In an age before the formation of the Galactic republic, over 36,000 years before the battle
of Yavin, eight large, triangular ships spread throughout the galaxy in search of
force sensitive individuals, visiting worlds like Ando Prime, Kashyyk, Dathomir, Ryloth and Manaan.
Establishing a connection with many of the beings on these planets, they voluntarily boarded these
mysterious Tho Yor ships and committed themselves to an unknown journey, trusting the force to
reveal their destiny. After collecting individuals from a wide variety of planets and species,
the eight Tho Yor brought them to Tython, located in the galactic core, where hyperspace travel
was difficult. Orbiting around the Ninth and largest Tho Yor, the ships eventually descended
onto the planet, each landing in a different region where their passengers disembarked.
Though Tython was beautiful, the mixed-species Tythans soon learned it was also extremely
dangerous, so steeped in force energy that the overall environment shifted according to the
sensitivity of its population. In other words, if the force-sensitive peoples now living on Tython
swayed too far to the light or dark sides, the entire planet reacted to the shift, causing beast
attacks and natural disasters. Concluding that balance was key to peace and stability
on the planet, the Tythans were convinced this understanding was the reason they were brought
to this world, and so founded the Je’daii Order, taken from the Dai Bendu language meaning Mystic
Center. Further enforcing this idea, Tython was orbited by Ashla, a moon of light, and Bogan,
a moon of darkness, assigning those same name to the two opposing sides within the force.
Building temples and cities around the Tho Yor ships, the Je’daii Order established a strict
hierarchy, with force sensitive children classified as younglings before moving
up to Padawans, who were sent to train in an Academy. After graduating this rank, they became
Journeyers, sent to study at each of the nine Tho yor Temples, then graduating to independent
Rangers, followed by wise Masters, and finally reached the highest level as Temple Masters.
Though they experimented with many aspects of the force, including alchemy to create new lifeforms,
the Je’daii were primarily dedicated to achieving balance in the force,
going so far as to exile those who would not comply. Those who fell too far to
the force shift changelight side were sent to the moon Ashla to contemplate the dark side,
only able to return when balance was restored. Those who strayed into the Dark side did the
same but in the other direction, sent to the moon Bogan to meditate on the light side.
As the years went by, the je’daii of Tython had children and descendant, many of whom were not
force sensitive and struggled to survive on this dangerous planet. Over a thousand years after
first arriving, the city of Aurum was destroyed in a terrible natural disaster, resulting in the
evacuation of everyone without force sensitivity, sending them to populate nearby planets and moons.
Tython remained a world for the je’daii, who acted as a police and defense force for the system,
and replenished their ranks by taking force sensitive children into the order for training.
For thousands of years there was relative peace in the system, but the separation of
force sensitives from the rest of society led many to grow estranged from the order, resenting their
inherent authority. Exploiting these sentiments, the famous Queen Hadiya rose in rebellion,
uniting the nine houses of Shikaakwa under her rule. Launching the Despot War, Hadiya used her
martial prowess and persuasive rhetoric to recruit a great army which she turned against her hated
enemies in the jedaii order. Seeking to ensure her conquest, Hadiya invaded Tythan, slaying many
je’daii in battle, but in the end her forces were no match for the highly trained force warriors.
On the verge of defeat, the Queen was determined to die fighting, yet was ultimately defeated
through betrayal at the hands of her lover Daegen Lok, who feigned defection from the
Jedaii order. Planning to assassinate her while she slept, Lok hesitated at the last moment,
after growing attached to the beautiful queen, giving her time to wake up and realize what was
happening. After a brief fight, Daegen Lok killed Hadiya and slaughtered his way out of the camp.
Without her leadership, the Despot army was easily defeated, and the war won,
leaving Daegen Lok to be hailed a hero, a title he thoroughly embraced. With the fighting finished,
Daegen sought to further his legacy, by being the first to reach the depths of a
great force chasm on Tython. Others who made the attempts went mad when they ventured to far down,
but Lok was convinced he could do it, and so made the attempt with his friend Hawk Ryo.
