Approved Lore Veritas | Sith Eternal

[Darth Empyrean]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To give an in world explanation why some Sith have black eyes, and add onto the lore of Sith Eternalism and esoteric Sith knowledge.
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GENERAL INFORMATION

• Tradition Name: Veritas
• Tradition Type: Other
  • The Veritas is not a Force Tradition in its normal sense, but rather the nature of knowing. A Sith who has achieved Veritas is one who has seen the 'Truth' and ascended beyond what the Dark Side would normally impart. To be a Veritas is to be a Sith, but a Sith who sees.
• Tradition Focus: Spiritual // Scholarly
• Influence:Minor (Semi-Solitary)
  • The Veritas are a very rare breed, as there are only a few actual "practitioners" in the galaxy. Being recognized as a Veritas is both an honor, and a dreadful declaration. While they are extremely rare, there reputation precedes them.
• Orientation: Dark
• Influence Area: N/A
• Symbol:
  • The Veritas do not have a symbol, but they are often given symbolic relation to the eye. In scholarly reports, the Veritas are written with the symbolic representation of an All-Seeing Eye, marked in reverse coloration than a traditional one. Where the sclera in a normal symbol eye might be white or unpainted, the Veritas Symbol has the sclera filled black while the iris is clear.
• Description:
  • The Veritas – The Sith Who See
    • The Veritas are not an order, not a faction, not a school of Sith doctrine. They are simply those who have seen. To become Veritas is not to be taught, nor to be initiated, but to awaken—to witness the truth so profound that it forever sunders the soul. Those who walk this path do not seek it; it finds them.
    • The Revelation
      • The Sith speak of power. They believe the Force is a tool, a current to be bent, a weapon to be wielded. They see strength in dominion, in passion, in struggle. And yet, it is all an illusion. The Sith believe they conquer the Force, but the Veritas know that the Force has already been conquered—not by them, but by the hidden hands of the Celestials, the architects who shaped the very fabric of the cosmos.
        
        The revelation is not mere knowledge. It is a severance—a breaking of chains that were never seen before. The Veritas do not use the Force as a Jedi or Sith does. They do not call upon it, nor struggle with it, nor seek its favor. For them, the Force is not external; it is an extension of self, an inescapable truth of their own being. It is not something they channel. It is something they are.
    • The Change
      • When a Sith becomes Veritas, they are forever altered. Their old self—ambitions, hatreds, desires—are stripped away, not by discipline or denial, but because such things simply become irrelevant. The Force does not bind them; they impose themselves upon it. Their will is absolute, because there is no longer a difference between their perception and reality itself.
        
        The transformation is marked by the darkening of their eyes, the irises and sclera becoming pure black—not from corruption, but because they have gazed upon the abyss of reality and now carry it within them. The void they perceive is reflected in their very being.
    • The Power of the Veritas
      • A Sith commands the Force. A Veritas dictates it.
        
        To lesser Sith, power is drawn, channeled, and unleashed through emotions, techniques, and discipline. To the Veritas, such methods are crude, like a child struggling to move water with their hands when they could simply reshape the river itself. A Sith reaches forth with the Force to seize their foe. A Veritas does not reach. The foe is simply seized. A Sith conjures lightning, shaping and directing it. A Veritas does not conjure—the storm erupts simply because they will it. A Sith must fight for every inch of power. A Veritas does not fight. Their will is the only truth. They do not struggle. They do not incant. The Force does not act through them—they are not conduits. The Force is them, and so reality bends without effort.
    • The Isolation of the Veritas
      • To the Sith who do not understand, the Veritas are heretics. To the Jedi, they are abominations. They are neither. They are something else entirely. A Veritas no longer belongs among the Sith, because they do not hunger as the Sith do. They have no desire for dominion, no need to conquer. What use is conquest when one already imposes their truth upon reality? What use is struggle when effort is unnecessary?
        
        For this reason, the Veritas often drift into solitude. Some remain in the Empire, not as rulers, but as enigmas, feared and whispered about, moving through the corridors of power like phantoms. Others disappear into the void, no longer bound by the same ambitions that once defined them.
        
        Some Sith believe the Veritas are dangerous. Others believe they have transcended. The truth is irrelevant, for the Veritas do not care to convince.
        
        The Sith seek power. The Veritas simply are.

SOCIAL INFORMATION

• Membership:
  • The Becoming of the Veritas
    • There is no path to the Veritas. There is no training, no rite of passage, no master who can bestow the truth upon another. To seek it is to misunderstand it. The Veritas is not a tradition—it is a state of being, a realization so profound that it shatters the self and rebuilds it anew.
      
      No one is born Veritas. No one is taught to become Veritas. It is something one awakens to, and once seen, it can never be unseen.
  • The Moment of Revelation
    • The transition into Veritas is singular and irreversible. It is not gradual, nor is it achieved through willpower or study. It is a moment—an instant in which a Sith's perception collapses, and the raw, undiluted Truth seizes them. This revelation occurs under different circumstances, but it is always the same in its effect:
    • Triggers of the Awakening
      • The Confrontation with the Celestial Order
        • Some Sith, in their obsession with power, uncover the reality that the Force is not free, but shaped by a greater design—the work of the Celestials. For a Sith, whose entire identity is based on personal strength and mastery, this knowledge is a death blow.
        • Some are driven mad. Others reject it and live in denial. But the few who accept it, who let the Truth consume them without resistance, undergo something beyond understanding. They are undone—and then remade.
    • The Breaking of the Will
      • A Sith might reach the pinnacle of their power, only to realize that it means nothing. They have seized dominion over the Force, over life and death, yet they remain trappedin the same cycle of struggle and decay as every Sith before them.
        • In a moment of pure despair or perfect clarity, they cease to fight for power. They stop reaching for the Force, and instead, they become it. The realization is so absolute that it destroys their former self.
    • Near-Death and the Abyss
      • Some Veritas awaken only when faced with oblivion—moments from death, when the Force itself should abandon them.
        • But instead of surrendering to nothingness, they find themselves inverting their will: they do not reach out to the Force to save them. Instead, the Force simply conforms to their survival. From that moment on, it is no longer something outside of them.
    • The Irreversible Transformation
      • Once a Sith awakens as a Veritas, their very nature is altered. The transition is instantaneous and absolute:
        • Their eyes turn black—not from corruption, but because the distinction between their will and the Force has dissolved. There is no need to summon power, no need to reach for the Force. Reality bends because they expect it to.
        • They cease to struggle—passion no longer fuels their strength, because effort is unnecessary.
        • They are no longer Sith in the traditional sense—they do not hunger for more, because their will is already final.
    • Can One Be Taught to Become Veritas?
      • No.
        
