Second Battle of Dreven

The Second Battle of Dreven occurred several months after the Fifth Battle of Coruscant. It was a conflict of the War of the Throne, the first and only major engagement between Darth Malus, then Emperor of the Galactic Empire, and Darth Malign, Warlord of the Imperial Military.

Malign, operating under orders from his Master, Aleister Vadim, had infiltrated the Empire in order to engineer his Master's rise to power. He capitalized the military's frustration over Malus and the loss of Coruscant months before. Using his influence and powers with the Force, Malign was made Warlord and placed in control over the Military, despite Malus's protests. He then forced the aid of Vassily Korolov, an aspiring Sith and apprentice to Malus, and together they formulated Malus' downfall.

Leading the Imperial First Fleet into battle, Malign delivered the killing blow to Malus's regime at Dreven, where Malus ran the Empire. His supporters were crushed in the quick military confrontation; in Castle Tsabak, Malign subdued Malus in a battle of the Force and had the former Emperor encased in carbonite, like Malus's predecessor, Kendal Osbourne.

When the dust settled, Malign was made de facto ruler of the Empire with Korolov at his side; in secrecy, however, Vadim was now in control of the Empire.