User:Darth Kieduss the Wise

Darth Kieduss the Wise, born Cole Herrington, was a Dark Lord of the Sith during the time of Darth Plagueis the Wise. He played a large role in galactic events, inciting Darth Christophisis, whom he trained in the ways of the Sith and the dark side of the Force, to take control of the galaxy and bring about an age of the Sith. Christophisis, concerned with being replaced as Kieduss' apprentice, eventually killed the the human in his sleep. The legend of Kieduss was later used by Sidious to sway Anakin Skywalker to the dark side, though Kieduss himself remained a mysterious figure to the Jedi and their allies well into the time of the Galactic Alliance.

Biography
Darth Kieduss was a Human, in the Sith lineage of Darth Bane, who reigned in the time around 60 BBY. On an unknown planet,

Cybernetic Sith Master
Cole Herrington was dsicovered by a Sith Lord covered by Cybernetics (due to losing a duel to his former Jedi Master on a lava planet) named Darth Tavington The Cruel. Herrington then took on the name of Darth Kieduss the Wise. His master would usually send him on missions disguised as a Jedi to better complete his mission. Before he killed his Tavington, his master taught him everything all other Sith Lords never learned. After killing Tavington, he became obsessed with eternal life, and experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midi-chlorians. Kieduss harbored negative feelings for his Tavington, because the Cyborg used to be a Jedi, the Sith's sworn enemy.

Final Test
For a final test, Kieduss was sent to the world of Nar Shadaa to kill the Jedi Master Rahm Kota. Though he battled Kota, he fleed the battle, Kota gravely wounded, though with the impression that what attacked Kota was just another Dark Jedi, not a Sith. He held the Force Impression that he killed him to fool his master.

Killing his master
When Kieduss felt like he was ready to the take the throne of Dark Lord of the Sith, he fooled his master by luring him into his lair on Coruscant, hiden from the presence of the Jedi. They engaged each other in a furocious duel. The battle was intense, Kieduss nearly lost his right arm, and his Tavington lost much of his armor, including his helmet. Kieduss struck down his master and became the Dark Lord of the Sith.

Kieduss and Christophisis
"Tell me what you regard as your greatest strength, so I will know how best to undermine you; tell me of your greatest fear, so I will know which I must force you to face; tell me what you cherish most, so I will know what to take from you; and tell me what you crave, so that I might deny you."

- Darth Kieduss

At some point, though, he took on Chris, a gifted student, as his apprentice and named him Darth Christophisis. Christophisis learned from Kieduss over the course of decades, during which Kieduss taught his apprentice everything he knew to prevent the power he had amassed from being lost forever. During Christophisis' training, Kieduss gave his apprentice access to his Sith holocrons. Kieduss' lessons involved forcing Christophisis to face his fears, denying him pleasures, and taking from him the things he loved. He taught Christophisis that emotions such as envy and hatred, though necessary to master the dark side, were simply means to the end of casting aside usual notions of morality for a greater goal. Kieduss also lectured his apprentice on the means of taking power, with the eventual goal of control over the galaxy.

Christophisis, meanwhile, began training his own apprentice, without Kieduss' knowledge, and may even have trained other apprentices before. Christophis would not kill his master, however, until he understood the lessons of Kieduss

The death of Darth Kieduss
"He became so powerful, the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew. Then, his apprentice killed him in his sleep."

- Palpatine to Anakin Skywalker

By the time of the Galactic Alliance, nothing was known of Kieduss' origins, and no one was sure how he came to train Christophisis. Kieduss, who had discovered a way to prevent death with the Force, intended to explore an extreme application of his power&mdash;the ability to create life from nothing, using the Force to directly manipulate the midi-chlorians found in a living being's blood. When the Dark Lord revealed his plans for this experiment to Christophisis, Christophisis grew concerned. When Kieduss then stated that a being created in this manner would be the living embodiment of the Force, Christophisis realized that his master intended to create his replacement, and determined to kill Kieduss before that happened.Shortly after, at some point between 52 BBY and 46 BBY, Christophisis murdered Darth Kieduss as he slept.

Legacy
"Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Kieduss the Wise?"

- Palpatine

Kieduss' experiments in creating life may have succeeded. It was speculated that Kieduss initiated his plans before dying, Though Kieduss purportedly taught Christophisis all he knew, Christophisis himself was unable to use Kieduss' teachings to cheat death through the Force, and was forced to rely on clone bodies to hold his spirit instead.