        A Sith cannot be trained into the Veritas. The revelation must come from within, and no master can force it upon another. It cannot be bestowed, nor can it be shared directly. Each Veritas comes into their realization alone.
        
        However, one Veritas can recognize another—for they exist beyond the limitations of the Sith, and their presence is unmistakable. While a Veritas cannot lead another to the awakening, they can pose the questions, create the conditions for doubt, and plant the seeds of Truth. Whether another Sith survives that knowledge or is broken by it is irrelevant.
        
        For the Veritas, there is no initiation. No ceremony. No trials. There is only the Truth.
• Motives:
  • What Drives the Veritas?
    • The Veritas are not bound by conventional motivations. Unlike the Sith, who crave power, or the Jedi, who seek balance, the Veritas have no external purpose—no empire to rule, no doctrine to spread, no enemies to vanquish. Their state of being is not a traditionbut a condition, and thus, their drives are personal, fractured, and unknowable to those who have not seen the Truth.
      
      That said, if a Veritas acts, it is never out of impulse or fleeting ambition. Their motives are deeper, more deliberate, and often incomprehensible to lesser Sith. Some of these drives include:
  • The Assertion of Will – Shaping Reality Itself
    For a Veritas, the Force does not exist as something to be used—it is simply the extension of their perception. Because of this, their will is law, and their very presence alters reality as they see fit.
    • Some Veritas act simply because they choose to, and that is enough. They do not debate morality, politics, or conquest—they act, and the universe obeys.
    • This can manifest as profound detachment, where they rarely interfere with lesser beings. Or, conversely, it can lead to dramatic acts of will, where a Veritas reshapes entire civilizations on a whim.
    • They are indifferent to good and evil, chaos and order. These are constructs of lesser beings. The only truth is what they make real.
  • The Pursuit of Understanding – Breaking All Illusions
    Many Veritas, upon awakening, become obsessed with finding the final Truth—the deepest mysteries of the Force, the nature of the Celestials, and what lies beyond even their revelation.
    • To them, all Sith, Jedi, and mortal philosophies are flawed, blind to the forces that truly govern existence.
    • Some descend into isolation, abandoning all ties to the Sith Order, meditating in ancient places of power to unravel the fabric of reality itself.
    • Others become wanderers, moving through the galaxy to study lost knowledge—not for power, but for understanding that transcends even the Force.
    • These Veritas do not hoard knowledge like Sith sorcerers. They do not collect holocrons or scrolls for power. They see knowledge as a weapon against illusion, an endless process of cutting through the falsehoods of existence.
  • The Destruction of False Gods – Waging War Against the Celestials
    A rare and dangerous faction of the Veritas sees the Celestials not as distant architects, but as jailers—entities that control the fundamental nature of the Force, enslaving all life to their design.
    • These Veritas seek to break the last chain, to shatter the grand design of the Force and free the universe from its hidden masters.
    • This can manifest as a war against the Force itself, an effort to disrupt its flows, destroy its anchors, and challenge the very way it functions.
    • Some believe that if they can rewrite the Force, they can bring about the first true age of freedom—where no being is bound by its will but their own.
    • These Veritas become living anomalies, their very existence an act of rebellion against the natural order.
  • The Unmaking of the Sith – The End of the Old Ways
    While the Veritas are not an organized force, many regard the Sith as obsolete, trapped in primitive cycles of ambition and struggle.
    • Some Veritas withdraw entirely, letting the Sith destroy themselves, for their ways are beneath notice.
    • Others act as silent executioners, eliminating Sith Lords who cling to illusions of power, erasing them without a trace.
    • A few choose to become Sith Masters—not to lead, but to challenge, guiding their apprentices to the brink of revelation, forcing them to see or be destroyed.
    • The greatest tragedy of the Sith, in the eyes of the Veritas, is that they struggle for power when true mastery is effortless.
  • Absolute Apathy – Those Who Do Nothing
    Some Veritas, upon awakening, cease to act entirely. They see the futility in war, conquest, and ambition. To them, all beings are prisoners of their own blindness, and there is no reason to interfere.
    • These Veritas often vanish, living in solitude or wandering unseen.
    • They no longer participate in the affairs of the Sith, Jedi, or even the greater galaxy.
    • Some become watchers, bearing witness to the rise and fall of empires, unmoved by the tides of history.
  • Conclusion – There is No Single Purpose
    The Veritas are not unitedin cause. They are not an order. They are individuals who have transcended the Sith paradigm, and their motivations are as varied as their realizations.
    • Some seek greater knowledge.
    • Some seek to break the cycle.
    • Some seek to dismantle the Celestials' influence.
    • Some seek nothing at all.
  • Each Veritas acts according to their will, and their will alone is the only truth that matters.
• Rules and Teachings:
  • Beliefs, Teachings, and Practices of the Veritas
    The Veritas do not function as a structured order, nor do they operate with doctrines in the way Sith or Jedi do. They do not seek converts, they do not train apprentices, and they do not spread their teachings as gospel. To be Veritas is to have seen—it is not something that can be taught, only realized.
    
    However, those who are Veritas, those who have undergone the transformation, tend to share certain core beliefs, though how they interpret or act upon them varies.
  • Core Beliefs of the Veritas
  • The Force is Not What the Sith or Jedi Believe It To Be
    The Sith believe the Force is a tool, a wellspring of power to be controlled and dominated. The Jedi believe the Force is an energy field that must be balanced and obeyed. Both are wrong.
    • The Force is neither a tool nor a current to be followed—it is an illusion shaped by the will of greater entities (the Celestials, the Architects, the Old Gods).
    • Those who still "use" the Force as something external are still enslaved to it.
    • The Veritas do not channel the Force—they impose their will directly upon reality.
    • All who have not seen this truth are trapped in a false perception of existence.
  • There is No Separation Between the Self and the Force
    For the Veritas, the Force is not separate from them. It does not "flow through them" or "bind them." They are the Force, and the Force is them. There is no struggle, no technique—only absolute expectation of reality conforming to their will.
    • To bend the Force to one's will is to still be shackled by it.
    • Instead of seeking control over the Force, the Veritas become their will absolutely, and the Force simply follows.
    • Power does not require effort—they do not "draw" on the Force, they are the Force.
  • The Celestials are False Gods, and the Universe is a Prison of Their Design
    This is the greatest heresy of the Veritas. They have come to understand that the Force, in its current form, is not natural—it is something that was engineered long ago. The Celestials, those ancient architects of the cosmos, built the framework of the Force itself, and in doing so, they imposed rules and limitations that bind all who use it.
    • The Sith, Jedi, and every Force tradition in history are playing within the Celestials' system, like insects crawling inside a cage, thinking themselves free.
    • To be truly free is to move beyond the Force as it has been constructed.
    • Some Veritas see the destruction of the Celestial Order as their ultimate goal, seeking to unmake the framework that binds the Force. Others believe it is simply something to transcend.
    • To the Veritas, the Sith and Jedi are not merely wrong—they are blind prisoners who do not even realize they are in chains.
  • Passion, Hatred, and Fear Are Crutches of the Weak
    Unlike the Sith, who embrace emotion as a source of strength, the Veritas do not need rage, hatred, or passion to empower themselves. Their will is absolute—it does not require emotional struggle to manifest.
    • A Sith Lord needs their emotions to access their power. A Veritas does not.
    • Their will is already law—why should they need anger to enforce it?
    • This does not mean Veritas are emotionless, only that they do not need rage to manifest their power.
  • The Weak Exist to Be Overwritten
    The Veritas do not see life as something sacred. They do not see it as something to be protected, nor do they destroy for petty reasons. Instead, they view existence itself as fluid—and those who are weak enough to be reshaped by another's will are simply part of reality to be rewritten.
    • Some Veritas erase people from existence with a mere thought, bending the Force to will them out of being.
    • Others see the weak as puppets, easily manipulated because they lack the strength to define their own reality.
    • To a Veritas, only those who have the power to impose their will upon the universe deserve to shape it.
  • Practices and Requirements of the Veritas
    Unlike Jedi or Sith, the Veritas do not hold rituals, train initiates, or enforce doctrine. However, their transformation into Veritas changes their behavior, actions, and interactions with the rest of the galaxy.
    
