Imperial Reclamation Service The Imperial Reclamation Service was a division within the Sith Empire that was responsible for archeological expeditions to recover both alien and ancient Sith artifacts . They also had the added duty of combating the threats represented by such relics . Organization and philosophy . It was known to the Sith Empire that amongst the greatest of powers came not from weapons or armies , but rather mastery of the Dark side of the Force . Thus , the Imperial Reclamation Service was charged originally with seeking out legendary lost Sith artifacts . In time , its mission expanded to include any ancient object that was either technological or religious from any culture so long as it empowered the Empire . Upon its formation , it was technically a part of the Imperial Military and comprised of a mixed group of scholars and archaeologists that worked alongside experienced officers that were trained in history . They were sometimes regarded with suspicion or even derision by the rank - and - file Imperial soldier s . However , senior officials and Sith Lords were well aware of the potential of the Service in turning the tide in galactic struggle . Thus , the branch worked on Imperial - controlled worlds where they dedicated resources and used its authority to oversee massive excavations if evidence suggested that valuable artifacts were going to be unearthed . On neutral or even Republic - aligned worlds , they relied on more covert means of claiming lost treasures before they fell into the hands of an enemy of the Sith Empire . Members of the Reclamation Service were distinguished by the yellow - brown coloration of their caps and trouser . History . The origins of the Service came when the Dark Council realized the strengths of recovering ancient artifacts and created a branch of the Empire dedicated to scouring the galaxy to recover such relics . The activities of this branch varied during the years of the Cold War during encounters with numerous potential artifacts . The Sith capital of Dromund Kaas was an object of study for the Reclamation Service that began excavations of the Dark Temple in order to learn more of its secrets . On Tatooine , they uncovered evidence of a valuable alien artifact being present on the planet and had been previously discovered by the Czerka Corporation . This artifact was later lost when it went out of control and fell into the hands of Jawa traders before finally being recovered by the Service . However , the device turned out to be a Mind prison which began infecting Imperial troops before attempting to spread its influence to a nearby settlement . A Sith official was later sent to discover more from the device and encountered the Imprisoned One being the source of the relic ' s effects . In the Outer Rim , a division of the Reclamation Service was present on Hoth where it was being spearheaded by the efforts of Lieutenant Talos Drellik . He came to believe that the Force ghost of a Sith was responsible for numerous actions on the planet and wanted to document his findings . In addition , he became focused on the study of the ancient Sadow ' een temple that was located on Hoth . Another Service mission involved the study of an ancient complex that belonged to Darth Revan that was believed to hold a mysterious relic that was being guarded by Ongree servants and assassin droids . General Threnoldt acted as a member of this service and summoned a team of Imperial warriors for a mission into the Eternity Vault prison on Belsavis . It was revealed that excavation of the Tomb had uncovered a new section revealing a Rakata n prisoner known as the Infernal One whose release would have brought devastation to the galaxy . Thus , this band were charged by the general with dealing with this threat before it fully manifested . On Voss , agents from the Service discovered disturbing links between the ancient Voss and the Jedi Order . Such a find would have damaged the Empire ' s attempted negotiations with the Voss . Thus , they tasked a Sith agent with investigating the ruins that consisted of ancient Jedi statues after which they contemplated their destruction to hide this evidence .