MEMBERS OF THE JEDI COUNCIL
The august body of the Jedi High Council has governed the workings of the Jedi Order since its inception, though it has gone through numerous changes and reformations. What follows is a list of its most notable members that will be updated intermittently.
OLD SITH WARS
Varn Xala (from 3995 BBY to 3952 BBY)
A veteran of the Great Sith War, Varn Xala was a founding member of the restored Jedi Council under Grand Master Nomi Sunrider. A long-lived Teevan, Master Xala would sit on the Council for the next forty years, watching as the galaxy became embroiled in the Mandalorian Wars and later the Second Sith War. In 3952 BBY, he was among the Jedi summoned to a conclave on Katarr and subsequently killed by the Sith Lord Darth Nihilus.
Hazar Bailum (from 3970 BBY to 3958 BBY)
A human male from Telerath, Hazar Bailum was apprenticed to Varn Xala during the Great Sith War and rose to the rank of Jedi Knight a year after the war’s end. In 3970 BBY, he was appointed to the Jedi Council on Coruscant and sat alongside his former master Xala. During this time, he trained the young Jedi Kalon Soral who would go on to join Revan’s Jedi Crusaders during the Mandalorian Wars, much to Bailum’s chagrin. Years later, Kalon and his fellow Revanchists returned from the Outer Rim as Sith Lords and attacked the Republic, with Bailum falling to his fellow student’s blade on Mon Gazza during the Second Sith War.
GALACTIC WARS
Nikil Nobil (from 3743 BBY to 3643 BBY)
Born on the planet Thisspias 175 years before the Treaty of Coruscant, the snake-like Nikil Nobil ascended to the Jedi Council in 3743 BBY. In the succeeding decades, Master Nobil watched as many of his former students came to join him on the Council. In 3691 BBY, the position of Grand Master was made vacant and the Council initially nominated Nobil for the position, considering his wisdom and sagacity. However, Nobil declined the title, seeing him to old and unfit to carry the burden, and the role instead went to his former Padawan Zym.
Ten years later, the Sith Empire emerged from hiding and attacked the Republic. By the end of the resulting Great Galactic War, Nobil was one of the six surviving members of the Jedi Council, with the others — including Grand Master Zym — having been killed at the end of the war. Once again, he was offered the vacant position of Grand Master though he once again turned it down. However, he effectively served as the Council’s leader for the next few years until Satele Shan was named Grand Master sometime around 3651 BBY. Nobil was still a member of the Council in the final years of the Cold War as he and his fellow Councilors assessed whether the Grand Master’s apprentice Shigar Konshi was ready for the Jedi Trials. Less than a year later, Master Nobil passed away due to natural causes, becoming one with the Force.
Ram-Parr (from 3706 BBY to 3678 BBY)
A wise Cathar Jedi Master, Ram-Parr once had a reputation among the Jedi Order for having unorthodox views regarding the Force, something which bled over to his students such as Tasiele Shan. Upon being appointed to the Jedi Council however, Ram-Parr shifted to a more conservative viewpoint and ended up backing the decision to exile Tasiele Shan at the behest of the Galactic Senate.
Ram-Parr would go on to participate in the early stages of the Great Galactic War, meeting his end during the Battle of Agamar in 3678 BBY.
Zym (from 3700 BBY to 3653 BBY)
Zym was trained by Nikil Nobil and joined his master on the Jedi Council around twenty years before the Great Galactic War. In 3691 BBY, he was named Grand Master of the Jedi Order after Master Nobil had turned down the position. A pacifistic Kel Dor, Zym was ill-prepared for the violence that the Sith Empire would bring upon the galaxy and entrusted much of the war effort with more militant Masters such as Belth Allusis and Jun Seros while he served as an adviser to the Supreme Chancellor.
In 3653 BBY, the Great War came to an end with the Sacking of Coruscant, which saw to the destruction of the Jedi Temple and the Republic being forced into a peace treaty. Shortly afterwards, Master Zym was assassinated by the bounty hunter Braden, further weakening the Order after the losses it had suffered from the war.
