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 at which Tython was itself hospitable , the Je ' daii saw the Force as three aspects of a whole ; the Ashla ( light ) , the Bogan ( Dark ) , and the Bendu ( balance ) . They saw this duality in the Force represented in the night sky of Tython in the form of two natural satellites ; one bathed in light , the Ashla , another shrouded in darkness , the Bogan . In keeping with their view of balance , Je ' daii who fell too far to either the light or dark were exiled to the opposite 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 . History . Early history . In the year 36 , 453 BBY , the Tho Yor — eight great pyramid ships that were scattered across the galaxy — called out to the inhabitants of the planets they were located on , including Ando Prime , Kashyyyk , Manaan , Ryloth , and Dathomir . Through the Force , the Tho Yor convinced the Force - sensitive sentients around them to board the starships , and the pyramid ships then departed the planets upon which they had sat for so long and set out into the galaxy . The Tho Yor then traveled the galaxy , gathering Force - sensitives of many other species , so that by the time the eight ships journeyed into the Deep Core together , they carried members of the Wookiee , Selkath , Twi ' lek , Miraluka , Iktotchi , Cathar , Devaronian , Noghri , Sith , Talid , Zabrak , Mirialan , Human , Sullustan , and Krevaaki species , as well as the species later known as the Koorivar . The eight Tho Yor traveled into the Deep Core to the planet Tython , where a ninth and far larger Tho Yor awaited them as it floated above a pinnacle of stone . The arrival of the Tho Yor was heralded by an immense Force Storm that swept over the entire planet , and the eight Tho Yor first gathered around the ninth Tho Yor before scattering themselves across the planet . The Tho Yor Arrival , as the event came to be known , saw each Tho Yor deposit their passengers at their final destination and remain there , with some of the ships burying themselves in the landscape while others remained floating in the sky . The Force - sensitive pilgrims immediately realized that Tython was uniquely strong in the Force , and the pilgrims — known collectively as the Tythan s — soon realized that they had been brought to Tython in order to study the Force and to learn to control and master the abilities it granted them . However , Tython ' s beauty came with dangers , and the pilgrims ' lives became a constant form of moving meditation on the Force , rather than sitting in silent meditation . The pilgrims also realized that Tython itself reacted violently with Force Storms and quakes to imbalance between the light and dark sides of the Force , which they named Ashla and Bogan after Tython ' s two moons : the bright satellite Ashla , and the dark moon of Bogan . The pilgrims therefore formed the Je ' daii Order , taking their name from the language of the Dai Bendu monks of the Talid species : combining the words " je " , meaning mystic , and " dai " , meaning center . The philosophy of the Balance became essential to survival on Tython , as harmony and balance between Ashla and Bogan maintained the peaceful beauty of Tython and prevented the chaos and destruction that came with imbalance . Over the next thousand years , the Je ' daii built the Je ' daii Temples , cities and centers of learning and healing that each centered around one of the Tho Yor . Padawan Kesh , the Je ' daii academy , was established by the year 36 , 019 BBY , when Nordia Gral was serving as Padawan Kesh ' s first Temple Master . Around that time , Master Gral helped develop the tradition of the Great Journey , a pilgrimage across Tython to each of the Temples that all Je ' daii would take upon graduating from the rank of Padawan to Journeyer . However , as the years passed , the Je ' daii began to have children who were not Force - sensitive , and it eventually became clear to the Tythans that the planet was not safe for those who could not touch the Force after the city of Aurum was destroyed . Therefore , during the second millennium after the Tho Yor Arrival , a second migration occurred : all Tythans who were not Force - sensitive were made to leave the planet , even if it broke up families , and the non - Force - sensitives settled first on Ashla and Bogan before spreading out to the other worlds of the Tython system . Era of peace . Despite the services the Order provided to the other Settled Worlds , the existence of the Je ' daii on their isolated world of Tython became a thing of legend . It wasn ' t until the reign of Queen Hadiya of Shikaakwa that a full - blown conflict erupted between the Order and the non - Force - sensitives that shared the star system . In a system - wide conflict known as the Despot War , Queen Hadiya led her army against Tython in a series of campaigns in 25 , 805 BBY . Despite massive casualties on both sides , the Je ' daii Order was able to vanquish Hadiya and her forces and return the balance to