Sith

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Sith Prestige Classes

Like the Jedi Order, which has a clearly defined hierarchy of titles (apprentice, or "youngling," to Padawan to Jedi Knight to Jedi Master), the Sith Order has a ranking system to divide the strong from the stronger, though it should be noted that, due to the great number of successive incarnations of the order, Sith hierarchy didn't maintain a single continuous ranking system throughout its history. Like the Jedi and the Old Republic, the Sith underwent a great reformation after the apocalyptic Battle of Ruusan, and the ranks of the Sith Order were among the things changed. Prior to that, however, Sith hierarchy remained much the same for almost 24,000 years: Sith apprentice to Sith Master to Dark Lord of the Sith. Just as all full Jedi were known collectively as Jedi Knights, regardless of their actual rank, all Sith who held any of these titles were known as Sith Lords. There were some discrepancies in this hierarchy, as in the cases of Ulic Qel-Droma and Darth Malak, Sith apprentices who, as the personal pupils of their respective Dark Lords, outranked and were more powerful than all Sith Masters and other apprentices, but for the most part this ranking system remained the same, through the ancient Sith Empire, Exar Kun's Brotherhood of the Sith, and Darth Revan's Sith Empire, until Lord Kaan declared that all of his highest ranking followers in the Sith Brotherhood of Darkness were Dark Lords of the Sith. Following the Sith Order's destruction at the Seventh Battle of Ruusan, Darth Bane reformed the order and decreed that there would only two Sith at a time from that point onward: a Master and an apprentice. Both would bear the title "Dark Lord of the Sith," which at that point in time became interchangeable with the term "Sith Lord."

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Though not a part of the apprentice-Master-Dark Lord hierarchy, the Sith maintained an elite system of titles called "prestige classes," similar to the Jedi sub-categories of Guardian, Consular, and Sentinel.

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• Sith Assassins are Sith who normally attack from the shadows and assassinate targets rather than engaging them in standard combat. Almost always working solo or in small groups, they stride through crowded areas undetected using special stealth field generators or the rare art of Force camouflage, and then launch a surprise attack on a victim. While most may use lightsabers, some may use electro-staffs or blasters specially designed for sniping. One famous Sith Assassin is Darth Sion.
• Sith Maraurders are often responsible for the most brutal murders carried out by the Sith. Using a lightsaber more often than the Force, their only emotions are hate, rage, and cruelty. While they are not always the masterminds behind dark plots, they are always the ones carrying it out. The best known Sith Maraurders are likely Darth Vader or Darth Maul.
• Sith Lords (a title distinct from the collective appelation of the most powerful Sith) are the geniuses behind insidious plots and murders. Using the dark side of the Force to inflict misery, suffering, and corruption, few dare step in their way. While they don't enter combat as often as the other classes (for they have more pawns and servants), they are the most fearsome of the Sith prestige classes. The best known Sith Lord is likely Darth Sidious.