Sith (species)

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Sith

Homeworld	Korriban, relocated to Ziost
Language	Sith (language)
Average height	1.83m (6ft)
Skin color	Red
Distinctions	Tentacle "beards"
Weapon	Sith Lanvarocks
Races	None known

The Sith were a species of red-skinned humanoids native to Ziost and Korriban that were enslaved by exiled Dark Jedi. Prior to their discovery, the Sith were divided into a meek and lowly slave class, a skilled and intelligent engineer class, and the warlike Massassi class. Over time, the Sith interbred with the Human Dark Jedi through a practice of the intermixing of human and Sith bloodlines which became known as Sith alchemy. This resulted in their characteristic red skin and long tentacle 'beards'. Eventually, the Sith species in its original form was almost extinct.

During the Great Hyperspace War, the Dark Lord Naga Sadow fled to Yavin 4 along with a contingent of Massassi followers to escape the pursuing Jedi and the Republic. There, Naga Sadow committed cruel experiments on his own Massassi warriors which resulted in them becoming Dark Side wielding savages. After the Great Hyperspace War, the Republic and the Jedi cleansed Ziost, Korriban and the other Sith Empire worlds in an act of genocide against the species.

Due to their history of association with Dark Side Force users, the word 'Sith' went on to be used by many dark side organizations not connected with the original Sith species.

Notable Sith included Naga Sadow, Ludo Kressh and Marka Ragnos.

[edit] Behind the scenes

For the Thrawn Trilogy, Timothy Zahn initially intended the Noghri to be the Sith, but was told to change by Lucasfilm.

It is also rumored that originally the Yuuzhan Vong were intended to be exiled Sith, but that this was changed midway through the The New Jedi Order series.