Sith Empire

> The true Sith patiently rebuilt their strength from the remnants of a Galactic Empire whose leader became corrupted. The Sith Emperor planned for the day when his Sith Empire would repay the Republic for spreading corruption and chaos throughout the galaxy. In that time, generations of Sith have come and gone, working hard and devoting their lives to the dream of galactic conquest and order. Long live the Empire!
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> ━Imperial HoloNet Reporter

The **Sith Empire** also referred to as the **True Sith Empire**, or **Darth Deceptious' Sith Empire**, was a large magocratic empire ruling thousands of star systems spread across the galaxy and would later conquer a majority of the known galaxy and Unknown Regions. Led by the revived ancient Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Deceptious, the Sith patiently built their forces over the course of twenty years before reentering the galactic stage. It was a continuation of the Old Empire once led by Vitiate who was later overthrown by Darth Deceptious.

Ultimately, the Sith Emperor eventually went missing, leaving behind only a Sith Holocron that supposedly contained a map of his location, however, no Sith or Jedi were able to open the Holocron, believing that Darth Deceptious intended for a specific individual to open it. Later, his body would be found dead, and his death confirmed to the galaxy. Without the Emperor, the figure who represented most of their power, the Old Empire would be destroyed, his children and Wrath would perish, and the Sith be driven back once again. The Jedi would claim the Sith Holocron and lock it away within the Jedi Temple’s vaults to safeguard it in an effort to avoid it from being opened. Following a thousand years of history, the execution of Order 66, and the rise of the Galactic Empire, Darth Sidious, the greatest Sith Lord of his time, studied the secret of the Holocron to no effort, unable to open it. The Holocron would suddenly be found open near the end of the Galactic Civil War, yet with nothing within. In actuality, the Holocron contained the spirit of the Emperor, who had abandoned the Old Empire and its Sith Order, patiently awaiting the day the Sith were at their weakest, as he became disinterested in an order that concerned itself with infighting rather than the ultimate goal of galactic domination. He would manipulate a group of individuals to unknowingly assist in his revival at his family’s tomb on Arkanis, and succeed in doing so, regaining his original power over the dark side. Following the deaths of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader, he would revive his former subordinates and children and claim the remnants of the Galactic Empire for himself to rebuild a new Sith Empire.

During the reformation process, Darth Deceptious reclaimed his position as the true master of his order, the Emperor and his people, and announced Darth Sidious and Darth Vader were pretenders to the Sith name. The Emperor would reclaim Korriban and ultimately begin training a new generation of Sith under his doctrine, the Rule of Order. The Empire began to gradually expand and quickly gained more power and influence. During that time, the Sith Emperor openly revealed his return to the greater galaxy.

Although the Galactic Empire’s Sith Lords would meet their untimely demise aboard the second Death Star, Darth Deceptious labeled Sidious and Vader as “mere imitations” of the true Sith, berating Darth Bane’s Rule of Two as an idealistic and unrealistic notion.

With the war at an end, the Sith Emperor manipulated the remaining Imperial leadership and warlords that rose after the Galactic Empire’s fall into joining the Sith Empire. However, it wouldn’t be until later that a majority of the Galactic Empire’s leadership would be killed by the Sith Empire’s leadership and supplanted with officers loyal to the Sith. Now, stronger than ever, the Empire would claim most of the territory the Galactic Empire possessed, including the core worlds and most of the outer rim. The Emperor would eventually place the day-to-day maintenance and the responsibility of the Empire in the hands of a new Dark Council. As a result of the Empire’s existence, a cold war emerged between the newly-created New Republic as the Emperor decreed there would be no open war until their own internal affairs had been handled.

Now at its prime, the Sith Empire controls a majority of the galaxy and has continued its conquest. Under the Rule of Order, the new Sith Order has regained the number of Sith once seen during the era of the Old Republic and its military might has become unquestioned.

## Government and Politics

### Central Authority

* *Main Articles: Sith Emperor and Dark Council*

The Sith Empire was a magocratic authoritarian government with unitary directorial and dictatorship-esque leanings led by the Sith Emperor, the sovereign ruler and ultimate authority in all political and military matters of state. Aiding the Emperor was the Regent of the Emperor who was both the de facto head of government and the Dark Council. The Dark Council served as an advisory board and was vested with near-absolute power to ensure the smooth running of the Empire. The Dark Council served as a combined executive, legislative, and judicial branch of the government. Each member of the council were responsible for individual areas of the Empire called Spheres of Influence. A sphere would either have one of the ministries report to it, or would have a bureaucracy under it to ensure its functions. A few spheres also had specific agencies that reported to it, separate from the ministries. While supposedly bound by the Imperial Charter, members of the Council and the Emperor's powerbase were largely above the law and only subject to the disciplinary action of the Emperor and his immediate subordinates.

The Imperial ministries served as central pillars of the Sith Empire's rule and oversaw the majority of the Imperial government's operations. Each minister reported to a Sith Lord on the Dark Council or in some cases, to several, including the Emperor.

Throughout the reign of Darth Deceptious, the Sith Princes, Sith Princesses, and the Emperor's powerbase alongside the Regent and Wrath were an additional layer of power between the Emperor and the Dark Council.

Amongst high-ranking Sith and Imperials alike, Darth Deceptious name was spoken with fear, along with that of his first Sith apprentice, the Wrath of the Emperor, Darth Abyss, frequently styled as "Lord-Wrath". As the Emperor's right-hand man—a living weapon—he was the second-in-command of the entire Empire, however the title of second-in-command was shared with Darth Revulsion who was styled as "Lord-Regent", though it was the Wrath who held seniority.