Tyûknyâshûjontû Qyâsikanjat

Tyûknyâshûjontû Qyâsikanjat was a Sith language term meaning "by means of great strength in the Force" that was used to describe Sith of the old Sith Empire who had requested and received Sith Lordship directly from the presiding Jen'ari ("Dark Lord"  ) for displaying undeniable power in the Force. Such individuals were generally referred to as Tsis'ari Tyûknyâshûjontû Qyâsikanjat in the Sith language and as "anointed Sith Lords" in Galactic Basic Standard, both references to the words spoken and rites observed during the associated Sith Lordship investiture ceremony.

The Sith language term Tyûknyâshûjontû Qyâsikanjat was composed according to the Sith morphology rules governing compounding and the appending of different stems and case endings based on context. It was composed of two main compound words, namely tyûknyâshûjontû meaning "through great strength" and Qyâsikanjat meaning "in the Force." The former word was composed of the head noun tyûk meaning "strength," to which was appended the adjective nyâsh meaning "great," the semivowel glide -û, and the instrumental case ending "-jontû." The latter word was formed from the head noun Qyâsik referring to the Force and the ablative case ending "-anjat" meaning "in/about/from."

During the era of the Sith Empire, Sith acolytes could be upraised to Sith Lord by their masters on the basis of merit, inherit the title via the laws of primogeniture, or simply claim the title for themselves in the absence of competition or opposition. However, some particularly powerful Sith chose instead to present themselves at court to the presiding Dark Lord of the Sith and request Sith Lordship directly from the hand of the Jen'ari. These Sith Lord hopefuls were a self-selected minority, unshakably confident in their prodigious command of the Force and prepared to face the likelihood of death at the hands of an unconvinced Dark Lord. Most of these individuals were practiced Sith sorcerers and masters of the dark side who had refined their knowledge of Sith magic over a span of decades or centuries in preparation for staking their claims.

Those few who succeeding in winning the Dark Lord's favor were rare and widely feared by their peers in the Sith establishment for their incontestable power in the Force. These uplifted Sith Lords were generally titled with the additional postpositive honorific Tyûknyâshûjontû Qyâsikanjat meaning "by means of great strength in the Force," a reference to the words spoken by the Dark Lord during the investiture ceremony. In Galactic Basic Standard, these Sith were generally referred to as "anointed Sith Lords" to differentiate them from other members of the noble caste, a reference to the practice embraced by Dark Lords of anointing successful title claimants with consecrated fragrance oils derived from tuk'ata blood.

Among the most famous Sith to acquire Lordship by means of this uncommon practice was the Sith half-breed known as Tenebrae, bastard son of the Sith Lord Dramath of Medriaas and the future Sith Emperor of the reconstituted Sith Empire. Not long after the start of the Golden Age of the Sith, thirteen-year-old Tenebrae presented himself to the recently elected Dark Lord Marka Ragnos at the Sith Citadel on Ziost after having spent the better part of his youth consolidating control over his homeworld in a protracted campaign of conquest. Unable to deny the young Sith's prodigious command of the Force, Ragnos named Tenebrae the presiding Sith Lord of his homeworld of Medriaas, formally titling him as "Lord Vitiate."

The idea for the Tsis'ari Tyûknyâshûjontû Qyâsikanjat originated from a series of passing comments in The Old Republic: Revan and Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia discussing the unconventional means by which Vitiate acquired Sith Lordship from Marka Ragnos during the Golden Age of the Sith. The use of the term "anointed Sith Lord" is a reference to the Sith Lords of the Council of Five's Sith Empire as described in Sakaros's untitled New Sith Wars series.


 * The Old Republic: Revan


 * Star Wars: The Old Republic Encyclopedia