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| General Information | |
| Organization Type | Sith Tradition |
| Founder(s) | Darth Cain |
| Leader(s) | Dark Lord of the Sith Steward of the Dark Side Council of Prophets |
| Members | Darth Cain |
| Headquarters | Tund |
| Location(s) | Tund, Korriban, Moriband Ziost, Dromund Kaas |
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"All life is one with the Dark Side, all creatures struggle to breathe, all beasts fight for survival, it is only the SITH that truly possess the right to call upon it's power. Just as it is our tool, we do worship the Dark Side, as we do worship it's avatar, the Dark Ruler of the SITH and true master of the Galaxy. Peace is a lie. There is only Zeal. Through Zeal, we are unified. Unified, the SITH are invincible."
- The Steward of the Dark Side
________________________________________________- The Steward of the Dark Side
The Priesthood of Tund, also known as the Dark Priesthood, The Sith Church, or The Black Temple, is a sect of the Brotherhood of the Sith founded by Darth Cain after the conquest of the ancient Sith World Tund. The Priesthood of Tund is comprised of many of the most cunning, deadly and powerful Sith in the Brotherhood. Unlike many Sith, the Priests pride themselves on being loyal to the idea of the Dark Side, they are fanatical Zealots with the singular motive of empowering the Sith Order and enforcing a philosophy of Devotion to the Dark Side. This fanaticism extends to the leader of the Sith, who is considered to be divine and empowered to bring about the rise of the New Sith Empire.
A Devotion to Darkness
The Priesthood of Tund has many teachings, but prime among them is the acknowledgement of the infighting within the Sith Order. While the Brotherhood of Darkness has made strides to eliminate much of this burden, the Priesthood eagerly seeks to take it another step forward. They preach that Anger, Hate and Fear are base, animal emotions and are not worthy of those who use the dark side, they are weapons, and those who lower themselves to surrendering to such emotions are no better than animals.The teachings begin by explaining that the Jedi believe that the Dark Side is a quick and easy path to power, but it is great power. It should then be inferred that the Jedi's path is more difficult, and they claim to be more powerful. Thus if a Sith were to take a difficult path to the dark side, they would be more powerful still. They teach that using deeper and more complex emotions to draw on the Dark Side is far more potent than wielding raw animal instinct at one's enemy.
First among these feelings and emotions that the Priesthood espouses is Zeal, a fiery, obsessive devotion to a cause or belief. The Priesthood encourages the Sith to embrace a Zeal like fury and fanatical devotion to the Dark Side and the idea of creating a Sith Empire. The Priesthood does not limit these teachings to the sith, and also encourages a fervor in the general population, spreading fanaticism and obsession wherever they go.
On Internal Conflict
The Priesthood is taught that the infighting that often underlines the inner state of the Sith Brotherhood is part of the natural order of things, but as higher beings the Sith should be able to attend to it in a more 'civilized' way. If If multiple weaker sith destroy a stronger sith, they are heretics. If one stronger sith destroys many sith who have not achieved their potential out of fear, they are a heretic. If one stronger sith destroys a weaker sith in a station above them, they are to be celebrated, for they have culled the herd and made the order that much stronger. To settle contests of power, the Priesthood stands in judgement over ritual combat and trials of supremacy.Structure of the Priesthood
The Priesthood serves several purposes within the overall Sith Hierarchy. Their primary purpose is to indoctrinate civilians into their cult to enforce obedience and enthusiasm for the growth of the state. The inquisitors weed out heresy and naysayers, conduct propaganda/anti-propaganda campaigns and eliminate specific threats to the Sith. Their sorcerers study furiously at temples, seeking new methods to use and manipulate the force. The clerics as diplomats to other worlds and aid in the peaceful acquisition of worlds, and large scale conversions.
The upper hierarchy of the organization functions as so.
Sith Emperor - The Sith Emperor is considered to be the highest authority in the priesthood, and grants the Priesthood the authority to exist.
High Prophet - The Highest rank in the Priesthood beneath the Emperor, reserved for the "prophet" and advisor of the Future Emperor.
Council of Prophets - The leaders of the Priesthood in whom the Steward grants the authority to lead and act. There may only be six Prophets that serve at the behest of the Steward. Each Prophet is inducted into their position through the study and mastery of the Battle Meditation technique. In wartime, the Prophets attend to major battles and support the warring armies of the Sith by using their powers to augment the grand army. Otherwise, the Prophets are charged with directing the Priesthood and encouraging their agents to go on missions.
High Priests/Priestesses - There are many high priests and priestesses who serve at the behest of the Prophets, they operate individual cabals within the Priesthood and are directly responsible for the day to day operations of the priesthood.
Priests/Priestesses - The lowest rank above Sith Acolyte, the Priests and Priestesses often choose different roles and/or tasks that they perform for the Order; Clergy, Inquisition or Sorcery.
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