Darth Validus, standing with a drawn lightsaber, wearing his distinctive armor
Background
Darth Validus is a famous and charismatic Sith leader in SWRP. He was the founder of the first Empire of the Sith on the planet Byss, gathering the main Sith groups together for the first time since they diverged from the Dark Lords of the Sith. As Emperor of the Sith, Darth Validus ruled until for reasons best known to himself, he used his ship, the SSD Ravager, to attack his own planet, destroying his creation and scattering the Sith to the winds. Aboard the Ravager, he then leapt into hyperspace and headed into the Unknown Regions.
He has since returned to the known Galaxy and has revived the Dark Lords of the Sith, bringing them to the world of Dromund Kaas with the assistance of Darth Mortis and Darth Destius.
A fuller account of his history can be read on Validus' Galactic Unity profile
Behind the scenes
Darth Validus is played by the SL avatar Mortious Darragh. Apart from his in-character role as former Emperor of the Sith and one of the current Dark Lords of the Dark Lords of the Sith, he is a noted builder and longterm SWRPer, as well as the person responsible for collecting and packaging the massive and free Star Wars texture bundle which is widely available and which has contributed immensely to the builds of most SWRP sims around today.
Destius 12:32, 4 November 2008 (UTC)