Sometime during the early history of the First Sith Empire, the coming of
the Sith’ari, an exemplar of the Sith ideal, was foretold, inspired by the
legend of Adas.
The Sith'ari was prophesied a perfect being, the ultimate Sith, free of all
restrictions who would rise to power to lead the Sith and, according to the
legend, destroy them, yet, through their destruction, make them stronger than
ever.
“One who has freed themselves from
all restrictions has reached perfection, their potential fulfilled. Perfect
strength, perfect power, and perfect destiny, imagine it.”
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A certain sect, although very small within the Brotherhood, reaching all
the way to the High Council itself, truly believes in the ancient legend. Kaan
on the other hand, balked at the myth, and a majority of his fellow brethren
feel akin. Bane himself has stated publicly he has no regard for the legend and
dismisses it as fantasy.
Having the distinction of never failing a mission assigned, combined with
his unusual lightsaber style, Bane unwittingly started a following of devoted
believers. These ‘Believers’ would offer him gifts and such, and leave them at
the steps of his domicile under the cover of darkness. Eventually this became
apparent to Kaan, and in secrecy fellow Brethren began to disappear. Little by
little, Kaan discovered who the Believers were and quickly thinned out their
numbers. Kaan’s great distaste for the so-called legend angered him to the
point where he set forth a decree within the Brotherhood. If one was to mention
or even speak of the prophecy, they would be cut down where they stood, and all
gifting would cease. From that point on, the legend would not be spoken of and
no offerings would be left.
However, with the discovery of several ancient Sith Scrolls unearthed from
their final days on Yavin IV, the legend resurfaced. Kaan once again had to
contend with it. One of the eight scrolls found 
was in fact a confirmation of the legend, and
spoke of it in great detail. Unfortunately, shortly after its discovery and
deciphering, the scroll was stolen, and most believe destroyed by Kaan himself.
Key information it contained is only known to a handful of High Council
Members. Information that did manage to leak out was enough to prompt a great
uprising within the Brotherhood, which began to spread like an aggressive
tumor.
Believers of the prophecy staged a coup against Kaan during the second
battle of Ruusan, in an effort to put what they called the “Sith’ari” in
position for the “New Beginning.”
However, Kaan was foretold of the event and was able to circumvent their
efforts. Kaan ordered Captain Tiris and the Black Guard to seek out and destroy
all of Bane’s devoted followers. Kaan then secretly ordered Tiris to personally
eliminate the members of Bane’s Special Operations Sect, who at the time were
below the planet’s surface scouting a possible secondary escape route within a
great underground network of vast caves.
Bane had been order by Kaan to command the second battle as he did with the
first. Bane’s overwhelming presence, combined with his unique style, rallied
the men to fight like nothing else. Kaan believed they would win the second
battle as well, with Bane heading the charge. Since the failed coup,
however, Bane has been sequestered and isolated from all Brethren. The
Brotherhood has lost all subsequent battles since his internment. Merely two
thousand Brethren remain…
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Excerpt at top
Courtesy Wookieepedia
Excerpt from
Resurrection
Rick J. Johnson
Copyright © 2005