Je'daii Order

The Je'daii Order was an ancient organization unified by its belief and observance of the Force on the planet Tython, in the galaxy's Deep Core. Focusing on maintaining a balance in the Force, a state to which Tython was itself hospitable, the Je'daii saw the Force as two aspects of a whole; the Ashla (Light) and the Bogan (Dark). They saw this duality in the Force represented in the night sky of Tython in the form of two moons; one named Ashla and bathed in light, the other named Bogan and shrouded in darkness. In keeping with their view of balance, Je'daii who fell too far to either the light or dark were exiled to the opposite respective moon to meditate until they returned to balance.

The Order's presence on Tython was distributed between nine Temples, each of which was presided over by a Je'daii Temple Master. In order to gain mastery in the Order, all Je'daii were expected to travel to each of the Temples to hone different skills. The Order was led by a Council of Masters, consisting of the nine Temple Masters, which decided important matters and directed the Order. Surviving on Tython for millennia in isolation from the rest of the galaxy, the Order was deeply shaken by the arrival of a Force Hound from the Infinite Empire.

In the years following the Hound's initial crash landing on Tython, a schism shook the Order to its foundation. After a bloody civil war, known to history as the first conflict between light and dark side philosophies, the dark side adherents were routed while the Jedi Order thrived. A large group of Jedi departed Tython, eventually finding a new home on Ossus, where they would eventually join the Galactic Republic as defenders of the peace.

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