Dromund Kaas wilderness campaign

"With his army well-trained, Vaiken led a campaign to carve a footprint into the wilderness of Dromund Kaas; to create room for the Empire's new capital to flourish."

- Jedi Master Gnost-Dural

Shortly after their arrival on Dromund Kaas, the people of the reborn Sith Empire launched a campaign to clear a wilderness region on the planet. The effort was concieved and orgnanized by the founder and first leader of the Imperial Military, Odile Vaiken. Vaiken led a newly-formed Army of Imperial revivalists into the jungle wilds of the untamed Dromund Kaas, carving into the habitats of native animal species and clearing the way for the Sith to gain a secure foothold on the world. When the project reached completion, the Imperials had cleared enough of the wilderness to allow for their leaders to begin building a new capital that would later come to be known as Kaas City.

Prelude
"The survivors finally settled on the jungle world of Dromund Kaas. There, the Emperor revealed his vision to build a new civilization of unrivaled efficiency."

- Gnost-Dural

In 5,000 BBY, the Galactic Republic defeated the Dark Lord of the Sith Naga Sadow and his great Sith Empire at the close of the Great Hyperspace War. Although the war had broken the backbone of the Empire and its people, the Republic's Supreme Chancellor Pultimo insisted that his forces continue their assault against the Sith in order to fully eliminate their culture and society. Fearing persecution, a group of Imperials fled their homeworld of Korriban to seek asylum elsewhere in the galaxy. These survivors, under the leadership of a new Emperor and Dark Lord, traveled hyperspace for twenty years before discovering the lost planet of Dromund Kaas in 4,980 BBY. The jungle world had once played host to a Sith colonization effort, but had long since been forgotten. The Sith Emperor accepted Dromund Kaas as the capital for a new Empire that could one day challenge the Republic, but retreated into the shadows while his Dark Council of Sith Lords managed the building of the new government.

One of the first priorities set out for the Great Hyperspace War survivors was the taming of Dromund Kaas. The planet was a jungle wilderness teeming with aggressive wildlife that would need to be cleared before building could begin. To accomplish the task, the Dark Council looked to Odile Vaiken, a Force-deaf Human male who had accepted the responsibility of forging a new Imperial Military for use by his Sith overlords. After drafting every able-bodied adult into a fledgling army, Vaiken created an intense training regimen to bring his forces up to fighting conditions. Once his army was organized and trained, Vaiken began to execute his masters' plans to secure Dromund Kaas.

The campaign
"Records suggest that during the campaign, he personally slew a rabid tarentatek on the site where the Imperial Citadel stands today."

- Gnost-Dural, referring to the exploits of Odile Vaiken

Aftermath
"After establishing the Empire's dominion on Dromund Kaas, Vaiken turned his attention to constructing a new Imperial Navy."

- Gnost-Dural

Appearances

 * Timeline 11: Rebirth of the Sith Empire