    What a Veritas Practices
    1. Expectation Over Effort
       • A Veritas does not summon power, does not call upon the Force. Instead, they simply expect reality to conform to their will—and it does.
       • This is why they no longer engage in dramatic hand motions, exertion, or struggle. They do not reach for the Force—it is already theirs.
    2. The Refusal to Explain Themselves
       • Veritas do not debate. They do not argue philosophy.
       • A Sith or Jedi might demand an explanation, and a Veritas might answer—or they might simply let the lesser being drown in their own ignorance.
       • They do not seek to spread their way. Those who are blind will remain blind.
    3. Selective Interaction
       • A Veritas might choose to act in the affairs of the galaxy, or they might withdraw entirely.
       • Many do not bother ruling empires, for what is a throne when one's will already defines reality?
       • Some act in mysterious ways, interfering in events for reasons only they understand.
  • What Is Required to Be Veritas?
    The only requirement of the Veritas is to see the Truth. Once one undergoes the Revelation, once they truly realize the nature of the Force, there is no going back.
    • There are no formal tests, no teachings, no initiations.
    • A Sith cannot be trained into the Veritas. They must realize it themselves.
    • Once the Revelation occurs, their power fundamentally changes—they no longer use the Force as an external thing, but simply impose their will upon reality.
  • Enforcement – Do the Veritas Police Their Own?
    No. The Veritas do not answer to each other, nor do they function as an order with hierarchy or laws.
    • They do not enforce rules, because rules are for those who still need structure.
    • Some Veritas do not even acknowledge one another, existing in total solitude.
    • Others recognize fellow Veritas with a silent understanding, neither as allies nor rivals, but as inevitable forces of existence.
  • However, conflicts can arisebetween Veritas:
    • If one Veritas seeks to reshape reality in a way another rejects, a conflict of will may occur.
    • Some Veritas see others as flawed manifestations of the Truth and may attempt to erase them from existence.
    • Since they are not unified, their interpretations of the Revelation may lead them to oppose one another.
• Reputation:
  • The Galactic Perception of the Veritas
    The Veritas are largely unknown to the galaxy at large. Unlike the Sith or Jedi, they do not organize, do not spread their beliefs, and do not wage wars in their name. There are no temples, no teachings, no holocrons that codify their philosophy. A Veritas may be whispered of in ancient texts, referenced in vague accounts of inexplicable power, but to most beings, they do not exist.
    
    However, for those who have encountered a Veritas—whether Jedi, Sith, or galactic authorities—the reaction is far from uniform. To some, they are a myth, an exaggeration of Sith power. To others, they are a horror, a force beyond reason. To a select few, they are the greatest heretics to have ever lived.
  • Among the General Population – A Myth or an Omen
    To most of the galaxy, the Veritas do not exist—at least, not in any formalized way. Their nature is so rare, so elusive, and so beyond normal understanding that they appear in history only as fragmented legends, rumors, or unexplained anomalies.
    • Some may hear whispers of Sith Lords with blackened eyes who do not chant or move but cause death with a glance.
    • Others may speak of a lone figure on a battlefield who slaughtered entire armies without raising a weapon—but they chalk it up to Sith sorcery.
    • To smugglers, spacers, and ordinary beings, they are ghost stories, if they are even spoken of at all.
  • Among Governments – A Potentially Unknowable Threat
    The few galactic governments that have encountered the Veritas directly—particularly the Sith Empire, remnants of the Jedi Order, or the Chiss Ascendancy—respond in different ways.
    • The Galactic Republic / Empire / New Republic
      • Most Republic-aligned governments are unaware of the Veritas as a distinct group.
      • If reports do exist, they are dismissed as misinterpretations of Sith Lords, bizarre anomalies, or Jedi paranoia.
      • If a Veritas ever revealed themselves, they would be seen as a force of terror, something completely outside the Jedi-Sith binary.
    • The Sith Empire
      • The Dark Council and Sith Lords fear and despise the Veritas. They view them as heretical aberrations, Sith who have abandoned the struggle and become something unknowable.
      • Most Sith do not believe the Veritas exist—but those who do believe in them whisper of them in fear.
      • If a Sith Lord is suspected of being Veritas, they are hunted mercilessly, for their existence challenges the very foundation of Sith philosophy.
      • However, some Sith secretly seek them, hoping to learn their truth—though such attempts rarely succeed.
    • The Jedi Order
      • The Jedi consider the Veritas one of the greatest horrors in existence—far worse than the Sith.
      • Unlike Sith, who are driven by passion and hatred, the Veritas do not struggle, do not rage, and do not battle in conventional ways—they simply impose their will, and this makes them terrifyingly alien to the Jedi perspective.
      • Some Jedi refuse to believe they exist, dismissing them as an exaggeration of Sith power. Others have encountered them and barely survived, deeply shaken by their presence.
      • The Jedi do not know how to fight them, because the Veritas do not channel the Force—they are the Force.
      • Some Jedi believe the Veritas are what happens when a Sith ascends too far into the Dark Side, losing all emotional limitations and becoming something unnatural.
    • Independent Warlords and Sith Cults
      • Some dark side cults worship the Veritas as godlike entities, seeing them as ultimate expressions of the Force.
      • Other warlords, Sith Lords, or cult leaders seek them out, hoping to learn their secret—most do not return.
      • Some whisper that Veritas occasionally appear before dark side prophets, revealing cryptic truths before vanishing again.
  • How Do Other Force Traditions View the Veritas?
  • The Sith: Heretics and Abominations
    The Sith fear, loathe, and misunderstand the Veritas.
    • Many deny their existence, believing them to be myths or exaggerations of Sith sorcery.
    • Some see them as Sith who have gone too far, breaking the natural order of ambition and conflict.
    • The Sith's greatest hatred for the Veritas is that they have transcended the need for struggle—and to the Sith, struggle is everything.
    • A Sith Lord may be among the most powerful beings in the galaxy, yet next to a Veritas, they are a child reaching for something they do not understand.
  • The Jedi: Worse Than the Sith
    To the Jedi, the Sith are predictable—they hunger, they rage, they dominate. The Veritas are something else entirely.
    • Jedi who have survived encounters with a Veritas often speak of a presence more chilling than any Sith Lord.
    • They do not act with emotion. They do not fight with hatred. They do not gloat, or monologue, or debate.
    • Their absolute certainty, their detached indifference, makes them utterly alien to the Jedi way of thinking.
    • The Jedi do not just see the Veritas as dark siders—they see them as a violation of the natural order.
  • The Nightsisters and Dark Side Cults: Awestruck and Terrified
    • Some dark side sects revere the Veritas as deities, believing them to be beings who have fully merged with the Force.
    • Others fear them as omens, believing that when a Veritas appears, disaster follows.
    • The Nightsisters, in particular, might believe that the Veritas have become spirits in the flesh, entities that have transcended mortality.
  • The Aing-Tii, the Bendu, and Other Mystics: Acknowledgment of a Frightening Truth
    • The Aing-Tii, who believe in the Force's ability to be shaped by will, might revere the Veritas—or see them as proof of a terrifying reality.
    • The Bendu, who believe in the balance of the Force, might see the Veritas as walking paradoxes, too far beyond balance to be categorized.
    • Other Force sects that study reality and perception might see the Veritas as the final evolution of the dark side—no longer a struggle for power, but the absolute assertion of will upon existence.
  • What Happens When a Veritas Is Discovered?
    • If a Veritas chooses to reveal itself, it is often misunderstood—most assume they are just another Sith Lord.
    • If they intervene in galactic events, fear and paranoia spread around them, as few can comprehend their true nature.
    • If the Sith Empire suspects someone is Veritas, they will hunt them down mercilessly.
    • If the Jedi confirm their existence, they may attempt to destroy them—not just as a dark side threat, but as an unnatural force that should not exist.
  • Yet, none of these things matter to the Veritas. They do not fear the Sith. They do not argue with the Jedi.
    
