Jedi Exploration Corps (Jedi Renaissance)

The Jedi Exploration Corps, or ExplorCorps, was an archaeological and research branch of the Jedi Service Corps maintained by the Jedi Order's Council of Reassignment and operated by a loose confederation of high-ranking Masters within its membership. Originally founded to survey and chart the myriad stars and planets in the galaxy, the ExplorCorps was made up of Seekers, Consulars, Guardians and Sentinels who used their skills in navigation, surveying, and survival to achieve this goal. Comprised of a small fleet of second-hand survey vessels, the members of the ExplorCorps set out to map the galaxy. With bases on nearly every Ordnance/Regional Depot throughout the galaxy, the ExplorCorps had a long history of uncovering ancient civilizations and pushing the edge of the galactic frontier.

History
The Jedi Exploration Corps, officially known as the Archaeological and Research Division of the Service Corps, was founded early on during the Jedi Order's relationship with the Galactic Republic. The Jedi Order owed its survival to the Je'daii who navigated the five massive sleeper ships through the galaxy from Tython to Ossus after the devastation wrought on the former during the Force Wars. When the Jedi did arrive on Ossus and were able to reorganize and establish themselves on the planet, the earliest incarnation of the ExplorCorps was formed to scout the neighboring astral bodies, and later the star systems and the entire Adegan sector. After the Order established a formal relationship with the Galactic Republic, the ExplorCorps began to scout the galaxy, proving instrumental in the discovery of many of ancient, forgotten secrets as well as the mapping of several of the galaxy's hyperspace routes. Spreading out into the galaxy, these early Jedi began discovering startling evidence that other Je'daii had made their way into the galaxy before them; the fate of the sleeper ships from earlier in Tython's history becoming more and more apparent as time passed. In addition to other Je'daii sects, the ExplorCorps located treasure troves of information on early galactic civilizations.

While officially members of the Jedi Order who were strong in the force and devoted to the Jedi path, ExplorCorps members existed outside of the normal command structure that the Order was attempting to establish early on. Because they seldom found their way back to Ossus except to transport artifacts or records back for storage and study, ExplorCorps struggled to fit into the increasingly rigid class and rank system within the Jedi Order proper, something which bothered the Jedi High Council. Despite not having an official academy or temple, the ExplorCorps Jedi created a disparate fleet of second-hand scout, survey, and transport ships obtained from the residents of Ossus and other worlds of the ruined Empire of Xim. Spreading out into the greater galaxy, the ExplorCorps began organizing planetary, system, and sector mapping efforts. These missions included archaeological expeditions, locating turbulent areas of space, and charting safe travel routes. Aboard the larger vessels obtained from both the Empire of Xim and the Hutt Empire, researchers pored over the seemingly endless stream of data, records, and artifacts brought to them by their far-flung colleagues. It was these dedicated researchers who interpreted historical data, translated ancient texts, and studied mysterious artifacts in an attempt to make sense of both Jedi and galactic history at large. Thanks to these early exploration efforts, the Jedi were able to build up one of the greatest bodies of collected information the galaxy had ever known.

As the Order grew in size and the ExplorCorps took on more and more members, it became necessary for the creation of a fleet of praxeum ships. These vessels were designed to be Jedi temples and academies in space, traversing the void while training young aspirants in the Jedi arts. These ships not only served the needs of the ExplorCorps itself, but also provided services to Jedi of other branches such as additional training, meditation guidance, and medical care. These vessels were indispensable to the Jedi, and occasionally sered in times of conflict and war. These academies were eventually used to train those Initiates who had failed their Trials at the traditional academy and were reassigned for a different type of learning. These individuals were later assigned piloting or navigational roles aboard the ships, or turned their talents to other duties while ranking Jedi used their more advanced knowledge of the Force to complete more complex tasks.

