Jedi survivors (Ossus)

Jedi survivors
General information
Headquarters	Great Jedi Library
Location(s)	Ossus
Historical information
Date founded	3996 BBY
Date reorganized	Over the centuries after 3996 BBY, into Ysanna
Other information
Affiliation	Jedi Order

"Chief Okko, I believe your ancestors were Jedi.... You can be Jedi."
"We are not Jedi. We are Ysanna. We do not need you to teach us anything. Ysanna magic is strong."

―Luke Skywalker and Okko

A group of Jedi survivors were the ancestors of the tribal Ysanna in the years following the destruction of the planet Ossus during the Cron Supernova in 3996 BBY.

Unable to get off-world in time before the supernova irradiated the planet, a few powerful Jedi families took refuge in the vast subterranean Crystal Caves beneath the Eocho Mountains. In the rush to collect as many Adegan crystals, the Jedi became trapped in the crystal caves by a collapse in part of the tunnel. The safety of the caves saved the group from the extinction-level event.

Abandoned for dead by the Galactic Republic, the survivors banded together and attempted to create their own society from the ashes to survive the vast wasteland Ossus had become. Over the centuries and the course of generations, the Jedi's descendants lost the proper understanding of The Force and forgot their Jedi heritage. They were the progenitors of the Ysanna people that would come to roam the wastes of Ossus and protect its ruins.

Behind the scenes

The Jedi survivors were first mentioned in the Star Wars Legends continuity in Dark Empire II 4, a comic written by Tom Veitch, illustrated by Cam Kennedy, and published by Dark Horse Comics on March 21, 1995.

Appearances

• Dark Empire II 4 (First mentioned)

Sources

• Star Wars Encyclopedia (Indirect mention only)
• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (Indirect mention only)
• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded (Indirect mention only)
• Power of the Jedi Sourcebook (Indirect mention only)
• Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars: The Comics Companion (as Jedi line)
• Jedi vs. Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force (Indirect mention only)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (as survivors, ancestors)
• Jedi Academy Training Manual (Indirect mention only)
• The Essential Atlas (as bunker dwellers)
• Star Wars: Force and Destiny Core Rulebook (First identified as band of Jedi)
• Nexus of Power (First identified as Jedi survivors) (as ancestors, group)