Sith hopeful

=Sith Hopefuls (Jedi Civil War)=

During the Jedi Civil War beings on Korriban wishing to gain admittance to the Sith Academy were called hopefuls. They came from all over Sith space, lured by riches, glory, and and power. Although large numbers of aliens tried to gain entrance, with the exception of Yuthura Ban, all academy students were humans, a statistical anomaly that suggests the academy had human supremist views.

Most hopefuls didn't make the academy's roster, or even survive. They were hounded by academy students like Mekel, Shaardan, and Lashowe, who often killed those lacking in cunning and savagery. The Sith had complete authority on Korriban, so the killing of a few 'unworthy' beings was tolerated, even encouraged, as this showed survivors that the Sith were about superiority at any cost.

Hopefuls would gather in Dreshdae and try to gain the attention of a Sith master from the academy, who would give them a medallion if they were worthy and probably kill them if they weren't. This led a couple overlooked hopefuls to say that there were worse fates than going unnoticed. To pass the time they would often hang-out at The Drunk Side cantina or the Czerka store talking to other hopefuls and what few other visitors Korriban had.