Sith

The Sith were an archaic order of Force-Wielders that followed the Dark Side of the Force. They were the historical nemeses of the Jedi, adherents of the Light Side of the Force and were at constant odds with each other throughout galactic history.

The idea of the Sith was first born when Evvret Darth, a holy scholar of the Djedah Empire was mentored by a hermit named Ziph. Darth found Ziph's ideas intriguing and went before the Jedi Emperor with new ideas of a reformation of the Empire. His words were seen as heresy and was subsequently imprisoned for his words and the hermit Ziph was executed.

Five years later, Darth was broken out of prison by his son and daughter, Embak and Hyst. The three Djedah warriors rallied a call to all dissenting voices in the Empire and began the Djedah Civil War. Ultimately, they were defeated and Darth was exiled from Djedah, along with Hyst and Embak. The three exiles eventually found the planet Korriban where the native species hailed them as gods. Darth founded the Sith Dynasty and began his plans for revenge.

After 40 years of building his new regime, Darth led his new followers in the War of Revelations in 19,940 BBY, the first ever conflict between the Djedah an the Sith. Just five years later, at the Tython Bloodbath, Evvret Darth was killed and the leaderless Sith retreated back to Korriban. While the Djedah reformed into the Jedi Order, Embak and Hyst, who had survived the war returned to Korriban to rebuild. However, both of Darth's offspring fought over the throne for years, leading to civil unrest and skirmishes between ambitious Sith Lords. Eventually Embak murdered his sister and took the throne in 19,898 BBY, however the Dynasty was too weak to begin their new plans. Hindered by infighting, the Sith spent the next few thousand years with their wheels stuck in the mud as the rest of the galaxy developed.

In 12,000 BBY, the Republic of the Core was founded. By this time the Sith had rebuilt, but were weary of beginning a new galactic war. Embak's descendant, Wrensk, sent many of his spies to infiltrate the Republic, building connections for the Sith to use in a war to conquer them. In 11,968 BBY, Wrensk's successor, Utunmal began the Force War where the Republic was temporarily crippled by the spies planted by Wrensk. The cold war lasted for several thousand years, with every little skirmish adding more territory to the Sith Dynasty. However, the Jedi returned from the Unknown Regions and joined the Republic in 7174 BBY and turned the tide of the battle. The Sith were pushed back and, in 6110 BBY, the Dynasty collapsed with the death of Evvret Darth's last descendant. Korriban was placed under a blockade for 70 years where the Sith people were systematically exterminated. Eventually the blockade was lifted in 6036 BBY, six years later, the newly formed Sith Empire began its conquest for the galaxy under the leadership of Emperor Kalluux. In 6024 BBY, the Empire was victorious over the Republic and the Jedi, conquering the civilised galaxy and ushering in a new age for the galaxy.

Appearances

 * Bright Shadow (first appearance)