New Je’daii Order Temple Anil Kesh Rebuild

REBUILDING THE JE'DAII ORDER

series of one shots about rebuilding the nine great temples of Tython.

Anil Kesh The Temple of Science

160 ABY: Tython Anil Kesh

High into the mountains on the continent of Talss, stood the temple of Science; Anil Kesh. A massive domed structure, perched high above a gorge, known as the Chasm. It rested on three armoured curved metal support arms and had three balancing arms over its summit, reaching for the sky.. With the elevator project at Akar Kesh already in construction, it was time to make a start at the next project

Grand Master Bathor stood at the edge of the Chasm, gazing up at the ancient temple. Next to her stood Esbern, the master builder and engineer from Prakith, holding a datapad in his hand. He had just send a small DRK-1 probe droid to scan the structures support arms. Mab followed the little droid as it hovered across the Chasm. "Isn't that an Imperial probe droid?" She asked. "Yes my Queen. When Nathemus and the Empire abandoned Prakith they left lots of useful equipment behind" the grey haired man said with a chuckle as he looked up from the datapad. "I wiped its memory core and refitted it to function as a engineering droid" he added and continued to check the datapad.

Mab turned and looked down at the datapad in Esbern's hands, it had a live camera feed of the droid. "Uhu.. hmm truly a masterpiece" the man mumbled as he checked the scans. The temple looked untouched from the outside, but after centuries of abandonment they had to check the safety of the ancient structure before entering. "So what do you think?" The witch asked after a few minutes when the droid returned to them. "It is astonishing, there is no damage to the support beams or the copula itself, are you sure it is as old as you said it was?" hes said as out the datapad down. "Yes, why?" "Well.. the foundations look as old as his said but the rest of the structure looks younger and less damaged." He explained with a thoughtful frown on his forehead. "That is strange, might had to do some more research" she said wondering what she had missed, but then a smile appeared on her face as she was eager to enter "but.. we could ente, right?" "Yes your Majesty, it is perfectly safe. Although I dont know what we will find on the inside."

The main hangar was located beneath the temple, but over the centuries it had collapsed, therefore they couldn't gain access to the temple from there. But each support arm had a small maintenance door at its base. So moments later, Mab and Esbern walked up a narrow set of stairs to one of those doors with small work crew following along, as most of them were still working at Akar Kesh. But at least this way they could make a start in clearing the temple.

In the distance they could hear bone chilling screeching. The work crew nervously looked up, "wingmaw, maybe?" Espern responded. "It could be anything" the Iktotchi replied slightly nervous herself and added "Tython has many mysterious beasts. Flame tygahs, Horranth, Sillik lizards and manka cats are just a few." "Let's hope they stay away" the grey haired man said as he gazed at the mountains. "What was the purpose of this temple?" Esbern suddenly asked when they continued their approach. "Anil Kesh is the temple of Science. It was here were the Je'daii sought to learn the mysteries of the Force through the application of science and create a new age of technology of progression" Mab explained when they came to a halt at the foot of the support arm. The Prakithian signaled to the crew to open the maintenance door and then turned back towards Mab "so we might find some interesting things in there." With a smile she nodded and watched the crew try to force the door open "indeed we might. I've read that the Je'daii did experiments on native beasts." Surprised Esbern asked "They did?" Mab continued to explain "Yes, there should be labs in there where they used alchemy to create beasts of war." "Intriguing my queen." And on that moment the workers broke the door open.

Mab stepped inside, it was pitch black but very warm. The workers switched on there lights and the group began their climb to the central structure of the temple. The arm itself consisted out of an honeycomb of quarters for journeyers and Masters alike, each stil in a perfect condition part from the layers of dust. Several minutes later they stepped onto the central level. Esbern split up the team to check the other levels while he and Mab would go to the control centre of the temple.

As the worker teams each went to their designated level, Esbern led the Iktotchi witch to the central chamber. "This should be the control room" he said as he stepped to the door, it stood ajar but was stuck. "Ok.. let me.. this should be open in no time" Esbern said confident as he grabbed the door. He glanced over at the Iktotchi, making sure she was watching and then began to pull "just...arrgghh … a…  little ..aaarggh" the man grunted as he tried to open the door with his hands. "Ok… kriffing open.. aarrhhg" he tried again. Amused by the human's attempt to impress her, Mab smiled. "Let me Esbern" she calmly said and stepped forward. without touching the doors she reached out to the force and with a powerful telekinetic pull the door slowly began to move. Loud screeching and grinding, it slid open. The engineer looked still slightly embarrassed as he wasn't able to open it for her.