Although they failed to reach the bottom, they both received a powerful force vision
in which Daegen led allied forces against an invading army wielding weapons of frozen fire.
Driven half mad by what he saw, Daegen lost all balance and fell the dark side,
believing it was the only way they would stand a chance in the coming war. Yet the Jedaii council,
composed of the wisest masters of the order, did not believe his warning, and were instead
convinced the chasm drove him mad like all the others. Though Hawk Ryo was less adamant about
the significance of the vision, he too was greatly affected and embraced the dark side. Following
their traditions, both men were exiled to the moon Bogan to contemplate the light side, with Hawk
eventually restoring his balance and returning to Tython. But Daegen refused to deny what he saw,
believing he was destined to lead the defense of the system, and so delved further into the dark
side while seeking a way to escape imprisonment, and gain control over the jedaii order.
12 years later, his vision came true, when the ruthless Rakatan species of the Infinite Empire
detected the force rich world of Tython, and began a campaign of conquest. Due to the
volatile hyperspace lanes in the core, finding the exact location of Tython was nearly impossible,
and so the Rakatans sent their slave Xesh, a highly skilled force hound, to lead the way.
Trained all his life as a dark side force tracker and enforcer,
the brutal training of the Rakatans left Hounds machine like in their obedience,
utterly brainwashed into believing the will of their master was the only thing that mattered.
Considered by some as the best Hound in the Empire, Xesh served the ambitious Predor Tul'kar,
until usurped by his superior and rival Predor Skal'nas. Implanting memory blockers into Xesh,
Skal’nas prevented him from remembering the past so he could focus exclusively on his new mission,
of infiltrating the Je’daii order to learn all he could, before betraying them to ensure
Rakatan victory. Yet Xesh himself did not consciously know or understand the plan,
and so genuinely believed he was making his own choices throughout the events that followed.
Xesh began his secret infiltration mission by sabotaging a Rakatan scouting ship so it crash
landed on Tython, betraying his master Tul’kar and killing everyone on board. Fleeing on an
escape ship, Xesh survived alone and confused, unable to fully remember what just occurred.
The crash made the entire planet aware of their presence, as the Dark Side energy emitted from
Xesh and all those who died, caused Tython to become unbalanced, bringing about terrible force
storms and beast attacks. Though all the jedaii felt this shift, 3 young journeyers Shae Koda,
Sek’nos and Tasha Ryo, were most greatly impacted, as they experienced a shared vision of Xesh
in response to his force scan of the planet. Great affected by this vision, the three were
drawn to where the crash would occur and so were the first to find Xesh, who by instinct
reacted with aggression, using his forcesaber to attack and nearly defeat all three opponents.
Fortunately for the jedaii, they were able to take away his weapon and fight to a stalemate,
leaving a wounded Xesh to flee while the others were distracted. Having never seen a forcesaber,
Shae Koda was the first to learn it could only be activated by channelling the dark side.
Unable to get far while injured, Xesh was overpowered by a local beast until rescued
by the pursuing jedaii. Though Xesh initially fled after recovering his forcesaber, he felt a
powerful connection to Shae Koda and so returned to help them defeat the beast. Seeing this as
proof Xesh had potential to change, the three journeyers spoke on his behalf, inisisting he
must be taught about the light side and balance, but ultimately failed to persuade the Je’daii
council, who sentenced him to exile on Bogan. Yet his arrival on the Dark Side moon was no
surprise to Deagen Lok, who like the 3 journeyers, saw a vision of Xesh, but unlike the others,
understood it meant the invasion he foresaw had finally come. Still adamant in his embrace of the
dark side, Daegen saw Xesh as a younger brother or apprentice in the force, but soon learned the
former Hound possessed superior skills in many ways. Nevertheless the two began a partnership
which allowed them to repair a broken ship, escape the moon and launch a campaign to conquer Tython,
so Daegen Lok could take leadership of the jedaii and prepare for the coming war.
