'The Book of Anger' by Emperor Palpatine: DARTH SIDIOUS 'I have learned that Anger and Will joined together, is the greates Power. I have learned to meditate Anger and Will with clarity and precision, and I have learned to open the hidden reservoirs of Dark Side Power. Anger concentrated by Will in the vital center of the body, creates a portal through wich vast energies are released - the energies of the Dark Side of the Force. Standing watch with the mind, in my meditation of Anger, I have slain my enemies from great distances, through the Dark Side Power that permeates the Galaxy. I have created lightning, and unleashed its destructive fire. Using this knowledge, I can unleash the Dark Side energies that are all around us, even to shatter the fabric of space itself. In this way, I have created storms.' 1) 'ALL POWER COMES FROM OUTSIDE THE WEAK. The weak have never been known to believe in themselves, or in their ability to wield power. 2) THE FACE OF AUTHORITY. The weak live as in a dream. All their thoughts, actions and urges are goverend by the faces and the voice that controls this dream. The face and the voice they have learned to obey. The face and the voice of Authority. 3) THE LAW OF FEAR. A consequence of the first two tenets, is that the weak live in fear. The mere suggestion of violence from one in authority is enough to inspire their obedience. How can one who doesn't believe in his own power stand against the power of another? It is impossible. 4) THE WEAK DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE FORCE. The Force is the ultimate means to get authority over the weak. The weak do not understand the Force. The weak do not sence the Force, therefor how can they understand or use the Force? So it is the weak that are at the mercy of those who know and use the power of the Force. The proper use of the Force can inspire awe and obedience in the weak. The Sith Code There is no peace, there is anger. There is no fear, there is power. There is no death, there is immortality. There is no weakness, there is the Dark Side. I am the Heart of Darkness. I know no fear, but rather I instill it in my enemies. I am the destoyer of worlds. I know the power of the Dark Side. I am the fire of hate. All the Universe bows before me. I pledge myself to the Darkness. For I have found true life, In the death of the light. The Dark Side The Universe is an angry morass of power. To release that power, one must harness one's basest emotions: hate, anger, fear, agression. By releasing one's own anger, one releases the anger of eternity. Only when filled with hate can one perform the most hateful of acts. The will and force are one. That is the choice of the Jedi: serenity or hatred; peace or war; calm or anger; freedom or tyranny; learning or power; the Light or the Darkness. Because the use of the Force and the way the Force uses its user are one, the choice is inescapable. A Jedi who starts down the path of the Dark Side will forever be dominated by it. Fear Fear attracts the fearfull, the strong, the weak, the innocent. Fear is my ally Sith Disciplines Like the Jedi, the Sith developed areas of study that they chose to specialize in. These did not form into actual schools of training (such as Control, Sense, and Alter), and personal preference caused many Sith magicians to concentrate on one aspect over another. The powers above are examples from these disciplines. The majority of the Sith powers have been lost to time. Sith Powers Alter Powers Bolt of Hatred Dark Side Web Control Aura of Uneasiness Electronic Manipulation Waves of Darkness Control Sense Drain Life Energy Memory Wipe Sense Force Wind History Of The Sith An ancient cult that uses the Dark Side of the Force. Masters of alchemy and illusion. Once they "were mighty Jedi of the (old)Republic, brothers in the Force, but the Great Schism between the Dark Side and the Light turned Jedi against Jedi." Driven off, exiled, they fled to the far side of the galaxy where they found the Sith people who treated them as gods. After many centuries the Sith empire grew to a vast, rich realm. That was the Golden Age of the Sith . . . until Naga Sadow tried to conquer the Republic and add it to the Sith empire. Sadows invasion was defeated, but at great cost to both sides, and the Sith empire fell into disarray and all but vanished . . . until Exar Kun rediscovered it. Not all dark side Force users are Sith followers; the Force is omnipresent while the Sith are only one following of the dark side, albeit the most powerful and well known. Dark Lords of the Sith "Traditionally, the titular master of the ancient Sith people. A Jedi who has turned to the dark side of the Force. The title of Dark Lord was passed down from one generation to the next, with only one Dark Lord existing at a time. The mummified remains of the Dark Lords are preserved on Korriban." Massassi "An Ancient race of half-civilized warriors on Yavin Four, descended from the Sith followers of Naga Sadow. They were purposefully mutated by Sadow's magic in order to provide a race of fearsome warriors to guard the temples which stand as Sadow's legacy. The Massassi use the dark side of the Force to control and guide their primitive weapons. They were eventually conquered by Exar Kun." Yes, the rebel base on Yavin 4 in SW:ANH was ironically in a Massassi temple, a SITH TEMPLE! Marka Ragnos 9th Dark Lord of the Sith. Very little is known of Marka Ragnos but his name which was found in ancient Sith writings. Naga Sadow 10th Dark Lord of the Sith. "Naga sadow ruled approximately a thousand years before the time of Exar Kun. A member of an elite priesthood of pure Sith blood, he was exiled from his homeworld for rebelling against the reigning Dark Lord of the Sith, and was scorned as a criminal by the Republic. He escaped across the galaxy, engaging Republic gunships in a cataclysmic battle at the Denarii Nova. Eventually, he and his followers ended up on Yavin Four, with his followers devolving into the primitive Massassi warriors