each other were now forced to fight against one another for control of territory around the galaxy. Government

Government

The Fel Empire was ruled by an Emperor, a sovereign ruler for life, yet the Moff Council held considerable power, and advised him. By all accounts, the reign of Roan Fel was relatively benevolent, and had far less of the abuses of power and tyrannical excesses of the Galactic Empire under Palpatine’s reign (both its predecessor and its rivals), though he was not above playing power games for the sake of maintaining his authority.

By the time of Fel's reign, the Empire's infamous bigotry against non-Human species had faded to the point that stormtroopers had aliens among their ranks and the Imperial Navy had at least one non-Human admiral, namely the Kel Dor Sha Dun.

The Moffs not only governed sectors, but also managed both the Imperial Military and Imperial Intelligence, as well as other institutions such as the Imperial Mission and the Imperial Diplomatic Corps, and held enough power to invoke treaties and to launch wars. Still, some, such as Moff Geist, longed to return to the days when the Empire was under the complete control of the Council.

Territory

At the time of the Fel Empire’s Power, they control the vast majority of the Kilo verse’s Skyriver Galaxy. The Fel Empire's territory originally consisted of a few "backwater" sectors in the Outer Rim Territories that bordered the Unknown Regions, located in the northern quadrant of the Kilo Skyriver. At some point following the Second Multiverse War, the Imperials once again began to regain territories. The Sith–Imperial War saw most of the territories of the Galactic Alliance, save a few worlds, absorbed into the Empire.

The capital of the Empire was originally Bastion but it was moved to Kilo Coruscant, keeping in tradition with the Empire's original incarnation and previous galactic governments. However, Bastion continued to play an important role in Imperial affairs.

Notes

• While shares many similarities to the main source version, there are notable differences in this version of the Fel Empire.