Dark Council

"It's a Sith's job to try and unseat us. That's why we have to keep a close eye on you."

- Darth Howl

The Dark Council was the ruling body of the Sith Empire in 3,653 BBY. Its members held the Darth title, the title of Dark Lord of the Sith and wore personal Sith armors that concealed even their faces. By the end of the Great Galactic War, there were only seven surviving Dark Councilors.

History
It was a twelve-member council consisting of powerful Sith Lords that obeyed the Sith Emperor. Only the members of the Council were allowed to see the Emperor's face.

In 4,904 BBY, after the Sith began to rebuild their society, the Sith Emperor revealed his vision of a restored empire. However, the Emperor's role was simply as the visionary: he withdrew into isolation and left the logistics to the newly-formed Dark Council.

In 3,956 BBY Darth Nyriss and some other Dark Councilors were against the re-start of the war with the Galactic Republic and so they plotted to overthrow the Emperor. However, they did not take any active measures. In 3,950 BBY the Emperor slaughtered them all and replaced them with new, pro-war members.

In 3,678 BBY, Darth Marr, alongside two of his fellow councilors, sent Sith apprentice Teneb Kel to hunt down Exal Kressh, the Emperor's rogue apprentice. Kel completed his task, and demanded the Council to be elevated to the rank of Sith Lord and be granted the title "Darth Thanaton" in exchange for revealing one of the Emperor's secret plots. And eventually, they did.

After the Treaty of Coruscant and the conclusion of the Great Galactic War, the Emperor withdrew to pursue his own mysterious goals, deferring power over the Empire to the Dark Council. The Dark Council then oversaw the consolidation of the Empire's new domains from the citadel on Dromund Kaas.

By 3,643 BBY, there was at least one female on the Council.

Members
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Before the Great Galactic War

 * Darth Igrol &dagger;
 * Darth Nyriss &dagger;
 * Darth Xedrix &dagger;

During and following the Great Galactic War

 * Darth Azamin &dagger;
 * Darth Ekkage &dagger;
 * Darth Marr
 * Darth Mekhis
 * Darth Sajar
 * Darth Vowrawn
 * Hooded Dark Lord

During the Cold War

 * Darth Acharon &dagger;
 * Darth Arctis
 * Darth Arho &dagger;
 * Darth Decimus &dagger;
 * Darth Hadra &dagger;
 * Darth Howl
 * Darth Jadus
 * Darth Mortis
 * Darth Ravage
 * Darth Thanaton &dagger;
 * Darth Vengean &dagger;
 * Darth Zhorrid
 * Skeletal female Dark Lord
 * Unidentified Dark Lord (featureless iron mask)
 * Unidentified Sith Inquisitor

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
 * ''Star Wars: The Old Republic, Blood of the Empire
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace Act 1: Treaty of Coruscant
 * Timeline 1: Treaty of Coruscant
 * Timeline 11: Rebirth of the Sith Empire
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic, The Lost Suns
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic