Temuron

"Temuron is a planet divided in two — the Sky above, and Earth below."

- Sky of Temuron, Vaiish

 was a small rocky planet in the. Home to the native Temers, the planet was strong with the force, giving its people some natural affinity towards it. Aligned with the, the people of Temuron occasionally sought help from the , such as during the Ghost Crisis some years before the. Temuron was divided on a strict caste basis, with the upper caste living in elaborate sky fortresses, while the underclass was relegated to living on the earth.

Description
Temuron was a rocky planet with a breathable atmosphere and a temperate climate. It was dominated by enormous stone mountains, which were home to several species of exotic imported lifeforms, and large sandy plains covered in a shallow layer of red-brown sand. Beneath some of the planet's surface there was also an elaborate system of caverns that stretched for miles and were largely unexplored.

Temuron was also unusually strong with, which drew the Jedi to it thousands of years before the Clone Wars. The planet's natural affinity gave many of its inhabitants a small level of, giving some the ability to have visions of the future. It was also this ability that produced the ghost-like beings that appeared several times during the planet's history.

History
Temuron was discovered thousands of years before the Clone Wars by Jedi explorers. The planet was quickly adopted into the Republic — but, despite their affinity to the Force, no Temer would ever be initiated into the.

Several decades before the,  and his   were called to Temuron by the planet's Sky Council. The Council reported that the local populace had been plagued by the appearance of ghost-like creatures emerging from the caverns. Led to the caverns by the planet's Sky, Vaiish, the two Jedi headed into the caverns to investigate, where the two Jedi were separated. Dooku ventured into the heart of the cave system, where he received a terrifying of the  swallowing up the Jedi Order and the Republic, before he eventually found the source of the ghosts — a faultline in the Force, trapping the s of the inhabitants that were buried above it. Meanwhile, Jinn investigated the creatures themselves, discovering that they were not illusions, but were instead living beings that had managed to. Jinn and Dooku reunited and managed to close the faultline, forcing the ghosts to disappear into the. Both Jedi reemerged from the caves and left the system, changed forever — Dooku doubting his future as a Jedi and a disciple of the, and Jinn determined to discover the truth of for himself.

Many years later, the Jedi were again called to the planet. Two years before the Separatist Crisis, in,   travelled to the planet to again deal with the Ghost Crisis. Ti was grieving after the recent loss of her student,, and journeyed to the planet alone. There, she also met with Vaiish, who led her back into the caverns, where the ghosts were more active than ever. In the caves, Ti received a vision of her student, who asked her why it was "so cold." Ti, refusing to believe it truly was her apprentice, headed into the heart of the caves and travelled through the faultline, abandoning her fear. There, she discovered Vaiish, a powerful, had been manipulating the Force and pushing it to its breaking point, shattering the cosmic reality around the planet. Leaving the caves, she tracked Vaiish down and captured him, exposing him for his crimes to the Sky Council. The Council then cast Vaiish out — not because he had meddled with the Dark Side of the Force, but because he had broken their caste rules and had set foot on the ground of their planet. Shaak Ti, tempted to kill Vaiish for bringing up the painful memory of her fallen padawan, instead decided to spare him, and left the planet, resolute.

Behind the scenes
Temuron was created for Tales of the Jedi, an anthology of short stories featuring several members of the Jedi Order. Temuron would feature in two of the central stories: The Ghosts of Temuron, Part One, which would feature and his master,, before he turned to the Dark Side, and The Ghosts of Temuron, Part Two, featuring , which would conclude the arc.