Sith Academy on Dagobah

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Sith Academy on Dagobah
in the Dagobah System
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╟Type: Location
╟Affiliation: Sith
╟Location: Dagobah
╟Builder(s): Sith Empire
╟Built: 147 ABY
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"After? An academy, I think. On Dagobah.”
— Darth Veles to Aadya Rasheer — ⦿​

Overview

Hidden by the trees, the Academy on Dagobah was a secretive facility where the darkest of the Galaxy learned.

The Sith Academy of War, Sorcery, and Espionage, known also as the Academy of Three, Imperial Academy on Dagobah, or SAWSE was a Sith educational facility built in 147 ABY by then-Darth Veles. Founded with the intent to corrupt the planet's pure Force nexuses, it also featured three colleges for the Imperial youth from ages 6 to 18: the Academy of War, the Academy of Sorcery, and the Academy of Espionage. Being divided into specializations from an early age, the students are trained for most of their life to be perfect at what they've learned, thus raising very formidable warriors, sorcerers, and spies. SAWSE alumni have been known to join the Imperial ranks, becoming the next generations of Sith Champions—each skilled in a certain honed art.

It is notably the only Sith Academy to have a school just for sorcery, and using a curriculum crafted by Darth Veles during its inception, SAWSE is the only Academy to consistently produce a steady supply of the most skilled arcanists to walk the Galaxy.

The construction process was not easy; construction workers were being devoured by the wildlife and crashing in the swamps, but the Sith were deployed to remedy all outstanding situations, and the system was secured. It opened its doors in 147 ABY. Due to the secret nature of the Sith presence on Dagobah, the Academy was not built to sustain a great number of learners, as that defeated the point of any secrecy. Thus, it became a relatively exclusive school which tended to stay out of the public eye, making it a favored location for growing ISB soldiers.

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Facilities

Although underground, the Academy was cavernous.

There are three colleges, or schools—the School of Sorcery & Alchemy, the School of War, and the School of Espionage. Each was represented by a symbol—the Crystal, the Sword, and the Scalpel, respectively. Also sometimes referred as Houses, due to the separate dorms, they housed students from intake to graduation, essentially shaping their entire worldview and training them every day for a decade. Students are taught a varied number of subjects, also divided by houses.

Naturally, there was competition between the different Schools, and it was a perfect way to raise competitive, ambitious Sith. Situations arose sometimes due to the rift created between colleges, but the Academy generally prevented any altercations, only having as many as any other school.

”The school of Sorcery & Alchemy, represented by the Crystal, guides a young arcanist’s hand with a disciplined and comprehensive curriculum, educating them on things like: Sith sorcery, alchemy, general Force usage, specialized Force usage, and many others, such as courses on the Dark Arts and Imperial history. The School of Sorcery raises the Empire’s next intellectuals and fearsomely powerful sorcerers.

The School of War, represented by the Sword, uses a strict military upbringing to raise future Sith warriors, instilling within them a routine that will shape their thought process—paving the way for their greatness after graduation. Future Sith warriors will be learning lightsaber combat, military tactics, acrobatics, general fitness, usage of the Force for enhancement of the body, along with other general classes.

Finally, the School of Espionage, represented by the Scalpel, produces the Empire’s most refined and cunning assassins, spies, and Inquisitors. With education in mental fortitude, diplomacy, critical thinking, forensic science, economics, and subtle stealthy uses of the Force, students graduate with a preparedness that they would not anywhere else.”

— Introductory pamphlet, page 2​

Students were trained in the martial arts from an early age through sparring and later dueling.

Although Houses generally studied separately, there was sometimes intentional overlap, such as students of one specialization studying specific courses in another specialization or inter-House activities and tournaments. For example:

Espionage students take War courses on anatomy to learn the vulnerabilities of the human body, as well as at least one course from the School of Sorcery on poisons, though students have been known to choose several more, generally dealing with specialized uses of the Force.

War students learn mental fortitude from the School of Espionage, though as with other Houses, there are overlaps with electives.

Sorcery students take War classes to sharpen their skills at using the Force for enhancement of the body and dueling.​

The Academy was built underground to protect from detection and the harsh Dagobah climate; during the wet season, the swamp's banks flood and they are forced to stay in the Academy for 6 months. Nevertheless, this ensured that there was absolutely no chance of being spotted.

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Intent

To have a comprehensive write-up for a location that is to be built through a mission pack and will probably be referenced.

 

[Dmitri]

Feels sacrilegious.

 

[Logan]

Article itself is dope as always. Let me know when the mission pack is done and I'll move it to the approved board.