Charon

Charon
Biographical Information
Race	Human
Homeworld	Unknown
Mother	Unknown
Father	Unknown
Spouse	Unknown
Siblings	Unknown
Children	Unknown
Born	Unknown
Imperial Service
Branch	Imperial Throne
Positions	None
Prior Service	Emperor of the Galactic Empire Executor, Imperial Throne Minister of Diplomatic Relations
Awards	Unknown

J. Charon was the eighth Emperor of the Galactic Empire. He is considered by many to be one of the most influential political figures of modern Imperial history. Many consider Charon to have ushered in an era of milder, conservative Imperial policy that transformed the Galactic Empire into a Galaxy-wide superpower. He is the last of the three Emperors that gave shape to the New Order before the return of the Sith. The political rivalry between Connel and Veynom has been compared to that between Charon and Bonias. This rivalry dominated Imperial politics for nearly 10 years and arguably caused three Imperial Civil Wars. Emperor Charon is thus a central figure in the examination of modern Imperial politics. Sadly, due to the destruction of many records by Vodoists, much of Charon's reign remains undocumented and a lot of information was rewritten by his enemies.

Personal History

Continuing A Legacy

Having served as the second Executor of Emperor Mccarthur for about a year, Charon was familiar with his mild and just policies and would be influenced by them during his own reign. Despite being second in the line of succession, behind Thomas Cherokee, Charon was named Mccarthur's successor upon the latter's abdication of the Throne. After assuming control of the Empire and taking up the mantle of Emperor, Charon undertook extensive reforms of Imperial laws and government. He also heavily centralized the bureaucracy of the Empire, which had remained unchanged and outdated since the rule of Emperor Piett.

His reign knew many successes, such as the conquest of the Tatoo system, extending the Empire's reach all the way to the Outer Rim. He awarded governance of the new system to the Hutt Council, which had sworn loyalty to the Emperor. He also established the Imperial Port Authority on Year 3 Day 59, an organisation that still functions many years later.

The Encroaching Darkness

During Charon's reign, the Dark Empire was forged by the Imperial Core and the Sith Order under the influence of two Sith Masters and former Emperors, Piett and Vodo Bonias . While Charon expanded his Empire, the Dark Empire grew as well. Bonias eventually came to Charon and proposed a reunification of the two Imperial factions. Charon did not trust the Sith, but due to reasons unknown, was forced to agree to the proposal. Some believe that Gorn Veynom had discovered something in the Unknown Regions and threatened Charon with it to expedite the merger.

On Year 3 Day 290, the two Empires merged and Count Greyson Uebles was appointed Executor as part of the agreement that had been made. Many Dark Empire officers were similarly integrated into the Galactic Empire in a variety of positions. These same officers would later use their positions to overthrow Charon.
As the months passed, the merger between the Galactic Empire and Dark Empire proved disastrous. Suspicion and in-fighting were rampant. The Empire was still divided in two camps. Charon and Vodo, each with diametrically opposed political visions and methods, shared a bitter rivalry during the remainder of Charon's reign. This led to supporters of Vodo Bonias being called "Vodoists" and those of Charon "Charonists". Bonias never intended to leave the Throne in Charon's hands and secretly prepared to overthrow him. He formed a secretive fleet outside the chain of command, the Dark Hand Fleet, that incorporated many of his loyal and high-ranking officers as well as several Dark Jedi. Later this sect would become known as the Order of the Dark Hand. Vodo also managed to preserve the secretive Majestic-12 intelligence branch which had been essential in the Dark Empire's success and consisted of the Dark Jedi's most faithful and dangerous agents.

Return of the Sith

Charonists were extremely suspicious of the Dark Hand Fleet. When Emperor Charon grew tired of their secrecy and ordered General Matrel Byden of the Imperial Security Bureau to arrest the fleet's Commanding Officer, Vice Admiral Jennifer Dreighton for a protocl violation, he gave Bonias the excuse he needed to initiate his coup d'état. Vodoists rose up against the Emperor and riots broke out everywhere. A band of conspirators, high-ranking officers in the Empire, deposed Charon as Emperor on Year 4 Day 133, hoping to restore their absolute control over the Empire and effectively return the Empire to its pre-Piett state. They installed Count Uebles on the Throne and many amongst them believed the coup had been succesful.

The overthrown Emperor was very popular and still counted many supporters amongst the ranks of the Empire however. The coup led to an exodus of many Imperial officers and would later result in the creation of the New Imperial Order. Charon withdrew himself from the galactic scene, but before disappearing he warned that Uebles was simply a puppet of Bonias and that the worst was yet to come. His predictions would later come true, when Bonias replaced his protegé on the Throne. By this time, most Charonists would have resigned already in disgust, signalling the beginning of the Third Imperial Civil War. The reign of the Sith would also cause a severe blow to the image of the Empire and the morale of its citizens, from which it would only recover many years later with the conclusion of the Fourth Imperial Civil War and the ascension of Emperor Cherokee.

Emperor of the Galactic Empire
Preceded By: Mccarthur	Charon Year 2 Day 212 - Year 4 Day 133	Succeeded By: Greyson Uebles