Jedi Enclave

"Supposedly a Jedi Master established a training center here some four millennia ago, but I think these were ruins even then."

- Finn Darktrin, 1 ABY

The Jedi Enclave, also known as the Jedi Academy of Dantooine, was a secret Jedi training center located on Dantooine prior to the Jedi Civil War.

History
The Jedi Enclave was established by Jedi Master Vodo-Siosk Baas, 40 years prior to the Mandalorian Wars, near an ancient grove and ancient Rakatan ruins. The Enclave acted first and foremost as a Jedi academy, overseen by the Dantooine Jedi Council. It was a place of Jedi training and refuge. Some of the Order's most promising padawans - those believed destined to become Jedi Knights - were sent to study and train at the Enclave. And, indeed, some of the the galaxy's most influential figures passed through its halls. To name of few of these: Exar Kun, Revan, the Jedi Exile, Zayne Carrick and Bastila Shan.

During the Mandalorian Wars and the Jedi Civil War, the building served as a focal point for the local community - housing a landing pad and several shops. Common folk could be found milling around just outside the Enclave walls, where they were safe from Mandalorian raiders and the native kath hounds. During this period, Masters Vrook Lamar, Vandar Tokare and Zhar Lestin sat on the Dantooine council alongside Master Dorak, the Chronicler of the Academy, who had begun training Deesra Luur Jada to succeed him.

The Jedi at the Enclave also served as a local security force; solving kidnappings, murders and family disputes. They did, however, refrain from becoming involved with the Mandalorian raiders until Revan returned to the academy to retrain in the Jedi ways. With the full approval of the council, Revan tracked down and killed the Mandalorian raiders and their leader, putting an end to their cold brutality.

Shortly after Revan left Dantooine in search for the Star Forge, the Enclave and the surrounding area was bombarded by the Sith fleet and raided by their soldiers. The Enclave was left ruined, and the concentration of dead Jedi left an 'echo' in the Force. By 3,951 BBY, the ruins of the Enclave had been all but plundered by salvagers, except for the dangerous sublevel swarming with laigreks.

Five years after the Jedi Civil War, after the First Battle of Dantooine, the Enclave was partially rebuilt. The Jedi Exile encouraged the scattered Jedi Masters to gather at the rebuilt academy, but its new life began in tragedy as Kreia murdered the three remaining Masters. However, their deaths did not stop the academy from being used later on.

The Enclave remained in use for centuries. For reasons unknown it was eventually abandoned and fell into ruin once again. After this, it is unknown if it was ever used by the Jedi again. By the time of the Galactic Civil War, the ruins became a legend for the local citizens of Dantooine, who spread rumors saying that nobody who entered them ever came out. The Imperials used these rumors to their advantage.

Apparently, the Enclave also contained some cloning technology, which was discovered by Darth Vader, Mammon Hoole, and Zak and Tash Arranda.

Layout
The complex was fully equipped as a Jedi base and refuge. The ground level housed a Council chamber, sparring rooms and dormitories, while the sublevel consisted of common rooms, classrooms, and a medical bay, as well as a Jedi archive accessible only by Jedi Masters. The enclave also contained an activity room for the younger members of the Jedi Order. Outside of the Enclave was a Courtyard that led to the plains of Dantooine.

At the center of the ground level was a circular open-air room with some trees at the center of a round walkway. This room connected the landing pad to the dormitories and the training room. There were three dormitory rooms, each with a single bed. These rooms were open to local residents who were in need of refuge. The training room was a rectangular area where Jedi could practice their sparring, and there was a workbench here as well.



The Dantooine Jedi Council held its meetings in a small council chamber. Located above the ground level, it was a miniature copy of the High Council's chamber on Coruscant. This room remained the residence of the council until at least 3,964 BBY. By then, the council had moved to a larger round room on the ground level with a low ceiling and no windows. After the Enclave was rebuilt in 3,951 BBY, this particular room was turned into a grassy plot under open sky, and was used at least one more time to hold a brief, but fatal, council meeting.

Sublevel
The Jedi Enclave Sublevel was located beneath the main floor of the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine. It housed the enclave's classrooms and Jedi archives.

At the entrance of the sublevel was a large atrium, a round room with a skylight and a garden in the center. There was running water in this room and a single bench in the middle, creating a serene atmosphere perfect for meditation.

Down the hall from the garden was a round room with a few dozen seats arranged in a circle around a holoprojector. Presumably this was a meeting room. On the other side of the sublevel was a medical bay with eight beds.

Scattered about the sublevel were several common rooms. The common rooms were large t-shaped rooms, furnished with a few benches and nothing more. There were also two large round classrooms and a room with training terminals. One of the common rooms led to a storage area, and another led to a droid bay. The enclave's power was controlled from the sublevel as well.

At the back of the sublevel (opposite the entrance) was the library, which was only accessible by Jedi Masters. This library was quite modest compared to the libary on Coruscant, but it had two levels of archives and several computer stations. The library was a large, roundish room, two stories high, and there was a statue of a Jedi in the center.

Courtyard
Located outside the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine, and near the Khoonda Plains, the Jedi Courtyard was frequently visited by the Jedi resting within the Enclave, and settlers. Located on the Courtyard was a mound, the Rakatan Ruins, which housed a Star Map. After Darth Malak destroyed the Enclave, and the formation of Khoonda, the Courtyard was largely abandoned. However, salvagers built a camp there so they could search the remains of the Enclave for relics. Mercenaries, plotting to destroy Khoonda, also built a camp in the Courtyard, near the Rakatan Ruins.

Behind the scenes

 * Cut content in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords included a character named Kaevee, a Jedi padawan who remained in the sublevel after the bombardment by the Sith. Kaevee had learned to control the laigreks that swarmed the sublevel and referred to them as her "pets."

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Shadows and Light
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: Commencement, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 4: Commencement, Part 4
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 6: Commencement, Part 6
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 12: Reunion, Part 2
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
 * Galaxy of Fear: Clones
 * Star Wars: Rebellion