Databank Dump #3 - Darth Bane

Darth Bane, born Dessel, and known to his proxies as Lord Eddels, was the Sith'ari and the Dark Lord of the Sith responsible for creating the Rule of Two. Born in 1026 BBY, he was raised as a poor miner on the Outer Rim planetApatros. After killing a Galactic Republic ensign when the soldier tried to mug him in 1003 BBY, Dessel was in danger of being arrested and imprisoned by the Republic. With the help of his friend Groshik, he escaped off-world to join the Sith Brotherhood of Darkness. Initially serving as a foot soldier in the Gloom Walkers unit, he was recognized as a Force-sensitive, and taken to the Sith Academy on Korriban. Bane, as he had been baptised, quickly became one of the best students at the Academy before he lost his faith in the dark side of the Force. Though Bane was able to regain his confidence in the dark side, he lost his trust in the Brotherhood of Darkness, believing it to be a flawed organization whose leader, Skere Kaan, was a coward and a fool. Deserting the order, he went to the planet Lehon and studied the holocron of Darth Revan, and, armed with new knowledge, helped him deceive and destroy the Brotherhood using a thought bomb which targeted all force sensitives including the remaining Army of Light Jedi lead by Lord Hoth on Ruusan, leading to the Ruusan reformations and the alleged destruction of the Sith, allowing him to create his own Sith Order. Hiding from the Jedi Order, he then instituted a Rule of Two, which stated that there could be only two Sith to avoid the infighting that had plagued the Sith for millennia. He also took both the title of Darth and an apprentice named Darth Zannah.

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