Odionate

"It is a sprawling area whose borders are largely undefined -- and it is unclear what the present capital is, or if there even is one."

- Vannar Treece

Odionate was the name given by Jedi Master Vannar Treece to one of the "successor states" to the Chagras Hegemony established in a portion of the Grumani sector following the death of its titular ruler Chagras in 1,040 BBY. It was named after its ruler, the Sith Lord Odion. Odion's followers were known as Odionites. Following the Battle of Vanahame, its titular ruler was killed and the state collapsed, being divided up among the Calimondra family.

Politics
Odion's domain was governed according to his nihilistic beliefs which glorified death and destruction as a means of finding solace. Unlike the Daimanate, ruled by Odion's younger brother and rival, Daiman, the Odionate apparently lacked a proper seat of power. Under his rule, the population was pressed into slavery within his armies and factories churning war materiel. Odion also implemented a policy of incarcerating all the children in his realm within cloisters where they would be brainwashed into becoming pliable workers and warriors. By 1,032 BBY, there were at least twelve such planet-sized orphanages scattered throughout his realm, including the planet Vanahame.

Since his nihilistic politics rapidly drained the ranks of his armies, Odion had to use Force-sensitive recruiters known as Claimers to recruit more followers. His domain was also be locked into internecine civil warfare over territory and resources against several other rival Sith Lords including his estranged brother Daiman, Malakite, and Ayanos Bactra. His armed forces consisted of both Force-sensitive Dark side-wielding acolytes known as the Novitiates, and regular infantry formations like the Lightning and Thunder Guards. Odion also had a significant military fleet which included the mobile space station The Spike and kinetic corruptors.

History
The Odionate was formed following the death of Lord Chagras in 1,040 BBY, ruler of the Sith state known as the Chagras Hegemony. Chagras's death sparked a second series of military contests between the Sith Calimondra family known as the Second Charge Matrica. Odion became one of these Sith warlords and carved up his own princedom which was centered around his own nihilistic cult. Over the next eight years, Odion was locked in a series of stalemated conflicts against rival Sith Lords particularly his estranged younger brother Daiman.

In 1,032 BBY, Odionate forces invaded Chelloa, a Daimanate world producing the compound baradium which was utilized in the production of munitions. The campaign ended disastrously with the Odionate sustaining heavy casualties during the planetary invasion after Daiman unleashed kinetic corruptors which caused the surface to explode in flames. Odion himself was grievously wounded following a duel with the Jedi Knight Kerra Holt, the last survivor of Operation: Influx. Following the Battle of Gazzari, Odion and Daiman would briefly join forces after Vilia Calimondra encouraged them to invade the Bactranate, a realm ruled by Lord Ayanos Bactra. The planet Jubalene was annexed during this campaign.

During the Aquilaris campaign, the Odionate and other Sith states would collaborate with the Hutt lord Zodoh in his campaign to invade the Daimanate by keeping Daiman's forces preoccupied at the border. Following the defeat of Zodoh at the Battle of Darkknell, Daiman retaliated against Odion by helping the Jedi Knight Kerra to infiltrate the Odionate, where she joined the Novitiates. Following the annexation of the Bactranate, Odion had restrated Project Pandemonium, a top-secret project to find the Helm of Ieldis, an ancient Sith artifact capable of driving sentient beings into a homocidal frenzy. This campaign would lead Odionate forces to invade both Skarpos and Sarrassia.

During the Second Battle of Skarpos, Odion obtained the Helm for himself and used it to destroy three armies, including those of his rivals Daiman and Malakite, ruler of the Menagerie. He then travelled to Vanahame where he intended to use the Helm to destroy all his opponents and gain mastery over the Grumani Sector and then the entire Galaxy, by draining the negative emotions of the child captives on the planet-sized Cloister orphanage on Vanahame. However, during the Battle of Vanahame, he was thwarted by his former General Beld Yulan and Kerra who freed the child inmates, and the subsequent rush of positive or Light-sided emotions caused the Helm to overload and kill Odion. Afterwards, the Odionate collapsed, and its holdings were subsequently divided between the various other members of the Calimondra family.

Planets

 * Jubalene
 * Vanahame
 * Whinndor

Appearances

 * Knight Errant novel
 * Star Wars: Knight Errant 11: Escape, Part 1
 * Star Wars: Knight Errant 12: Escape, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Knight Errant 13: Escape, Part 3
 * Star Wars: Knight Errant 14: Escape, Part 4