It began with Thus’ra Varno’s Fascination with the Galactic Empire and even with his rejection as a defector by Emperor Amero Devreon and Lady Thylara. Varno became obsessed with what the Empire stood for and looked like.
On Camelot, he convinced Lady Thylara’s Shocktroopers that it could work here in Federation Space too. As Darth Varno, he built Lakaria Courascant in tribute to his Cardassian heritage and in tribute to the Imperial Center. He was a despot but his power base was limited.
The Multiverse Rift was designed under the guise of finding an ancient Sith Lord but actually was used to find the Jedi Master Thessa Valero. The blurring of both the Federation and Galactic Timeline has led to other possibilities.
Darth Varno appeared at the Omega Center with the Kaminoan Vara Lu. Varno had his cloner. He may be a bigger threat now.
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