Mahara Kesh (Jedi Renaissance)

Anil Kesh, or the Temple of Science was one of nine Great Temples of the Jedi Order located in the Deep Ocean which spanned from the coasts of Talss to the great continent of Westeros on the verdant world of Tython. A large floating structure with a green and blue stone and glass facade, the Jedi who studied at Mahara Kesh focused on the healing arts, and Journeyers&mdash;young Jedi who were completing their Great Journey across Tython to visit each of the temples&mdash;learned about healing both with and without the Force there.

Description
"I declare this Temple a place of rebirth for those in need desperate need of a fresh start. Our Temple of Healing will be a testament to the Force's ability to completely restore the body to perfect working order. Where our facilities on Ossus seek to mend the broken, and our Halls of Healing on Coruscant are used to aid those suffering among the public, Mahara Kesh will serve as a place for advanced study into new experimental techniques in reconstructive surgery and regenerative procedures. With our satellite facility on Kamino, we will continue to be leaders in the galactic medical community."

- Temple Master Morphius introduces the galaxy to the new medical facility on Tython.

Mahara Kesh was the only of the Temples on Tython to be located at sea, found several kilometers from the shores of Talss continent. Drifting out in the Deep Ocean, the temple was kept afloat by ancient Je'daii designs which were mimicked by the Jedi Order. A large, four-pointed stone island floated above the water line with smooth, steep walls rising out of the ocean. Atop the island base rested a green and blue glass-covered structure which sported a stepped-design with several blue crystalline panes of solar energy-collecting glass spaced across its surface. Holding most of the classrooms and administrative facilities, this stooped pyramid contained the dormitories, study labs and prostheses design rooms. Beneath the water's surface, the submerged portion of the temple slowly tapered to a point and contained the bulk of the Temple's medical chambers and operating theaters. The outer chambers were used for recovery rooms and offered patients a view of the great depths through pressurized windows, allowing them to watch schools of fish pass and meditate on the calm tumult of the sea.

Je'daii Order
When the philosophers and scholars from across the galaxy first arrived on Tython in the age of the Infinite Empire, they were brought forth from the stars on giant pyramidal constructs called the Tho Yor. These nine massive ships scattered across the planet and landed in separate locations, releasing those held within to settle the planet. The Tho Yor themselves would serve as the very foundations for these travelers' new homes and places of study. Upon arriving at Mahara Kesh, it was necessary for all Journeyers to undergo an orientation of sorts which provided them with the skills they needed to endure their time at sea and to live in close proximity with the infirm and injured. The temple at Mahara Kesh was a place of reflection and soothing of hurts, and required a completely sterile environment. The Je'daii Temple Master, the Je'daii who served as steward of the facility and oversaw its functions, would see that all students practiced the healing arts safely and watched them perform on living patients to ensure that everything went according to plan. When the Infinite Empire invaded the Tython system, many Je'daii were pulled from their posts at the academy to contribute to the war effort. Those who remained behind ensured that those injured in battle were rehabilitated so that they were fit for combat. When war came to Tython, the Rakata never touched Mahara Kesh due to its oceanic location. Believing they were safe, the Temple's occupants never suspected an uprising from the inside as those Je'daii aligning with Daegon Lok rose up and killed Temple Master Naro Har and set the Temple to the torch. Sinking beneath the waves, the ruins of Mahara Kesh crumbled and deteriorated over the long ages of the world.

Reconstruction
Many millennia removed from the Force Wars, the Jedi Order saw itself weakened after a near fatal alliance with the Galactic Republic drew them into a deadly war. On the brink of extinction the Order appointed a new Grand Master, the Purpilian Tomac Moorcé, who would reinvigorate the Order and begin a new chapter in its history known as the Jedi Renaissance. Sending scouts to Tython, the High Council ordered an exploration of the ancient ruins of the Je'daii temples with the intent of rebuilding them and using them to bolster the existing Jedi academy system. Using ancient scrolls detailing the layout and design of the Temple of Healing, the Builder Corps and the Council of Site Preservation and Construction began drawing up plans for the Temple's rebirth.

As work was underway on Tython, the High Council selected the Human Jedi Master Braz Morphius to serve as the Temple Master for the facility. A quiet and reserved healer, Morphius had received training at the side of Coruscant's Chief Healer, Vokara Ché, Morphius was well situated to lead the Temple to success. A keen instructor and intuitive surgeon, Morphius taught by example and was quick to pick up on a student's weaknesses and eager to encourage. Taking an approach that forced a learner to figure out a problem for themselves, Morphius believed that healing was either one's calling, or it was not and only accepted those he believed destined for the job to work at the academy beyond their time of study. As the first group of Jedi Journeyers arrived on Tython at the end of Year 17, Mahara Kesh's laboratories were able to begin to uncover new secrets in the Force that could lead to great medical advances for the galaxy at large.

Not long after the academy's opening, a cloning academy was established on Kamino to secure the Order's position to closely monitor and research the morally-suspect practice of cloning sentients. Located within Tipoca City, the same labs used to create the Grand Army of the Republic housed Jedi interested in unlocking the Kaminoans' secrets to constructing life.