Stav Kesh Stav Kesh , the Temple of Martial Arts , was one of the nine Je ' daii Temples of the Je ' daii Order on the planet Tython . A temple - city fashioned from sandstone , Stav Kesh was built on the slopes and peak of a mountain in the Ice Giant Range , a mountain range on Tython ' s continent of Kato Zakar , and it sat above where the Tho Yor pyramid ship that had brought the first pilgrims to the Ice Giants in 36 , 453 BBY was buried in the mountainside . Constructed by the year 36 , 019 BBY , Stav Kesh was one of the stops along the Great Journey that all Je ' daii Journeyer s took , and its inhabitants and Temple Master taught martial arts , weapon combat , and other forms of combat to all who came to the Temple . Description . Stav Kesh was a large stone temple - city located in the Ice Giant Range , a range of mountains on the continent of Kato Zakar on the planet Tython . The Tho Yor pyramid starship that brought the first pilgrims to the Ice Giants in the year 36 , 453 BBY buried itself in the mountains , and the Je ' daii Order built their own temple structures nearer the summit . The primary parts of the Temple were two large structures built into the side of the mountain , with flat tops and sides that slanted down the mountain , and a cylindrical tower rose on the right side of the temple proper . Open courtyards for combat training took up much of Stav Kesh ' s upper exterior . Sandstone buildings were constructed all the way up the mountain ' s slope , forming buttresses and cliffs of smooth stone , and windows and balconies dotted the surface of the mountains . A waterfall ran down the surface of the mountain and the city , and an incredibly long staircase ran from the plains below to the top of the temple . Canvas window shades and pennants of dozens of colors were also a common sight , and the Force had a particularly strong presence at Stav Kesh . A significant cave system existed beneath the Temple which was warmed by magma lakes , and the Je ' daii maintained hydroponic gardens there where they grew fruits and vegetables . History . In 36 , 453 BBY , the Tho Yor Arrival occurred — the eight Tho Yor pyramid starships brought Force - sensitive philosophers , warriors , scientists , artists , and scholars of many species from across the galaxy to the planet Tython and scattered the pilgrims across the surface . One of the Tho Yor traveled to the Ice Giant Range , a range of mountains on the continent of Kato Zakar , and deposited its passengers before burying itself in the mountains . By the year 36 , 019 BBY , Stav Kesh — the Temple of Martial Arts — had been constructed by the Je ' daii Order , as the pilgrims called themselves , and it was one of the nine Je ' daii Temples that had been constructed around or near the seven other Tho Yor and the ninth and largest Tho Yor . By that time , the Je ' daii had established the tradition of the Great Journey , which saw young Je ' daii known as Je ' daii Journeyer s travel the surface of Tython and visit each temple . Stav Kesh ' s inhabitants developed the martial arts form known as Alchaka while training to perfect their martial arts abilities and their connection to the Force . Many Je ' daii jokingly claimed that Alchaka had been developed simply to keep warm at Stav Kesh . Weapons training was another discipline taught at the temple , and Stav Kesh tested the weapons developed by Vur Tepe , the Je ' daii Forge . Rupe was the Temple Master of Stav Kesh around the year 27 , 987 BBY , and Temple Master Vor ' Dana became Temple Master sometime before 26 , 012 BBY . Vor ' Dana was still Temple Master by the year 25 , 997 BBY , and sometime during Vor ' Dana ' s time as Temple Master the Je ' daii fought and killed thirteen Sand Assassin s in the Great Hall , a structure built deep in the mountains . By the year 25 , 802 BBY , the Temple Master of Stav Kesh was a Talid named Lha - Mi , and the Noghri Tave served as assistant Temple Master . One of the Je ' daii Master s at Stav Kesh , the Zabrak Kin ' ade , developed a machine known as the Darrow sphere several years before that . The Darrow sphere , a predecessor to the later training remote used by the Jedi Order , was a small sphere that acted as a sparring partner for trainees and delivered stun charges on contact . The sphere saw significant use at Stav Kesh , and one of Kin ' ade ' s students nicknamed the sphere " Je ' daii ' s bane . " In 25 , 802 BBY , the Journeyers Lanoree and Dalien Brock arrived at Stav Kesh , and they joined a group of Journeyers who were already being trained by the Temple ' s instructors . During one training session with the Darrow sphere , Dalien Brock — who was not Force - sensitive and in fact despised the Force itself — tried to use a blaster against the sphere when he became fed up with it , and several trainees were almost killed in the chaos when the unskilled Brock opened fire aimlessly . Brock lied about the event when questioned , but despite his sister ' s protests , the Masters at the Temple could sense that Brock would never be a Je ' daii and did not want to be one . The two spent several weeks at Stav Kesh before departing , and Dalien was trained separately by Master Tave when the other Journeyers were instructed by Kin ' ade in the use of Force weapons . On the last day that the Brocks and several Journeyers spent at the temple , they were shown a demonstration fight between Lha - Mi and Tave in the Grand Hall before they were made to fight each other in practice bouts . Tave and Lha - Mi were still serving at Stav Kesh by 25 , 793 BBY , when Tave oversaw the training of three Journeyers — Sek ' nos Rath , Tasha Ryo , and Shae Koda — in the courtyards atop Stav Kesh . Behind the scenes . Stav Kesh was first pictured in the of th " " comic series , and it appeared in both the and issues as well as the tie - in novel " " .