    To them, the opinions of lesser beings are irrelevant.
• Openness:
  • The Secrecy and Isolation of the Veritas
    The Veritas do not function as a formal organization, and as such, there is no universal stance on how open they are about their nature. However, due to the sheer alien nature of their power and perception of the Force, most Veritas tend toward secrecy, isolation, or selective interaction.
    
    Each Veritas acts entirely according to their will, but common patterns emerge:
  • Revealing Their Identity: The Hidden Truth
    Most Veritas do not openly reveal themselves, primarily for two reasons:
    1. Their status is deeply misunderstood
       • To Jedi, they are monstrosities, aberrations of the Force that defy its natural order.
       • To Sith, they are heretics, betrayers of the sacred struggle that defines Sith existence.
       • To most Force users, the very concept of not using the Force, but simply imposing one's will upon reality, is incomprehensible.
    2. They are actively hunted
       • If a Veritas openly declared themselves, the Sith Empire would seek to destroy or control them, seeing them as an existential threat.
       • The Jedi, if they confirmed the existence of a Veritas, might seek to eradicate them, viewing them as an unnatural violation of the Force.
  • For these reasons, most Veritas remain hidden, masking their abilities as mere extensions of Sith sorcery, ancient knowledge, or overwhelming willpower. Their blackened eyes—the only visible mark of their transformation—are often hidden through alchemical means or physical replacements.
  • Exceptions: Those Who Reveal Themselves
    Some Veritas do not care for secrecy and exist openly, but they are extremely rare. Those who act openly tend to be:
    • Recluses: Some Veritas withdraw from the galaxy entirely, isolating themselves in deep space, ancient Sith ruins, or forgotten worlds, knowing that no one will understand them.
    • Terror Beings: A handful of Veritas may deliberately cultivate fear, acting as mythic figures of destruction, revealing themselves only in moments of absolute domination—not as warriors, but as living inevitabilities.
    • Philosopher-Kings: Some Veritas take positions of power without revealing what they truly are, reshaping society from the shadows, ensuring their vision of the galaxy unfolds unchallenged.
  • Among the Sith: Masters of the Lie
    • The Veritas are feared or hated for their nature as heretics to traditional Sith philosophy.
    • Veritas often embed themselves in Sith culture and Orders, but they are fundamentally different than those around them.
    • Some guide, some hinder, but Veritas do not consider themselves equals with other Sith, or even see them as peers.
    • If a lesser Sith shows signs of awakening into the Veritas state, they are either destroyed or quietly reshaped into something useful.
  • Among the Jedi: An Unknowable Horror
    • The Jedi do not comprehend the Veritas, and those who have encountered them are often deeply unsettled.
    • If a Veritas interacts with Jedi, it is rarely to negotiate—it is more likely a test of perception, seeing if the Jedi can even understand what stands before them.
    • To the Jedi, the Veritas are not even Sith. They are something worse.
  • Among Non-Force Users: Indifference or Manipulation
    • Most Veritas do not see non-Force users as relevant to their designs.
    • However, some Veritas cultivate followers, individuals who unknowingly serve as extensions of their will.
    • Some might work within governments, shaping policy without ever revealing what they truly are.
  • Alliances Between Veritas: Almost Nonexistent
    • Veritas do not unite, because each is a sovereign of reality itself.
    • If two Veritas disagree on the nature of existence, their wills may clash in ways that could unravel entire civilizations.
    • A Veritas acknowledges another Veritas, but rarely as an ally—more often as a competing force that must either be ignored or eliminated.
  • Sharing Their Teachings: The Near-Impossibility of Passing the Revelation
  • The Revelation Cannot Be Taught—Only Realized
    A Veritas cannot truly teach someone to become Veritas. The transition is not a lesson—it is a fundamental shattering of perception, a moment of absolute realization.
    • A Veritas may pose questions, guide a Sith toward understanding, but they cannot force the moment of realization.
    • Some Veritas deliberately mislead, ensuring that none but the most worthy ever approach the truth.
    • Others actively prevent others from awakening, knowing that too many Veritas could threaten their own imposed order.
  • Exceptions: Those Who Guide
    • Some Veritas do cultivate apprentices—not in the Sith or Jedi sense, but by leading them to the brink of understanding.
    • However, if the apprentice fails to make the realization on their own, they remain a lesser being, forever beneath the Veritas.
    • If an apprentice does awaken, their relationship immediately changes—they are no longer student and master, but two sovereign forces, and that often leads to conflict.
  • Enforcement: Do the Veritas Prevent Outsiders from Learning?
    • If a lesser Sith comes too close to awakening, they are often manipulated, misled, or outright killed before they can understand.
    • Other Veritas may act similarly, ensuring that the knowledge of their nature never spreads too far.
    • Others still, impart as much knowledge as they can so that others may come to the same conclusions - but often, they stop short of true revelation, ensuring others abide by their own intentions.
  • Final Truth: The Veritas Exist in Shadow
    • They do not reveal themselves unless they choose to.
    • They do not form alliances, for there is no need for equals.
    • They do not teach—only those who are meant to awaken will awaken.
    • And if another Veritas arises that challenges their reality, they will be erased.
  • The Sith believe in struggle. The Jedi believe in balance.
    
