Jin-Lo Rayce

"I must see what my own Padawan, Jin-Lo Rayce, is doing. Lost in the archives or exploring the secret passageways, no doubt."

- Jocasta Nu, to Sha Koon regarding Rayce

Jin-Lo Rayce was a Human male Jedi Padawan apprenticed under the Jedi librarian Jocasta Nu during the Clone Wars. At the beginning of the Great Jedi Purge, which was ordered by the Galactic Republic's Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Rayce escaped the attack on the Jedi Temple led by Palpatine's Sith apprentice Darth Vader. Rayce evaded the new Galactic Empire's forces on Coruscant for a few months and eventually stowed away on a transport headed for the planet Chandrila, where he lived for a time. He traveled to various planets in the Core, the Inner Rim and the Mid Rim in search of surviving Jedi. During this time, Rayce met various Force-sensitive individuals that would have been discovered by the Jedi Order if not for the Clone Wars and the rise of the Empire. After concluding that the Jedi were gone, he traveled back to the worlds of the Force-sensitives he met, establishing cells of Force adepts and training them in the ways of the Force. Rayce eventually styled his group the Agents of Ossus, in memory of the Jedi library planet Ossus, which was destroyed during the Great Sith War.

Biography
As a young boy, the Human male known as Jin-Lo Rayce was interested in the history of the Jedi Order and would spend a number of long nights in the Jedi Archives studying the histories. He eventually became the Padawan of Jedi Master Jocasta Nu, who was the chief librarian of the Archives. Nu showed Rayce the secret passageways in and out of the Jedi Temple. During this time, he befriended the Kel Dor Jedi Knight Sha Koon, and he shared knowledge of these passageways with her.

In 19 BBY, the final year of the Galactic Republic's conflict with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine issued Order 66, which commanded the clone troopers to murder the Jedi Knights. When Palpatine's Sith apprentice Darth Vader&mdash;formerly the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker&mdash;and the 501st Legion of clone troopers assaulted the Jedi Temple, Rayce was given a datapad containing blueprints of Coruscant's underworld by Nu. He was instructed to flee the Temple through the secret passages. During Rayce's escape, Nu was killed by Vader when she tried to prevent the Sith Lord from activating the Temple's signal beacon, which would order any surviving Jedi to return to Coruscant.

During the next few months, Rayce avoided the forces of the new Galactic Empire, surviving on what he could find. He eventually managed to stow away on a transport bound for the planet Chandrila and resided there for a short while. During his quest to find any Jedi who survived Palpatine's purge, Rayce traveled to various worlds in the Core, the Inner Rim, and the Mid Rim, but to no avail. However, during his travels, Rayce met various individuals who were sensitive to the Force. After concluding that there were no Jedi to be found, Rayce came back to the worlds where he encountered these people and began to train them in the ways of the Force, even though he was only partially trained. Rayce organized many cells of Force-using agents on these worlds. Eventually, he called his group of Force adepts the Agents of Ossus. The group was named after Ossus, a planet which contained the Great Jedi Library until its destruction during the Great Sith War.

Personality and traits
"Master Nu knew these secrets. She shared them only with her Padawans. Her current&mdash;her last&mdash;Padawan liked me and shared what he knew. I hope he survived. But why should he? The Jedi have failed. We are destroyed."

- Sha Koon's thoughts regarding Rayce and the Jedi Temple's secret passageways

When he was a Jedi, Jin-Lo Rayce spent hours studying the records in the Jedi Archives and was amazed at the histories of the Jedi. During this time, he bonded with the Kel Dor Jedi Sha Koon and provided her information about the Jedi Temple's secret passageways. After escaping Darth Vader's assault on the Jedi Temple, Rayce managed to avoid detection by Imperial forces and survived on what he could find. During his quest to find Jedi survivors, Rayce met various Force-sensitive individuals. When he gave up locating Jedi, Rayce traveled to the worlds he encountered these people and began teaching them how to use the Force, even though he was only partially trained. Rayce named the Agents of Ossus after the destroyed Jedi planet of Ossus. He viewed his agents as repositories of knowledge which were in hiding, rather than being lost.

Although Rayce trained his students in the ways of the Force, he did not desire for any Imperial to hear the word "Jedi". He taught his pupils how to use the Force to guide a blaster and a vibroblade and taught the Agents various techniques he developed during his time on the streets of Coruscant and other planets. Rayce trained the Agents in techniques that differed from what he learned as a Padawan.

Powers and abilities
Rayce was known to have used a lightsaber, although he had only been partially trained in its use. Rayce lost his lightsaber when he escaped the Jedi Temple. He was capable of using the Force to guide a blaster and vibroblade.

Behind the scenes
Jin-Lo Rayce was first mentioned in The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide as part of the background for the Force-using organization called the Agents of Ossus. He was later mentioned in the comic Star Wars Purge: Seconds to Die, written by John Ostrander and published by Dark Horse Comics.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Purge: Seconds to Die

Notes and references
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