Sith sorcerer

ASith sorcerer orsorceress, also known archaically as aSith Mage orSith Magician, was an individual who was proficient in the arts ofSith sorcery, using spells, talismans, or incantations to focus the power of thedark side. They were discovered during the time of the originalSith Empire. Sith sorcerers gained their powers through intense study of Sith traditions, and applications of the dark side of Force. Occasionally, an aspiring sorcerer's powers were developed through sheer innate talent, rather than harnessing them through study, spontaneously, or being bestowed upon them by another source.

Sith sorcerers were not alwaysSith Lords.QueenAmanoa andKingOmmin were both Sith sorcerers, having been apprenticed toFreedon Nadd, but neither one attained the title of Sith Lord. On the other hand,Naga Sadow, Freedon Nadd,Exar Kun andDarth Zannah all were Sith sorcerers and Sith Lords simultaneously.

The term was also used forSith Inquisitors who fought for theSith Empire during theGreat Galactic War and theCold War that followed it circa3653 BBY. TheseSith specialized in ranged attack abilities withthe Force, such asForce lightning andForce drain. Sith Sorcerers were known to primarily wield one lightsaber in combat, and were adept atvariant applications of Force lightning in combat.

History[]

Sith sorcerers were already of notable importance in theSith society before theDark Jedi Exiles arrived onKorriban. In her personal journal,Sorzus Syn praised the efficiency of Sith incantations. She also noted that, in battle,Sith Kings used to remove their best sorcerers from the melee and put them on high parapets. From higher grounds, the magicians would rain their curses upon the armies below.^[2]

Sith sorcerers were prevalent during the time of theSith Empire. One of the most famous sorcerers was the^[3]Dark Lord of the Sith^[4]Naga Sadow.^[3] Sadow initiated at least one known apprentice in the ways of Sith sorcery, a youngHumanmale namedGav Daragon.^[4] However, Gav did not complete his apprenticeship, and so never fully attained the full abilities of a Sith sorcerer.^[5]

Nearly six hundred years later, Naga Sadow would find another in which to initiate the Sith teachings, afallenJedi andSith Lord by the name ofFreedon Nadd. Nadd took what he learned from Naga Sadow and with it conquered theplanetOnderon, infusing the planet with the dark side of the Force. After his death, Freedon Nadd's own descendants ruled Onderon in the centuries thereafter, also practicing Sith sorcery and using it to maintain their rule over the planet.^[6]

Four hundred years after Nadd's death, when Onderon was finally liberated of thedark side during theFreedon Nadd Uprising, two young socialites,Aleema Keto and her cousinSatal, escaped Onderon with Sith knowledge learned from KingOmmin. Freedon Nadd's spirit also happened upon them on Onderon, and began to instruct the Ketos further in the Sith arts.^[7]

Aleema and Satal were successful in their quest for dark side power. Now calling themselves the Krath, they used their new abilities to stage atakeover of theEmpress Teta system.^[3] Meanwhile, Freedon Nadd's spirit located another powerful Jedi with a hunger for the dark side namedExar Kun, and taught him extensively in the ways of harnessing Sith sorcery. Afterwards, the Krath sorcerers waged war on theRepublic and the Jedi in what was known as theKrath Holy Crusade. The crusade spurred a series of events which included the defection of theJedi KnightUlic Qel-Droma to the Krath,^[8] thedeath of Satal Keto,^[9] and ended with the emergence of theDark LordExar Kun. Kun and Qel-Droma then combined forces^[10] and waged theGreat Sith War against the Republic.^[11] The Jedi were able to finally defeat the Sith, in the climacticBattle of Yavin 4.^[12]

During theGreat Galactic War and theCold War, Sith sorcerers were employed by the returnedSith Empire against theGalactic Republic.^[13] These sorcerers were specializedSith Inquisitors.^[14]

Millennia later, Sith sorcery would resurface in the form of the young Sith apprenticeDarth Zannah. After transcribing the ancient Sith spells locked withinFreedon Nadd's holocron,Darth Bane presented hisapprentice Zannah with them, stating that her talents in the Force lie in the intricacies of Sith sorcery. Being an insatiable learner, Zannah engrossed herself in Nadd's teachings. As she progressed, her ability to perform her spells became considerable, at times using simple thoughts or complex hand gestures with minimal effort. Darth Bane encouraged his pupil to study Sith sorcery for it was a naturally strong skill for her. He himself had little affinity for it, only ever bothering to try to use a couple of these esoteric thaumaturgies.^[15]

Behind the scenes[]

The Sith sorcerer is an advanced class for the Sith Inquisitor class in theStar Wars: The Old Republic MMO video game. This advanced class specializes in the use of a single lightsaber and Force lightning in combat, as well as Force drain andForce healing. The Republic counterpart for this archetype is theJedi Sage.^[13]

Appearances[]

Sources[]

• Dark Empire endnotes(First mentioned)
• Tales of the Jedi Companion
• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
• The Essential Chronology
• The Dark Side Sourcebook
• Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Korriban onLucasArts'sofficial website(original site is defunct)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
• T'ra Saa onWizards.com(original site is defunct)
• Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls onWizards.com(backup link) (original site is defunct)
• Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
• Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide(First identified as Sith Mage)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Explorer's Guide
• Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
• Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia
• Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ - Road Map 2017 onThe Old Republic'sofficial website(backup link)

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