Fourth Imperial Civil War

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Fourth Imperial Civil War
Date	Year 11 Day 291 01:00 — 19:00
Location	Imperial territories
Result	Territorial status quo ante bellum Vodo Bonias abdicated Thomas Cherokee became Emperor
Belligerents
Galactic Empire	Orphaea Imperium
Commanders and Leaders
Emperor Vodo Bonias Executor Thomas Cherokee Moff Guinar Ndengin Deputy Director Seele	Grand Moff Orphaea Imperium

The Fourth Imperial Civil War is the formal name of an elaborate coup d'etat undertaken by Grand Moff Orphaea Imperium against the continued ineffectual reign of Emperor Vodo Bonias on Year 11 Day 291.

Events

Grand Moff Orphaea Imperium, tired of Emperor Vodo Bonias' constant promises of change without results, and several broken promises of retiring to allow a new Emperor, decided to take action in the form of initiating a coup d'etat against the aging regime. Rerouting raw material stockpiles, and sewing confusion amongst hundreds of worlds, and transferring the total accumulated wealth of the Empire to an Outer Rim bank account, Orphaea successfully brought the Empire to a screeching halt, with a single demand: "Vodo must retire as emperor."

Immediately alarmed by the event, Vodo summoned both Executor Thomas Cherokee and Seele for an emergency meeting and briefing as to the extent of damage and the possibilities for action. Seeing that Orphaea held the economic viability of the Empire in his hands, and threatened to destroy the last decade of hard work by the Empire and its members, Seele advised Vodo that the situation was a perilous one. Deliberately hiding some of the information pertaining to the matter, Seele manipulated the projections presented to Vodo to add pressure to the disconnected Emperor who was oblivious to the true state of things, and Seele was the first to suggest that the Emperor meet the demands of Orphaea by resigning. With unanimous feedback to the senior members of Imperial High Command, Vodo chose to resign, albeit with the secret intention of double-crossing Orphaea by resuming the Throne once the assets and funds had been returned.

Fortunately — with the formal transition of power to the now Emperor Cherokee, and careful planning by Cherokee, Guinar Ndengin, and Seele — Vodo's reign met a bloodless end. The culmination of seven years of planning and patience to remove the corrupt and incapable Sith regime that had weakened the Empire for many years. Quick to establish the new regime as one that would introduce positive changes to the Empire, and redistribute power properly amongst the Imperial High Command, Cherokee made several new appointments, including the promotion of Seele to Lord Admiral, and the position of Military Commanding Officer to oversee leadership and change in the military branches.

See also

• Orphaea Imperium
• Vodo Bonias
• Thomas Cherokee

Imperial Civil Wars
Preceded By: Third Imperial Civil War	Fourth Imperial Civil War Year 11 Day 291	Succeeded By: None