In what has proved to be a controversial move, restrictions on who is admitted to train as Sith have been loosened even further. What does this mean for the average Imperial Citizen? Our ruling class is now being infiltrated by aliens! Though this is not the first time the academy has loosened it's restrictions, it is the first time they have allowed slaves and aliens.

If you're anything like this Reporter, the idea of calling a former slave – especially an alien – 'My Lord' chills you to the bone. What happens when we give power to these scum? These former dregs of the universe? When we wrap them in shimmersilk and throw laurels at their feet?

Are these former slaves even loyal to the Empire? If you consider it, what reason do they have to be? If they weren't properly broken before being set free, we are allowing sedition into our very ranks. The Sith did, and should, represent the best of us. The most pure and the most worthy to carry out the Emperor's will. And these days the title is being bestowed on anyone, even those that we knew were unworthy.

What is truly terrifying to consider is the fact that these slaves are now beholden to no one. They're given free reign within the Empire.