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Lana Beniko–With her serene and considerate manner, one might mistake Lana Beniko for a Jedi. She is, however, a Sith Lord of great wisdom and strength who has impressed many of her peers in a considerably short period of time with her keen insights into the nature of the Force.

It was Beniko’s treatise on the perceived moral parallels of Jedi and Sith in battlefield settings-as well as her passion for unraveling the truths and secrets behind the Jedi-that brought her to the attention of Darth Arkous of the Dark Council. She has since become his most trusted advisor. 

With the Revanite plot thwarted, Darth Marr recognized Lana’s talents and appointed her head of Sith Intelligence. Unfortunately, her first assignment as minister ended in disaster when the Sith Emperor consumed all life on Ziost. Since Arcann’s rise to power, she has been on the run, devising a plan to find the one person who can return order to the galaxy…

An Unexpected Ally-While no SIS database appears to mention Lana Beniko by name, further scrutiny might offer a glimpse into the psyche of this unusual Sith Lord. As detailed in an incident report, a skirmish on Hoth between Republic and Imperial forces during the Treaty of Coruscant ended abruptly when an unidentified female Sith Lord leapt into the midst of the battle, demanding an immediate ceasefire-and an explanation for the fight. When an Imperial officer suggested she wouldn’t understand to nuances of military conflict, he lost his right hand to a lightning-fast lightsaber strike. 

Everything is handed to the Sith Warrior. They are Sith nobility - or at least on good standing in the Empire. They get through their trials via favoritism and sheer blunt Force because they are so powerful. They are practically handed a Sith Apprenticeship.

They could want for nothing and yet here they are seeking more power. And they get it at the price of obedience. They Serve. They're undefeated, each task seemingly easy. Until they are discarded and then picked up again - this time at a higher rank until they are the highest ranking Sith in the entire Empire next to the Emperor himself. Every step they take towards power shackles them more until they are the second most powerful Sith in the Empire and they can do nothing with it. They are little more than an attack dog, waiting for a Master that will never return and didn't care in the first place. They're scolded for any unauthorized use of their power, expected to wait obediently.

Sith Inquisitor starts with nothing and has the exact opposite experience as the Warrior. Every obstacle possible is put in their path. They are sabotaged and abused and undermined at every turn only to come out on top. Again and again they defy fate and every single time they break another shackle, gathering power that separates them from the slave they once were. Becoming a Sith is what freed them and in becoming a Dark Council Member, there are very few that have any control over them now. The power they have isn't even theirs. They have to take it and learn to take it until they are truly Free.

"She is aware that most of her fellow sith are conscious of her darkness whenever she walks inside the Sith Academy on Korriban.