Dark Side Adept

"Foolish Jedi! These are Dark Side Adepts, worshippers of the Dark Lord Freedon Nadd! More than a match for little boys!"

- Queen Amanoa, to Ulic Qel-Droma, about her Royal Guards

Dark Side Adept was a generic term to describe any Force-sensitive, dark side using individual in the service of an established monarch or other form of royalty. Dark side Adepts were often found at the sides of rulers whose dominion was fortified with dark side teachings, and usually acted as royal guards or advisors. Most Dark Side Adepts had a basic affinity for the Force, and had received rudimentary training in the ways of the dark side. While the Masters of these darksiders were most often directly affiliated with the Sith, the Adepts themselves usually were not.

History
The prominence of Dark Side Adepts dates back as far as the ancient aristocracy of Onderon, under the leadership of Queen Amanoa (in whose service acted as Royal Guards) and her husband, King Ommin. While both the King and Queen preferred to employ Adepts as their personal royal protectors, their Naddist army's enlistment consisted mostly of Dark Side Adepts as well. The only well known Adepts under Ommin and Amanoa's service during this time were Ommin's personal aide Novar, and the Dark Jedi Warb Null. After the Freedon Nadd Uprising, nearly all of Onderon's Dark Side Adepts were wiped out; however, it is known that by 3,997 BBY some were still alive and practicing dark side traditions. Darksiders Rask and Nebo were two such individuals.

During the teñure of the Galactic Empire, any dark-sider other than Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, the current Dark Lords of the Sith was considered a Dark Side Adept. More specifically, the term referred to any darksider in an administrative position within the Galactic Empire, especially after Emperor Palpatine's resurrection into clone bodies. The exact number of Adepts during Palpatine's reign remains unknown; however, it is known that the total number of his Adepts exceeded six hundred.

Palpatine planned to eventually replace all officials in the Galactic Empire with Dark Side Adepts. The highest ranking Adepts were the members of the Inquisitorius. Other Adepts included the Prophets of the Dark Side, the Emperor's Hands, the Dark Side Elite, the Byss Mages, the Force Adepts, the Sovereign Protectors, the Emperor's Shadow Guards, several of the Emperor's Royal Guards, the Nightsister Sith Witches, the Order of Shasa and various Imperial Dark Jedi.

Imperial Dark Side Adepts

 * Sim Aloo, Imperial Advisor
 * Gwellib Ap-Llewff, Dark Side Adept of the Imperial Citadel
 * Argor, Lesser Prophet of the Dark Side
 * Boc Aseca, Dark Jedi
 * Picaroon C. Boodle, Dark Jedi
 * Brakiss, Apprentice Inquisitor
 * Adalric Cessius Brandl, High Inquisitor
 * Jaalib Brandl, Apprentice Inquisitor
 * Shira Ellan Colla Brie, Emperor's Hand
 * The Cloaked Figure, Lesser Prophet of the Dark Side
 * The Constable of Homunculi, Clone Keeper
 * Cronal, Lesser Prophet of the Dark Side/Emperor's Hand
 * Sa Cuis, Emperor's Hand
 * Ameesa Darys, Inquisitor
 * Nial Declann, Grand Admiral
 * Desann, Dark Jedi
 * Drayneen, Inquisitor
 * Jeng Droga, Emperor's Hand
 * Durrei, Dark Jedi
 * Baddon Fass, Dark Side Elite
 * Flint, Dark Lord of Belderone
 * Vill Goir, Dark Side Elite
 * Gorc, Dark Jedi
 * Gornash, Lesser Prophet of the Dark Side
 * Kvag Gthull, Dark Side Elite
 * Janus Greejatus, Imperial Advisor
 * Halmere, High Inquisitor
 * Hethrir, Imperial Procurator of Justice
 * Roganda Ismaren, Emperor's Hand
 * Mara Jade, Emperor's Hand
 * Shela Jalahafi, Dark Side Adept
 * Teles Jalahafi, Dark Side Adept
 * Carnor Jax, Imperial Sovereign Protector
 * Jedgar, High Prophet of the Dark Side
 * Jerec, Inquisitor/Emperor's Hand
 * Kadann, Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side
 * Zasm Katth, Dark Side Elite
 * Danaan Kerr, Dark Jedi
 * Vess Kogo, Emperor's Hand
 * Lumiya, Emperor's Hand
 * Arden Lyn, Emperor's Hand
 * Malorum, Inquisitor
 * Galen Marek, Dark Jedi
 * Maw, Dark Jedi
 * Merilli, Lesser Prophetess of the Dark Side
 * Krdys Mordi, Dark Side Elite
 * Morthul, Dark Jedi
 * Sly Moore, Imperial Inner Circle
 * Nefta, Dark Side Adept of the Byss clone vats
 * Xecr Nist, Dark Side Elite
 * Sarcev Quest, Emperor's Hand
 * Loam Redge, Inquisitor
 * Rillao, Dark Jedi
 * Sa-Di, Dark Side Adept of the Byss clone vats
 * Sancor, Inquisitor
 * Sariss, Lesser Prophetess of the Dark Side
 * Sedriss, Dark Side Elite
 * Reja Tenar'ri, Dark Side Adept/ISB Investigator
 * Shynne, Inquisitor
 * Mox Slosin, High Inquisitor
 * Kam Solusar, Dark Side Elite
 * Maarek Stele, Emperor's Reach/Emperor's Hand
 * Tedryn-Sha, Dark Side Elite
 * Domina Tagge, Dark Jedi
 * Tao, Dark Jedi
 * Savuud Thimram, Dark Side Adept of the Imperial Citadel
 * T'iaz, Dark Jedi
 * Laddinare Torbin, Grand Inquisitor
 * Tremayne, High Inquisitor
 * Vost Tyne, Admiral
 * Volytar, Inquisitor
 * Vialco, Apprentice Inquisitor
 * Yun, Dark Jedi