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"Do you know the name of Belia Darzu? She was a Dark Lord of the Sith who reigned over two centuries ago."

- Hetton

Belia Darzu was a Shi'ido female who reigned as a Dark Lord of the Sith during the New Sith Wars.

Biography
"She was a student of Sith alchemy; it was said she learned the secrets of mechu-deru, the ability to transform the flesh of living beings into metal and machinery."

- Hetton

A Force-sensitive Shi'ido female, Belia Darzu lived in the era of the millennia-long Draggulch Period. A practitioner of the dark side of the Force, she pursued the role of a Dark Side marauder while using her changeling talent—an ability shared by all members of her species—to assume the appearance of a Human female. During the cataclysmic New Sith Wars, Darzu was among those who bore the title of Sith Lord, operating within a new faction of the dark side worshipping Sith Order. As a Sith Lord, she wore a self-crafted suit of dark armor. Imbued with the power of the dark side and worth 37,000 credits, this heavy plated armor bestowed increased physical strength and stealth capabilities upon its bearer.

In 1250 BBY, Darzu rose to power as a leader of the Sith, holding the mantle of Dark Lord of the Sith at the beginning of a period called the Sictis Wars. During this time, she researched Sith alchemy and the principles of mechu-deru, a Sith technique granting absolute control over mechanical systems through the Force. Using this knowledge, Darzu created a technovirus capable of rewriting a victim's genetic code and replicating itself within minutes. Through a new technique that became known as mechu-deru vitae, the Shi'ido used the virus to transform living beings into an army of part-organic, part-machine technobeasts, also known as metanecrons. As a Dark Lord, Darzu transformed her conquered foes into metanecrons, an exploit that earned her an infamous reputation. To this end, her technobeast army became recognized as the signature horror of the Sictis Wars.

To house her alchemical experiments, Darzu made use of a hidden stronghold on Tython, a planet located in the Deep Core of the galaxy. At some point, the Shi'ido also created a holocron containing her knowledge of Sith alchemy and mechu-deru, her philosophical views on the Force, and information detailing the construction of a holocron. In 1230 BBY, Belia Darzu was betrayed by her Sith follwers and assassinated on Tython by members of the Mecrosa Order, ending her reign along with the Sictis Wars. The Mecrosa—retaliating in response to Darzu's unwanted incursions in Tapani territory—used poison to end the Dark Lord's life.

Personality and traits
"Something needs to go here."

- Some guy

Using her shape-shifting ability, Darzu typically assumed the guise of a tall Human female with short brown hair, appearing approximately thirty years old with a sly, almost crafty look to her features. During her tenure as a Sith Lord, she wore a self-crafted suit of heavy armor. In her typical Human form, however, the Shi'ido wore a dark, formfitting flight suit with a pale yellow vest that left her arms bare, save for a pair of short black sleeves covering her elbows. Complementing this outfit were a pair of dark boots and yellow gloves, along with a red flight cap and a belt.

Powers and abilities
"Maggot of metal, rust, and rot. Sith life draws breath, old life does not."

- Sith incantation of mechu-deru vitae, a technique used by Belia Darzu

A master of monster creation, Belia dove deeply into the art of dark side alchemy, as well as the Sith technique of mechu-deru.

Behind the scenes
Belia Darzu was first mentioned in The Dark Side Sourcebook. Within this same publication, a picture showing a Dark Side marauder was retconned by author Abel G. Peña to be Belia Darzu. Another image from the Ultimate Alien Anthology—featuring a Shi'ido shape-shifter—was also retconned by Peña to be a depiction of Darzu, confirming her species.

Appearances

 * Darth Bane: Rule of Two
 * Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil
 * Darth Plagueis