Sith necromancy

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Although this article is based on official information from the Star Wars Legends continuity, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

"I would have taken pleasure in meeting with Dathka Graush, who died decades before our arrival. Though he is gone, it was he who melded alchemy and spellcasting to perfect necromancy."
―Sorzus Syn, extract from Chronicle of Sorzus Syn[2]

Sith necromancy was a niche sub-discipline of Sith magic combining the techniques and practices of Sith alchemy with the rituals and incantations of Sith magic for the purposes of reanimating the dead.[2]

Dathka Graush, a Sith King[2][3] of Korriban[4] active in the decades prior to[5] the arrival of the Dark Jedi Exiles in 6900 BBY,[6] was among the earliest practitioners of Sith necromancy,[2] reanimating and commanding vast armies of Korriban zombies[7] by means of the Tsaiwinokka Hoyakut incantation. The Jen'jidai Sorzus Syn included a copy the Tsaiwinokka Hoyakut spell in her titular chronicle, expressing disappointment at being unable to meet the late Sith king prior to his death in the decades preceding the Exiles' arrival.[2]

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  1. ↑ Assumed by virtue of being associated with Sith alchemy.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
  3. ↑ Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
  4. ↑ WizardsoftheCoast Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct)
  5. ↑ The Essential Atlas says that Dathka Graush initiated his war in 7000 BBY and Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls says that he was assassinated "after fifty years of bloodshed".
  6. ↑ Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force
  7. ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 227 ("Korriban zombie")