If there's one difficult task that
Star Wars: The Old Republic has set for itself -- well, it's set several, but if there's one difficult lore task it would be transforming the Sith into a sympathetic and likable player faction. After all, they've got years and years and
years of fiction painting them as unrelentingly evil bastards, while
BioWare wants them to be
heroic in their own way. It's no surprise, then, that
the most recent installment of Blood of the Empire continues to show both the brutality of the Sith as well as their more compassionate side.
Expanding the focus from the young Teneb Kal from the first issue, this installment shows us what happens to Sith who decide to strike out on their own -- successfully or not. It also gives a look into some of the morality of the Sith, where attempts to seize power are expected, but failure to do so means you overstepped your bounds. With a closer look inside Dromund Kaas at the heart of the empire,
the latest installment should be of interest to every
Star Wars: The Old Republic lore scholar.