Tython . While balance was indeed restored , turmoil festered on Tython just twelve years later when the Je ' daii Order found the wreckage of the first ship to enter the system since the Tho Yor brought their ancestors to the world . The ship , of unknown origin , crashed on Tython in area known as the Rift , close to the Temple of Anil Kesh , and the mass deaths sparked a Force storm of proportions not seen since the arrival of the Tho Yor . Representatives of the Order investigated the crash site and encountered a sole survivor : a mysterious man named Xesh who carried a bizarre weapon known as a Forcesaber . In 25 , 793 BBY , the forces of the Rakata n Infinite Empire invaded the Tython system . Skal ' nas sought to reverse his species ' s gradual loss of control over the Force by acquiring the Infinity Gate said to exist on the planet Tython , and his forces attacked the space station Fury Station on the edges of the system before capturing both of the gas giants Obri and Mawr . The Rakata and their Flesh Raider soldiers attacked Tython , but were repelled by the Je ' daii Order ; the Infinite Empire fell back to the forest world of Ska Gora and conquered it before establishing their main command post there . By the end of the first year , the Je ' daii had allied themselves with the forces of the Settled Worlds , placing Je ' daii Master Rajivari in command of the joint forces . The Order also constructed Forcesabers , the Dark side weapons of the Rakata , and armed themselves with the weapons as they recalled the insane Daegen Lok to lead them in battle as Lok had foreseen . The Force Wars . In the ensuing decade , the balance of the Je ' daii Order was shattered . Two splinter groups emerged , one which held the Ashla as the main power of good in the universe , and another whose members found power only in the Bogan . In a tumultuous conflict known as the Force Wars , former allies were pitted against each other and all that the Je ' daii Order had become was torn asunder . In 25 , 783 BBY the war had raged for nearly a decade , leaving the planet a ruined waste . The light - siders , led by Je ' daii Master s Rajivari , Garon Jard , Cala Brin and Ters Sendon , founded a new group known as the Jedi Order and deemed that they would only use their powers for the protection of the weak and disenfranchised . From this group , Master Rajivari broke away and formed a dissident group of dark siders . Building an army of dark side monstrosities , Rajivari and his followers seized the Temple of Kaleth and attempted to defeat the Jedi Order . Following the defeat of Rajivari ' s forces and other dissidents like him , the Je ' daii Order was finished , the Jedi Order standing in its place . Having witnessed the destructive power of the dark side first hand with the ruination of their homeworld , a large group of Jedi set out from Tython to settle other worlds far from the Deep Core , eventually establishing a headquarters on the far - flung world Ossus . The Je ' daii ' s successor group , the Jedi would ultimately go on to defend the galaxy for millennia to come . The Galactic Republic made use of the Je ' daii Order ' s Bendu symbol , particularly during the Clone Wars , and Emperor Palpatine of the Galactic Empire — the Republic ' s successor state — instituted a six - spoked Imperial crest reminiscent of the Bendu symbol . Organization . Structure . A monastic order of scientists , scholars , warriors , philosophers , and artisans that were the sole inhabitants of the planet Tython , the Je ' daii Order was governed by the Je ' daii Council , also known as the Masters ' Council or the Council of Masters . The Council was composed of the nine Je ' daii Temple Masters , the highest rank a Je ' daii could achieve in the Order , who each oversaw one of the nine Temples that were scattered across Tython . Though there were nine Je ' daii Temples , the actual number of Temple Masters occasionally varied from nine ; a mated Selkath couple named Calleh and Naro jointly held the position of Temple Master at Mahara Kesh , the Temple of Healing . The Je ' daii Council met in holoconference or in person at Kaleth , and the Council had the authority to exile Je ' daii to the moons of Ashla or Bogan if they strayed too close to one side of the Force . After the departure of all non - Force - sensitives from Tython , it became customary for any Force - sensitives who were born on the other worlds to be sent to Tython , where they were trained as Je ' daii . Any non - Force - sensitives who were born on Tython were tested to see if they possessed any aptitude for the Force , but if not , they were asked to leave the world , as it was unsafe for those who could not touch the Force . Young Force - sensitive initiates were trained and housed at Padawan Kesh until they were taken on as a Padawan by a Je ' daii Master . Once a Padawan ' s training was complete , normally when the Padawan was in their teens , they were made Je ' daii Journeyer s and sent on their Great Journey : an