Jensaarai The Jensaarai were an order of Force - users from the Suarbi system , who arose during the Clone Wars . Their name was Sith for " followers of the hidden truth . " Their philosophy and methodology was a blend of Sith and Jedi teach ings . Their hierarchy loosely resembled that of the Jedi Order . During its creation and early years the Jensaarai were opposed to the Jedi , due to ignorance and the loss of their founder . After the fall of the Galactic Empire , the Jensaarai made peace with the Jedi , and even sent students to learn at Luke Skywalker ' s Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4 . History . Origins . The birth of the Jensaarai began with the fall of Anzati Jedi Knight , Nikkos Tyris . On a search through the archives in the Jedi Temple , Tyris uncovered an ancient Sith manuscript detailing Larad Noon ' s philosophical musings and telling the tales of the exile of the first dark Jedi , the birth of the Sith , the ancient Sith Wars and a great deal of Sith lore . Most of the information contained within was factually correct , save for one crucial detail — the manuscript claimed a shocking revelation : that the Jedi stole everything they knew from the Sith , before exiling them . The truth of the manuscript ' s contents was , naturally , questionable and biased . However , Tyris unquestioningly accepted the lies of the manuscript and turned his back on the Jedi Order . Tyris dubbed his followers the Jensaarai , meaning ' the hidden followers of truth ' in ancient Sith . The group then headed for Susevfi in the Suarbi system , where the nascent Jensaarai established a base to train from . Tragically , Tyris did not notice how the manuscript was corrupting him , and how he was walking the path of the dark side . Tyris trained the Knights and Padawans in what he believed to be the secret teachings of the ' true ' Jedi , when in fact he was really imparting Sith secrets and unknowingly converted his apprentices to the dark side . With the discovery that the Sith had returned to the galaxy , Count Dooku ' s fall to the dark side , and the ongoing Clone Wars , the Jedi Council were anxious to discover anything and everything they could about the mysterious second Sith , Darth Sidious . Many Jedi Knights and Jedi investigators were dispatched by the Jedi Council , or took it upon themselves , to follow up any leads on the Sith . The Jedi Knights Nejaa Halcyon , Ylenic It ' kla , and a Jedi known only as " Desertwind " from the scent memory of It ' kla , were three such Jedi dedicated to uncovering the Sith . The trio had tracked rumors of Sith Cultist activity to Susevfi , where they discovered Nikkos Tyris and two other former Jedi . Already lost to the dark side and beyond saving , the Jensaarai presented a threat to the Galactic Republic and the Jedi realized they had a duty to stop the dark siders from spreading . A furious battle ensued in which Nikkos Tyris , Nejaa Halcyon , and the other two Jensaarai were slain . A dying Halcyon flung the mortally wounded Jensaarai into their nearby training base , where the release of dark side energy from the Dark Jedi ' s death collapsed the building ' s foundations and all but destroyed the Jensaarai ' s makeshift base . Ylenic It ' kla and " Desertwind " believed the Jensaarai to be vanquished , and departed Susevfi not long after . Rebirth . Unknown to the Jedi , however , there were more Jensaarai . When the Jedi arrived at Susevfi , they only found Tyris and two other Jensaarai , and unsurprisingly concluded that these three were the ' Sith cultists ' they had heard about . What the Jedi had failed to realize was that they had only slain the leader of the Jensaarai and two of its most experienced members . Within the Jensaarai ' s base , watching the battle with the Jedi , were the rest of the Jensaarai , hidden by using their Force abilities . When Tyris and the others were slain , and the building collapsed , the Jensaarai were trapped and unable to avenge their brethren . By the time they had extricated themselves from the rubble , the Jedi were long gone . In the aftermath of the battle , the wife of one of the slain apprentices took the title of Saarai - kaar for herself and began to train the next generation of Jensaarai . The Jensaarai were content to remain in hiding , lest the Jedi discover their existence and return to wipe them out . Thus , the Jensaarai had weathered the death of its founder and secretly grew by continuing in their training and strengthening their numbers by taking in Force - sensitives from the local