Dark council


 * "With us, you are ruler of all the Sith, answerable only to the Emperor himself."
 * ―Darth Marr to Darth Nox, upon the latter's elevation to the Council[src]|undefined

The Dark Council was a twelve-member council that served as the ruling body of the  reconstrucetd Sith Empire  throughout much of the government's history. Each member of the Council held the title of Dark Lord of the Sith and controlled one of the twelve Spheres of Influence within the Empire, making the Council the most powerful individuals in the Empire below the Sith Emperor himself. Seats on the Council were hotly contested among the Sith, with the tenures of some Councilors lasting only months while others lasted decades, and every single individual within the entire Empire ultimately answered to one member of the Council through the Imperial hierarchy of power bases. Since its inception at the Empire's founding in 4980 BBY, the Dark Council tried and failed to overthrow the Emperor twice and its members were purged as a result.

Current Dark Council:  This is the current Dark Council (April 14, 2014) That is on The Old Republic.