Medriaas revolution Prior to 5000 BBY , Lord Vitiate overthrew his biological father Dramath and became the new ruler of Medriaas , which he renamed Nathema . Prelude . Tenebrae was born in the decades before the Great Hyperspace War on Medriaas , a fertile and vibrant agricultural world on the far fringes of the Old Sith Empire . He was born to a family of simple farmers , and it was said that he was born with eyes as black as the void of space . He never cried , even as a infant , no animal would come near him , and when he spoke , his voice carried a power and weight that a child should not have . When he was six years old , he began manifesting signs of being strong in the Force , however , his parents were not Force sensitive , and as a result , his father was suspicious . He confronted his wife , who admitted to having cheated on him with the Sith Lord who ruled the planet . The farmer became enraged over his wife ' s adultery , attacking her . Tenebrae fed on the father ' s anger and hate to call upon the dark side , and telekinetically broke his neck with a mere thought . He then tortured his mother for months with the Force for having betrayed their family , eventually killing her . Afterwards , he forced the other villagers to bow down to him , torturing and killing those who refused with the Force . For the next few years , his influence and reputation spread throughout the neighboring villages , and he raised legions of followers , some frightened into obedience , and some fanatically devoted to him . He slaughtered thousands in his rise to power , with many of them tortured for days in public executions to feed his insatiable appetite for suffering , savoring their agonies . Conflict . Tenebrae ' s birth father , Lord Dramath , had heard rumors of his illegitimate son ' s activities , but they happened in a remote and unimportant area . He had long forgot about the farm woman who bore him a son , and he thought what was happening in a few small villages didn ' t concern him . He didn ' t decide to go see Tenebrae until four years had passed . He had gone to to decide if Tenebrae would be suitable to serve Dramath , or if he should be killed ; however , Tenebrae did not want to die or merely serve . When they met , Tenebrae proved the stronger of the two . Even though he was only ten years old , he stripped his father of his power and his mind , with Lord Dramath ' s last moments weeping in terror , looking up into his son ' s black eyes . It took Tenebrae three more years to subjugate the rest of Medriaas . While Dramath ' s firstborn son fled Medriaas , other Sith Lords tried to seize the unoccupied throne of the world , only to fall before Tenebrae , who became more ruthless and powerful with each victory . Aftermath . When he was thirteen , he came before Marka Ragnos , the Dark Lord of the Sith and the ruler of the Sith Council and Sith Empire . Lord Ragnos was impressed by the youth ' s power and ambition , and recognized him as the ruler of Medriaas , bestowing on him the name of Lord Vitiate . Lord Vitiate returned to his home world , which he renamed Nathema , and proceeded to rule and study the Dark Side . He built a palace on the site of his childhood home , where he killed his parents . His rule lasted for a hundred years .