Brothers of the Night

The Brothers of the Night were a militaristic cult of dark side fanatics who operated on the desert planet of Cantonica during the last years of the Republic Era. A band of religious zealots living in the ruins of the desert, the Brothers followed the dark side of the Force and believed that the wielders of such power to be "gods." When the dark side called out to the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, he contacted the Brothers, who revered the Sith Lord as a "god," and therefore, began enforcing his will on Cantonica. In addition to their inherent abilities, the Brothers of the Night were also armed for ranged and close-quarter combat, making them fearsome opponents in battle. 
Established centuries before the onset of the Clone Wars, the Brothers of the Night followed the Sith religion under the leadership of the dark side adept High Priest Sallow Caine. In order to satiate his bloodlust and please the ancient Sith, Caine led the Brothers in a series of attacks against innocent civilians on Cantonica, and had them sentenced to sacrificial rituals known as the Red Raids. However, the raids caught the attention of the crime lord Hekaro Wey, who acted as the informal sovereign ruler on Cantonica, and he fought back against the cultists, forcing them into exile in the Temple of the Night. 
In 37 BBY, the Brothers of the Night were contacted by Darth Sidious, who offered them vengeance against Wey in exchange for them to enforce his will. The Brothers were ordered to raid the Canto Bight Summit between the Galactic Republic and the Wey Clan, which started the Cantonica Civil War and caused a crisis within the Republic Senate. As Wey received help from the Jedi Order to destroy the Brothers, Sidious dispatched his apprentice, Darth Maul, to combat the Jedi and ensure the Brothers' victory. Ultimately, the cultists' efforts were thwarted by Wey and his combined forces, resulting in Caine's death and the defeat of the Brothers of the Night. 
==Behind the scenes==
The Brothers of the Night were created to appear in the upcoming film Star Wars: Return of the Sith, the first installment in the Legacy saga. They were created based on the militaristic cult named the Eclipse from the 2017 video game Horizon Zero Dawn.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Return of the Sith 
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