After the first Battle of Endor the Empire was crippled, having lost its Emperor and flagship, and much of its command staff. The political establishment and military split, and the Alliance gobbled up hundreds of systems with little effort. The Imperial Civil War devastated the Empire, resulting in the Rebellion capturing key territory in the Core and Colonies, mounting successful campaigns in the Inner Rim and Mid Rim. A year after Endor the Alliance had pushed the Empire from half of the galaxy, and the political in-fighting within the Empire still continued, fought between the Imperial Ruling Council and Central Committee of Grand Moffs, with warlords such as Krennal, Delvardus, Zsinj, Teradoc and Harrsk adding to the confusion. The Pentastar Alignment walled off a portion of the Outer