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|leader=*[[Master of the Order (Baran Do)|Master/Mistress of the Order]]
 
|leader=*[[Master of the Order (Baran Do)|Master/Mistress of the Order]]
 
**[[Koro Ziil]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast">''[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast]]''</ref>
 
**[[Koro Ziil]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast">''[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast]]''</ref>
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|sects=*[[Hidden Ones]]
 
|sects=*[[Hidden Ones]]
 
*[[Darth Sion cult]]
 
*[[Darth Sion cult]]
|headquarters=*[[Baran Do temple]], [[Dorin]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
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|headquarters=*[[Baran Do temple]], [[Dorin/Legends|Dorin]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
 
*[[Caverns of the Hidden One]]
 
*[[Caverns of the Hidden One]]
|language=*[[Kel Dor (language)|Kel Dor]]
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|language=*[[Kel Dor (language)/Legends|Kel Dor]]
 
*[[Galactic Basic Standard|Basic]]
 
*[[Galactic Basic Standard|Basic]]
|affiliated=*[[Dorin]] government
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|affiliated=*[[Dorin/Legends|Dorin]] government
 
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|deities=[[The Force]]
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|deities=[[The Force/Legends|The Force]]
 
|locations=[[Dor'shan]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
 
|locations=[[Dor'shan]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
 
|artifacts=
 
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|holidays=
 
|holidays=
 
|founding=
 
|founding=
|planet=[[Dorin]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
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|founder=
 
|founder=
 
|collapse=
 
|collapse=
|members=*[[Plo Koon]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
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|members=*[[Plo Koon/Legends|Plo Koon]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
 
*[[Burra]]
 
*[[Burra]]
 
*[[Tokra Hazz]]
 
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*[[Charsae Saal]]
 
*[[Charsae Saal]]
 
*[[Koro Ziil]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
 
*[[Koro Ziil]]<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
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|affiliation=}}
|era=*[[Old Republic era]]
 
 
{{Quote|They're Baran Do Sages. They're not going to try to kill people for prowling through their basement, I hope.|[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]]|Fate of the Jedi: Outcast}}
*[[Rise of the Empire era]]
 
 
The '''Baran Do''' were a [[The Force/Legends|Force]] sensitive tradition amongst the [[Kel Dor/Legends|Kel Dor]] race.
*[[New Republic era]]
 
*[[New Jedi Order era]]
 
*[[Legacy era]]
 
}}
 
{{Quote|They're Baran Do Sages. They're not going to try to kill people for prowling through their basement, I hope.|[[Luke Skywalker]]|Fate of the Jedi: Outcast}}
 
The '''Baran Do''' were a [[The Force|Force]] sensitive tradition amongst the [[Kel Dor]] race.
 
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
{{Quote|In the old days, the people only had the sages to warn them of storms. Today, there are weather stations and satellites, but a storm can still coalesce in moments. Sometimes, a sage will know in advance of the most modern instruments.|[[Tistura Paan]]|Fate of the Jedi: Outcast}}
 
{{Quote|In the old days, the people only had the sages to warn them of storms. Today, there are weather stations and satellites, but a storm can still coalesce in moments. Sometimes, a sage will know in advance of the most modern instruments.|[[Tistura Paan]]|Fate of the Jedi: Outcast}}
Thousands of years before the Kel Dors joined the [[Galactic Republic]], they developed their own Force tradition&mdash;the Baran Do, practitioners of which were called Sages. Since their inception, the Baran Do acted as advisors and seers to the leaders of Kel Dor society. Initially, the Sages used the Force to amplify their natural senses, allowing them to detect dangerous weather phenomena in advance, saving the lives of countless Kel Dors by warning of impending natural disasters. However, as the Baran Do began to spend more time meditating on the nature of the Force, they found they could see into the [[Force Vision|future]], and they became all the more valuable to Kel Dor society by preventing wars and stopping catastrophes long in advance. This led to many Sages taking government positions and acting in a more official role.
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Thousands of years before the Kel Dors joined the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]], they developed their own Force tradition&mdash;the Baran Do, practitioners of which were called Sages. Since their inception, the Baran Do acted as advisors and seers to the leaders of Kel Dor society. Initially, the Sages used the Force to amplify their natural senses, allowing them to detect dangerous weather phenomena in advance, saving the lives of countless Kel Dors by warning of impending natural disasters. However, as the Baran Do began to spend more time meditating on the nature of the Force, they found they could see into the [[Force Vision|future]], and they became all the more valuable to Kel Dor society by preventing wars and stopping catastrophes long in advance. This led to many Sages taking government positions and acting in a more official role.
   
