Sith

"Raive, we were like brothers! How could you let yourself fall into darkness and despair? On this dark path there is nothing for you, only emptiness. Come back to the light!"
"It is too late. I no longer crave hope. I have become addicted to evil. I savor my own degradation. You are at once right and wrong; there is only emptiness for me, but emptiness is /not/ nothing. It is my destiny ..."
The paramount lords of the Empire are led by the dark Prince of the Sith. Many, but not all, of the great Council of Lords are practitioners of the Dark Side of the Force. All, whether they wield the Force or not, follow the Sith philosophy:
:Cruelty is power,
:Power is freedom,
:Freedom is life,
:and life is cruel.
But those who practice the power of the Dark Side are the dark mirror of the Jedi. Violent where the Jedi are peaceful, cruel where the Jedi are calm, the servants of the Dark Side are a virulent elite within the Sith. The secrets of the Dark Side do not come easily; for few are willing to teach their secrets without service in return. Thus most Sith start as vassals of more powerful minions of the Dark Side, are taught in fiercely competitive pairs, and finally are recognized as worthy -- or destroyed -- by the Prince himself.
No one may be taught the Sith arts without the explicit permission of the Prince. Anyone who breaks this law -- both Master and Apprentice -- is to be sentenced to death. This cruel penalty admits NO mercy.
Category:The Force