Alanciar

Alanciar, also known as Keshtah Major, was a large continent located on the planet Kesh's southern hemisphere. It was home to a Keshiri civilization who called themselves the Alanciari. It was situated halfway across the world from Keshtah Minor, the continent that housed the city Tahv and the Lost Tribe of Sith. Sith Grand Lord Yaru Korsin used data collected during the starship Omen crash on Kesh to determine the existence of Keshtah Major, but he kept its existence a secret from the rest of the Tribe. In 4975 BBY, the Keshiri rebel Adari Vaal and three-hundred surviving followers fled to Alanciar where they warned the Alanciari about the threat posed by the Sith. As a result, the Alanciari developed a highly-disciplined and centralized society with a strong military to resist any invasion from Keshtah.

Alanciar was finally discovered in 3000 BBY by Caretaker Varner Hilts, who went on to lead the Tribe into a new era, in which they successfully to conquered the larger continent. Despite heavy losses and a mutiny by High Lord Korsin Bentado, The Sith were able to convince the Alanciari to willingly submit to their rule by using the Alanciari soldier Jogan Halder to convince his people that the Sith did not actually pose a threat to them. Following the "Unification", Alanciar would develop close maritime trading links with Kesh and Alanciari sailing ships would play an important role in exploring the uncharted northern hemisphere and south pole, Eshkrene, of the planet Kesh.

The Ancient Cataclysm
In prehistoric times, the Keshiri living on Alanciar and the neighboring continent of Keshtah shared the same beliefs about the Protectors and Destructors, a race of powerful gods who fought a "great battle". The Keshiri geologist Adari Vaal, who had migrated from Keshtah to Alanciar, theorized that an "Ancient Cataclysm" had severed access between Alanciar and Keshtah. In reality, the legends of the Protectors and Destructors were based on a conflict between two groups of offworlders&mdash;the Jedi and their Dark Jedi opponents. Following the end of the Hundred-Year Darkness in 6900 BBY, the victorious Jedi and the Galactic Republic had exiled the surviving Dark Jedi into the Stygian Caldera. There, these exiles led by Karness Muur, Remulus Dreypa, and XoXaan subjugated the Sith species and forged the first Sith Empire. However, some of these Dark Jedi exiles were not content to rule over their new empire and sought revenged against the Jedi and the Republic.

Under the leadership of Remulus Dreypa, these recusant Dark Jedi obtained a starship and attempted to leave the Stygian Caldera. However, they were quickly attacked by a Jedi patrol who pursued them across the galaxy. Many of these Jedi were veterans from the Battle of Corbos. Eventually, these Dark Jedi and their Jedi opponents crash-landed on Kesh. Both sides were stranded on Kesh and the planet's strange magnetic fields prevented the Jedi from calling for help. The Dark Jedi and Jedi fought on Kesh and unleashed leviathans, "great weapons", which devastated the planet's surfaced and terrorized the Keshiri. While the exact details of this conflict are not known, it is implied that the "Great Calamity" devastated Keshiri civilization and somehow led to the severance of access between Alanciar and Keshtah.

Eventually, the Dark Jedi realized the error of their ways and made peace with their Jedi opponents. To seal this peace agreement, the Dark Jedi sealed their fanatical leader Dreypa within an oubliette. Meanwhile the Jedi hid their last remaining starship within the Keshiri catacombs beneath the Circle Eternal, a plaza in the town of Tahv. These Jedi and Dark Jedi traveled to Kesh's south pole Eshkrene where they established a new community known as the Doomed, which was dedicated to finding true neutrality in the Force. The Doomed maintained a watchful vigil over events in the rest of Keshtah through ice mirrors.

Appearances

 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Secrets
 * Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pandemonium
 * Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith 1: Spiral, Part 1
 * Testament of Varner Hilts
 * Ascension