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Sith Philosophy
The Sith Code was the mantra that reinforced the core beliefs of the Sith Order. This code was developed many millennia before the Battle of Yavin, and was taught specifically as a foundation of Sith Philosophy at the Sith Academy on Korriban as far back as the Old Republic:
Peace is a lie, there is only passion
Through passion, I gain strength
Through strength, I gain power
Through power, I gain victory
Through victory, my chains are broken
The Force shall free me
The Sith Hierarchy
Like the Jedi Order, which has a clearly defined hierarchy of titles (Jedi Initiate, or "youngling," to Jedi Padawan to Jedi Knight to Jedi Master to Jedi Grand Master), the Sith Order has a ranking system to divide the strong from the stronger, though it should be noted that, due to the great number of successive incarnations of the order, Sith hierarchy didn't maintain a single continuous ranking system throughout its history. Like the Jedi and the Old Republic, the Sith underwent a great reformation after the apocalyptic Battle of Ruusan, and the ranks of the Sith Order were among the things changed. Prior to that, however, Sith hierarchy remained much the same for almost 6,000 years: Sith Minion to Sith Acolyte to Sith Warrior to Sith Lord to Dark Lord of the Sith. For the most part this ranking system remained the same, through the ancient Sith Empire, Exar Kun's Brotherhood of the Sith, and Darth Revan's Sith Empire, until Lord Kaan declared that all of his highest ranking followers in the Sith Brotherhood of Darkness were Dark Lords of the Sith. Following the Sith Order's destruction at the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, Darth Bane reformed the order and decreed that there would only be two Sith at a time from that point onward: a Master and an apprentice. Both would bear the title "Dark Lord of the Sith," which at that point in time became interchangeable with the term "Sith Lord."
Since then, the Sith have had a hard time maintaining their power with only 2 exsiting at one time. And so, the old system returned.
Sith Minion
These are usualy children whom the Jedi order deemed too unfocused to master the ways of the force. They are alot more relentless and harder to controle than the average youngling, but because of their energetic nature, they are more dangerous to encountrer than a youngling.
Sith Acolyte
The lowest level of the recognised Sith. Although weaker than their bretheren, they are still concidered extremely strong, possibly stronger than the Jedi Padawan. This is because of the Sith philosophy that only the strong will prevail. They are still in training, but will most likely learn their force powers faster than the average Padawan.
Sith Warrior
These are on par with the Jedi Knight. Up untill this point, the balance has tipped in favour of the Sith's teachings... But once this stage has been attained, they seem to even out. At this point, it is realy the strength of the individual sith, as opposed to the level of training.
Sith Lord
There may only be a total of 10 Sith Lords at any one given time. They are the top Sith, who have proven themselves beyond all others in one specific way. If ever a new Sith Warrior gains the power to be a Sith Lord, he or she must either wait for an exsisting Lord to die, or they may chalenge one to a fight to determine who is more suted to the role. The latter is the more common outcome.
Dark Lord of the Sith
The Dark Lord is the absolute leader of the Sith order. He or she is head and shoulders above all others. Usualy motivated by their own reasons, they often take on an aprentis, who gains no official title in the heigherachy, but is known as the next in line to be the Dark Lord. They may be an aprentis for many years before their master gives them the title however...
Sith Prestige Classes
In addition to their standard hierarchy, the Sith maintained a system of titles called "prestige classes," similar to the Jedi sub-categories of Guardian, Consular, Sentinel, Master, Watchman, and Weapon Master.
Sith Assassins
Sith Assassins are Sith who prefer to attack from the shadows and assassinate targets rather than engaging them in standard combat. Almost always working solo or in small groups, they stride through crowded areas undetected using special stealth field generators or the rare art of Force camouflage, launching a surprise attack on a victim. While most may use lightsabers, some may use electro-staffs or blasters especially designed for sniping. Darth Sion commanded legions of Sith Assassins in the aftermath of the Second Sith War, causing the near-destruction of the Jedi.
Sith Marauders
Sith Marauders are often responsible for the most brutal murders carried out by the Sith; they are trained to become a living embodiment of a combat master empowered by the dark side. They are drawn from diverse groups, as varied as Jedi Knights, survivalists, martial artists, dark side marauders, mercenaries, and pirates, but they all use a lightsaber more often than the Force, with few emotions other than hate, rage, and cruelty; the dark side rewards these emotions with immense power, thusly a single Sith Marauder can often go toe-to-toe with any single normal Jedi in saber combat and win. While Marauders are not always the masterminds behind dark plots, they are usually the ones carrying out the plans of their Sith Lord masters. Being the Sith'ari, Darth Vader was most likely the greatest and most powerful Sith Marauder.
Dark Lords
Dark Lords (this a title distinct from the appellation given the most powerful Sith) are the geniuses behind the most insidious plots and murders. Using the dark side of the Force to inflict misery, suffering, and corruption, few dare step in their way; Dark Lords are also charged with preserving the ancient lore of the Sith by passing them onto other Sith and their acolytes, and delving deeper into the mysteries of Sith alchemy and the Dark side itself. While they don't enter combat as often as the other classes (for they have more pawns and servants), they are the most fearsome of the Sith prestige classes, as they are the pinnacle of a Sith's evolution- almost all Dark Lords were previously a Warrior or Assassin, as rarely is an Acolyte talented enough to make the transition. Each Lord takes the long view. Their goal is to utterly destroy the Jedi, assuring themselves dominion of the galaxy. Their role is to nurture this grand project, extending their tendrils of influence throughout the galaxy. Each Lord may never see the fruition of his life-long dream, and must be content in the knowledge that they have advanced the project in the shadows a little bit, and that one day it will succeed. The most effective and infamous (and probably the most powerful as well) Dark Lords would likely be Darth Sidious and Darth Revan.
