A political faction hailing from Beray existed within the Lost Tribe of Sith prior to 3000 BBY, specifically during the Time of the Rot. This political group included the father of Sith Caretaker Varner Hilts. For years, Hilts' father endeavored to gain the confidence of the faction leader's, with the intention of assassinating the Sith. But before he could act on his scheme, his intended [weapon](/article/shikkar] slipped from its sheath and injured his ankle, resulting in him being called "Slippery Hilts." An infection from the ankle wound led to Slippery Hilts' death a month later. Shortly after this, Slippery Hilts' wife plotted to seduce the faction leader, but instead she met her end when she was imprisoned within a ceremonial urn and left to perish.