- "Death can be the only outcome for those we target."
- — Raii Meriaz
The Teroch’dha, translated from Mando’a as “pitiless dark”, are a small elite group of Darksider assassins originally created within the Cult of Shadow and trained to be silent and undetectable killers. As such lightsaber use is forbidden since the noise and light created by the weapon would run counter to their stealth training. They instead prefer to use alchemically crafted blades capable of resisting lightsabers.
The group was created by Raii Meriaz to fill a perceived lack of Dark Side assassins that the cult could call upon when necessary. In practice, only Raii and Sivter had authority to give the Teroch’dha orders. While they were frequently sent to eliminate enemies to the cult, the Teroch’dha also acted as a secret police force; purging those that would try and undermine the Dark Master’s mandate from within. Few, even within the cult, had any true knowledge about the division other than the fact that it existed.
No member of the Teroch’dha had a rank above Dark Knight since their skills were highly specialized. This made them no less dangerous since they were extensively trained in all aspects of stealth and assassination. More than one disloyal Dark Lord was killed at the hands of a Teroch’dha.
The Teroch’dha managed to survive the fall of the Cult of Shadow mostly intact. Their current location and the number of members are unknown.