The Acolyte Competition

[Lord Iezkon]

Nobrcer would send the report with the below as it's filename to Apprentice Annabelle with his name at the bottom

The Sith Hierarchy and the ranks within:

Foreword

In this report, I hope to accurately talk about The Sith Hierarchy and the ranks within it. As a prelude to this, I believe that there is a Hierarchy even between the ranks of the sith themselves. Myself being an Alien acolyte, I have seen the difference between a pureblood and myself in the eyes of an apprentice, sith and even lords. I believe that as an overarching hierarchy, A sith pureblood of any rank will be, mostly, higher than a human of the same rank who in turn will be higher than an Alien of the ranking. This being said, lets talk about each rank within the Sith Hierarchy.

Rank One, The Acolyte:

An Acolyte is the lowest of the low within the Sith Hierarchy. They are brought in from all styles of life as force sensitive trainees. They don’t know the sith ways, they don’t know force powers, they don’t know much at all. That is there job while they are Acolytes. To learn, to gain power, to be shown what it is to become sith. Because Acolytes come from everywhere, they are not generally considered sith, but will become sith once they complete a number of trials, basic tests to show their worth to the higher ups in a way to be taken on as an apprentice (see below for more information on apprentices). Acolytes have limited access to resources and are limited in the force powers and light saber forms they can use. Acolytes, being at the bottom of the hierarchy, must refer to everyone above them as, “My Lord” and are below anyone. Overseers hold the most power of an acolyte, but unless it goes against an overseer’s command any sith or imperial also has full authority over an acolyte.

Rank Two, Sith Neophyte:

I was foggy at first where this and the household sith ranking fell in the hierarchy until I sought out Kalar Zunda for information. I was told by her that a sith Neophyte are in a simple way to put it, a masterless apprentice. They were once an apprentice but their master either died or gave up on them. They are the same sort of power and authority as an apprentice so read on for more information.

Rank Three, Sith Apprentice:

A Sith Apprentice, you are now a huge step up from when you were an acolyte. As an apprentice you now have a master. Someone who has more control over you than most people would. As an apprentice you now have access to a whole lot more resources, more force powers and light saber forms. An apprentice’s master will have a set amount they want them to progress before they two would be raised from an apprentice. An apprentice is above an acolyte but below pretty much everything else in the hierarchy. Apprentices serve their master first and foremost and in turn, the master will train the apprentice making them stronger.

Rank Four, Household Sith:

Yet another rank I was unsure about before my talks with Zunda, a household sith herself. A household sith can have many different titles, two which we have here in House Horuset are Sith Kalar and Lorekeeper. Lorekeeper Jadie’s role/job is to look after the library and impart knowledge to the future generations. Whereas Sith Kalar Zunda’s role is to keep her assets fully utilised for the house and simply to train her apprentices. A household sith, as gathered from the knowledge above is higher than an apprentice and can even take on their own apprentices, but lower than the ranking of a lord.

Rank Five, Sith Lord:

A Sith Lord is the most regularly attainable rank in the Sith Hierarchy. That’s not saying it is easy to become a sith lord however. Once a master sees that their apprentice has enough power, influence and political standings, they may be raised up to a lord. A lord has great skill in both Light Saber techniques and force powers being able to hold themselves up against numerous apprentices at the same time in most circumstances. A sith lord when promoted will most likely take on an apprentice straight away as a sign of their extra duties. A sith lord is above a household sith and apprentices, but below a Darth.

Rank Six, Darth:

The Darth is a super powered position. It is above a Sith Lord and only below a dark council member and the Emperor. A Darth needs to do something very big or be very powerful to be raised from a Lord to a Darth. An acolyte like myself is so below a Darth that if I were to pass one he wouldn’t even look my way. A Darth is something that every Sith wants to be but very few could ever become.

Rank Seven, Dark Council Member:

As a Darth there is one step up and that is becoming a member on the dark council. This requires a huge powerbase, a spot to be open on the dark council and to be very powerful. A dark council member is above a regular Darth and makes decisions to actively better the empire. The only person above a dark council member is the…

Rank Eight, The Emperor:

Above everyone else, even the dark council members is the Emperor. Everyone would bow before him in the streets, that is, if anyone knew where he was. The Emperor is a position I do not know much about, but I know that he is the head of the entire Empire and powerful beyond fathom of a simple acolyte such as myself.

Conclusion

In conclusion, there are many different ranks within the Sith Hierarchy and each time that you progress in a rank, your power is significantly higher, both in terms of authority and strength, than it was when you first began as the previous rank. Working your way up the ranks is a hard, but very worthwhile adventure.

- Acolyte Nobrcer.