Ortus Tyrann

"Remember the first and only reality of the Sith: there can only be two."

- Ortus Tyrann

Ortus Tyrann, known by his Sith title Darth Invictus, was a Sith Lord active during the Khanzem War, most famously known for establishing the Rule of Two that is followed by the Sith to the modern day. One of many Sith who took part in the conflict, its disastrous effects for both Khanzem and the Sith Order massively reshaped how he viewed the Sith and their teachings. Tyrann came to the conclusion that infighting had caused the downfall of the Sith, and with his apprentice established the Rule of Two, stating that only two Sith could exist at any given time; a master and an apprentice. Proceeding to hunt down and terminate almost all other Sith in post-war Antarctica, Tyrann solidified his rule as the sole Sith master and taught all of his knowledge to his apprentice Darth Praetor.

While Tyrann was known to be killed in 1926, the Jedi knew nothing about Praetor and assumed the Sith to be extinct after the Khanzem War.

Biography
Much of what is known about Tyrann comes from a Sith Holocron that he created in the years following the Khanzem War. This holocron was lost until recovered by the Jedi Order sometime in the 2010s, ironically assisting them in unlocking the secrets to producing holocrons once more.

Ortus Tyrann was born in 1872 somewhere in the High Penguin Confederacy. As a so-called "lesser penguin," he came to resent his High Penguin feudal lords and wished nothing more than to throw off their "oppressive shackles" as he later came to recount.

Tyrann was discovered to be force sensitive sometime in his youth after a High Penguin guard observed him using rudimentary force abilities while sweeping a barn. This brought him to the attention of the local lord, who intended on turning him over to the Jedi Order as a Youngling. Before he could do so, Tyrann stabbed and killed the lord in a moment of impulse and rage, intending on freeing his family from feudalism. The first penguin to discover was this was the court wizard, who was in fact a Sith in disguise. This Sith escaped with Tyrann before the guards would discover the lord's corpse and offered him training in the Sith Order, saying how Tyrann could free his family and others with the power of the Dark Side of the Force.

About a year into his training, Tyrann, now known by his Sith title Darth Invictus, returned to his family home to free them from enslavement. When he arrived, however, he found the cottage burned down with no survivors. Convinced by his master that it was done by the High Penguins out of revenge for his actions, he fully submitted himself to the Dark Side and its teachings.

The Khanzem War
Tyrann, now a Sith Master, was one of the first to offer an alliance with Khanzem against the High Penguins and Jedi. He had reservations on the regime and Whoot Smackler Whoot, but put those aside for a chance to defeat the Jedi once and for all. Tyrann was stationed on the front lines through most of the conflict and struck down three Jedi in combat.

When the Naughtzee armies turned on the Sith, Tyrann was one of the few survivors not caught off guard and made his way to Snowme, under control of the Good Guys and capital of the newly-declared Snowman Empire. Battered and exhausted, he came to realize that the downfall of the Sith was not the Jedi or their former Khanzem allies, but instead constant infighting between the Sith.

Powers and Abilities
As a capable Sith Lord, Tyrann was skilled in the Dark Side of the Force. A common ability of his was to generate an explosive ball of force lightning and propelling it towards his enemies.

Legacy
While Tyrann was not the most powerful or well-known force wielder in history, the effects of his actions continue to the present day. He is perhaps most famously known for establishing the Rule of Two, which has bounded all Sith who have existed since.

Tyrann's lightsaber is a prominent Dark Side relic and has passed between many owners over the years. Originally taken by his apprentice, it had been won and lost through combat and theft until ultimately ending in the possession of Darth Swissius. The lightsaber inspired Swissius' attempt to build a Kyber Crystal superweapon in the form of the Star Fortress. After the Star War and subsequent destruction of the Star Fortress, the lightsaber was presumed lost.

Trivia

 * Tyrann notably restored the ancient tradition of wearing ornate Sith masks, originating from his experiences of rarely removing his gas mask when in the trenches of the Khanzem War.