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 and wore personal Sith armors that concealed even their faces.

History
It was a twelve-member council consisting of powerful Sith Lords that obeyed the Sith Emperor, their Dark Lord. 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. After this declaration he established the Dark Council to manage the project of rebuilding the empire while he withdrew from public life to persue his own goals.

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 Sith Lord and be granted the title "Darth Thanaton" in exchange for revealing one of the Emperor's secret plots.

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 among the Council.

Members

 * Darth Howl
 * Darth Jadus
 * Darth Marr
 * Darth Vowrawn
 * Skeletal Female Dark Lord

Appearances

 * ''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: Fatal Alliance
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic

Notes and references
Consejo Oscuro Mroczna Rada