Divided into warring nations for thousands of years, the Sith Species of Korriban were
an aggressive and violent ancient civilization, with a deep connection to the Dark Side which
permeated the planet. Adhering to a strict caste system, dividing them into warriors, priests,
engineers and slaves, the sith sacrificed sentient beings to their gods and were relatively primitive
in technology, yet grew strong and resilient as a people, from a near constant state of war,
accepting violent conflict as a natural part of their culture. With a history dating back over
100 000 years before the battle of yavin, the Sith lived as a divided species until 28000 BBY, when
at last a mighty warrior arose with the strength, cunning and courage to unite their people.
Destined for greatness from birth, Adas came into the world with charcoal skin, a rarity for the
red skinned species, and thus was named as their chosen one, allowing him to be raised as a warrior
and trained in the dark side arts, growing far larger, stronger and more intelligent than his
peers. In addition to becoming a master of sith sorcery, he duel wielded enormous battle axes
and wore a suit of ebon armor. Taking the leadership of his nation, Adas led them to war,
securing his legacy forever as the first Sith to conquer and unify their people.
Known as the Reign of the Ax, King Adas ruled for three centuries,
using his immense dark side powers to extend his life. A species devoted to the principle
that the strong must rule over the weak, many Sith worshipped their King Adas as an immortal diety,
naming him the Sith’ari or overlord, in reverence of his ruthless determination, watching on
contented, as he preyed on the timid, enslaved the foolish, executed idealists, and drank the
bloodsoup of his enemies to honor their deaths. As no other Sith could stand against him,
his downfall came in 27700 BBY, when the Rakatan species of the Infinite Empire
travelled to Korriban and feigned friendship, teaching King Adas how to create his own holocron,
only to then launch a full scale invasion with their advanced force technology.
For a time, the Rakatan warlord Soa reigned over Korriban, with a number of Sith purebloods like
Yshaar Kael also known as the "Betrayer of Adas, joining his cause to form the Infernal Council.
Meanwhile, the King rallied the armies of Korriban and led a viscous uprising to defeat the Infinite
Empire, driving them from their planet. Although Adas did not survive his campaign of liberation,
the holocron he created was left with his shadow hand, and so the great king’s knowledge was
preserved and passed down through the generations. Despite their victory against the Rakatans, the
end of the war saw Korriban fall to chaos, as the death of their unifying leader returned them to a
state of factionalism and civil strife. Destroying much of the planet in their wars of domination,
most ended up using abandoned Rakatan technology to spread out into the stars,
conquering worlds like tund and Ziost, which became the new capital of the Sith species.
Those who remained on Korriban, were largely priests and religious fanatics, some of whom
came to believe in a sacred prophecy that a new Sith’ari would one day emerge as heir to Adas,
destined to lead, destroy, and remake them stronger than before. Yet some of the priesthood
did not believe in a second Sith’ari, claiming the prophecy pertained to and died with King Adas.
Regardless, the legacy of this warrior king lived on for tens of thousands of years,
with the culture of strength and ruthless domination he inspired
spreading alongside his people as the colonized their region of galaxy. It was this same respect
for strength that made the Sith accept Ajunta Pall and the other powerful Dark Jedi as Lords,
when they took refuge on Korirban after their defeat in the hundred year darkness.
Recognizing the extraordinary force powers of Ajunta Pall, the priests of Korriban declared
him the new Sith’ari, granting him the holocron of King Adas. Inspired by the teachings of
King Adas and the dark side culture of the Sith species, the dark jedi of Ajunta Pall interbred
with the native species and founded a new Sith Order and Empire, conquering so many systems
they became a traditional rival for power to the Old Republic government of the galactic core.
Containing a treasure trove of dark side knowledge, the holocron taught many throughout
the years, training legendary Sith Lords like Freedon Nadd, and his descendants who ruled over
Onderon, until eventually coming into the possession of Dark Lady Lumiya in 19 BBY,
who returned it to Korriban. Yet not all were considered worthy enough to unlock the secrets of
the Adas holocron which refused to cooperate the students were deemed worthy. Although such devices
were not supposed to have any actual power, the holographic representation of King Adas
that dwelt within the holocron was known to make threats even powerful Sith Lords took seriously.