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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Despot's Dream''}}
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{{Infobox/Story
|title={{PAGENAME}}
|image=DespotsDreamCover.png
|author=[[Gregory O. Scott]]
|series=[[Despot Trilogy]]
|length=167,918 words
|source={{PlainLink|https://archiveofourown.org/works/53150923 ''AO<sup>3</sup>''}},  {{PlainLink|https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14319207/1/Star-Wars-Despot-s-Dream ''FF.net''}}
|date=February 9, 2024
|timelineplace=c. [[25180 BBY]]
|preceding=''[[Despot's Reign]]''
|following=''[[Despot's Ruin]]''
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'''''Despot's Dream''''' is a fan fiction novel written by [[Gregory O. Scott|HandofThrawn45]] (also known as Gregory O. Scott) and is the second book of the [[Despot Trilogy|''Despot Trilogy'']]. It was first published on [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14319207/1/Star-Wars-Despot-s-Dream fanfiction.net] on February 9, 2024. The novel takes place circa [[25180 BBY]] and centers around [[Xim|Xim the Despot]].

== Synopsis ==
Millennia before the [[Galactic Empire|Empire]] or the [[Sith]], there was Xim the Despot. After two decades of warfare, Xim is on the brink of conquering all humanity, but his enemies are far from vanquished. [[Hylei Indrexu Cortress|Indrexu]], the Queen of [[Ranroon]], mounts fierce opposition to his invasion, while his allies have grown weary of endless wars. And on the opposite side of his empire, the promise of riches is shadowed by rumor of a vast and powerful alien civilization beyond the frontier.

Meanwhile, the two [[Jedi]] hiding in Xim's empire are at a crossroads. [[Essan]] decides to join Indrexu's fight against Xim, while [[Erakas]] is driven by spiritual crisis to seek out a new and enigmatic teacher. Both must prepare for a trial that will test not only them, but the [[The Force|Force]] itself.

== Development ==
Gregory O. Scott developed ''Despot's Dream'' as part of the ''Despot Trilogy'', combining two major ideas. The first was to tell the story of the rise and fall of Xim the Despot, a figure lightly sketched in various [[Star Wars Legends|Expanded Universe]] stories and supplemental materials, leaving much room for creative embellishment. The second was to depict the birth of the [[Jedi Order]] on [[Ossus]].

While ''[[Despot's Reign]]'' introduced a new setting and characters with a compact plot, ''Despot's Dream'' expands the story, introducing new characters, conflicts, and worlds while exploring the earliest era of ''Star Wars'' history. Scott continues to draw inspiration from ''[[Dawn of the Jedi]]'', ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'', and Michael Kogge’s ''[[Xim Week: The Despotica|Despotica]]'', but aims to create a story that stands apart from most ''Star Wars'' works that can be enjoyed without prior EU knowledge.<ref>https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14319207/1/Star-Wars-Despot-s-Dream</ref>

== Appearances ==

=== Characters ===

* [[Churabba]]
* [[Hylei Indrexu Cortress]]
* [[Erakas]]

* [[Essan]]
* [[Gedor]]
* [[Gelistar]]
* [[Marco IV Jaminere]]
* [[Sait Kadenzi]]
* [[Katorr]]
* [[Ajek Kroller]]

* [[Reina Kroller]]
* [[Marco V]]
* [[Morguk]]
* [[Erissa Orenaia]]
* [[Vardoc Orenaia]]
* [[Oziaf]]
* [[Pres'carn]]
* [[Sohren]]
* [[Thane]]
* [[Maslovar Tiatiov]]
* [[Vaatus]]
* [[Massor Rossu Weltan]]
* [[Xer VIII]]

* [[Xim]]
* [[Hylei Venta Ynex]]

== Sources ==
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