The Sith Code was the mantra that reinforced the core beliefs of the Sith Order. This code was developed many millennia before the Battle of Yavin, and was taught specifically as a foundation of Sith Philosophy at the Sith Academy on Korriban as far back as the Old Republic:
Peace is a lie, there is only passion
Through passion, I gain strength
Through strength, I gain power
Through power, I gain victory
Through victory, my chains are broken
The Force shall free me
The Sith Hierarchy
Like the Jedi Order, which has a clearly defined hierarchy of titles (Jedi Initiate, or "youngling," to Jedi Padawan to Jedi Knight to Jedi Master to Jedi Grand Master), the Sith Order has a ranking system to divide the strong from the stronger, though it should be noted that, due to the great number of successive incarnations of the order, Sith hierarchy didn't maintain a single continuous ranking system throughout its history. Like the Jedi and the Old Republic, the Sith underwent a great reformation after the apocalyptic Battle of Ruusan, and the ranks of the Sith Order were among the things changed. Prior to that, however, Sith hierarchy remained much the same for almost 6,000 years: Sith Minion to Sith Acolyte to Sith Warrior to Sith Lord to Dark Lord of the Sith. For the most part this ranking system remained the same, through the ancient Sith Empire, Exar Kun's Brotherhood of the Sith, and Darth Revan's Sith Empire, until Lord Kaan declared that all of his highest ranking followers in the Sith Brotherhood of Darkness were Dark Lords of the Sith. Following the Sith Order's destruction at the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, Darth Bane reformed the order and decreed that there would only be two Sith at a time from that point onward: a Master and an apprentice. Both would bear the title "Dark Lord of the Sith," which at that point in time became interchangeable with the term "Sith Lord."
Since then, the Sith have had a hard time maintaining their power with only 2 exsiting at one time. And so, the old system returned.
Sith Minion
These are usualy children whom the Jedi order deemed too unfocused to master the ways of the force. They are alot more relentless and harder to controle than the average youngling, but because of their energetic nature, they are more dangerous to encountrer than a youngling.
Sith Acolyte
The lowest level of the recognised Sith. Although weaker than their bretheren, they are still concidered extremely strong, possibly stronger than the Jedi Padawan. This is because of the Sith philosophy that only the strong will prevail. They are still in training, but will most likely learn their force powers faster than the average Padawan.
Sith Warrior
These are on par with the Jedi Knight. Up untill this point, the balance has tipped in favour of the Sith's teachings... But once this stage has been attained, they seem to even out. At this point, it is realy the strength of the individual sith, as opposed to the level of training.
Sith Lord
There may only be a total of 10 Sith Lords at any one given time. They are the top Sith, who have proven themselves beyond all others in one specific way. If ever a new Sith Warrior gains the power to be a Sith Lord, he or she must either wait for an exsisting Lord to die, or they may chalenge one to a fight to determine who is more suted to the role. The latter is the more common outcome.
Dark Lord of the Sith
The Dark Lord is the absolute leader of the Sith order. He or she is head and shoulders above all others. Usualy motivated by their own reasons, they often take on an aprentis, who gains no official title in the heigherachy, but is known as the next in line to be the Dark Lord. They may be an aprentis for many years before their master gives them the title however...
Sith Prestige Classes
In addition to their standard hierarchy, the Sith maintained a system of titles called "prestige classes," similar to the Jedi sub-categories of Guardian, Consular, Sentinel, Master, Watchman, and Weapon Master.
Sith Assassins
Sith Assassins are Sith who prefer to attack from the shadows and assassinate targets rather than engaging them in standard combat. Almost always working solo or in small groups, they stride through crowded areas undetected using special stealth field generators or the rare art of Force camouflage, launching a surprise attack on a victim. While most may use lightsabers, some may use electro-staffs or blasters especially designed for sniping. Darth Sion commanded legions of Sith Assassins in the aftermath of the Second Sith War, causing the near-destruction of the Jedi.
Sith Marauders
Sith Marauders are often responsible for the most brutal murders carried out by the Sith; they are trained to become a living embodiment of a combat master empowered by the dark side. They are drawn from diverse groups, as varied as Jedi Knights, survivalists, martial artists, dark side marauders, mercenaries, and pirates, but they all use a lightsaber more often than the Force, with few emotions other than hate, rage, and cruelty; the dark side rewards these emotions with immense power, thusly a single Sith Marauder can often go toe-to-toe with any single normal Jedi in saber combat and win. While Marauders are not always the masterminds behind dark plots, they are usually the ones carrying out the plans of their Sith Lord masters. Being the Sith'ari, Darth Vader was most likely the greatest and most powerful Sith Marauder.
Dark Lords
Dark Lords (this a title distinct from the appellation given the most powerful Sith) are the geniuses behind the most insidious plots and murders. Using the dark side of the Force to inflict misery, suffering, and corruption, few dare step in their way; Dark Lords are also charged with preserving the ancient lore of the Sith by passing them onto other Sith and their acolytes, and delving deeper into the mysteries of Sith alchemy and the Dark side itself. While they don't enter combat as often as the other classes (for they have more pawns and servants), they are the most fearsome of the Sith prestige classes, as they are the pinnacle of a Sith's evolution- almost all Dark Lords were previously a Warrior or Assassin, as rarely is an Acolyte talented enough to make the transition. Each Lord takes the long view. Their goal is to utterly destroy the Jedi, assuring themselves dominion of the galaxy. Their role is to nurture this grand project, extending their tendrils of influence throughout the galaxy. Each Lord may never see the fruition of his life-long dream, and must be content in the knowledge that they have advanced the project in the shadows a little bit, and that one day it will succeed. The most effective and infamous (and probably the most powerful as well) Dark Lords would likely be Darth Sidious and Darth Revan.