    The Veritas believe in nothing—except the Truth they impose upon the universe.

SKILLS INFORMATION

• Characteristic Equipment:
  • The Trademark Equipment of the Veritas
    The Veritas do not require tools, for their will alone is sufficient to bend reality. Unlike Sith, who forge weapons to channel their rage, or Jedi, who wield symbols of balance, the Veritas do not need external instruments to impose their will. However, that does not mean they do not carry items of significance—only that these objects are expressions of their personal reality rather than necessities.
    
    Since each Veritas is a sovereign of existence, their possessions are as unique as their interpretations of the Truth. However, common patterns emerge:
  • Lightsabers: Relics, Not Crutches
  • How the Veritas View Lightsabers
    • To the Veritas, a lightsaber is meaningless—they do not need weapons to enforce their will.
    • However, many still carry lightsabers, often as relics, trophies, or symbols of their past selves.
    • Some Veritas never activate their blades, keeping them as artifacts rather than tools of war.
  • Veritas Lightsaber Traits
    1. Deactivated Relics – Some Veritas carry their old lightsabers but never use them, letting them hang as reminders of the illusions they once believed in.
    2. Blades That Only Exist When Willed – A Veritas' lightsaber may manifest only when they desire it, existing solely when needed.
    3. Weapons That Do Not Cut, But Unmake – Some Veritas forge lightsabers that do not slice through matter but erase it from existence, as if the blade never truly existed at all.
    4. Impossible Colors – Some Veritas wield blades of colors that defy the normal spectrum—black that does not reflect light, crimson that bleeds into shadows, silver that flickers like a mirage.
  • Armor: Symbols of Their Authority, Not Protection
    The Veritas do not require armor, as they do not engage in conventional battle. However, some still wear it, not for protection, but for symbolism, intimidation, or simply because they will it to be part of their existence.
  • Traits of Veritas Armor
    1. It Does Not Protect—It Enforces Their Presence
       • Veritas armor is not meant to shield the body—it is a declaration of their being.
       • The armor may be ceremonial, handcrafted, or alchemically bound to their will.
    2. It May Be Conceptual Rather Than Physical
       • Some Veritas do not wear armor, but the illusion of armor, a presence that manifests when needed.
       • A warrior might strike at them, only to have their weapon pass through an emptiness that should not be there.
    3. It Carries the Mark of the Abyss
       • Many Veritas wear armor marked with deep black sigils, representing their severance from illusion.
       • Some Veritas armor appears featureless, smooth and devoid of insignia, as if it was never forged, but simply always existed.
       • Others bear etchings of Celestial symbols, distorted into forms that defy known meaning, as a mockery of the Force's original architects.
    4. Shifting Forms
       • Some Veritas armor is not static—it shifts, mutates, or appears only when willed.
       • A Veritas may wear robes one moment, and in the next, be encased in an abyssal exoskeleton of unknown material.
  • Talismanic Items: Personal Anchors of Will
    Though the Veritas have no need for tools, some still carry objects that reinforce their presence—not as weapons, but as anchors of their will upon reality.
  • Common Veritas Relics & Talismanic Items
    1. Voidstones or Darkened Crystals
       • Some Veritas carry small, meaningless objects that absorb or distort Force perception.
       • A simple stone, a piece of shattered glass, or a fragment of something ancient—imbued not with power, but with the weight of their will.
    2. The Written Word: Books That Do Not Exist
       • A Veritas may carry a book or codex, but the pages inside may shift when read, revealing something different to each person.
       • Some books do not have words—only emptiness, or glyphs that rearrange themselves.
       • Others contain only a single sentence, written in an unknown language—one that feels like it was always known, but cannot be spoken aloud.
    3. Masks of the Unseen
       • Some Veritas wear featureless masks, mirrored helms, or visages of false expressions, not to hide their identity, but to mock the idea of identity itself.
       • A Veritas mask may have no eye holes, yet its wearer still sees.
       • Others appear different depending on who looks upon them, as if the mask is made of fragmented perceptions.
    4. The Unfinished Relic
       • Some Veritas carry half-finished artifacts, items that should be complete but never are.
       • A lightsaber that is always missing a component, yet still functions.
       • A shattered holocron that should not activate, yet whispers truths in the dark.
       • A ceremonial blade that has no edge, yet cuts as if it were whole.
  • Unique Gadgets, Trophies, or Companions
  • Trophies of Erasure
    • Some Veritas keep objects from things they have erased, remnants of people, places, or moments that should no longer exist.
    • A ring from a Sith Lord who never was.
    • A piece of armor from a battle that never happened.
  • Tools of the Forgotten
    • Some Veritas carry weapons that should not exist, forged from metals that no longer belong in this timeline.
    • A staff made of a tree that was never planted.
    • A blaster that fires shots of pure silence.
  • Animal Companions of the Abyss
    • Though rare, some Veritas may have creatures that exist only within their reality—beasts of shadow, echoes of dead things, or twisted forms of natural life.
    • A bird whose wings do not move, yet it never falls.
    • A hound with no eyes, yet it sees all who approach.
  • Final Truth: The Veritas Do Not Need Tools, But Some Choose Them
    • The Veritas do not require weapons, armor, or relics, for their will is enough.
    • However, some carry symbols of their reality, trophies of the forgotten, or artifacts that defy natural order.
    • Their possessions are not conventional tools, but expressions of their being, crafted not from necessity but from will alone.
    • Their artifacts, when they have them, are often contradictions—half-finished, constantly shifting, or impossible in nature.
  • The Sith forge weapons. The Jedi craft tools of balance.
    