Unable to get far, they were soon captured by the jedaii who once again sent Daegen into exile,
while Xesh was at last given the chance to learn about the light side on Tython. Through
his connection to Shae Koda, Xesh eventually found balance, and joined in the defense of the system
when the Rakatan fleet finally attacked. Realizing they needed to embrace violence and aggression to
win the war, the jedaii order started making their own forcesabers, allowing their warriors
to stray further into the dark side while fighting. As foreseen, they even released
Daegen Lok from captivity so he could serve as a leading general, leaving many to believe him
vindicated and restoring his reputation as a hero. Though the fighting was vicious, with
the Infinite empire able to conquer the world Ska Gora, they were defeated at Tython and Shikaakwa,
making their victory far from certain. Fortunately for Predor Skal’nas, he had a secret weapon
ready to deploy, and so sent his Force Hound Trill to find and activate his sleeper agent.
Starting a relationship with Sek’nos and fighting by their side in the war, Trill infiltrated the
jedaii order and captured Xesh, so Skal’nas could remove the memory blockers. Horrified to learn he
was acting as an agent of the Empire all along, Xesh believed the jedaii would never forgive
his betrayal, feeling so utterly defeated he willingly returned to the service of his master.
Preparing for a final assault on Tython, Skal’nas performed a ritual,
by drawing on the energy of his hounds to send a dark side pulse so powerful it blinded all jedaii
seers on Tython and blocked their connection to the force. Despite this setback, the jedaii
fought on however possible, with Sek’nos embracing the dark side to escape captivity as a slave and
defeat his former lover Trill, only to once again embrace balance by ultimately sparring her life.
On the verge of defeat, the Jedaii Order finally found the key to victory in an ancient holocron
left behind by A'nang of the Kwa, a species which thrived as a galactic power over 100
000 years before the battle of yavin. Using infinity gates for instant interstellar travel,
the Kwa contacted many worlds, offering friendship and technology, eventually reaching Rakata Prime,
homeworld of the Rakatans, who abused their generosity by using this new technology and
the infinity gates to conquer other worlds. Dedicated entirely to the dark side of the force,
the Rakatans were ruthless and ambitious, known to cook and eat the flesh of their enemies.
Although the kwa resisted their aggression, they did not have the strength to stop them entirely
and so focused on destroying the infinity gates, to at least slow down their galactic conquest.
Thanks to the Holocron, the jedaii learned that Skal’nas wanted to conquer Tython because he knew
about a long abandoned infinity gate hidden in the great chasm where Daegen saw his vision.
Making it clear the Empire could not be allowed to possess the gate, the holocron revealed the key
to defeating the invasion lay in the Tho Yor ships scattered throughout their world. Unfortunately to
activate their defense systems, a je’daii had to sacrifice themselves and so the former journeyer
now blinded seer Tasha Ryo volunteered, using the force energy of her body to activate the
Tho Yor, allowing them to rise from the planets surface and unleash a flurry of fire, destroying
the rakatan fleet and ending the invasion. Meanwhile Skal’nas and Xesh made their way to
the infinity gate and were on the verge on seizing it when they were found Shae Koda and Daegen Lok.
Though Xesh thought he was beyond redemption, the love of Shae Koda brought him back towards balance
in the force and so he betrayed and killed his master Skal’nas. With the war won, Xesh
joined the Jedaii order, and with the help of Shae Koda, continued to study the concept of balance.
But much of the rest of the order was no longer convinced this was the best or most effective way
to understand the force. A schism then formed, with some following Daegen Lok, in the belief
that the Dark Side was the only way to defend themselves from future enemies, while others
reacted in the opposite way, sickened by the dark side nature of violence, and therefore dedicated
themselves to the peace within the light side. Tensions eventually erupted into battle,
resulting in the decade long Force Wars, where light side forces ultimately emerged victorious,
leaving the remaining dark side followers defeated and scattered. Altering their concept of what it
meant to achieve balance, the remaining force users, reorganized themselves into the light side
Jedi Order before departing from Tython to seek a new homeworld, eventually settling on Ossus.