Aside from the fleet of praxeum and exploration ships, the ExplorCorps maintained ship yards and research facilities on most Ordnance/Regional Depot worlds within the Republic. From here, non-ExplorCorps Jedi could join up with the fleet to spend time among the stars and learn about the mission of the ExplorCorps. Because of their close association with the, the ExplorCorps had a facility located on. In addition, the Corps worked with both the and the Academy of Jedi Archaeology; the latter would uncover relics with the ExplorCorps before turning over their findings to the Educational Corps. Due to the nature of its missions, ExplorCorps was composed primarily of Seekers, with a few Guardians, Consulars, and Sentinels mixed in. Of the different classes that made up the ExplorCorps membership, Navigators and Pathfinders were equally important to the Ambassadors that would represent the Republic to new species or the researchers interested in the study of new cultures. Because they wandered deep into uncharted territory, the members of this branch saw the most combat out of all the Service Corps. As members' missions often took them into the wild parts of the galaxy and exposed them to tremendous danger on a regular basis, they had a reputation as the hardiest, most courageous, and most battle-hardened members of the Jedi Service Corps. This reputation attracted those Jedi from across the Order who had a taste for adventure or who desired to hone their skills in combat and survival.

Three Corellian Colonizer ships were in service during the time preceding the New Sith Wars; the Beneficia, the 'Luminosity', and the Silikan Stillness. The pride and joy of the ExplorCorps, these ships were all that remained of the thirteen ships used prior to the New Sith Wars. Because they were meant to help in troublespots, the ships were equipped with laser and ion cannons as well as hangars for several lightweight starfighters. As time passed and the Republic's Golden Age dispelled memories of the horrors of the Sith, the Order began the construction of a new ship at the Abhean Shipyards. Once complete, the Sunburris, named after Jedi ace Crix Sunburris and later renamed the 'Chu'unthor', would cruise along the stars for several centuries.

When the Clone Wars concluded with the defeat of the Sith and a treaty between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Jedi began rapidly expanding the ExplorCorps' fleet of praxeum ships to span the entire galaxy. Commissioning a new praxeum ship for every Oversector that divided the galaxy, the ExplorCorps was left to staff twenty-five praxeum ships in additional to a new fleet of exploration craft made up of defunct Confederate and Republic spacecraft retired after the war as part of disarmament treaties. Moving within the Oversectors established by the Republic-Confederate treaty, each ship was assigned a different mission, though the core mission of exploration remained the guiding light of the ExplorCorps.

Exploration Corps fleet
1 Azure Hammer Command, Anaxes: 2 Green Mantle Command, Nubia: 3 Steel Blade Command, Chandrila: 4 White Cuirass Command, Alderaan: 5 Shadow Hand Command, Odik: 6 Black Sword Command, Praxlis: 7 Golden Nyss Command, Bilbringi: 8 Bright Jewel Command, Ord Mantell: 9 Brazen Petard Command, Paarin Minor: 10 Crimson Dagger Command, Taris: 11 Blazing Claw Command, Korphir: 12 Cerulean Spear Command, Lantillies: 13 Iron Lance Command, Ord Pardron: 14 Red Tails Command, Ryloth: 15 Hook Nebula Command, Qeimet: 16 Ivory Fang Command, Chardaan: 17 Chrome Shield Command, Vogel 7: 18 Night Hammer Command, Eriadu: 19 Dark Saber Command, Javin: 20 Emerald Banner Command, Tallaan: 21 Radiant Rapier Command, : 22 Morning Star Command, : 23 Searing Scythe Command, : 24 Violet Plume Command, : 25 Burnished Cannon Command, :
 * Praxeum: Thon's Light
 * Praxeum: Shan's Grace
 * Praxeum: Zym's Sacrifice
 * Praxeum: Horizon Breaker
 * Praxeum: Guardian of Peace
 * Praxeum: Beneficia
 * Praxeum: Holy Mandate
 * Praxeum: Cree-sh Prexith
 * Praxeum: Expiscor
 * Praxeum: Chu'unthor
 * Praxeum: Silikan Stillness
 * Praxeum: Eternal Truth
 * Exis Station
 * Terra Venture
 * Praxeum: Force's Promise
 * Praxeum: Grey Pilgrim
 * Praxeum: Commanding Voice
 * Praxeum:Supervenio
 * Praxeum:Venetati
 * Praxeum:Plusasha
 * Praxeum:Eliminoti
 * Praxeum: Luminosity
 * Praxeum: Ror'si'ta
 * Praxeum: Yoda's Trial
 * Praxeum: Odan-Urr
 * Praxeum: Sunrider
 * Prism
 * Praxeum: Breaker of Chains
 * Crucible

Former craft in use by the ExplorCorps

 * Epierius
 * Satele Shan
 * Vandar Tokare
 * Odan-Urr's Legacy
 * Arca Jeth's Pride
 * Lorin Pron's Hope
 * Cherita
 * Sith Bane
 * Council's Mandate