Darth Nox

"I am the heir of Kallig and Tulak Hord, and Master of the dead."

- Kallig

Kallig was a Sith Lord that served the Sith Empire during the Cold War. The heir of ancient Sith Lord Aloysius Kallig, this individual sought to restore the Kallig bloodline to greatness.

Biography
Discovered as a slave, the Sith was brought to Korriban for training at a time in which the Sith Order had become more liberal and was accepting non-Imperials to be trained as Sith. Upon arrival at the Sith Academy on Korriban the acolyte was assigned to Overseer Harkun instructing other non-Imperial Sith, who he held in contempt. After time spent training on Korriban the future Inquisitor was noticed by the Sith Lord Zash who recognized their potential and selected the individual as her apprentice after emerging as the last of the gorup.

At some point during their exploration of the Valley of the Dark Lords the individual discovered Khem Val, a Dashade, who many powerful Sith Lords had discovered before but dared not investigate closely; conversely the individual freed Val, whose last master had been the great Tulak Hord, and the Dashade followed this individual, his new master.

Under the tutelage of Darth Zash
After being given Zash's lightsaber and told to meet Zash on Dromund Kaas, the Inquisitor is confronted by servants of Darth Skotia, Zash's superior who seek to kill the Inquisitor before Zash could carry out her plans. With Khem's assistance, the Inquisitor survives the ambush.

Upon arriving on Dromund Kaas, Skotia himself intercepted the Inquisitor to pass a warning on to Zash: he knows what she's up to and he will ensure that she will not succeed. When the Inquisitor made it to Zash's office at the Sith Citadel and informed her of these developments, Zash became infuriated. Knowing that they cannot pursue Tulak Hord's secrets with Skotia standing in the way. Zash herself cannot kill Skotia, as power plays make the Dark Council nervous. To that end, she dispatched her new apprentice to gaining assets to kill Skotia, gaining a tablet that would force his Trandoshan bodyguards to abandon him and a prototype cyborg disabler. After confronting and defeating Skotia, with his last breath, the Dark Lord warned that Inquisitor that Zash's will turn against them as she killed him.

Eventually sent to the Dark Temple on Dromund Kaas by Darth Zash, this Sith apprentice discovered ancient roots to a Dark Lord of the Sith and enemy of the ancient Dark Lord Tulak Hord, Aloysius Kallig. Kallig recognized that Inquisitor to be of his bloodline and the means to restore his family name to greatness. He warned the Inquisitor that the Sith play an endless game of treachery, a game his heir must win. He advises to beware the master and apprentice and never to be taken by surprise.

Also while at the temple, the individual found a relic of Tulak Hord captured millennial earlier by one of the individual's ancestors before his death. After learning of the apprentice's ancestry and recovering the artifact, they ventured back to Darth Zash and learning that many other artifacts were hidden around the galaxy, the apprentice was then given the task of finding these artifacts on Balmorra, Nar Shaddaa, Tatooine and Alderaan.

Zash's Ritual
After acquiring all of Tulak Hord's artifacts, Darth Zash asks the Inquisitor to return to the Dark Temple on Dromund Kaas to begin the ritual. However, Kallig returned to warn his heir that Zash had been performing rituals to protect herself from the Force. He advise caution when facing Zash, such as bringing an ally.

Taking Khem back to the Dark Temple, the Inquisitor discovered that Zash had aged rapidly from increased exposure to the dark side, barely kept at bay by her rituals. Now, she seeks to use Hord's artifacts to forcibly take her apprentice's body. But before she could complete the ritual, Khem interrupted. Though her body died, Zash's spirit wound up in Khem's body. Furious at her apprentice's betrayal, Zash threatened to use Khem to exact her revenge. However, Zash discovered that because of the Dashade's bond to his master, she too is bound to serve her own apprentice. Worse, she has to fight Khem for dominance of his body.

Lord of the Sith
"You are Lord Kallig now. It was once a glorious name, use it well."

- Aloysius Kallig

Despite inheriting Zash's power base and the title of Sith Lord, the victory was not to last. Darth Thanaton, a member of the Dark Council and a staunch traditionalist, sent the Inquisitor into the tomb of Darth Andru, expecting his foe to because the deceased Sith Lord's latest victim. Only Kallig's timely intervention prevented that. To gain more power to defeat Thanaton, Kallig instructed the Inquisitor to go the tomb of the Sith Lord Ergast to learn the Force Walk, a ritual that can bind Force ghosts and draw on their power. After binding both Ergast and Andru's spirits, the Inquisitor returned to face Thanaton, but the Dark Lord still proved more powerful and seemingly killed the Inquisitor. Luckily, the two ghosts kept the Inquisitor from dying and Zash's other apprentice saved their new Master before their body is disposed of.

Requiring more power before facing Thanaton, the Inquisitor heads to Taris to find another ghost. After acquiring the ghost, as well as a new apprentice named Ashara Zavros, the Inquisitor picked up a distress call from Quesh, as Zash's apprentices had stolen the key to Thanaton's private meditation chamber. The Inquisitor managed to gain the key but failed to save the apprentices.