population . The Empire . With the Rise of the Empire and the almost - complete destruction of the Jedi Order , the Jensaarai believed themselves to be liberated — free to practice their arts and expand their knowledge without fear of Jedi brutality and hatred . They openly moved as custodians and guardians of the planet , and the Saarai - Kaar ' s son even went to personally assist Darth Vader in hunting down the remaining Jedi . Vader however , sensed only the light side within the boy and , using his lightsaber , cut him down where he stood . The Inquisitorius then dispatched Jedi hunters and the odd Inquisitor to Susevfi in an attempt to exterminate the Jensaarai . Many Jensaarai were caught and executed , as the Empire made its presence felt on the planet , and it became clear the Emperor Palpatine would tolerate no other Force - users in the galaxy unless they could be made to serve his own needs . Like the Jedi before them , the Emperor ' s agents made the mistake of believing they had wiped out the Jensaarai , when really they had only dealt with a small group of them . In another show of history repeating itself , the persecutors of the Jensaarai felt that their work was done and left the planet . Stunned by the slaughter of her son , and the apparent betrayal of the Empire , Saarai - kaar and the Jensaarai retreated into hiding once again . The Jensaarai were determined to exact justice on their persecutors though , and after a few years they periodically emerged in small groups or as individuals to conduct raids and ambushes on the Imperial garrison . Sometimes one of the Jensaarai would be killed in the fighting , or captured and executed , but by and large the Jensaarai demoralized the garrison with their continual attacks . It is not known why , but after the initial rush of Jedi hunters descended on Susevfi , they then left and never showed anything more than a token interest in crushing the rebellious , Force - using group . The answer may have been the Emperor simply realizing the Jensaarai had no intention of helping the Jedi - oriented Rebel Alliance off - planet , so they were of no danger to him , and he was busy with the Rebels . Leonia Tavira . With the death of the Emperor and Darth Vader during the Battle of Endor , the Jensaarai knew it was only a matter of time before the Empire fell and they would be free . Hearing rumors of powerful Force - users on Susevfi , the former Moff , Leonia Tavira , now leader of the pirate Invids , arrived and executed the Imperial governor , sending a ( false ) message to the Jensaarai that they were now free from oppression and persecution . After making contact with the pirate leader , the Jensaarai made the mistake of believing Tavira to be their liberator . In truth , Tavira was merely using Susevfi as a base of operations , and the Jensaarai to hunt down Jedi Knight Corran Horn , who was attempting to rescue his wife Mirax from the clutches of Tavira . Following Tavira ' s orders , a group of Jensaarai departed the planet to hunt down Corran Horn , whom they found on Courkrus . Ambushing the lone Jedi , the Jensaarai were on the verge of winning the fight when Luke Skywalker appeared and together with Horn , the two defeated the Jensaarai . The Jedi captured their attackers , and upon questioning , were shocked to discover the existence of the Jensaarai and their warped philosophy ( in regards to the Jedi ) . Since the death of Tyris , the Jensaarai had been taught a skewed history lesson — they were told that the Jedi were dark siders , and that the Sith were champions of the light . Indeed , to his dismay , Skywalker learned that the Jensaarai switched the roles of Obi - Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader , seeing the former as a monster . Informing the New Republic of the secret location of the Invids ' base , the two Jedi set off for Susevfi , incognito , in the hope of rescuing Mirax , and confronting the Jensaarai . After locating Mirax and the Jensaarai , a skirmish erupted with the discovery of the Jedi . Thankfully , the New Republic sent a fleet to apprehend Tavira , and with the help of Corran ' s Force Illusions , managed to drive her away , leaving the Jedi free to conclude their duel with the Jensaarai . After a brief battle , Luke and Corran defeated the Saarai - kaar and the other Jensaarai , who bitterly expected execution at the hands of the Jedi . Luke tried to explain how the Jensaarai had gotten their facts wrong , but the Saarai - Kaar refused to believe him . It was only with the help of Corran ' s