This all changed with the coming of the [[Galactic Republic]] and the [[Jedi]]. In the past, Kel Dor families sent [[Force-sensitive]] children to learn from, and train with the Baran Do Sages, but in joining the Republic, the children were exposed to the Jedi who took them, as was their custom, to be trained as Jedi. The Jedi's [[Jedi training|training]] regimen and more thorough understanding of the Force eclipsed those of the Baran Do, and so the Sages fell into obscurity as their power dwindled, until they were gradually forgotten by the rest of the galaxy. Even on [[Dorin]], the Kel Dor [[homeworld]], the Sages disappeared from public view and those rare Kel Dor aware of their existence considered them nothing more than eccentric wizards.
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This all changed with the coming of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] and the [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]]. In the past, Kel Dor families sent [[Force-sensitive/Legends|Force-sensitive]] children to learn from, and train with the Baran Do Sages, but in joining the Republic, the children were exposed to the Jedi who took them, as was their custom, to be trained as Jedi. The Jedi's [[Jedi training/Legends|training]] regimen and more thorough understanding of the Force eclipsed those of the Baran Do, and so the Sages fell into obscurity as their power dwindled, until they were gradually forgotten by the rest of the galaxy. Even on [[Dorin/Legends|Dorin]], the Kel Dor [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]], the Sages disappeared from public view and those rare Kel Dor aware of their existence considered them nothing more than eccentric wizards.
[[File:Luke Ben Baran Do.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Luke Skywalker]] and his [[Ben Skywalker|son]] meet with the Baran Do]]
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[[File:Luke Ben Baran Do.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and [[Ben Skywalker|his son]] meet with the Baran Do]]
   
During the [[Cold War]], a conspiracy to conceal a long-dead cult within the Baran Do was discovered, and the cult was revealed to have been a group of Baran Do who worshiped the long-dead [[Sith Lord]] [[Darth Sion]].<ref name="SWTOR">{{TORcite|type=crewskill|Archaeology|Corruption of Baran Do}}</ref>
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During the [[Cold War]], a conspiracy to conceal a long-dead cult within the Baran Do was discovered, and the cult was revealed to have been a group of Baran Do who worshiped the long-dead [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lord]] [[Darth Sion]].<ref name="SWTOR">{{TORcite|type=crewskill|Archaeology|Corruption of Baran Do}}</ref>
   
The Sages' obscurity was to prove their saving grace, as the Sages, who had apparently disappeared from the galaxy long ago, were unaffected by the [[Great Jedi Purge]] to wipe out Force-sensitive beings across [[the galaxy]].
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The Sages' obscurity was to prove their saving grace, as the Sages, who had apparently disappeared from the galaxy long ago, were unaffected by the [[Great Jedi Purge]] to wipe out Force-sensitive beings across [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]].
   
The Baran Do Sages, though relatively few in number and forgotten about, still survived due to their recruitment of Force-sensitive Kel Dor, or traditional families sending their children to learn from the Sages. After the formation of the [[New Jedi Order]], the Baran Do contacted [[Luke Skywalker]]'s new group hoping to work with them in the future. [[Darth Caedus|Jacen Solo]] visited [[Baran Do temple|their temple]] in search of [[Force powers|Force techniques]] unique to the Order and left with the knowledge of the ''[[ayna-seff]]''. Shortly after the the fall of [[Darth Caedus]], Luke and Ben Skywalker visited the Baran Do on a mission to retrace his footsteps before his transition to the dark side. While there, they discovered that the Baran Do's fear of a second purge had lead them to build a secret underground bunker that would house Masters of their Order who had essentially faked their own deaths. Never to return to the world of the living, these Masters were to stay underground in the event that the Baran Do above were destroyed. They would then be able to teach new Force sensitive Kel Dor from their safehouse. The Skywalkers' found out about this underground "world of the dead" and, after staying with them for a short time, were able to convince many of the Baran Do there to revolt against their [[Koro Ziil|leader]] and return to the surface.
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The Baran Do Sages, though relatively few in number and forgotten about, still survived due to their recruitment of Force-sensitive Kel Dor, or traditional families sending their children to learn from the Sages. After the formation of the [[New Jedi Order]], the Baran Do contacted [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker's]] new group hoping to work with them in the future. [[Darth Caedus|Jacen Solo]] visited [[Baran Do temple|their temple]] in search of [[Force power/Legends|Force techniques]] unique to the Order and left with the knowledge of the ''[[ayna-seff]]''. Shortly after the fall of [[Darth Caedus]], Luke and Ben Skywalker visited the Baran Do on a mission to retrace his footsteps before his transition to the dark side. While there, they discovered that the Baran Do's fear of a second purge had lead them to build a secret underground bunker that would house Masters of their Order who had essentially faked their own deaths. Never to return to the world of the living, these Masters were to stay underground in the event that the Baran Do above were destroyed. They would then be able to teach new Force sensitive Kel Dor from their safehouse. The Skywalkers' found out about this underground "world of the dead" and, after staying with them for a short time, were able to convince many of the Baran Do there to revolt against their [[Koro Ziil|leader]] and return to the surface.
   
