Unidentified Sith emissary

""They tricked me. We were never meant to win this war. They used me and my people to test the Republic's strength." "Who used you?" "The Sith."

- Mandalore the Ultimate tells Revan of the Sith's involvement in the Mandalorian Wars

A Sith emissary was a Force-sensitive male Sith Pureblood member of the Sith Empire in the time before the Mandalorian Wars. Around 3,978 BBY the Sith Emperor sent this Sith Lord as an emissary to Mandalore in order to convince Mandalore the Ultimate to help them in their search for his Master's enemy's tomb. Mandalore helped the Sith find the tomb, and the emissary told Mandalore about the vision that his Master had of the Mandalorians' rise and their defeat of the Galactic Republic.

Biography
"About two years before he declared war on the Republic, Mandalore was approached by a man with skin the color of blood&mdash;a Sith. [...] But this red-skinned being came to Mandalore. He claimed to be the emissary of a powerful Master&mdash;a descendant of the Sith Lord who had driven Dramath into exile&mdash;and convinced Mandalore to help him search for his enemy's tomb."

- Revan tells Canderous Ordo of the emissary

A male Sith Pureblood of the Sith Empire who achieved the rank of Sith Lord lived around the time prior to the Mandalorian Wars. Around 3,978 BBY, he was chosen by the Sith Emperor to act as his emissary to the current Mandalore, Mandalore the Ultimate, the leader of the Mandalorians. He was sent to the planet Mandalore and managed to convince Mandalore to help in his search for his Master's enemy's tomb. After Mandalore helped the Sith find the tomb on the planet Rekkiad, the emmissary retrieved the remains to bring back to his Master. He then told Mandalore of the vision his Master had seen of the Mandalorians rising up and defeating the Galactic Republic. He told Mandalore of how his Master saw the Mandalorians conquering many worlds, of how they would crush the Republic until it collapsed on itself, promising Mandalore a glorious victory. The Mandalorians went on to invade the Republic, crushing countless worlds in the process, until in 3,963 BBY the Jedi Knight Revan and his allies discovered the near genocide of the Cathar species that happened ten years earlier. Revan and his faction went on to push the Mandalorians back, winning the Republic many victories. In 3,962 BBY following the Republic's victory at Duro, Supreme Chancellor Tol Cressa went on to name Revan commander of the Republic's military forces. Two years later the Mandalorians were defeat in the battle of Malachor V, where Revan personally slew Mandalore the Ultimate in combat. Only as Mandalore lay dying did he realize that he and his people were betrayed by the Sith, and the emissary they sent, that they were never meant to win the war, but to test the Republic's strength. His final words to Revan was of the Sith's involvement, and he told Revan where he could find proof of their exsistence.

Powers and abilities
The Sith emissary was sensitive to The Force, and a Sith Lord of the Sith Empire that was advanced enough in the use of the Dark side to manipulate Mandalore's mind. He was so powerful in the art that the spell was only broken when Mandalore was fatally wounded.

Behind the scenes
The Sith emissary was first mentioned in Drew Karpyshyn's novel Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan released on November 15, 2011. The Sith was later mentioned in Pablo Hidalgo's reference book The Essential Reader's Companion which was released on October 2, 2012.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan