Contents

Part I: Introduction to the Jedi Order

The Jedi Code

The History of the Jedi Order

The Prophecy of the Chosen One

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Part II: Jedi Initiate

Joining a Clan

18

Attire and Comportment

20

The Three Pillars of the Jedi

22

The First Pillar: The Force

23

The Second Pillar: Knowledge

28

The Third Pillar: Self-Discipline

36

The Initiate Trials

44

Part III: Padawan

Becoming an Apprentice

48

Padawan Attire and Conduct

52

The Reassignment Council

54

Lightsabers: Their Construction and Use

61

Sense Abilities

78

Field Equipment and Mission Responsibility

82

Advanced Cultures and Politics in the Republic 86

Studying Aboard Praxeum Ships

93

The Jedi Trials

96

The Knighting Ceremony

106

Part IV: Jedi Knight

Roles and Duties of a Jedi Knight

112

Jedi Guardian

114

Jedi Consular

121

Jedi Sentinel

126

Alter Abilities

129

Advanced Lightsaber Techniques

135

Enlisting New Members

141

The History of the Sith

144

Threats to Jedi Teachings

150

Taking on a Padawan Learner

154

Becoming a Master and Grand Master

156

Transcending Death

158

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For forty years, the Jedi Code has been my focus, as it will become yours. It

is the philosophy upon which stands the Jedi Order. It is a pledge of protection to the citizens and inhabitants of the Republic. It is an encapsulation of
our relationship with the Force. As a Jedi, you must be faithful to the spirit
of the Code. Every day you must ask yourself: Do I understand it?

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Meditation brings peace, harmony, and serenitythree of the five precepts of

the Jedi Code.

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Early Manderon Period, the Code
consists of five core precepts:

All things die, but the Force lives

on. As beings who exist as shades
of the Force, the end of our existence in this form is not to be overly
mourned. We are part of an energy
larger than ourselves, and we play
roles in a cosmic fabric that outstrip
our incarnate understanding.

There is no emotion, there is peace.

This principle guides all meditations and interactions with all others. It reaffirms the Jedi ideal to act
without recklessness, and to view
the actions of others through the
pure lens of the Unifying Force.

The Upper Manderon and Draggulch transcriptions add more

and controversialtenets, but the
Jedi need only to remember the
core teachings to live their lives
as gifted, yet humble, defenders
of justice.

There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.

Those who dont understand this

basic precept are quick to fearand
fear is the path to the dark side. The
Archives represent the greatest collection of knowledge in the galaxy.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
A subtle extrapolation of the first
precept, this reminder to act dispassionately in every deliberation
extends to personal obsessions and
is a reminder not to elevate the self
above the mission.

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the many galaxies.

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The History of
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The Force is timeless, but we Jedi have not always been present to interpret

its teachings. Centuries before the founding of the Republic, our predecessors first heard the Forces call on the Deep Core world of Tython. The seers
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Qui-Ko is one of the few seers of Tython whose writings on the nature of Ashla
have survived to the present.

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The Force Wars of Tython, fought with Force-forged swords, were

the first clashes between the light and the dark side.

its peaceful formation in the Core

Worlds, the Jedi Knights vowed
to defend its ideals of exploration,
knowledge, and justice.

The Force Wars were fought with

swords, their metal blades Forceenhanced for strength and sharpness. For even at this stage, the Jedi
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the symbols of the Order.
From Tython, the first Jedi Knights
spread into the galaxy as proactive defenders of the light, settling
on Ossus near Hutt Space. When
the Galactic Republic announced

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The Eye of Ashlanae was the center

of Jedi culture on Ossus for over
12,000 years.

Ossus remained the center of the

Order, but, during the Great Sith
War, the explosion of the Cron
supernova scoured the surface of
that proud planet. Those few treasures that could be saved found a new
home in Coruscants Jedi Temple.
On many occasions, war darkened
our doors, including the infamous
sacking of Coruscant by the Sith,

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which left the Temple a smoking

battleground. Our resilience saw us
through. The Order has at last
defeated the Sith, following a war
that lasted a thousand years. We
now look to guide the Republic into
its Golden Age.

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More than 2,600 years ago, the Treaty of Coruscant led to a Sith betrayal
and a weakened Jedi Order.

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