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.