Darth Tavem, born Charias, was a Korun Sith of the resurgent Sith Empire. Born on Haruun Kal in 3,671 BBY, Tavem toiled as a slave to a servant of the Sith Empire for the first ten years of his life. Rising against his Master after he violently murdered his mother, Tavem brutally murdered his former master with the Force, revealing his sensitivity to the Sith. Taken to the Sith Academy on Korriban, Tavem avoided the machinations of the other apprentices in favor of focusing on his studies and fulfilling his Sith potential. After two years at the academy, he drew the attention of one of the more powerful Lords, Darth Morwyn, a principled and honor-bound Sith Warrior.