over the centuries." Exar Kun "As a Jedi, Exar Kun was apprenticed to Master Vodo-Siosk Baas, who admitted that Kun was the most formidable student he ever had. He was seduced by the dark side and drawn to the planet Korriban, where the spirit of Freedon Nadd enticed him to let the dark powers of the Sith enter him. On Yavin Four, he discovered ancient Sith temples guarded by the Massassi, whom he eventually conquered. He confronted Master Odan-Urr in the library of Ossus, and after killing him, took the Sith Holocron in order to further his dark powers." Four thousand years before the time of Darth Vader, Kun precipitated the Sith War which was one of the most destructive conflicts in the entire history of the Republic. The war ended with all the Jedi banding together and laying waste to most of Yavin 4, but not before Exar Kun absorbed the life-energies of the entire Massassi race to entomb his spirit in a Sith Temple. Four thousand years later when Luke Skywalker establishes his Jedi Academy on Yavin 4, Kun once again makes his bid for galaxy domination by attempting to sway Luke's new trainees to the Dark Side. Exar Kun almost succeeds with Kyp Durron, but not before Luke, the Jedi trainees, and the spirit of Master Bodo Baas together destroy Kun's spirit forever. Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker) Darth Vader was apprenticed to Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ways of the Light Side of the Force before being seduced by the Dark Side. Before Anakin found out that he had children, the twins Luke and Leia, Kenobi hid them from him to protect them from their father and the Dark Side. In a vicious lightsaber duel between him and his then-master Obi-Wan, Anakin fell into a molten pit to emerge badly scarred and burned, which is why he wears the trademark protective black armour and breath mask. Seething with anger, Vader tapped the vast amounts of Dark Side energy through the ancient Sith teachings, and later became the Dark Lord of the Sith. As Emperor Palpatines right hand, Darth Vader chased the Rebel Alliance to the far reaches of the galaxy. In his last confrontation with his son, Luke Skywalker, Vader finally returned to the Light Side by throwing Palpatine into the reactor core to save his son. Kyp Durron Self-proclaimed Lord of the Sith. Kyp Durron was born on the Deyer colony of the Anoat system. Kyp's parents were outspoken polititians who openly protested the Ghorman Massacre and the destruction of Alderaan. One night stormtroopers barged into their house and sent Kyp and his parents to the prison colony on Kessel, and sent his brother Zeth to the Imperial Stormtrooper Academy on Caridia. Kyp's parents were executed when Moruth Doole took over the Kessel facilities. Kyp survived and met a fellow inmate, Vima-Da-Boda, who taught him the basics about the Force. Later, Kyp escaped from Kessel with the help of Han Solo and managed to be captured again by Admiral Daala while fleeing into the Maw. Narrowly avoiding a death sentece from Daala, Kyp escaped again with Solo and the scientist Qwi Xux. While training at Luke Skywalker's newly established Jedi Academy, Kyp encountered the spirit of the long-dead Exar Kun and began gaining power through the Dark Side and ancient Sith teachings. Pissed off at the Empire for all the pain it has cause him and his family, Kyp furiously waged a one-man war against the Empire using the Sun Crusher and his newly acquired Sith powers. While visiting the site of Darth Vaders funeral pyre on Endor, Kyp claimed the title of The Dark Lord Of The Sith (since no other known Sith existed to challenge his claim, although in my opinion Kyp had not reached a high enough level to rightfully claim the title). Kyp eventually returned to the Light Side after Kun's spirit was destroyed by the other Jedi trainies and thus was no longer under Kun's influence. Note: Little is know yet of the first nine Dark Lords , but archeologists on Korriban and Old Republic historians are vigilantly digging into the past to learn the history of the Sith. <[> Sith Artifacts Concentration Talisman Sith used these to focus their energy during long, intricate rites (those typically associated with harnessing vast amounts of Dark Side power). These devices have a major flaw. When at the completion of the task, the user of such a talisman succumbed to exhaustion. This prevented the use of these trinkets in battles. Ensnarement Talisman These devices are sinister, indeed! Working like a concentration talisman, they have the added ability to turn the wielder immediately to the Dark Side. This was added to many Sith artifacts to prevent Jedi from using them without paying a price. Healing Talisman Many Sith disciples created talismans of healing to give their forces superiority in combat encounters. The devices endow the holder with the same benefits as the Jedi power Accelerate Healing. Force Mask Using the Force sends ripple-waves throughout the galaxy, alerting anyone attuned to the Force (of course there is a question of proximity and how powerful the force-user is). The Sith learned techniques that could mask this natural occurrence, and created their Force Masks to cancel out the natural "waves" made when using the Force. Shield Talisman One of the first Dark Side devices discovered and studied by the Jedi. This talisman protects its wearer from energy and Force attacks. To sustain its ability to function, this device requires a refueling of energy approximately once a week. Translation Talisman The ancient Sith tomes, describing Sith history and disciplines, are written in the ancient language of the Sith. For the benefit of the uninitiated, this talisman enables the wearer to read and pronounce the ancient language. Sith Sword These dark and deadly weapons can withstand any punishment. Made indestructible by sorcery, their blades can even parry lightsabers! These weapons have survived the millenium with sharp edges and straight blades.

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