    The Veritas carry nothing, and yet, they wield everything.
• Notable Force Skills:
  • The Force Abilities, Rituals, and Practices of the Veritas
    The Veritas do not channel the Force like Sith or Jedi. They do not manipulate it through passion, balance, or technique. Instead, they impose their will upon reality—not as an exertion of power, but as an effortless expectation that the universe conforms to their perception.
    
    For this reason, most Force abilities are obsolete to them. They do not "call upon" the Force, because they are the Force—and so, it bends without struggle.
  • Signature Force Abilities of the Veritas
    While the Veritas can use any Force power known to Sith or Jedi, their true expertise lies in powers that reflect their unique state of being. Many of these abilities are not traditional powers, but manipulations of perception, inevitability, and existence itself.
  • Effortless Reality Bending
    • A Sith might channel telekinesis. A Jedi might redirect it.
    • A Veritas does not move their hand, does not exert energy—the object simply moves because they have willed it so.
    • The greater their certainty, the more completely reality conforms to their expectations.
  • Absolute Dominion
    • The Veritas do not persuade, intimidate, or threaten—they impose.
    • When they speak, others obey—not because they are compelled, but because their words feel like an undeniable truth.
    • If a Veritas tells someone "You will kneel," it is not a command—it is a certainty that manifests in the listener's reality.
  • Existential Erasure
    • The greatest ability of a Veritas is the power to erase something from existence as if it never was.
    • A Sith Lord may wield Force Lightning, a Jedi may heal wounds, but a Veritas can simply unmake—not destroy, but remove something from the very fabric of reality.
    • A Veritas does not strike an enemy down—they simply cease to be.
  • Perceptual Warping
    • The Veritas can cause others to perceive the world differently, not through illusions, but by altering the way their mind defines reality.
    • A person may forget that they are in battle mid-fight, suddenly believing they were always standing alone.
    • A Jedi may find their own memories shifting, as if events have unfolded differently than they remember.
  • Temporal Stagnation
    • Some Veritas exhibit strange relationships with time.
    • To a Veritas, a moment may last indefinitely, or time may move only when they will it to.
    • They may enter a room, speak, and leave before anyone realizes they were there at all.
  • The Veritas Gaze (Hidden Among Some)
    • Some legends whisper that the gaze of a Veritas is death.
    • Those who lock eyes with a Veritas may find their will dissolving, their body failing, or their mind unraveling—not from an attack, but from the unbearable weight of the Truth.
  • Do the Veritas Perform Rituals?
    Unlike Sith, who conduct dark rituals to bind the Force to their will, or Jedi, who meditate to align themselves with it, the Veritas do not require rituals—for they already exist in a state of absolute connection with their perception of the Force.
    
    However, some Veritas do engage in certain practices—not because they need to, but because they choose to as an expression of their will.
  • Solitary Contemplation
    • Many Veritas spend long periods in solitude, not because they must meditate, but because they seek to refine their understanding of existence itself.
    • Some enter deep trances, not to reach enlightenment, but to observe the fabric of reality shifting in response to their will.
    • A Veritas does not seek knowledge in the way a Sith or Jedi does—they impose knowledge upon themselves.
  • Rituals of Erasure
    • Some Veritas conduct personal rites when erasing something from existence, not because they need to, but because they choose to make the act more deliberate.
    • A Veritas who erases a name from history may burn the name into stone before watching it vanish into nothingness.
    • Another might bury an object in sand, only for the sand to be undisturbed as if the object was never placed there to begin with.
  • Symbolic Offerings to the Void
    • Some Veritas make offerings to nothingness, placing objects in places where they should not vanish, yet they do.
    • They may drop an item into the air, only for it to never fall.
    • They may place something on a table, turn away, and find that it is gone—not stolen, not misplaced, but simply erased from reality.
  • The Unfinished Rituals
    • Some Veritas conduct rituals that are never meant to be completed—words left unsaid, symbols left half-drawn.
    • These deliberate gaps in meaning ensure that only the Veritas understands what was meant to be.
  • Do the Veritas Use Songs, Incantations, or Gestures?
  • Incantations That Are Never Spoken
    • While Sith chant incantations to invoke dark power, a Veritas does not need words—but they may still whisper them.
    • Some Veritas speak words that cannot be repeated, sounds that, once heard, vanish from the mind.
    • Others may mouth words silently, shaping reality without ever needing to utter a sound.
  • Gestures That Do Not Matter, Yet Still Exist
    • A Veritas does not need to move to exert power, but some still make gestures that do not correspond to their actions.
    • They may raise a hand to choke an enemy, but the enemy has already collapsed before the motion is finished.
    • A Veritas may wave their hand over a wound, but the healing occurs before they even reach it.
  • Songs of the Forgotten
    • Some Veritas have been known to hum or chant, not as an invocation of power, but as a symbolic acknowledgment of something they have erased.
    • A Veritas might sing a song that no longer exists, a melody known only to them.
    • Their voice might carry echoes of something ancient, resonating in ways that do not match the acoustics of the room they stand in.
  • Do the Veritas Require Objects of Focus?
    No, But Some Choose Them
    The Veritas do not require talismans, staffs, or relics, but some carry objects that reflect their will.
    • A Veritas might hold a staff that does not cast a shadow.
    • Some carry lightsabers that exist only when they choose them to.
    • A Veritas may wear a ring that has never been taken off, yet no one remembers them wearing it before.
    • These objects are not sources of power, but expressions of their personal understanding of existence.
  • Final Truth: The Veritas Do Not Need Rituals, But They May Shape Reality Through Them
    • They do not require incantations, but they may whisper words that are never heard.
    • They do not need gestures, but they may move in ways that do not match their effects.
    • They do not call upon the Force, because the Force is not external to them.
    • Their greatest power is not in casting spells, but in expecting reality to conform to their will.
  • The Sith wield power through struggle. The Jedi find balance in the Force.
    
    The Veritas do neither. They do not seek power, because they already are.
• Notable Force Limitations:
  • Limitations, Weaknesses, and Narrative Balance of the Veritas
    The Veritas are not gods—they are not inherently more powerful than other Sith, Jedi, or force-sensitive warriors. They are an ascended philosophy, a way of interacting with reality that is foreign, esoteric, and terrifying to those who do not understand it. However, they are not invincible, nor are they beyond defeat.
    
    The key distinction is that a Veritas does not struggle against reality itself—but against the will of others. Their greatest enemy is not the Force, not fate, not balance—but those who possess an unshakable internal certainty that can resist or defy them.
    