==Background==
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==Philosophy==
 
{{Quote|Don't all your students train in combat?''"<br>"''No. The Baran Do are not a militant order like the Jedi.''"<br>"''We're not ''that'' militant.|[[Ben Skywalker]] and Tistura Paan|Fate of the Jedi: Outcast}}
 
{{Quote|Don't all your students train in combat?''"<br>"''No. The Baran Do are not a militant order like the Jedi.''"<br>"''We're not ''that'' militant.|[[Ben Skywalker]] and Tistura Paan|Fate of the Jedi: Outcast}}
 
Baran Do philosophy and methodology centered on finding inner peace and calm, and growing closer to the Force by heeding it. The Sages counseled against rash action, and spent a great deal of time in meditation, contemplating the mysteries of the Force. Many confused the Sages' emphasis on meditation and contemplation for apathy or a reluctance to act, but in actuality they were merely waiting for the precise, perfect moment to act, as dictated by the Force.
 
Baran Do philosophy and methodology centered on finding inner peace and calm, and growing closer to the Force by heeding it. The Sages counseled against rash action, and spent a great deal of time in meditation, contemplating the mysteries of the Force. Many confused the Sages' emphasis on meditation and contemplation for apathy or a reluctance to act, but in actuality they were merely waiting for the precise, perfect moment to act, as dictated by the Force.
   
The Baran Do did not consider themselves to be a "militant" order, unlike, according to them, the [[Jedi]]. They did not construct and wield [[lightsaber]]s, nor were they required to train in combat. They did however have the option of learning certain martial arts, though the only weapon they commonly trained in was a simple wooden staff.<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" /> Those who did train, however, were also skilled Force users in combat. They were powerful [[Telekinesis|telekinetics]], able to summon strong whirlwinds. They were also proficient in a white [[Force lightning|lightning]] technique, possibly a variation of [[Electric Judgment]].
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The Baran Do did not consider themselves to be a "militant" order, unlike, according to them, the [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]]. They did not construct and wield [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsabers]], nor were they required to train in combat. They did however have the option of learning certain martial arts, though the only weapon they commonly trained in was a simple wooden staff.<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" /> Those who did train, however, were also skilled Force users in combat. They were powerful [[Telekinesis/Legends|telekinetics]], able to summon strong whirlwinds. They were also proficient in a white [[Force lightning/Legends|lightning]] technique, possibly a variation of [[Electric Judgment]].
   
Although many potential recruits were taken away to become Jedi, some returned and became members of the Order nevertheless. [[Plo Koon]], a member of the [[Jedi Council]] who descended from a long lineage of Jedi and Baran Do alike, became a member of the order at some point.<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
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Although many potential recruits were taken away to become Jedi, some returned and became members of the Order nevertheless. [[Plo Koon/Legends|Plo Koon]], a member of the [[Jedi Council/Legends|Jedi Council]] who descended from a long lineage of Jedi and Baran Do alike, became a member of the order at some point.<ref name="FOTJ:Outcast" />
   
 
Positions in the organization included the [[senior combat instructor]] and the [[Master of the Order (Baran Do)|Master of the Order]].
 
Positions in the organization included the [[senior combat instructor]] and the [[Master of the Order (Baran Do)|Master of the Order]].
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
For an unknown reason, the Sages seen in ''[[Hero's Guide]]'' wear [[antiox breath mask|breath mask]]s and goggles, despite still being on Dorin.
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For an unknown reason, the Sages seen in ''[[Hero's Guide]]'' wear [[Antiox breath mask|breath masks]] and goggles, despite still being on Dorin.
   
 
In ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'', the player has the possibility to wear a Baran Do robe, giving boosts to their persuasive and Force skills.
 
In ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'', the player has the possibility to wear a Baran Do robe, giving boosts to their persuasive and Force skills.
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*''[[Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
 
*''[[Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
 
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]''
 
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]''
*''[[Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition Core Rulebook]]'' <!--p.214-->
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*''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook]]'' <!--p.214-->
*''[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force]]''
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*[[Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (real-life book)|''Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force'']]
 
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
 
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
 
*''[[Jedi Academy Training Manual]]''
 
*''[[Jedi Academy Training Manual]]''
*''[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force]]''
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*[[The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force (real-life book)|''The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force'']]
 
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
 
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
 
*''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''
 
*''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''
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*[[Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Force and Destiny'' Core Rulebook]]
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
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"They're Baran Do Sages. They're not going to try to kill people for prowling through their basement, I hope."
Luke Skywalker[src]

The Baran Do were a Force sensitive tradition amongst the Kel Dor race.

