Jedi Praxeum




 * "Not the last of the old Jedi, Luke. The first of the new." - Obi-Wan Kenobi

The ancient Jedi scholar Karena coined the term praxeum to describe a Jedi academy as a place for the "distillation of learning combined with action." In the days of the Old Republic, well-known praxeums included those on Teya IV, Arkania, Ossus and Dantooine.

The only Jedi Praxeum during the time of the New Republic, on Yavin 4, was founded by Luke Skywalker to train new Jedi.

Inspired by the parting words of Obi-Wan Kenobi and the several Force-sensitive individuals he had encountered, Skywalker began planning for a unique institution where new and old Jedi could learn together.

Once the project was sanctioned by Chief of State Mon Mothma, Skywalker decided to build it in the Massassi temples of Yavin 4. He originally recruited twelve students: Tionne, Dorsk 81, Kirana Ti, Kam Solusar, Brakiss, Streen, Gantoris, Corran Horn (under the alias of Kieran Halcyon), Madurrin, Kyle Katarn (who soon after left due to his concerns about the Dark Side), and two other cadets (possibly Havet Storm and Harlan). Later on, students such as Cilghal the Mon Calamari healer, Mara Jade, and Kyp Durron attended. Anakin Solo, Jacen Solo, and Jaina Solo also attended the Praxeum to develop their abilities.

Luke was known to leave the Academy in times of crisis to help the New Republic, leaving it in the capable hands of Streen, and later Kam and Tionne Solusar.

When the Yuuzhan Vong attacked Yavin 4 and destroyed the Massassi Temple, Talon Karrde and Booster Terrik helped the few Jedi Knights and the many padawans escape their clutches, making the Errant Venture and then the Maw the new home of the Jedi Academy. After the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Praxeum was reestablished on Ossus.

Most of the Jedi in Luke's New Jedi Order were trained at the Academy and learned at least somewhat directly from him. The Jedi Praxeum, wherever it was, tended to be a base of operations for the Jedi, and often a home when they were not performing other jobs for Master Skywalker or going about their personal lives.