Wens Aleusis (from 3678 BBY to ???? BBY)
Satele Shan (from 3651 BBY to 3637 BBY)
DESOLATION WAR
Tolada Boorr (from 3542 BBY to 3439 BBY)
A female Ithorian, Tolada Boorr was one of the oldest sitting members of the Jedi Council by the time of the Desolation War, having served as Chief Librarian for a century. Master Boorr was infamous among Jedi learners for her droning voice and tendency to go into great detail about historic events, earning her the nickname “Master Bore” among younglings and Padawans. Regardless of how Jedi youths perceived her, Boorr was a respected and valued member of the Jedi Order, with many on the Council looking to her for wisdom.
When Jedi Master Dion Sazon came to Master Boorr in search of forbidden knowledge, Boorr refused to indulge him, knowing full well the dangers contained within those teachings and unwilling to allow history to repeat itself. She informed the Council of Sazon’s endeavors and the Pau’an was eventually banished from the Jedi Order. Ten years later, he resurfaced as the Sith Lord Darth Desolous and waged war against the Republic.
In 3439 BBY, Master Boorr and the rest of the Jedi Council set up a trap for Darth Desolous at Yaga Minor. Due to her advanced age, Boorr did not believe she would be a capable enough fighter against the Dark Lord of the Sith but nonetheless joined her fellow Jedi in the fight against Desolous. During the ensuing battle, Boorr was one of the first to fall as Desolous unleashed his personal rage against her in a volley of Force lightning.
Axon Roden (from ??? BBY to 3439 BBY)
A taciturn Vurk, Axon Roden was Grand Master of the Jedi when Battlemaster Dion Sazon left the Order and became the Sith Lord Darth Desolous. After a bloody conflict with the Pau'an's Army of Desolation, Roden and the Jedi Council set up a trap for Desolous on Yaga Minor, where all twelve Masters faced off with the Sith Lord in combat. While Roden and several others were killed, the remaining Masters were able to subdue Desolous and end his reign once and for all.
Berkuss (from 3462 BBY to 3439 BBY)
Born on the planet Gand, Berkuss was taken into the Jedi Order at an early age and trained in the ways of the Force by Jedi Master Axon Roden. Upon attaining the rank of Jedi Knight, Berkuss went on to take on an apprentice of his own in the young Iktotchi Niira Baelar. Sometime after Baelar completed her training, Berkuss was granted a seat on the Jedi High Council in 3462 BBY.
Twenty years later, the exiled Jedi Master Dion Sazon reemerged as the Sith Lord Darth Desolous and unleashed his army on the Galactic Republic. After a destructive war, the Jedi Council was able to spring a trap on Darth Desolous on Yaga Minor, in which Berkuss and his fellow masters did battle with the Dark Lord. While Berkuss was among the many who fell to Desolous' blade, the Sith Lord was eventually brought down by his former apprentice Niira Baelar, bringing an end to the Desolation War.
Hahkann (from 3455 BBY to ??? BBY)
A member of the Jedi Council as well as a former student of Master Sazon, Hahkann was promoted the rank of Battlemaster following Sazon's expulsion. The powerful Dowutin fought against his former master during the Battle of Yaga Minor and was one of only a handful of surviving Masters after the Sith Lord had been vanquished.
Niira Baelar (from c.3442 BBY to 3419 BBY)
A peaceful Iktotchi seer, Niira Baelar was a member of the Jedi Council during the Desolation War and was forced to strike down Darth Desolous after he had killed Master Roden and many of her compatriots. Despite her misgivings, Baelar was promoted to Grand Master and served in this role for the next twenty years. During this time, she included a simulation of Darth Desolous in the Jedi Trials to warn prospective Knights of the dangers of the dark side.
Kotu Vissola (from 3442 BBY to ??? BBY)
A Pantoran female, Kotu Vissola was the youngest member of the Jedi Council by the time of the Desolation War at the age of 42. She was elevated to the Council at the start of the war due to her role as one of the Jedi Order’s liaisons to the office of the Supreme Chancellor. As Darth Desolous had been a former Jedi, Chancellor Ayra Foon wanted to work closely with the Council, knowing they understood Desolous better than anyone in the Republic. Under Vissola’s guidance, the Republic military was able to effectively counteract Desolous’s forces and eventually bring an end to his crusades at the Battle of Yaga Minor.
GREAT PEACE OF THE REPUBLIC
Yoda
Plo Koon (from 44 BBY to 19 BBY)
Ki-Adi-Mundi (from 33 BBY to 19 BBY)
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