Resurgent Sith Order

The **Resurgent Sith Order** (Also known as the **Beniko Sith** or the **Sith Matriarchy** is the most powerful order of Force users in the galaxy following the destruction of the Republic Jedi Order. The Sith Order was a key player in the First Order-Republic War due to rallying support from the common people of the Outer Rim. The Sith Order was formed on the values of the Beniko Family, with Darth Amorosa overwhelmingly focused on the liberation of the downtrodden and opposition to corrupt and tyrannical politicians.

# History

The Resurgent Sith Order was formed after the death of Darth Mayrik, when Aliana took up the mantle of Dark Lady of the Sith and adopted a policy of unapologetic Sith pride. As secrecy had only led to Mayrik's death, Aliana reasoned that the Republic would try to kill her regardless of how friendly she was and adopted a policy of confrontation.

The Sith were largely an order of one for a very long time, until the First Order-Republic War when Amorosa gained several apprentices: The Dark Jedi Rey Beniko, the Rangers Finn Dameron and Jannah Tico, and the Sith Apprentice Talon. They formed the bulk of the Resistance's Force Users and were eventually under Amorosa's direct command after Leia Organa promoted the Sith to General.

Though tentative allies with the Galactic Republic, the alliance was plagued by near-constant hostilities and escalation from the Republic which resulted in them ending the war as enemies.

Following the war and a brief vacation with her wife, Amorosa waged war against the Hutt Cartels and disrupted their business. The Sith also attacked the Confederacy of Corporate Systems and toppled it's governments. The now free planets would eventually band together for mutual advantage and form a new galactic government. In the spirit of honoring Amorosa's efforts to free them, and to antagonize the Republic, this new organization was dubbed the Sith Empire. Not every free system chose to join the Empire, but the Empire worked to maintain good relations with them regardless.

Amorosa kept the Sith separate from the Empire for quite some time, preferring to operate the Sith as an independant organization. She and her apprentice continued to operate a strike force throughout the galaxy, liberating words from the chokehold of the Confederacy and the Hutts. The Republic attempted to strike out against the Sith, but the goodwill from the free systems, the Jedi Order and the Empire made those attacks unsuccessful.

## Organization

The Sith Order was made up exclusively of women, though Sith whose gender identity changed while they were in the Order were permitted to stay. Sith were ranked on a five point scale:

* **Acolyte -** The lowest rank, usually held by children, adolescents and young adults completing their trials. Acolytes were taught by many different teachers, often in large group classes.
* **Apprentice -** The most common rank. Apprentices were trained by a single Sith of the upper ranks. They were expected to earn their place in order to advance, and were taught strictly of their role as servants to the people, and to haunt the nightmares of the Empire's government.
* **Lady -** A fully fledged Sith achieves the rank of "Lady" and is able to take an apprentice of their own. Most Ladies serve under a Darth, taking orders from them and reporting to them.
* **Darth -** The highest officer rank of the Sith, Darths come with special Sith names and the ability to command Ladies beneath them. The Dark Lady's apprentice was automatically a Darth even while being trained.
* **Dark Lady -** The leader of the Sith Order, Speaker of the Imperial Council, and military leader of the Sith Empire. The Dark Lady of the Sith had a great deal of power in the government and the Empire as a whole. They were always of the Beniko Family, and the Dark Lady's successor was hand picked and adopted into the family.

Though a rank on it's own, the title of "Lady" was often used for any Sith of the upper three ranks. Darth Amorosa, the Dark Lady of the Sith, was often referred to as "Lady Amorosa" or "My Lady."