Acolytes of the Beyond

The Acolytes of the Beyond, also known simply as the Acolytes, were a cult of dark side fanatics who came to prominence during the last year of the Galactic Civil War, and had developed into a network of cells across the galaxy during the start of the era of the New Republic. These religious zealots were known for sacrificing of sentient beings and allegedly consulting with the specters of fallen Sith.

After the death of Darth Vader during the Battle of Endor and the birth of the New Republic, the Acolytes of the Beyond emerged and followed the Sith religion and purchased what they believed was the fallen Dark Lord of the Sith's lightsaber, intending to return it to him in death. Two months after purchasing the lightsaber, the Acolytes staged a revolution in Coronet City on Corellia. Prior to the Battle of Jakku, Acolyte cells throughout the galaxy launched a series of coordinated attacks against New Republic enclaves and outposts on various worlds including Devaron.

The Acolytes of the Beyond was a shell of its former self by the time Jedi Luke Skywalker and researcher Lor San Tekka found them, before they seemingly all but disappeared sometime before 21 ABY, fading into history.

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