Darth Vidius was a male Sith Lord who served on the Dark Council of the Sith Empire.
Biography[]
Born to a proud lineage of pureblood Sith, the man who would become Darth Vidius quickly rose through the ranks of the Sith Empire. Attaining the rank of Sith Lord, Vidius fell under the service of Darth Nyriss, who headed the Sphere of Ancient Knowledge. Nyriss paid her lackey little heed, leaving Vidius to his own devices. Under her nose, Vidius accumulated vast swaths of knowledge and power, eventually earning himself the moniker of Darth. After Nyriss' conspiracy was exposed and the entire Dark Council purged, the Sith Emperor appointed Darth Vidius to the new Dark Council, placing him in control of what had been Nyriss' sphere of influence.
Darth Vidius' first task was to track down the remnants of Darth Revan's Sith Empire and either eliminate them or assimilate them into the true Empire. After failing to verify rumors of a carbonite Sith army, Vidius came across the former Sith Marauder Kalon Soral in the Unknown Regions. Having taken on the name Darth Vorath, Soral was preparing an attack on the Galactic Republic—something which the Sith Emperor could not afford at this stage in his plan. Confronting Vorath, Vidius did battle with the would-be Sith Lord and would have succeeded in killing him had it not been for the intervention of Vorath's master Darth Trayus. Escaping Vidius' clutches, Vorath escaped to Wild Space while Vidius returned to Dromund Kaas with what had been Vorath's army.
Although he was disappointed with Vidius' failure to kill Vorath, the addition to his forces prevented the Sith Emperor from taking the Dark Lord's life. However, not content without delivering some form of punishment, the Emperor instead locked Vidius away in his chambers, forcing him to live forever alone in his study, surrounded by swaths of Sith knowledge. He would attend Dark Council meetings only via hologram while his apprentice carried out his duties. Vidius would eventually pass away at a hundred years of age. He was succeeded on the Dark Council by his student's student, as the former had long since fallen victim to their own devices.
Equipment[]
At some point in his life, Darth Vidius created a Sith holocron, which by 40 ABY had found its way into the hands of Sal Tyrius, curator of the Diamond Chest on Arkania. Tyrius later gave the holocron to Varon Krul in exchange for the amulet of Vorak Zal. Vidius' holocron would then lead Varon Krul to a carbonite Sith army created by Darth Glovoc.[1]
Appearances[]
- The Elusive Shadow (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The Elusive Shadow