Darth Vitus (Destiny)

Darth Vitus was a Sith Lord of the old Sith Empire and one of the founding members of the Dark Council.

Biography
Born in the twilight years of the Sith's, Vitus had always had an interest in. In particular, he was interested in achieving immortality and thus perused the teachings of and Darth Andeddu at great length.

During the Great Hyperspace War, Vitus avoided joining in the conflict and instead traveled to Prakith, seeking out the tomb of Darth Andeddu and making contact with the ancient Dark Lord. Impressed by Vitus' determination, Andeddu decided to indulge the young Sith and imparted some of his knowledge to put Vitus on the right path. Among the items he allowed Vitus to leave Prakith with was the enchanted armor of Valtheran, which had been worn by Andeddu's master Darth Trayus many centuries ago.

When Vitus returned to the Sith, the Empire had been defeated by the Galactic Republic. Falling in with Lord, Vitus retreated to Dromund Kaas, where the Sith set about rebuilding their order. Upon learning of Vitus' possession of the armor of Valtheran, Vitiate elevated Vitus to the rank of Darth and made him a member of his Dark Council, putting him in charge of the.

At the Sith Emperor's behest, Darth Vitus spent countless years studying the armor of Valtheran, as well as the staff that came with it. In time, he was able to unlock the staff's ability to raise an army of the dead. Relocating his studies to the moon of, Vitus proceeded to utilize this power with his Sith alchemy, creating fearsome dark side creatures that was nearly impossible to kill. He was also able to prolong his life for a number of centuries.

Growing weary of Vitus' experiments, the Sith Emperor had Darth Vitus removed from power. The Sith Lord's studies were later continued by, who eventually developed an derived from the staff's power that could transform its victims into zombies. The armor itself was left forgotten until several millennia after Vitus' death, when his abandoned lab was visited by Darth Vorath, who acquired the armor and staff of Valtheran after defeating Vitus' creations.