A moment later they stepped into a circular chamber, as they shone their torches around they saw many control panels, all facing a a glass room at the centre. Mab stepped closer and shone her torch through the glass. There was a large machine in the middle "I believe this is the machine that projected a kind of energy beam down into the Chasm" she said and turned around. Esbern looked up from some control panels "was it a weapon?" he asked. Shaking her head she tried to remember what she read about it "I believe it was to analyze the Chasm and send te date back to the temple." "Intriguing your Majesty, but we need power before we can use any of this." "Indeed we do, we also need a crew to keep the temple up and running when it is restored" Mab walked around the room, gazing at the many controls, thinking about where to find scientists that would be interested and suitable to work for the Je'daii Order. "Let's check out the rest of this level" she then said and left the room.

Outside, on a brought circular walk away Mab's eyes fell on an old banner. Pointing her light at it she softly said "that's not the Je'daii banner." "Did you say something?" the engineer asked. Nodding slowly, she signaled to him to look.at the banner that hung against the wall "that is an old Jedi banner." Suddenly it made sense, reason why the foundations of the temple seemed to be older than the rest "I think the Jedi rebuild the temple a long time ago." "That is a plausible explanation my Queen. The control panels also seemed to look more updated than what you describe to me before." Mab scratched behind her horns "I will see what I can find about the Jedi on Tython. But for now focus on restoring the Temple."

"Let's see what's in here" Mab said and stepped through open door, into a strange smelling chamber. "What is that smell?" She said as she shone her light into the room. They noticed large animal pens, and as the approached they found the remains of the beasts. "What kriff is that?" Esbern said  shocked as he pointed at a large skeleton. "I think that was Silik Lizzard" she said as she knelt down to have a closer look. A shiver went down h spine as she looked at the large skull "These are probably the experiments that we talked about earlier today." When she rose up to her feet she turned to Esbern "collect the bones, I still have use for them." "Oo..o.. ofcourse your Majesty, may I ask what for?" She smiled and gave a nod "nothing sinister my friend, I simply enjoy bone carving."

Later that day after taking a look at a hanger bay, where they found a few small broken down exploration crafts, the two went to the rooftop of the centre level. A circular open walkway that allowed them to gaze into the Chasm and surrounding Riftlands. "This will be easy Job my Queen, the Jedi already restored the temple. We mainly focus on cleaning it up, updating old tech and repairing any damage." The Prakithian told the Witch. "Sounds like an excellent plan. I will dig deeper into the history of Anil Kesh and see if I can recruit a team of scientists that can keep this place operational." Mab said as she enjoyed the view.

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Several months later, after the completion of the elevator project at Akar Kesh, Mab returned to Anil Kesh. She had visited many times to see the progress,

but today the renovation of the Temple of Science was complete. The Busted Plugga glided into the main hanger, which was cleared from all the debris from the collapse, and landed safely. The witch was alone this time, shortly after they had visited Tython together, she and her son got into a fight. The boy left to find his own path, one that Mab didn't like, he left and she hadn't heard from him since.

As the Grand Master walked down the ramp of her ship she was welcomed by the Prakithian Esbern. "Your Majesty, welcome back" he said as he made a deep bow. Next to him stood an elder Arkanian-offshoot with messy white hair and pointed ears. It was one of scientists the Iktotchi managed to hire to keep the temple running. "Greetings Grand Master Bathor, welcome to Anil Kesh" the Arkanian said with a smile. "Ah, doctor Lathrop. I take it you've settled in?" the witch asked as she stepped of the ramp. "I have indeed.. and again, thank you for this opportunity." Bathori smiled "well, don't let me down. I will leave you in charge of the scientific studies untill we appoint a Temple Master for Anil Kesh. But as Grand Master I will oversee what happens here." the scientist nodded in agreement "of course, I will not let you down." "Good Doctor.. now let's have a look at the temple." The Prakithian stepped forward "Let's not any more waste time" he said, motioning for her to follow.

