Dromund Kaas

Dromund Kaas is the capital of the Sith Empire, one of the two playable factions of the video game ''Star Wars: The Old Republic. ''

Description
Dromund Kaas is a murky, swampy planet covered in jungles. Constant usage of Dark Side rituals gives Dromund Kaas a dark and stormy atmosphere and barely any sunlight shines on Dromund Kaas, usually only enough to sustain an ecosystem and biodiversity that has adapted to nigh constant darkness. Storms are common and the planet has a depressing look to it.

Despite it's dreary appearance, Dromund Kaas is a rich and wealthy planet with many thriving cities, most notably Kaas City, the Capital of the Planet.

Early History
Dromund Kaas was originally colonized by the First Sith Empire, but it was abandoned for reasons unknown.

Rediscovery
After the fall of the First Sith Empire at the end of the Great Hyperspace War, the surviving Sith, lead by Darth Vitiate needed a refuge to build a new Empire. Dromund Kaas was chosen because it was a world the Republic did not know about. After landing, and clearing enough forest for the first City to be built, Vitiate proclaimed himself Sith Emperor and chose 12 powerful Sith Lords to form his Dark Council.

Rebuilding in Isolation
For thousands of years, Vitiate and his people built massive cities of Dromund Kaas and rebuilt the Sith Army and Navy. New Sith Lords were trained at Dromund Kaa's Sith Academy. Eventually, the Jedi Revan and Malak discovered Dromund Kaas while pursuing the surviving Mandalorians after the end of the Mandalorian Wars. The two Jedi tried to defeat Vitiate but he defeated them and turned them to the Dark Side.

Vitiate sent Darth Revan and Darth Malak to find the Star Forge, a Rakatan Superweapon that could mass make fleets in mere minutes, allowing the Sith Empire to begin their invasion ahead of scheduale. However, Revan and Malak broke free from the Emperor's control and founded their own Empire. Revan and Malak's Empire was defeated and the Star Forge destroyed. Malak was killed while Revan redeemed himself and left to find Dromund Kaas and stop the True Sith Empire from returning, but failed.

300 years later, the Sith Navy left Dromund Kaas and began their war against the Republic. The war lasted for 28 years and ended with an uneasy peace treaty between the Empire and Republic. In the ensuing Cold War, Dromund Kaas faced several internal crisis, including a slave rebellion, several bounties collected by Bounty Hunters, terrorist attacks and Sith infighting.