friend , the Caamasi , Elegos A ' Kla and his memnii that the Jedi managed to defuse the situation and reach an understanding with their erstwhile opponents . A certain point of view . Before their conflict with Corran Horn and Luke Skywalker , the Jensaarai realized their outlook on the universe had been skewed . If not through Nikkos Tyris ' mistaken beliefs , the Saarai - kaar might not have allowed her despair at the loss of her husband and son to color her perception , reinforcing the belief that the Jedi had fallen to the dark side and abandoned the Jensaarai through her teachings . With the help of the new Jedi , the Jensaarai were on the path to true understanding . Though the relationship between the Jedi and the Jensaarai was fragile at first , the Saarai - kaar agreed with Luke Skywalker to send students to his academy on Yavin IV , in the hope of building a better union between the two groups . The Jedi had brought peace and friendship , while the Jensaarai gave Luke valuable knowledge on the practices of Old Republic Jedi , and eventually the Jensaarai became fast allies of the New Jedi Order . After this , the Jensaarai went through a series of ideological reforms , incorporating the truth of their origins and misplaced views , as revealed by Luke Skywalker . The relationship between the Jedi and the Jensaarai only grew stronger , with the latter coming to the aid of the former during the Yuuzhan Vong War . Kelbis Nu , a Jensaarai , went on to train at the Jedi Academy , and fight during the war . He died on Eriadu , persecuted by the Peace Brigade , but was able to pass on valuable information to the Jedi about the Vong ' s movements . Following the war , the Jensaarai would later come to allow Jacen Solo to learn from them , in his quest to further his knowledge of the Force . During the time after the Sith – Imperial War , the Jensaarai were one of many Force organizations that were given the ultimatum by the One Sith to join their ranks or be destroyed . This led to a number of Jensaarai to joining the Sith ranks , though the organization was not completely absorbed . While the New Jedi Order accepted and taught Jensaarai students , they still considered the Jensaarai tradition to be made up of Gray Jedi due to their " proximity " to the dark side . The Jensaarai themselves outwardly denied these claims . Philosophy , abilities , and practices . The first Jensaarai , under the tutelage of Nikkos Tyris , were taught the lore of the Sith . Many of the former Jedi , even half - trained Padawans , found the transition from Jedi to Jensaarai difficult at the least . Tyris had somehow come to possess a 4000 year old journal written by Larad Noon , one of the final surviving members of the Brotherhood of the Sith in the Great Sith War . Noon had isolated himself on Susevfi after the war , and his journal delved into both the light and dark aspects of the Force . One of the major themes within Noon ' s writings was the concept of " integrating the shadow " . To fully grasp the Sith secrets within the manuscript required a greater understanding of the Force , an understanding that the early Jensaarai simply did not possess . The group could master no more than the rudiments of what the manuscript detailed . Furthermore , advancement in the arts of the Sith required turning to the dark side . Though the Jensaarai , including Tyris , were unaware of the dark origins of their new powers , most of the group unconsciously refused to turn , including Tyris ' own wife and son . Tyris and two of his brightest students , with their greater knowledge of the Force and their mastery of the Jedi arts , quickly spiraled down the dark path . The three quickly decided to turn their fellows , and were in the process of doing so , when the Jedi arrived and defeated them . The Saarai - kaar and the other Jensaarai , who were unaware of his fall , mistakenly believed the Jedi to have simply murdered him and abandoned the rest of them , further reinforcing the Sith text ' s lie of the Jedi as harbingers of evil . With the death of Nikkos Tyris and his two best students , the training and direction of the Jensaarai changed drastically . His death and the destruction of the Sith manuscript during the fight with the Jedi , the sole source of knowledge was the new Saarai - kaar . Because she had never completed her training in the arts of the Sith , the Saarai - kaar was free from the influence of the dark side , and could only teach the new Jensaarai her own , limited knowledge of the Sith , which was mostly harmless . For example , in possible emulation of ancient Sith armor smiths and the battle armor worn by Sith warriors and the Jedi Knights of old , the Jensaarai had some knowledge of Sith techniques for working cortosis , leading to the development of their specialized armor . Presumably , from the tales of Sith assassins , the Jensaarai were also able to effectively mask their presence in the Force , which may explain why the Emperor ' s Jedi hunters left Susevfi so early . The Jensaarai were also able to use a unique power they called ballistakinesis . This power involved hurling a collection of small , usually harmless objects , such as coins or pebbles , and using the Force to accelerate their velocity to lethal speeds . Jensaarai philosophy and abilities were thus syncretistic ; the mixture of Jedi and Sith teachings complemented each other perfectly . From their Jedi roots they were deeply honorable , disciplined , and respected those same traits in their enemies . From the Sith they learned the power of aggression , though not to the point of the dark side . In that regard , the Jensaarai , after the death of Tyris , remained true to the light side , only with a different outlook on the universe and the Jedi Knights . One Jedi ideal the Jensaarai never abandoned was the defense of peace and justice . Shortly after the death of Nikkos Tyris , the Jensaarai took it upon themselves to act as custodians for Susevfi , and continued to act as much they had during their days in the Jedi Order . Weapons and armor . Following their origins as Jedi , the Jensaarai fought with lightsabers , and were familiar with the lightsaber forms of combat . However , in a break with the Order , the Jensaarai did not place as much importance on the construction of lightsabers , as they did with their Sith - inspired combat armor . To the Jedi , the construction of the lightsaber was an important event in a Padawan ' s life , a serious step on the path to Knighthood . The Jensaarai generally constructed their lightsabers at an earlier stage in their training than the Jedi , and saw the construction of their armor as more important . To the Jedi , the lightsaber represented the outward manifestation of any given Jedi , each lightsaber was as unique as the Jedi that crafted it , and this was no less true for the Jensaarai . The armor worn by the Jensaarai , as mentioned , was inspired by details of Sith battle armor . It was a highly flexible suit of light armor , covered in spun cortosis fibers , capable of protecting a Jensaarai from lightsaber attacks . First a basic , generic , frame was constructed before the armor was further customized to represent an animal the wearer could relate to . Though not a rule , it was common practice for armor to be styled on animals that were not overly aggressive , but were capable of adequately protecting themselves when threatened , such as a reek or Corellian sand panther . If the wearer was so inclined , modifications to the armor included systems designed to better emulate the creature in question , such as built - in macrobinoculars or retractable claws . The construction of the armor was a deeply personal affair , and was as much of an art form as lightsaber construction , requiring just as much dedication and skill , used in the Jensaarai as the transition from apprentice to full ' knight ' . Ranks . There were three ranks amongst the Jensaarai : apprentices , defenders , and the Saarai - kaar . In order to become a defender , an apprentice went through a rite of passage similar to the one that Jedi Padawans took . Apprentices not only created their own lightsabers , but also their trademark armor . Apprentices trained under defenders , much like the Padawan - Master relationship of the Jedi Order . It was important to note that there was no ' intermediary ' rank among the Jensaarai , the step between Padawan and Master — the Knight — was missing . Instead , defenders were something of a mixture between Knight and Master , training apprentices and forming the bulk of the organization . There were other divisions within the rank of defender ; the Ring Defender s formed something of a starfighter corps to protect Susevfi from pirates and / or fleeing criminals . The shield defenders acted much as secretaries , assistants , and bodyguards for the Saarai - kaar . As for the Saarai - kaar , who served as leader of the Jensaarai , there has only been two . It was unknown as to who would succeed as the next Saarai - kaar , as one has not been nominated , and the current one has no known protégé .