History

"In the old days, the people only had the sages to warn them of storms. Today, there are weather stations and satellites, but a storm can still coalesce in moments. Sometimes, a sage will know in advance of the most modern instruments."
Tistura Paan[src]

Thousands of years before the Kel Dors joined the Galactic Republic, they developed their own Force tradition—the Baran Do, practitioners of which were called Sages. Since their inception, the Baran Do acted as advisors and seers to the leaders of Kel Dor society. Initially, the Sages used the Force to amplify their natural senses, allowing them to detect dangerous weather phenomena in advance, saving the lives of countless Kel Dors by warning of impending natural disasters. However, as the Baran Do began to spend more time meditating on the nature of the Force, they found they could see into the future, and they became all the more valuable to Kel Dor society by preventing wars and stopping catastrophes long in advance. This led to many Sages taking government positions and acting in a more official role.

This all changed with the coming of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi. In the past, Kel Dor families sent Force-sensitive children to learn from, and train with the Baran Do Sages, but in joining the Republic, the children were exposed to the Jedi who took them, as was their custom, to be trained as Jedi. The Jedi's training regimen and more thorough understanding of the Force eclipsed those of the Baran Do, and so the Sages fell into obscurity as their power dwindled, until they were gradually forgotten by the rest of the galaxy. Even on Dorin, the Kel Dor homeworld, the Sages disappeared from public view and those rare Kel Dor aware of their existence considered them nothing more than eccentric wizards.

Luke Ben Baran Do

Luke Skywalker and his son meet with the Baran Do

During the Cold War, a conspiracy to conceal a long-dead cult within the Baran Do was discovered, and the cult was revealed to have been a group of Baran Do who worshiped the long-dead Sith Lord Darth Sion.[2]

The Sages' obscurity was to prove their saving grace, as the Sages, who had apparently disappeared from the galaxy long ago, were unaffected by the Great Jedi Purge to wipe out Force-sensitive beings across the galaxy.

The Baran Do Sages, though relatively few in number and forgotten about, still survived due to their recruitment of Force-sensitive Kel Dor, or traditional families sending their children to learn from the Sages. After the formation of the New Jedi Order, the Baran Do contacted Luke Skywalker's new group hoping to work with them in the future. Jacen Solo visited their temple in search of Force techniques unique to the Order and left with the knowledge of the ayna-seff. Shortly after the fall of Darth Caedus, Luke and Ben Skywalker visited the Baran Do on a mission to retrace his footsteps before his transition to the dark side. While there, they discovered that the Baran Do's fear of a second purge had lead them to build a secret underground bunker that would house Masters of their Order who had essentially faked their own deaths. Never to return to the world of the living, these Masters were to stay underground in the event that the Baran Do above were destroyed. They would then be able to teach new Force sensitive Kel Dor from their safehouse. The Skywalkers' found out about this underground "world of the dead" and, after staying with them for a short time, were able to convince many of the Baran Do there to revolt against their leader and return to the surface.

Philosophy

"Don't all your students train in combat?"
"No. The Baran Do are not a militant order like the Jedi."
"We're not that militant."
Ben Skywalker and Tistura Paan[src]

Baran Do philosophy and methodology centered on finding inner peace and calm, and growing closer to the Force by heeding it. The Sages counseled against rash action, and spent a great deal of time in meditation, contemplating the mysteries of the Force. Many confused the Sages' emphasis on meditation and contemplation for apathy or a reluctance to act, but in actuality they were merely waiting for the precise, perfect moment to act, as dictated by the Force.

The Baran Do did not consider themselves to be a "militant" order, unlike, according to them, the Jedi. They did not construct and wield lightsabers, nor were they required to train in combat. They did however have the option of learning certain martial arts, though the only weapon they commonly trained in was a simple wooden staff.[1] Those who did train, however, were also skilled Force users in combat. They were powerful telekinetics, able to summon strong whirlwinds. They were also proficient in a white lightning technique, possibly a variation of Electric Judgment.

Although many potential recruits were taken away to become Jedi, some returned and became members of the Order nevertheless. Plo Koon, a member of the Jedi Council who descended from a long lineage of Jedi and Baran Do alike, became a member of the order at some point.[1]

Positions in the organization included the senior combat instructor and the Master of the Order.

Behind the scenes

For an unknown reason, the Sages seen in Hero's Guide wear breath masks and goggles, despite still being on Dorin.

In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, the player has the possibility to wear a Baran Do robe, giving boosts to their persuasive and Force skills.

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Fate of the Jedi: Outcast
  2. SWTOR mini Star Wars: The Old Republic — Archaeology Crew Skill mission: "Corruption of Baran Do"