Yesterday we reported about Daniel Erickson clarification about the Sith Pure-bloods. We also promised to look deeper into this race, so here you go: 6k6o1y
The Sith were a species of red-skinned humanoids that evolved on Sith were almost always left-handed, and thus their signature weapon, the lanvarok, was adapted purely for left-handed use.
Society and Culture
Though they engaged in supposedly primitive practices such as sentient sacrifice, held a strong caste system, and were in an almost constant state of war, their civilization was quite sophisticated; they saw these acts not as cruel or barbaric, but simply basic aspects of existence. Their caste system included a meek and lowly slave class, a skilled and intelligent engineer class, the priestly Kissai class, and the warlike Massassi class. In later years, the offspring of Sith and the exiled Dark Jedi formed another class, from which most of the Sith Lords of the time came from.
Native Sith culture included the Sith language, the consumption of bloodsoup, a rigid and stratified caste-based society and live sentient sacrifices to the Sith deities. For the Sith, Infinite Empire.
History
Sith society lasted as such for hundreds of millenia – from roughly 130,000 BBY to 7,000 BBY. Except for the brief unification of their species under Sith species originated on the planet Korriban.
Circa 28,000 BBY, Adas, marked as a chosen one from a young age by his unusual black skin, united the nations of Korriban in violent warfare. He took the title of Sith’ari, meaning “overlord”, and was seen by his people as an immortal being who would rule forever.
Eventually the Rakata arrived on Korriban. Pretending to ally themselves with Adas at first and giving him the technology of holocrons, they soon revealed their intentions and attempted to conquer the Sith. Adas and the Sith fought back and drove off the forces of the Infinite Empire, with the king giving his life in the process. Without Adas’s strong hand, Korriban soon collapsed into civil war, with many claiming themselves Sith’ari. The massive infighting eventually forced the Sith to relocate their capital to Ziost.
Around 7,000 BBY, Dark Jedi exiles fleeing from the Dark Jedi through a practice of the intermixing of human and Sith bloodlines which became known as Sith Alchemy. Eventually, the Sith species in its original form was almost extinct.
During the Great Naga Sadow committed cruel experiments on his own Massassi warriors which resulted in them becoming Dark Side wielding savages.
Due to their history of association with Dark Side Force s, the word ‘Sith’ went on to be used by many dark side organizations not connected with the original Sith species.