After acquiring one last ghost on Hoth, the Inquisitor returned to Dromund Kaas to face Thanaton. Unfortunately, the power of four ghosts proved too much to handle. The Inquisitor's body started failing and the ghosts threatened to drive them insane. Stealing journals of Darth Iratus and Darth Vilus, the Inquisitor that they too suffered similar problems and went to Belsavis and Voss respectively to find a cure.

On Belsavis, the Inquisitor sought a Rakatan device that stabilized their body, but Voss was a different matter. Though the Voss created a mind-healing ritual to subdue the ghosts, the Voss had foreseen that the Inquisitor would disrupt the Voss way of life but refused to use force to convince the Inquisitor to leave. Enlisting the help of a Gormak named Hadrik, the Inquisitor was able to successfully subdue the ghosts before smuggling the Gormak offworld for his assistance.

At the same time, Moff Pyron contacted the Inquisitor to discuss an alliance. He helped the Inquisitor build a power base. Successfully finishing a superweapon codenamed Silencer that Thanaton canceled, capable of annihilating an entire fleet, the Inquisitor and Pyron demonstrate its effectiveness to a group of anti-Thanaton Moffs. The results were satisfactory.

Confronting Darth Thanaton
Thanaton soon called for a Kaggath on Corellia, an opportunity for one another to silence their foe once and for all. But when it became apparent that he would lose, Thanaton fled to Korriban to plead to the Dark Council for the former slave's execution. Unfortunately for Thanaton, the Inquisitor interrupted his speech before he could convince anyone. Curious to see why Thanaton was unable to destroy the Inquisitor himself, the Dark Council allowed the two the duel again in front of them.

After one last struggle, the Inquisitor overthrew Darth Thanaton for the last time. The Dark Council, deeming Darth Thanaton unworthy, ended his life and offered his position to the young Inquisitor. The Dark Council also elevated the Inquisitor to the position of "Darth". (The Sith name bestowed upon the Inquisitor depended upon how he/she interacted throughout his journey. Following the path of the light, he would be Darth Occulus. If the Inquisitor was heavily embedded in the dark side, Darth Nox would be chosen. Finally, if the Inquisitor had no strong preference one way or the other, but was loyal to the Empire, Darth Imperius would be the chosen name.)

Personality and traits
Manipulative, cunning and ambitious the Inquisitor used treachery to break both allies and enemies, delving deep into experimenting with long forbidden powers in order increase influence and seize authority.

Despite this, records indicate that the Inquisitor may not have been heartless--particularly in cases where they are referred to as Darth Occulus, shows a surprisingly compassionate and merciful side, albeit one mostly in service to the Empire. On the other hand, Darth Nox's records indicate them being quite cruel and ruthless, often going out of their way to assert their power.

Powers and abilities
"I know that treachery&hellip;can break even the mightiest foe."

- The Sith The Sith was able to channel the Force and adapt it in ways that suited a variety of needs, including subduing, stunning or killing of foes. The Inquisitor has frequently proven to be exceedingly proficient in the use of Force lightning. The young Sith was a proficient lightsaber duelist, utilizing either a standard lightsaber or a double-bladed lightsaber in combat. The Inquisitor could combine their skills with a lightsaber with their talents in the dark side, such as channeling Force Lightning through their lightsaber.

Proof of power was demonstrated by Khem Val, former servant of Tulak Hord, who became closely associated with this Sith despite many powerful Dark Lords avoiding Val while imprisoned in stasis due to legends of his Force immunity and record for killing Force sensitives.

The immediate aspiration for the young, powerful Sith was ascension on to the Dark Council. The Inquisitor's strength in the dark side was enough to completely overpower a Dark Council member of Darth Thanaton's caliber. During their duel with Thanaton, the Inquisitor demonstrated the ability to use Force deflection to fend off Force lightning, such as when they effortlessly swatted aside Thanaton's Lightning attacks. Telekinesis was among the young Sith's talents, such as when they threw Darth Thanaton clear across the Dark Council chamber. The Inquisitor's telekinesis was also able to halt Darth Thanaton's lightsaber strike and force the experienced Sith Lord to his knees. The Inquisitor was immensely proficient in the use of Sith Magic, particularly the long forgotten Force Walk ritual to draw strength from multiple Sith spirits in order to explosively augment their power in the dark side. Their tremendously increased powers through the use of Force Walk was enough to overpower a Sith Lord as strong as Darth Thanaton.

Behind the scenes
This article represents the character story of the Sith Inquisitor player class in Star Wars: The Old Republic, a video game from LucasArts and Bioware. As a result of being player determined, no canonical description of this individual is currently available; therefore, the article presents the subject's gender as neutral. When being given the choice of advancing to Sith assassin or Sith sorcerer, it is up to the player to decide.

Darth title
In the end of the main storyline of The Sith Inquistor after defeating Darth Thanaton, the player is bestowed upon one of three Darth titles. If the player is dark side, they will be given the name "Darth Nox". If the player is light side, they'll be given the name "Darth Occulus". If the player is neither, then they'll be given the name "Darth Imperius".

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic