Programming them to attack the Republic in order to test the enemy's weaknesses, the Emperor named the two Sith Lords and bestowing the Darth title on them. When the pair arrived, the Emperor was prepeared and dominated their wills. Their attempt, however, went horribly wrong as the powerful Dark Lord sensed their presence and realized that two Jedi already fell to the Dark Side. They planned to kill the Sith Emperor by infiltrating to his throne room. However, Revan and Malak eventually found their way to Dromund Kaas and discovered that the Sith Empire still lived. From there, they followed a trail that led them into the Unknown Regions with almost a third of the Republic fleet-justifying their departure by claiming to be pursuing the remaining Mandalorian forces. After the Mandalorian fleet experienced a crushing defeat above Malachor and surrendered, Revan and his friend Malak traveled to the ice world of Rekkiad to investigate their fallen foe's claims. In Mandalore's final moments, he informed Revan that he had been influenced by a mysterious faction of Sith. The Republic's Jedi commander Revan, on whom the bloody war had took its dark toll, forced a final battle with the Mandalorians above the planet Malachor V, where he dueled their leader Mandalore the Ultimate to the death while the two factions' fleets waited above. The Sith Empire's beginnings could be found in the end of the Mandalorian Wars. 2.4 Sith acolytes, apprentices and fallen Jedi.
