The Time of the Rot was the term given to a period of great turmoil and civil warfare that engulfed the Lost Tribe of Sith on the planet Kesh. This conflict began following the disappearance of the ruling Grand Lord Lillia Venn during the Night of the Upside-Down Meteor in 3960 BBY. It lasted approximately 960 years and saw substantial infighting between various rival Sith factions for the leadership of the Tribe. The Time of the Rot engulfed much of Keshtah Minor, the continent on Kesh that was the domain of the Lost Tribe. The conflict devastated much of Keshtah Minor's cities and infrastructure and led to the deaths of many combatants and civilians. It also reduced the Tribe's population to merely a few thousand. The conflict was ended in 3000 BBY when the Caretaker Varner Hilts succeed