Sith scroll

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"Words have power. Proof is in the Sith scrolls I acquired. When read, they release malevolence as a safeguard against those who would unlock their secrets. Better to leave hundreds blinded with a binding curse than surrender power to a single fool."
―Sorzus Syn, Lord of the Sith[7]

Sith scrolls or tomes were ancient Sith writings, scribed by the very hand of a Dark Lord of the Sith.

History

The ancient Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Andeddu was the author of many Sith scrolls which he hoarded in his Fortress on his homeworld of Prakith.[3]

After the Great Hyperspace War in 5000 BBY, the majority of Sith scrolls, among other artifacts, were destroyed by the Jedi Order. Like Sith amulets, scrolls were deemed dangerous, since they propagated Sith teachings and often possessed the ability to drive their reader insane.[8][9]

In 3997 BBY,[10] wayward Jedi Exar Kun found ancient Sith scrolls[1] that were written by Naga Sadow[4] when he raided the Tomb of Freedon Nadd. Freedon Nadd gave the scrolls to Kun after he opened the sarcophagus.[1]

During the reign of Emperor Palpatine, two of his Hands, Roganda Ismaren and Blackhole, obtained and studied ancient Sith scrolls that contained knowledge of the forgotten art of mechu-deru.[6]

Appearances

Sources

Alchemic Sith scrolls protected by an insanity curse

Alchemic Sith scrolls protected by an insanity curse

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 2
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 In Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 2, Freedon Nadd says that the scrolls in his tomb were written by "the Dark Lord who was my master." The New Essential Chronology says that Naga Sadow, a Dark Lord of the Sith Empire, was Freedon Nadd's master.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Legacy (2006) 27
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 In Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith 2, Freedon Nadd says that the scrolls in his tomb were written by "the Dark Lord who was my master." The New Essential Chronology says that Naga Sadow was Freedon Nadd's master.
  5. ↑ Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 HyperspaceIcon Evil Never Dies: The Sith Dynasties on Hyperspace (backup link) (original site is defunct)
  7. ↑ Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
  8. ↑ Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
  9. ↑ Jedi Academy Training Manual
  10. ↑ The New Essential Chronology