Obroan Institute for Archaeology The Obroan Institute for Archaeology , often shortened to the Obroan Institute , was a research organization that formed a part of the collection of educational bodies that formed the greater library - world of Obroa - skai . Devoted to the discovery , analysis , and cataloging of species and civilizations to promote galactic diversity and understanding , the Institute ' s numerous experts performed both field and desk research , and maintained a fleet of exploration vessels to support the former . In addition to its headquarters on Obroa - skai , the Institute maintained a major facility on Coruscant , including a landing bay in Newport , and a research base on Babali , and ostensibly operated branches on several other worlds . The Institute was a government - funded segment of the General Ministry of the New Republic , although as a semi - independent institute it operated with relative freedom . Within the Institute , departments like the Office of Sentient Species managed internal policies . Planets chosen for exploration were selected from a list nominated by member researchers . Each nominated mission required the interested researchers to pursue funding options to finance the expedition from the General Ministry budget or outside sources . In 1 BBY , a pre - Republic specialist at the Institute , Dr . Insmot Bowen , partook in a briefing conference with General Arhul Kurumenga of the Imperial Department of Military Research , Admiral Conan Antonio Motti , and Master of Imperial Projects Bevel Lemelisk , giving a theory about the mysteries of the galaxy , including a barrier to the west of the Core Worlds , being the result of Celestial technology dating back to the Celestial - Rakata Wars , with Motti expressing disbelief at the theory . In 17 ABY , the Institute was involved in the investigation of Brath Qella spawned by the pursuit of the Teljkon Vagabond . The Institute supplied a five - hundred - member research team that investigated the Sharu of Rafa IV on behalf of the New Republic . Later , the Yuuzhan Vong assault on Obroa - skai left the Institute scrambling to preserve its records and artifacts while fleeing the fallen world . The flight encouraged Bel - dar - Nolek , who had been the director of the Institute since at least 17 ABY , to challenge the New Republic ' s failure to defend Obroa - skai on the Senate floor . The director even went so far as to suggest that the Institute to attempt to make peace independently with the Yuuzhan Vong in order to return to Obroa - skai and preserve what data remained . During the spring break of Roan Novachez ' s second year at the Jedi academy on Coruscant , he took a trip with his friend Pasha and Pasha ' s dad to their home on Obroa - skai . There , he got to visit Pasha ' s dad ' s office at the Obroan Institute for Archaeology . He showed Roan some of the Jedi artifact s he had been studying , including vintage Force crystal s , the arm of a Tythonian security droid , the Unknown Holocron , an anicent prototype lightsaber , a monogrammed Ossus Keeper robe and an ancient Jedi text titled " The Path of the Jedi " . Unfortunately , Roan accidentally ripped a page of the book and for the rest of the trip was worried that Pasha ' s dad was mad at him .