Telosian Jedi Academy The Telosian Jedi Academy was founded by the Jedi Master Atris during the Jedi Civil War , in the wake of the Attack on Dantooine when the Jedi Enclave there was sacked by the Revan ' s Sith Empire . The Academy was hidden within a large plateau in the polar region of Telos IV , which had been used to house the Telos Polar Irrigation System . The irrigation facility had been abandoned in the wake of the Bombing of Telos IV in 3959 BBY , during the early stages of the war , providing a measure of secrecy and security for the Academy . Though it never housed any students , the Academy did play host to a large number of Sith holocrons that Atris had managed to collect , along with many Jedi - and Sith - related relics . Among the collection were various materials of learning that had been saved from the Enclave on Dantooine prior to its destruction at the hands of Darth Malak . Five years after the end of the Jedi Civil War , the Academy still stood largely empty , save for Atris and the Echani Handmaiden Sisters who served her . That same year , Meetra Surik , who had been fleeing the Sith at Peragus II , ended up on Telos ' Citadel Station aboard the " Ebon Hawk " . When Atris had the ship brought to the Academy , Surik , accompanied by her companions , Kreia , Atton Rand and Bao - Dur , followed the trail of evidence that pinpointed the " Hawk " location , thereby discovering the Academy . Once there , Surik met with Atris to discuss current events before disembarking to find a number of other Masters who had been presumed missing . Layout . The Telosian Academy was designed to be completely self - contained , having been built with every facility needed to maintain its self - sufficiency . The building held a hangar that was large enough to accommodate a starship the size of a light freighter , storage rooms , separate quarters for any on - site personnel , a private meditation chamber for Jedi Master Atris , the Academy ' s founder , and a chamber for a Jedi Council to meet . The latter was similar in style to the one seen at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant during that era ; in addition , the exterior outwardly resembled the Temple on the Galactic Republic ' s capital world . Four artificially - created towers rose up around the perimeter of the Academy ' s exterior , arranged at equal distances from each other to form a box . The Academy itself was retrofitted from the Telos Polar Irrigation System , which was not unlike the water - distribution network found on Coruscant . History . Origins . Constructed under strictest secrecy after Telos was bombarded from orbit by forces of the Revan ' s Sith Empire , under the command of the former Republic Navy Admiral Saul Karath , the Academy was intended to be a point of retreat for the Jedi Order should the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine ever fall . Telos was selected to host the Academy , partly in the hope that the Sith would not devastate the same world twice ; however , prior to the war it had served as a place where Jedi who had failed their training would continue to serve the galaxy as farmers and laborers . Throughout the Jedi Civil War , Jedi holocrons and other materials and relics of historical value had been secretly evacuated from Dantooine to Telos . However , no one else in the Order knew that Atris was also collecting a number of Sith holocrons , delving into forbidden knowledge of the dark side in hopes of finding a way to defeat the Sith from within . By the time of the height of the Jedi Civil War in 3956 BBY , the amnesiac ex - Dark Lord of the Sith Revan had arrived on Dantooine in the wake of the destruction of Taris . The masters of the Dantooine Enclave Council chose to retrain the former Sith Lord , eventually sending him out into the galaxy to find — and , if possible , to destroy — the Star Forge , the massive space station and weapons factory that had fueled the Sith war effort . Approximately midway through Revan ' s quest , the Council foresaw the destruction of the Dantooine Enclave , organizing an evacuation . Unfortunately for most of the Jedi there , the warning came too late ; however , a number of senior Jedi Masters and Knights were able to escape the oncoming attack and help Atris spirit a number of Jedi artifacts to Telos . Administration under Atris . During the Jedi purge that followed the war , Atris forsook the other Jedi , blaming them for their apathy and unwillingness to actively fight the threat posed by the Sith Empire . In 3951 BBY , the Jedi Order was all but wiped out at the disastrous conclave on Katarr , when all life on the planet was destroyed by Darth Nihilus . Still on Telos , Atris decided to bring about the Order ' s rebirth despite what she had inadvertently done to destroy it by leaking the time and location of the Katarr meeting in a bid to draw out the hidden Sith . As remnants of the Sith Empire continued to prey on Jedi , she gathered several Echani , daughters of the famed General Yusanis and collectively known as the Handmaiden Sisters , at the Academy , demanding an oath from each that they would never be trained in the ways of the Jedi , even if they themselves were sensitive to the Force ; Atris then instructed them in vigorous mental exercises that were aimed at teaching them to resist Force - based influences . The Handmaidens were intended to protect the Academy from the influence of the dark side ; as part of their service they were ordered to deal with any Jedi who showed signs of falling under its sway , including killing them . Atris was the only one whom the Handmaidens absolutely trusted ; she was , in fact , the " only " Jedi to reside within the Academy . She never trained any apprentices in the ways of the Force while there , as almost nobody knew of the place ' s existence . Furthermore , Atris herself had never before taken on a Padawan , as Meetra Surik pointed out to one of the Sisters when she arrived at the Academy . While the surviving members of the Jedi Order knew of the secret training facility , they presumed that Atris had been killed and that the Academy had fallen into disrepair . The only Jedi to ever come to the Academy was Surik herself , and only because she had come to retrieve the " Ebon Hawk " , which had been stolen by one of the Handmaidens — however , upon securing the vessel , she immediately left Telos and Atris behind . Even when the three surviving Jedi Masters , Kavar , Vrook Lamar and Zez - Kai Ell , learned that Atris was still alive and preparing to restore the Order , the Telosian Academy proved to be of little significance to them or their plans . Instead of resurrecting the Order on Telos , they decided to meet in the rebuilt Jedi Enclave on Dantooine in the hope of fighting the threat of the Sith when it was finally exposed . Atris , however , was proven to be wrong in her belief that the Sith would not attack Telos twice . Darth Nihilus arrived with his fleet above Telos in order to feed on the Force energy within the Jedi who he believed dwelled at the Academy . Nihilus ' s plans , however , were thwarted by Surik , who defeated the Sith Lord aboard his flagship , the " Ravager " , thus preserving the Academy ' s structural integrity . By then , Kreia had exposed Atris ' s corruption and fall to the dark side , provoking the Jedi Master into acknowledging her own dark nature . When Surik arrived , fresh from her efforts to drive the Sith away , Atris fought her in the Academy ' s Council Chambers . Although Surik spared Atris in the wake of their duel , the Jedi historian had become disillusioned about her intents and agreed to voluntarily leave the Jedi Order for a time , no longer wishing to expose the Jedi to her corrupted influence . The Jedi Order was later re - formed by Surik , and the Telosian Academy continued to be maintained during the Cold War between the Republic and the resurgent Sith Empire . At some point between 3643 and 3641 BBY , an archaeological crew ventured to Telos IV to explore the secrets of the Academy , and the facility ' s caretakers permitted the party to study the building in return for the payment of a donation . With help from the caretakers , the crew uncovered a Jedi weapon that had been created by Atris . The academy was still in operation shortly after the end of the New Sith Wars , by which time it had specialized in data collection and analysis . Great Jedi Purge . According to Darth Sidious ' s notes in his stolen copy of the Jedi training guide " " , the Telosian facility was one of many that he had uncovered during the Great Jedi Purge . He remarked that the book itself revealed the academy ' s location , saving the Galactic Empire time as they hunted Jedi . The Empire later agreed to terms with the Bounty Hunter ' s Guild , allowing members of the guild to use the facilities as a training facility . Inhabitants . Though the Jedi Master Atris wished to one day train Jedi at the Academy , it was only inhabited by herself and six young Echani warrior - women who were collectively known as the Handmaiden Sisters . It was here that Atris secluded herself after the disaster at the Conclave on Katarr , during which over a hundred of the remaining members of the Jedi Order were killed by Darth Nihilus when he sucked all life from the planet in order to feed his hunger for Force - energy . While Atris meditated with her large collection of Sith holocrons in an attempt to unlock the secrets of defeating the Sith , the Handmaiden Sisters relentlessly trained themselves both in fighting techniques and in closing their minds to Force - based influences . This resulted in them being almost Force - blind , unable to use it even if they were Force - sensitive . Behind the scenes . The Telosian Jedi Academy was created by the developers at Obsidian Entertainment for " " . The Academy level serves to instigate the main plot and storyline for the game , where Meetra Surik encounters Atris for the first time since departing for the Mandalorian Wars . During conversations with Atris and the Handmaiden Sisters , the player learns more of what happened to the Jedi Council , and departs with the mission of finding the remaining Jedi Masters . If the player chooses the non - canonical dark side path in the game , there are different conversation choices with the Academy ' s denizens during the first visit , and again when Surik returns to the Academy in the wake of the Battle of Telos IV . During her battle with Atris , Surik can choose to kill or redeem her , before learning of Darth Traya ' s intentions and departing for Malachor V . There is also some differences with the game and , hence , the fate of the Academy itself if the player chooses the non - canonical path of a male Surik . In it , prior to Surik ' s arrival at the Academy in the wake of the Battle of Telos IV , Brianna arrives . Enraged , Atris duels her , eventually subduing the Handmaiden with Force lightning just as Surik arrives to confront the former Jedi Master . At the end of the game , Darth Traya still gives a number of predictions , however instead of predicting a future for Mical , she instead states that Brianna will take up Atris ' post of Jedi Historian ; however , even with this , the true fate of the secret Academy on Telos is never disclosed and remains unclear .