Hidden Temple ( Arkinnea ) The Hidden Temple was an ancient outpost built on the planet of Arkinnea by the Jedi Order around the middle of the Old Republic . Over centuries of disuse , it fell into disrepair and was abandoned . After the Great Jedi Purge began , the temple was reconstructed by Jedi Master K ' Kruhk and a group of younglings . It was used for years as a shelter for Jedi who sought refuge during the Great Jedi Purge and became a subject of rumors among the Jedi survivors scattered around the galaxy . History . Built on the world of Arkinnea around the middle of the Old Republic by the Jedi Order , the temple later was abandoned by the Order and fell into disuse . Centuries later , the Galactic Republic was dismantled and reformed into the Galactic Empire , an act that also nearly destroyed the Jedi Order with the implementation of Order 66 . During the Great Jedi Purge that followed , some Jedi managed to escape the wrath of the Empire , among them being Jedi Masters Zao and K ' Kruhk , a Padawan named Chase Piru and a group of younglings . When the Jedi ' s ship crashed on Arkinnea , they were quickly taken for part of the ever - expanding flood of war refugees and placed into camps along with thousands of other beings . While the camps were crowded and unhealthy , they seemed to be on the path to a better life , until the Jedi discovered that the local security forces didn ' t want refugees on their world . The world was also being watched by Imperials under the command of Officer Teron , doubling the danger for the Jedi . Soon , it was discovered that the militia , guided by Captain Relik , were actually massacring the refugees by dumping them over a canyon where they would fall to their deaths . When Relik and the others found out that the Jedi had discovered their secret , K ' Kruhk distracted them while the rest of the Jedi tried to make their escape . Regardless , the others were hunted down by Relik ' s cohorts until they encountered a native sentient species , the Yunu . The militia members then attacked both groups ; Zao deflected their blaster bolts with his lightstaff then hefted a boulder into the air and held them at bay . Soon , they escaped the militia , while K ' Kruhk encountered the Imperial officer Teron , who revealed that he didn ' t believe the Emperor ' s lies about the Jedi . He told the Whiphid that while he didn ' t make much in the way of salary , he would try to provide the Jedi with whatever they needed , and return each spring with supplies . The Jedi , along with their new allies , the Yunu , rebuilt the temple and the surrounding structures , struggling through their first winter but thriving afterward . Though Zao disappeared while tracking a runaway from the group , over the years the younglings grew into strong padawans under K ' Kruhk ' s tutelage and the Jedi managed to live safely for a long time , a rarity under the Galactic Empire . Over time , the temple became a subject of rumors among other Jedi survivors scattered around the galaxy . Decades later , the temple was abandoned once more with the construction of the New Jedi Order . A second Hidden Temple was secretly constructed to be a refuge for the Jedi during and after the Sith – Imperial War .