SWRPGNetwork Presents
I, Jensaarai
By Rodney “Moridin” Thompson
For a thousand generations, the Jedi
Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in
the galaxy, but on the small, backwater planet of
Susevfi, a lesser-known tradition of Force users
has acted as guardians of their people since the
end of the Clone Wars. Originally founded by
rebellious Jedi Knights, this sect, known as the
Jensaarai, has isolated themselves from the rest
of the galaxy and uses their power to ward off any
danger that may come to their planet. The
Jensaarai are similar to the Jedi Knights of the Old
Republic in many ways, but could in no way be
mistaken for the traditional Jedi from before the
Purge.
At the end of the Clone Wars, a group of
Jedi Knights led by the mysterious Nikkos Tyris
broke off to form their own tradition. Tyris and his
band of Jedi discovered some ancient Sith
documents dating back thousands of years,
possibly to the era of the Sith Empire. After much
study and research, the group managed to
decipher the ancient Sith language and discovered
what they considered to be a shocking revelation.
Suarbi 7/5
Suarbi 7/5 is the fifth moon of the seventh planet of the
Suarbi system, located in the Quence sector. Suarbi 7 is a
massive gas giant which generates enough gravity to sustain
its own asteroid belt, as well as over a dozen moons. The fifth
of these moons is Suarbi 7/5, which is more commonly
referred to as Susevfi. This moon is covered in vast,
sprawling savannahs and grasslands, and boasts a large
civilized population. The planet was originally colonized by
humans roughly 400 years before the Battle of Yavin; a group
of ex-employees from a major company in the Corporate
Sector decided to tame the habitable moon and claim it as
their own, and several major settlements grew up from that
original expedition. The planet has a Stellar-class spaceport
in the city of Yumfla, a seaport which functions as the center
for commerce on the moon. In addition to being the planet’s
largest settlement, it is also the central location from which
the Jensaarai sect operates.
The planet is covered in vast savannahs and
grasslands, with smaller cities and settlements scattered over
its surface. Though relatively young as a colony world, the
planet boasts a moderate-sized population composed
predominantly of humans but also containing several clusters
of the more common species of the galaxy. While not on the
cutting-edge of science, Susevfi is as technologically
advanced as most Mid Rim worlds, and sees a fair amount of
space traffic on a daily basis. For the most part, the planet
provides all the necessary materials and foodstuffs for daily
life, and anything that cannot be acquired on-world can easily
be procured at the spaceports and centers of commerce on
the planet.
According to this new information, the Jedi had stolen
their techniques and teachings from the Sith eons ago,
dictating a much different history than that which was
taught in the Jedi Temple. Though these documents may
be of questionable authenticity (and, no doubt, heavily
biased due to the author’s allegiances), it was enough to
drastically alter the perceptions of the once-loyal Jedi
Knights and caused them to splinter off to found the
Jensaarai.
As the band of ex-Jedi delved further into the Sith
scrolls, they learned new powers and abilities, and
formulated their own as well. Eventually, they created a
tradition that was very much a hybrid of the Jedi Code
they had embraced for so many years as well as the
newly-discovered Sith teachings. They named
themselves the Jensaarai, which, in the ancient Sith
tongue, meant “hidden followers of truth.” It was the belief
of Tyris and his comrades that the Jedi had long
suppressed the truth about their origins, and that they
were simply returning to the true path that the Jedi had
perverted. There is no doubt that Tyris and his fellow
Jensaarai began to slip towards the dark side, but soon
afterwards a trio of Jedi Knights arrived on Susevfi and
intervened. Nejaa Halcyon, a Corellian Jedi Knight, along
with Ylenic It’kla and another Jedi known only as
Desertwind, confronted the Jensaarai masters and
defeated them in lightsaber combat. When the surviving
Jedi departed, they were unaware that there were more
Jensaarai students still on the planet, and it was from this
seed that the modern Jensaarai order grew.
A new leader stepped up and took control of the
wounded organization, naming herself the Saarai-kaar,
the leader of the Jensaarai. However, the remaining
students were not yet advanced enough to grasp the Sith
teachings, and thus were left only with the half-trained
knowledge of their leader to act as their guide. The
Saarai-kaar had learned much of the Force, and one of
the most integral parts of the training she had received
was in the new code of conduct for Jensaarai warriors.
She began to teach this to the other students, and
eventually through experimentation and practice
developed several new abilities and a philosophy that
was rigidly taught to all students of the organization. She
was teaching the Jedi Code to students of the Force from
a perspective that had embraced Sith teachings; the last
of the dark side Jensaarai died with Nikkos Tyris, and the
new students grew in strength while being taught the
tenets of the Jedi, albeit with a strangely different outlook
on the galaxy.
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Nikkos Tyris
Nikkos Tyris is a member of the long-lived Anzati species who was strong in the Force and studied the ways of the Jedi over the course
of hundreds of years. One of the oldest Jedi besides Master Yoda, Tyris was often deeply wrapped up in the history of the Order,
particularly their ancient wars with the Sith thousands of years before his time. It was during one of his long expeditions into the depths
of the library in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant that Tyris found what he thought to be an amazing discovery. Documents unearthed in a
long-forgotten corner of the temple led him to study the Sith further and, eventually, brought him to the conclusion that the Jedi had
stolen their basic techniques from the Sith, not the other way around. The validity of his “discovery” is obviously questionable, but the
more he studied ancient Sith tomes, the more drawn into their dark side philosophies he became.
When the Clone Wars broke out, Tyris and several other Jedi faked their own deaths and relocated themselves to the
backwater planet of Susevfi to start their own tradition of Force users. They gathered many apprentices and began forming a thriving
organization known as the Jensaarai. Eventually, their band of rogue Jedi and half-trained Apprentices was discovered by a trio of Jedi
who sought to redeem the fallen ones and bring them back to the Jedi Order or, failing that, ensure that they were not allowed to
continue the spread of their dark side teachings. Eventually, Tyris and two of his other comrades entered into a duel to the death with
Nejaa Halcyon, Ylenic It’kla, and a third unidentified Jedi Knight, during which Tyris was slain and the Jensaarai organization was
thought to be destroyed. However, one of the apprentice’s wife was left to continue on this new tradition, and Tyris’ legacy lived on in a
drastically different form than originally intended.