odyssey across the surface of Tython to visit each of the Temples . Great Journeys typically lasted two years , and Journeyers would trek unaccompanied and largely by foot across Tython to reach each of the Temples , where they would spend several weeks learnings the skills taught at each Temple . Most Journeyers chose a discipline to specialize in during their Great Journey , and many returned to the Temple that taught that discipline later in life as Rangers or Masters . If the Journeyer survived , upon the successful completion of their Great Journey they were elevated to the rank of Je ' daii Ranger . Rangers were deployed by the Je ' daii Council all across the Tython system , fulfilling assignments and missions requested by the Council or the other Settled Worlds . Rangers wore a badge known as a Ranger star to signify their rank , and they were given their choice of a starship : either a " Hunter " - class starfighter , or the larger " Peacemaker " - class cruiser . Rangers were tasked with missions of diplomacy , tracking fugitives , ending conflicts , and a wide variety of other missions , and some Rangers rarely returned to Tython . If a Je ' daii Ranger had shown sufficient experience , wisdom , and understanding of the Force , they might be promoted to the rank of Je ' daii Master , which was the highest rank a Je ' daii could achieve other than a Temple Master . Numerous Masters made their home at each Temple , providing their knowledge to younger Je ' daii and studying the Force and other pursuits . The Temples . Early in the Je ' daii Order ' s history , the Order established their nine Je ' daii Temples around the nine Tho Yor across Tython . While other cities and settlements were later built , the nine Temples were home to most of the planet ' s inhabitants and were the seats of the Order ' s presence upon Tython . Akar Kesh , the Temple of Balance , was considered to be one of the most sacred Temples , and it was built within the great pinnacle of stone above which the largest Tho Yor hovered . The Temple of Science , Anil Kesh , straddled the planetary rift known as the Chasm near its floating Tho Yor , and its inhabitants meddled in science and alchemy . The Temple of Healing , Mahara Kesh , was located in the Deep Ocean , and the Temple of the Arts , Bodhi , was located on the plains of the continent Masara . Padawan Kesh housed and trained young Je ' daii before they became Padawans , while the Temple of Martial Arts , Stav Kesh , was located high in the Ice Giant Range next to the Tho Yor that had buried itself in the mountains . Vur Tepe — the Forge — was located directly over an active volcano near its floating Tho Yor , and its inhabitants focused themselves on the creation of weapons and anything else that Anil Kesh ' s scientists could think of . The Temple of Force Skills , Qigong Kesh , was located in an enormous cavern beneath its floating Tho Yor in Tython ' s Silent Desert , and the last Temple — Kaleth , the Temple of Knowledge — was home to the Je ' daii Library and the meeting place for the entire Order . Philosophy . The Je ' daii Order ' s primarily philosophy was that of the Balance — because of Tython ' s intense reactions to imbalance in the Force , the Je ' daii strived to maintain personal balance between the light and dark sides of the Force . This philosophy was also inspired by Tython ' s moons : bright Ashla represented the light side of the Force , and the dark moon Bogan represented the dark side . In Je ' daii philosophy , they acknowledged the fact that there was always a light within darkness , and darkness within light , so that it was impossible for one to ever be truly free of either . Unlike the later Jedi Order , Je ' daii were encouraged to give into the tempations of both the light and the dark , as they believed it was necessary to embrace both in order to learn more about the Force . The Je ' daii viewed living on Tython as a near - constant meditation and study of the Force , and the Great Journey was intended to expose young Journeyers to the various disciplines and arts that were studied at each temple . The Je ' daii Order developed their own code , which illustrated the primary tenets of the Order ' s philosophy , and was taught at all of the Temples across Tython . Because of Tython ' s proclivity for Force Storms , the Je ' daii took it upon themselves to police their ranks for those who fell out of balance , and they exiled those who were out of balance to Tython ' s moons . Those who delved too deep into the dark side were exiled to Ashla , where they were instructed to meditate on the light side and the bright moon of Ashla . On the other hand , those Je ' daii who clung to the light side over the Balance were sent to Bogan , where they meditated on the darkness of the moon to bring themselves back into balance . Exiles on Tython ' s moons received regular deliveries of foodstuffs , and they were kept separate from other exiles by their cuffs and the sentry droids that patrolled the moons .