Ice Guild

The Ice Guild was a sect of the Jedi Order that was stationed in an enclave known as the Sanctum on Ilum. The Ice Guild, known at the time as the Ice Paladins, was founded during the New Sith Wars to defend Ilum from a series of Sith attacks. After the war's end, the Ice Guild remained active for centuries thereon, and maintained several recruiters in the Temple on Coruscant who encouraged Jedi Padawans and Knights to travel to Ilum to join the Ice Guild. The Jedi Council supported the Ice Guild, though many Councilmen disagreed with their methods of recruitment, describing it as a "parasite on other guilds and sects". Many pirate gangs and treasure hunters attempted to plunder the Sanctum over the centuries, nearly meeting their end everytime at the hands of the Jedi. During the Clone Wars, a platoon of elite clone troopers known as the Ice Commandos, who wore standard phase II clone trooper armor, were stationed within the Sanctum to assist the Ice Guild. At least one Separatist attack on the Sanctum was repelled in the later months of the Clone Wars. The Ice Guild managed to remain in secret during the Imperial Period and in 4 ABY became part of the New Jedi Order and continued its operations as normal.