    To make them narratively viable, the following limitations, weaknesses, and exclusions balance their nature, ensuring that they can be written into stories without breaking the setting.
  • The Limits of Imposition – The Collective Will of Reality Fights Back
    The Veritas impose their will externally upon the universe, but the universe is not a passive canvas. It is shaped by the will of others, the weight of history, the inertia of belief.
    • A Veritas cannot rewrite reality without resistance. The Force is not a blank slate—it is an ongoing struggle of countless wills, from Force users to ordinary beings who simply "know" how reality works.
    • A Jedi, Sith, or even a non-Force user with an unshakable internal certainty can resist the will of a Veritas. A Veritas cannot simply unmake a warrior who has absolute faith in their own existence.
    • Combat is a test of will, not simply power. A Veritas may impose their skill upon reality, but an opponent with greater technical skill, experience, or sheer indomitable willpower can counteract that imposition.
  • Example: A Veritas vs. a Skilled Sith Lord
    • A Veritas facing a Sith Master cannot simply erase them—because the Sith knows they exist, and their will to persist is absolute.
    • If the Sith is a master duelist, they may still overpower the Veritas in lightsaber combat, even if the Veritas wills themselves to be an equal combatant—because skill is not just knowledge, but experience and reaction speed, things that cannot be forced upon reality without limit.
    • If the Sith is powerful in the Force, they may negate the Veritas' reality-warping with their own mastery—not through disbelief, but through equal certainty in their own dominance.
  • Example: A Veritas vs. a Non-Force User
    • A Mandalorian warrior, deeply trained in combat and certain of their skill, can still defeat a Veritas if they can predict their movements, use superior tactics, or strike before the Veritas can impose their reality.
    • A non-Force user may not resist the Veritas' imposition directly, but if they act faster than the Veritas' expectations or exploit weaknesses the Veritas has not accounted for, they can still win.
  • Summary:
    • The Veritas are not invincible. Their reality-bending is resisted by those with strong internal certainty, greater skill, or faster action.
    • They do not break the laws of the Force outright—they manipulate perception and reality, but their power can be opposed.
    • A master duelist will still be a master duelist. A Veritas cannot just decide that they are better without consequences.
  • Force Abilities the Veritas Cannot or Do Not Use
    While the Veritas have no formal restrictions, their philosophy of external imposition over internal mastery makes some abilities either difficult, irrelevant, or impossible for them to use effectively.
  • Abilities the Veritas Struggle With
  • Force Enhancement (Speed, Strength, Reflexes, Stamina, etc.)
    • The Veritas do not empower themselves internally—their will is focused externally.
    • A Jedi or Sith might use the Force to move faster, hit harder, or react quicker—but a Veritas does not do this naturally.
    • If a Veritas tries to impose their physical prowess upon reality, they are still limited by the fundamental resistance of their own body.
    • In combat, this means a Sith Warrior might still be faster and stronger than a Veritas who has not trained in such disciplines.
  • Battle Precognition and Foresight
    • The Veritas do not "see" the future in the way Jedi and Sith do.
    • Jedi may sense an imminent attack, Sith may predict the flow of combat, but the Veritas rely entirely on certainty that their will is enough—which can be a fatal flaw if they misjudge an opponent's reaction.
    • A well-trained opponent can outmaneuver them simply by acting in ways they did not anticipate.
  • Healing and Regeneration
    • The Veritas do not heal in the way Sith Sorcerers or Jedi Healers do.
    • They may impose upon reality that their wounds do not exist, but this is a contested act—the body still carries its own inertia, its own understanding of pain and damage.
    • A Jedi Healer who understands biology and life energy will always heal more effectively than a Veritas, who sees only external manipulation, not internal restoration.
  • Abilities the Veritas Do Not Use Because They Are Unnecessary
  • Sith Sorcery & Ritual Magic
    • The Veritas do not cast spells, chant incantations, or perform arcane rituals.
    • Where a Sith Sorcerer might spend hours channeling energy into a spell, a Veritas simply expects the result to happen—if they can win the contest of wills.
    • However, this means a highly skilled Sith Sorcerer who has mastered ancient rituals may still achieve feats a Veritas cannot replicate, because ritual magic carries the weight of tradition and countless Sith imposing their will collectively.
  • Mind Trick & Illusions
    • The Veritas do not deceive—they impose.
    • A Jedi might trick a mind, a Sith might inflict hallucinations, but a Veritas does not rely on deception—if they will something to be true, it simply is, unless resisted.
    • This means a skilled Jedi or Sith illusionist could still trick a Veritas, because illusions prey on perception rather than certainty.
  • The Importance of Willpower & Shades of Strength
    Not all Veritas are equal. Some are powerful, but others may be minor figures, still learning the depths of their perception.
  • The Spectrum of the Veritas
    1. Newly Awakened Veritas
       • A Sith who has just become Veritas may have little experience manipulating reality.
       • They might still be vulnerable in combat, still adjusting to how their new perception interacts with the Force.
       • They can still be defeated by more experienced warriors, Force users, or tacticians.
    2. Experienced Veritas
       • A Veritas who has refined their perception will be extremely dangerous, bending reality with almost effortless certainty.
       • However, they are not infallible—they can still be outmatched by those with equal willpower, superior skill, or simply faster reflexes.
    3. The True Masters
       • Only a handful of Veritas reach the level where their will is nearly unopposable.
       • Even they are not immune to defeat—a warrior, Sith, or Jedi who is certain enough of their own skill can still match them.
  • Narrative Balance
    • Veritas can be challenged by other strong-willed beings.
    • They are not invulnerable—they bleed, they falter, they fail.
    • Their reality-bending is not infinite—it is contested.
    • Skilled warriors, Force masters, and even non-Force users with enough willpower can oppose them.
  • Final Truth: The Veritas Are Not Gods, They Are Wills in Conflict
    • They impose externally, but reality is not passive—it pushes back.
    • They do not control the Force—they negotiate with it through sheer certainty.
    • They can be resisted, defeated, and even killed by those whose internal will is stronger.
    • A warrior who knows their own skill absolutely can still cut them down.
    • A Sith Master whose conviction is greater can still break them.
    • They are dangerous, but they are not infallible.
  • In the end, the Veritas are not beyond power—they are simply another path to it.

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HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The History of the Veritas: The Awakening of Those Who See
Origins: The First Sith to See
The Veritas were not founded. There was no first master, no original order, no great revelation passed down from the ancients. Instead, the Veritas came to be—not as a movement, but as a realization experienced by individual Sith across time.

The Moment of First Realization
Among the first Sith to walk the dark path, there were always those who asked the forbidden questions—not about power, not about conquest, but about why.

• Why does the Force seem to obey expectation, rather than law?
• Why do the Sith eternally fight for power, yet never seem to escape their struggle?
• Why do the greatest Sith die as if fate itself wills it so, yet others live long beyond their time?

And when they asked these questions, they began to see the illusion—the grand lie that the Force, as all understood it, was not a free, chaotic energy, but a thing structured, bound by Celestial design.

