Châtsûshnwûlkut Tsisottoi Shikkarûjontû

The Shikkari, a Basicized word derived from the  dagger,  was the name given to a group of  s of the  who were among the various Sith special forces based on  during the. The Shikkari were used both as the extra-judicial secret police of the Sith Empire and as its principle outward-facing, and were among the few Sith to ever venture abroad outside the borders of the Empire.

During the reign of, the Shikkari were primarily used to identify and assassinate many would-be upstarts and potential claimants to Ragnos's throne before they could amass allies and press claims. Under orders from the subsequent, the Shikkari furtively fought against the  during the , conducting asset denial missions and assassinations across newly-discovered Republic worlds. Members of the group who survived the war ended up in the Tsistaralkut or were summarily killed in the  of.

Due to their role as spies and assassins based on the outlying Sith world of Thule, the Shikkari were among the few Sith to venture forth from the borders of the Empire during its millennia of existence. While most Sith were content to remain within their isolated pocket of the galaxy, the Shikkari often traveled abroad, bringing their  intelligence reports of distant worlds and potential targets for Sith expansion. Members of the group were known have been in some contact with the Republic-aligned during the Golden Age of the Sith, and while the GenoHaradan knew next to nothing about these Sith operators except their name, the Shikkari garnered a fearsome reputation among the underworld elite for their brutality and customary efficiency.

Behind the scenes
The Shikkari are based on the real-life, a subgroup of the who derived their name from the  daggers their members traditionally carried. The inspiration for the group can be traced to the unnamed Sith stealth forces on Thule mentioned on page 139 of .