A newly installed elevator brought them to Centre level. Where the two brought Mab to the control room where a small crew of three were at work. "As you can see we have full power at every station" the Arkanian said as he walked between the control stations. He walked over to the station that controlled the beam "but there one thing we haven't used yet. I would he an honour the Grand Master herself would flip the switch." Gracefully she approached the control panel and looked through the glass "I take it this is for the energy beam that I'll shoot down into the Chasm?" she asked. "Yes it is, please.. we have all been waiting for this moment." "Very well" the Iktotchi smiled and looked over her shoulder. Everyone in the control room waited with anticipation. "Let's not wait any Ionger" she said as she reached for the power switch. "If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 percent.. you're gonna see some serious shit." The Arkanian said executely the moment Mab flipped the switch. Shocked by his choice of words Mab stared at him with a frown, meanwhile the generators began to work building up more energy, and exactly when it hit 88 percent the cannon shot a massive humming beam of light into the Chasm. For a few seconds the main power or the temple fluctuated making the lights flicker. "It needs some time to stabilise" the Arkanian explained. "We are getting our first readings!" One of the crew members, a young mirialan, said excited. Lathrop rushed to see the first readings "it works, it works!" The young Mirialan looked at Mab, what is down there?" He asked. "The Chasm has always been a mystery, the Je'daii studied it for centuries." She responded with a thoughtful smile and stepped away from the control station before she continued "it has been written that, the greater strength in the Force an individual has, the worse the effect would be. Those who dared do decent into it depths only found insanity and death." The young scientist's eyes grew bigger, impressed by the witch answer "did they ever found out what it was?" The young man asked. Mab nodded "it was Infinity gate." "An infinity gate?" Esbern interrupted with a confused expression. With a smile she continued to speak, the witch enjoyed talking history "the infinity gates were an ancient network, created the Kwa of Dathomir. It enabled near-instant interstellar travel across the galaxy. But they could also be used as super weapons." Both Esbern and the Mirialan looked amazed "is it still there?" they asked in union. "From what I found, it has been destroyed, which brings us the Jedi." "I was about to ask you, if you found anything about them" the Prakithian responded. "The Rakata of the Infinite Empire found out that there was an ancient infinity Gate at the bottom of the gorge." She pause and gazed at the many screens and control panels. "The Rakata found out about the infinity gate and infiltrated the ancient Kwa tunnel system into the Chasm. Before they could unleash their terror the Je'daii activated the defense systems of the Tho Yor. The cannon destroyed the gate. The shockwaves destroyed the temple in the process. Most of the wreckage fell into the gorge. The Je'daii were forced to abandoned it not long after they faced a great schism that ultimately caused for the Je'daii to abandon Tython. The temple and Tython were forgotten for a long time." The which could sense everyone was intrigued by the history lessen and smiled and continued "Many centuries after the force wars the Jedi found their way to Tython. Their alliance to the Galactic Republic had drew them into a deadly war, they were at the brink of extinction. They rebuild the temples, including this one." Pleased she looked around. "But enough history lessons, show me the rest of the temple." "Of course my Queen, it will be our pleasure" the Prakithian responded. Together with Esbern and Lathrop, Mab went to the top of the Temple, level Dorn to start the tour.

Weather station: here the atmospherics of Tython and its Force Storms are monitored and analyzed.

3 Level Cresh:

Physics labs

2 Level Besh:

Chemistry labs: Laboratories here work with different types of matter and explorenthe effects of the Force at the chemical level

1 Aurek level:

classrooms and orientation halls: where the Je'daii Journeyers are taught about the purpose Anil Kesh and the basic theoretical introduction to the various sciences that are explored at the Temple

Training labs: for introductory courses in the varying sciences explored at Anil Kesh, before moving up into the more specialized labs higher in the complex.

Archives/ Library: filled with holobooks recording of experiments & scientific knowledge.

Infirmary:  complete with an operations theater.

0 centre level

Main control room.

Hangers: small exploration crafts

Alchemy pens: for beast

Viewing balcony:

Elevator: to the main hanger in the mountain.

Support arms: access to the three support arms which are a honeycombed maze providing strength to the support system and housing dormitories, refectories, meditation chambers, and dojos.

-1 Level Esk:

Biology: flora, fauna, and mineral are analyzed and studied here

Alchemy labs: Alchemical experiments

Direct access to the alchemy pens on centre level.

-2 Level Forn:

planetary science labs:  science studies related to the planet Tython. Sambles and data collected by the energy cannon are studied here aswell.

-3 Level Grek:

Powerplant and machinery to keep the temple running.