Dark Adept

Dark Adept was the beggining rank of a Sith when they first joinned the Empire. One would recieve the rank of Dark Adept when a force sensitive being would subject themselves to the dark side and to the teachings of the Sith. Dark Adepts were normally Sith within the Empire that did not yet have a master and trained themselves. During the reign of Darth Praxeum, Dark Adepts ranged from the ages of 14-20. When Darth Matas became Emperor, Dark Adepts were young and from the ages of 3-10, no matter the species.