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One cannot refuse the Sith, so when one asked me to investigate a cult of force users, I complied. This cult has a "secret" compound not far from the city and has apparently been drawing both Sith and Jedi to it. As the only force users I've met who weren't highly unpleasant were neither, I can't say I was looking forward to infiltrating a compound of both.
The cult proved to have no concept of secrecy at all, and might as well have posted welcome signs. They are also, as far as I can tell, completely insane. They worship a long-dead Sith named Revan, who apparently began his force using career as a Jedi, and have found an altar in a cave near their encampment. This altar supposedly cleanses their initiates through death.
What it actually does is force lightning one into unconsciousness. Have I mentioned my growing dislike for force lightning?
Between their unusual use of an ancient security system and the number of battles to the death an initiate has to fight before becoming a full member of their organization, I'd already decided they were no threat to the Empire by the time I meet their leader. (By my calculation, at the rate the group shrinks with each new member, they should have eliminated themselves by the end of the year.) As it turns out, the group believes that the Emperor is Revan, and that he's currently imprisoned by the Dark Council. (The latter isn't impossible. The Dark Council has far more control than it should. The former is doubtful, to say the least.) I would deem them loyal, if extremely misguided.
However, they did provide an opportunity to sow dissension among the Sith. That might technically be treason, but I believe it's for the good of the Empire. We would be much better off without the Dark Council's influence, and the Sith are the best weapon against the Sith that we have.
I can at least hope that the new conflict among the Sith will distract Jadus. That would be to Imperial Intelligence's advantage, as well as my own.
The cult proved to have no concept of secrecy at all, and might as well have posted welcome signs. They are also, as far as I can tell, completely insane. They worship a long-dead Sith named Revan, who apparently began his force using career as a Jedi, and have found an altar in a cave near their encampment. This altar supposedly cleanses their initiates through death.
What it actually does is force lightning one into unconsciousness. Have I mentioned my growing dislike for force lightning?
Between their unusual use of an ancient security system and the number of battles to the death an initiate has to fight before becoming a full member of their organization, I'd already decided they were no threat to the Empire by the time I meet their leader. (By my calculation, at the rate the group shrinks with each new member, they should have eliminated themselves by the end of the year.) As it turns out, the group believes that the Emperor is Revan, and that he's currently imprisoned by the Dark Council. (The latter isn't impossible. The Dark Council has far more control than it should. The former is doubtful, to say the least.) I would deem them loyal, if extremely misguided.
However, they did provide an opportunity to sow dissension among the Sith. That might technically be treason, but I believe it's for the good of the Empire. We would be much better off without the Dark Council's influence, and the Sith are the best weapon against the Sith that we have.
I can at least hope that the new conflict among the Sith will distract Jadus. That would be to Imperial Intelligence's advantage, as well as my own.
