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After the transition from Rebel base to Jedi academy was complete, Skywalker recruited twelve students: [[Tionne Solusar|Tionne]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Dorsk 81]],<ref name="Dark Apprentice" /> [[Kirana Ti]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Kam Solusar]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Brakiss]],<ref name="HOTF">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force]]''</ref> [[Streen]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Gantoris]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Corran Horn]] (under the alias of [[Keiran Halcyon]]),<ref name="I Jedi">''[[I, Jedi]]''</ref> [[Kyle Katarn]] (who soon left due to his concerns about the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]]), | After the transition from Rebel base to Jedi academy was complete, Skywalker recruited twelve{{Fact}} students: [[Tionne Solusar|Tionne]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Dorsk 81]],<ref name="Dark Apprentice" /> [[Kirana Ti]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Kam Solusar]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Brakiss]],<ref name="HOTF">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Heirs of the Force]]''</ref> [[Streen]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Gantoris]],<ref name="Jedi Search" /> [[Corran Horn]] (under the alias of [[Keiran Halcyon]]),<ref name="I Jedi">''[[I, Jedi]]''</ref> [[Kyle Katarn]] (who soon left due to his concerns about the [[Dark side of the Force/Legends|dark side of the Force]]),{{Fact}} and two other cadets{{Fact}}<!-- I believe this is based on some photo that shows 12 students in some late book --> (one of which was possibly [[Nichos Marr]]<ref name="COTJ">[[Children of the Jedi (novel)|''Children of the Jedi'']]</ref>). They were joined shortly thereafter by [[Kyp Durron]], [[Mara Jade Skywalker|Mara Jade]], and [[Cilghal]].<ref name="Dark Apprentice" /> | ||
===Prodigal sons=== | ===Prodigal sons=== | ||
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The Jedi Praxeum, also known as the Jedi Academy or the Yavin Praxeum, was an academy that was founded by Jedi Master Luke Skywalker on Yavin 4 in 11 ABY during the era of the New Republic.
The ancient Jedi scholar Karena coined the term praxeum to describe a Jedi academy as a place for the "distillation of learning combined with action."[2] In the days of the Galactic Republic, well-known praxeums included those on Teya IV, Arkania, Ossus and Dantooine.
Inspired by the parting words of Obi-Wan Kenobi and the several Force-sensitive individuals he had encountered, Skywalker planned for a unique institution where new and old Jedi could learn together.
Description
Students at the Praxeum trained in the ways of the Force, learned to defend themselves with a lightsaber, and studied diplomacy, history and more.
Most of the Jedi in Skywalker's Jedi Order were trained at the Academy and learned somewhat directly from him, although most were trained by the battlemaster of the academy, Kyle Katarn. The Jedi Praxeum, wherever it was, tended to be a base of operations for the Jedi, and often a home when they were not performing other jobs for Master Skywalker or going about their personal lives.
Skywalker was known to leave the Academy in times of crisis to help the New Republic, leaving it in the capable hands of Streen, or Kam and Tionne Solusar.[source?]
History
Layout
- "Pass on what you have learned."
- ―Yoda to Luke Skywalker
Once the project was sanctioned by Chief of State Mon Mothma, Skywalker asked Leia Organa Solo to come up with a location to set up the academy. Mon Mothma suggested Yavin 4 to Organa Solo, who in turn recommended it to Skywalker. Skywalker agreed that Yavin 4 was the perfect location. He decided to set it up in the Great Temple that housed the earlier Alliance base at the time of the Battle of Yavin. Internally, the Praxeum made use of the four-level design of the Great Temple, with each floor making up a step of the ziggurat. Thus, all floors were based on similar plans with small cells, chambers and corridors around a large central space.
The topmost level, almost entirely taken up by the Grand Audience Chamber, was used as a ceremonial hall by the Alliance garrison and later employed by the Jedi Academy as a teaching space. The next level was converted entirely to accommodations for the Jedi Masters and their students, with any extra space being used for storage. On the level below, the central chamber was named the Strategy Center, with the surrounding rooms on this level used as meeting rooms, communications and computing bays, kitchens and dining halls.
The lowest level of the temple continued to serve as a vast hangar bay for starfighters and other vehicles, with a second hangar underneath, and cellars and catacombs that remained largely unused. Access to the hangar was by a set of ground-level blast doors opening onto a landing pad. After the Galactic Civil War, the average ground level around the structure's exterior had risen, so that the main entrance was at War Room level, and many of the students thought of the entire hangar complex as being essentially underground. Although the hangar doors remained accessible, the area in front of them no longer served as the main landing zone.
