Ossus/Legends

Ossus was the third planet in the Adega system in the Auril Sector. It followed a peculiar figure-eight orbit around the twin suns of the star system.

Ossus was a Republic fortress world from which the Jedi kept a watchful eye on the hostile Tion Cluster. Ossus was at one time a rich, lush world with a Jedi training center and the Great Jedi Library which were established by Jedi Master Odan-Urr. Jedi from all the worlds of the galaxy mingled freely, sharing knowledge and furthering the causes of justice and peace.

This oasis of knowledge and peace was doomed, however. During the Great Sith War, Ulic Qel-Droma joined forces with Exar Kun and, using Sith weaponry from Naga Sadow's ancient battleship, detonated the stars of the nearby Cron Cluster 3996 BBY, causing a deadly shockwave to spread out across space.

The Jedi were forced to hastily evacuate Ossus, and it was during the ensuing confusion that Kun and Qel-Droma arrived; determined to loot the planet of all its riches. Before Kun could reach a vault containing valuable lightsabers he was stopped by the Neti Jedi Master Ood Bnar. This Jedi Master used the Force to transform himself into a tree, in order to stop the evil Dark Lord. As Exar Kun returned to Yavin 4, Ulic was captured by the Jedi.

Though many Jedi artifacts were saved and eventually relocated to the Jedi Archives on Coruscant, thousands of Jedi scrolls and holocrons had to be left behind and those that were not stolen by the Sith were thought to have been lost forever.

However, some of the inhabitants of Ossus managed to escape underground and survived the cataclysm to become the Ysanna tribe. Although he was wounded, Ood Bnar managed to survive also.

During the Clone Wars, Ossus was brought to the brink of destruction when the enemies of the Jedi sought to destroy the stronghold, resulting in the destabilization of its atmosphere 22 BBY. Many years later, Master Luke Skywalker visited Ossus with his apprentice Kam Solusar. At first the Ysanna attacked them, but they joined forces with Skywalker and Solusar to defend Ossus when an Imperial force arrived. During the battle, Master Ood sacrificed himself to kill the Dark Jedi Sedriss. Unfortunately, the clone Emperor kidnapped the native Ysanna people, bringing their civilization to an end.

After the grueling war against the Yuuzhan Vong, Kam Solusar recommended to Luke Skywalker that he establish a new Jedi Praxeum on Ossus, which Skywalker agreed to. This praxeum gave the Jedi a place to meet away from the influence of the Galactic Alliance government on Coruscant. Luke and his wife, Mara Jade Skywalker, raised their son, Ben Skywalker, in a home on Ossus. Jobs were created on Ossus for the families of Jedi cadets.

Appearances

 * Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
 * Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
 * Shadows and Light
 * Dark Empire II
 * New Jedi Order
 * The Joiner King