These first Veritas did not share their revelation, because it was not something that could be taught—only realized. Some Sith, when confronted with this truth, broke—unable to accept the horror of a pre-ordained reality, shaped by architects unseen. But others, those who could bear the weight of the knowledge, transcended.

Thus, the first Veritas emerged—not as rebels, not as prophets, but as Sith who simply stopped playing the game of power and instead imposed their own version of it.

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The First Purge of the Veritas
The Wars of the Sith Golden Age
The first known purge of the Veritas came during the era of the First Sith Empire, in the time of Naga Sadow, Marka Ragnos, and Ludo Kressh.

• Some Sith Lords began exhibiting strange power—not the rage-driven strength of the Sith, nor the meditative command of the Jedi, but something different, something inevitable.
• These Sith did not challenge their rivals openly, nor seek power through conquest, yet they were obeyed, their words taken as certainty even among enemies.
• Others feared them, and so the first mass culling of the Veritas began.

What followed was an unrecorded war, a secretive purge in which Sith Lords who had begun to transcend vanished from history. Some were slaughtered, others erased so thoroughly that no one remembers their names.

Yet, the Veritas were not destroyed, because they were not an order—they were a realization. And a realization cannot be killed.

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The Veritas and the Rule of Two
Darth Bane's Accidental Cultivation of Veritas Thought
When Darth Bane created the Rule of Two, he unknowingly paved the way for more Sith to awaken as Veritas.

• The Rule of Two ensured that each new Sith apprentice surpassed the last, forcing them to strip away everything unnecessary until only their purest will remained.
• Some of these apprentices, in their final ascension, did not simply inherit power—they realized that the struggle was an illusion.
• They understood that the true power of the Sith was not in rage, not in ambition, but in absolute certainty—the power of knowing, rather than striving.

These Sith, had they been discovered, would have been eradicated—but because the Rule of Two hid them within a single master-apprentice line, they were never seen as a movement.

Thus, Veritas continued to arise in secret, their numbers always unknown, their influence a quiet undercurrent in Sith history.

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The Breakage of the Ritual: The Death of Sidious and the Return of the Sepulchral
When Darth Sidious died, the Rule of Two collapsed. And with it, the subtle, unspoken mechanism of Veritas realization was shattered.

The Sepulchral, the Sith illuminati that had guided the Rule of Two from the shadows, recoiled in panic. Without the continuous, generational succession of Sith, the great culmination of their vision—The Worm Emperor—was denied.

For centuries, the Sith were scattered, broken. And so, the Sepulchral remade the Worm Emperor—a composite entity, resurrected through the darkest rituals, meant to continue the cycle.

But this act was a mistake, for the reincarnation of the Worm Emperor coincided with a resurgence of the Veritas.

Where once the Sith had been locked in a linear path toward a single destiny, now, the shattered remains of the Rule of Two allowed new interpretations to take hold.

New Sith, without a master-apprentice lineage dictating their growth, began to see the illusion of the Force for what it was.

The Veritas began to rise again, no longer hidden in singular bloodlines, but awakening naturally among powerful Sith across the galaxy.

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The Modern War: The Veritas vs. The Sepulchral
The Sepulchral and the Veritas should, in theory, be allies—both see beyond the lie of the Force, beyond the Sith's endless conflict.

Yet, they are enemies of purpose:

• The Veritas seek to impose their own individual realities, shaping existence as they see fit.
• The Sepulchral seeks to impose one reality—a singular, collective force of will that will inevitably bring about The Beast, the consuming void that will undo all things.

This is why Darth Empyrean and Darth Carnifex—both Veritas—oppose the Sepulchral.

• Empyrean does not oppose the destruction of the Celestial Order—but he will not allow another will to consume his own.
• Carnifex, a conqueror, rejects the Sepulchral because he refuses to surrender his dominion to a greater collective.

Thus, the war in the shadows continues—a battle not for power, but for the very perception of what Sith should be.

The Sith Empire's View of the Veritas

• Most Sith do not know the Veritas exist, for they are not an order, not a movement, but individuals who have awakened.
• Those who suspect the truth whisper of Sith Lords who command reality effortlessly, who do not fight, but who are simply obeyed, simply victorious, simply present where they should not be.
• The Sith Dark Council fears them, yet does not act against them—for how does one hunt an enemy who does not acknowledge their own existence?

The Jedi's View of the Veritas

• The Jedi, upon encountering a Veritas, do not see a Sith, nor a warlord, nor a fallen Jedi.
• They see something worse—a violation of the natural order, an aberration in the Force itself.
• To the Jedi, the Veritas are not just Dark Siders—they are an existential threat.

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The Final Truth: The Veritas Are an Inevitability
The Veritas are not a revolution. They are not a heresy. They are not a cult.

They are what happens when a Sith no longer struggles but instead sees—when they realize that power is not something taken, but something imposed upon reality.

They have existed since the dawn of the Sith. They have been erased from history again and again, yet they return because they are inevitable.

And now, in the modern era, they rise once more, their nature more terrifying than ever—for as the Sepulchral works in secret to unleash The Beast upon the galaxy, the Veritas must choose:

Will they impose their own reality upon the Sith?
Or will they allow the Sepulchral's certainty to consume them all?

Spoiler: OOC Notes and Explanations

1. This entire submission was written by AI. The ideas there in are my own, but I hate making submissions - so I didn't bother writing it. This is something I have had as head canon for Darth Empyrean for a long time, and it is how he uses the Force. In no way does this change how a Sith compares to another character in power scaling or anything else - this is entirely a flavor text to explain where higher level sith are, and how they use their power. It also is meant to help define where Sith like this might put their focus, and how it means something to them compared to other force traditions, like just being a Sith.
2. In no way, in spite of the language there in, is this a way for someone to godmod your characters, npcs, factions, planets, or anything else. A Veritas is not more powerful than anyone else inherently. A normal person can be the anti-Veritas in that they are so assured of reality, they simply aren't affected by whatever a Veritas thinks they can do. To explain in completely plain language: THIS IS ONLY FLAVOR TEXT CHANGING HOW DARK SIDE POWERS COME ABOUT, NOT THEIR AMPLIFICATION OR POWER SCALING UPWARDS.
3. Veritas are intrinsically tied to Sith Eternalism and the lore I've written for them. They are in no way true representations of what Canon is, and solely reside as a school of thought imposed by Sith who follow it. In reality, they hold no more truth in what they do or act out than anyone else - they just assume they do.

 

[Judah Lesan]

Darth Empyrean

This is a great submission! I’ve passed over this to make sure there isn’t any language that would “impose” things on other writers, and I’m confident it doesn't do that. Your intent to make this more flavor is pretty clear in a couple of places.

I’m going to tack on the usual warning to make sure this doesn’t get abused in roleplay. If it does we’ll need to come in and look at it again.

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