The Imperial-Zsinj War

The First Offensive

After several days of low-scale warfare at the borders between Zsinj's territory and the Empire, the first major strike has finally been carried out - and it was by Zsinj.

Emerging into the Ithor system with complete surprise, Zsinj had personal command over his flagship, the Super Star Destroyer Iron Fist. That ship was accompanied by three Imperial-class Star Destroyers, as well as a flotilla of a dozen support craft.

Imperial forces stationed at Ithor, comprised of an Imperial-class and two Victory-class ships, as well as two support gunships, surrendered without a fight. Zsinj's forces remained in-system just long enough to handle the surrender, taking the ships intact as prizes and carrying their crews off as prisoners of war. The planetary garrison voluntarily turned traitor against the empire.

With no word of warning having been sent out, Zsinj was freed to perform the exact same act again onto the nearby star system of Urce, with similar outcome. His support vessels then spread across all minor star systems, many of them not featured in large-scale galactic maps and several not even named, taking on what remains of the imperial presence in the Lesser Plooriod Cluster.

In total, Zsinj captured over a dozen capital ships and nearly half a hundred star systems, with negligible losses.

The Empire, meanwhile, has failed to react to the attack. The Imperial Ruling Council continues to pool forces and prepare for a major setpiece battle against the Republic, which they have been preparing for months. Only local forces already assigned to the sectors along Zsinj's border are being raised and prepared to defend themselves, but with a Super Star Destroyer among Zsinj's forces, it is unlikely any of those defense fleets will even put up a fight.