Twenty years following the Sith rebellion, a beast of burden was guided by an uncle as he made his way toward Osou, a location situated on the Outer Rim planet of Genbara. Discussions among fellow travelers along the route shifted towards the increasing strain within the Empire. An aunty, laden with baskets of rice, dismissed the assertion that the Empire had enjoyed two decades of peace and unity. Just a year prior, her cousin was wounded by a [blaster]-wielding bandit, leaving the family with a significant financial burden to cover his bacta treatment. The uncle then offered his perspective, mentioning the Emperor, who was nearing death at that time. The uncle explained that when the Emperor ascended to power, his siblings did not oppose him because the lords possessed the true authority within the Empire. However, the situation had since evolved, and the uncle anticipated a forthcoming power struggle between the Emperor's sons, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, as they vied for their ailing father's position. The aunty countered, suggesting that the conflict was merely a trivial dispute with limited impact on remote areas, unlike the persistent threat of pirate raids.