The first students
- "You are the first of the new Jedi Knights, you are the core of what will become a great order to protect the New Republic. You are champions of the Force."
- ―Luke Skywalker to his first wave of students
After the transition from Rebel base to Jedi academy was complete, Skywalker recruited twelve[source?] students: Tionne,[1] Dorsk 81,[2] Kirana Ti,[1] Kam Solusar,[1] Brakiss,[7] Streen,[1] Gantoris,[1] Corran Horn (under the alias of Keiran Halcyon),[8] Kyle Katarn (who soon left due to his concerns about the dark side of the Force),[source?] and two other cadets[source?] (one of which was possibly Nichos Marr[9]). They were joined shortly thereafter by Kyp Durron, Mara Jade, and Cilghal.[2]
Prodigal sons
Horn left the academy early on, frustrated with Skywalker's training methods, and eager to find his kidnapped wife, Mirax. Horn doubted that he could use his Force abilities for anything and chose instead to rely on detective skills learned during his years with CorSec. He realized that it was possible to combine his detective and Jedi skills. After he rescued his wife, he eventually returned to the academy.
Mara Jade was initially only loosely attached to the academy. She would stay there for some time and train with the other students and teach them what she knew. She did not feel ready to commit herself fully to the way of the Jedi yet, as she still had many unresolved issues. Eventually she became more and more attached to the academy, and to Luke Skywalker.
Later students
Later, students such as Cray Mingla,[9] Nichos Marr,[9] Raynar Thul,[7] Lusa,[10] Tenel Ka,[7] Lowbacca,[7] Zekk,[11] Tahiri Veila,[3] and Dolph[12] attended. Anakin, Jacen, and Jaina Solo also attended the Praxeum to develop their abilities.[3]
The Battle of the Jedi Praxeum
- "This battle must be a battle of philosophies, of willpower. This is the Imperial way against the Rebel way—and so it should be my trainees against Skywalker's, Jedi versus Jedi. A shadow play, if you will, of darkness against light...but the main conflict will be direct and personal—as it must be! We can crush their very hearts, not merely breach their defenses."
- ―Brakiss on attacking the Jedi Praxeum
After receiving information from Zekk that the Jedi Praxeum was in danger from attack by the Second Imperium, Jacen, Jaina, Lowbacca and Tenel Ka alerted Luke Skywalker and the rest of the Jedi trainees of the incoming attack.
As the trainees prepared, the Shadow Academy and the Empire appeared in the sky above the Jedi Praxeum and unleashed swarms of TIE fighters, stormtroopers and Dark Jedi adepts. Using TIE stealths, the invaders flew under the academy's shield and destroyed the generator, leaving the academy open to aerial assault.
As Masters and trainees engaged the enemy, Brakiss attacked his former master Luke Skywalker. After retreating, Brakiss demanded to see the Emperor. He would later discover that the Emperor had never returned. Back on the ground, the remaining Imperial forces saw the destruction of the Shadow Academy and surrendered. In a final attempt to gain victory, an officer of the Empire slipped into the Praxeum and planted a time bomb. The bomb exploded and destroyed a large portion of the building, though no Jedi was badly injured.
Reconstruction took place on the Jedi Praxeum. The Jedi trainees helped clear debris and also hunted for shards of carved stone blasted from the ancient structures, cataloging them so that the pieces could be reassembled. Off-world engineers, architects and laborers were also called in to help in the restoration efforts. New Republic military forces and planetary shields were installed on the Praxeum to defend it.
After this battle, the New Republic stationed a fleet over the moon to protect it.[13]
Behind the scenes
The term Jedi Praxeum, which means "a place for the learning of action," was coined by the author Karen Anderson from the latinized version of the Greek word praxeion, which comes from the word praxis. The use of the word temple derived from Shaolin Temple now commonly used for Jedi temples was considered, but rejected. The words Academy, Lyceum, Stoas, Seminary, Campus, cloister, quad, Monastery, dojo, Cadre, Laboratory, and Dynurgy were also rejected.[14]
Appearances
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Sources
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Pirates & Privateers
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
- Cracken's Threat Dossier
"Murder in Slushtime" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 14 ("Callista Ming" capsule)- C-3PO: Tales of the Golden Droid
"ComicScan: 'Til Death Do They Part" – Star Wars Galaxy Collector 8