Type: Fallen Jedi Knight

DEXTERITY 2D+2
Blaster 4D, dodge 5D+2, lightsaber 9D+2, melee parry 7D+1
KNOWLEDGE 3D+2
Alien species 6D+2, intimidation 5D+2, languages 6D, languages: Sith 7D, planetary systems 5D+1, scholar: Jedi Lore 9D, scholar:
Sith Lore 6D+2
MECHANICAL 2D
PERCEPTION 3D+2
Command 6D, con 4D, hide 5D+2, investigation 6D+1, search 8D, sneak 6D+1
STRENGTH 2D+1
Brawling: martial arts 7D+2
TECHNICAL 3D
Lightsaber repair 6D+2
Special Abilities:
Force Skills: Control 7D+2, Sense 7D+2, Alter 8D+1
Control: Absorb/dissipate energy, accelerate healing, concentration, control pain, emptiness, enhance attribute, hibernation trance,
remain conscious, resist stun, short-term memory enhancement
Sense: Combat sense, danger sense, life bond, life detection, life sense, magnify senses, receptive telepathy, sense Force, shift sense
Alter: Telekinesis
Control and Sense: Farseeing, lightsaber combat, projective telepathy
Control and Alter: Aura of uneasiness, waves of darkness
Control, Sense, and Alter: Affect mind
Sense and Alter: Dim Others' Senses, Force Wave, Lesser Force Shield
This character is Force-sensitive.
Force Points: 6
Dark Side Points: 8
Character Points: 17
Move: 10
Equipment: Jedi Robes, lightsaber (5D)
One aspect of their learning was strongly his father’s death and end the threat of the Jedi Knights
perverted by the jaded founders of the once and for all. The boy paid for his ignorance, however,
organization, as well as by the misconceptions of as Darth Vader turned his wrath upon the young
the Saarai-kaar. Following the battle in which the Jensaarai and murdered him outright, sending the
original trio of founders was slain, the remaining Inquisitorium to Susevfi to kill off the rest of the
Jensaarai students saw the Jedi Knights as organization. Though a few Jensaarai were captured and
traitors who had gone over to the dark side. From executed, the majority of the organization survived, and
that point on, the Jensaarai taught their students continued to function in hiding throughout the Empire’s
that the Jedi had abandoned both the Light Side of occupation of their planet.
the Force as well as the Jensaarai themselves, Many years later, as the Empire fragmented into
branding them as liars, murderers, and deceivers. a series or warlords and civil wars, and Imperial Moff
This view of the Jedi eventually brought yet named Leonia Tavira discovered the existence of the
another tragedy to the widowed Saarai-kaar, Jensaarai and recruited them to aid her in securing a
however. As Lord Vader continued with his Purge position of power. In reality, she tricked the Saarai-kaar
of the Jedi, her son, a warrior trained in their into believing that there was a dire threat to her people,
unique tradition, went to the Dark Lord of the Sith and used the Jensaarai organization as Force-using tools
to pledge his aid. He reasoned that Vader, who to draw out the Rogue Squadron pilot Corran Horn. Horn,
was hunting down the Jedi, was obviously ridding along with the aid of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and a
the galaxy of evil, and it was his chance to avenge Caamasi named Elegos A’kla defeated Tavira and

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exposed her scheme. The Saarai-kaar, believing
that Horn was actually his grandfather and the
man responsible for killing her husband, was
shown the truth of the Jensaarai’s origins and
eventually agreed to send a delegation to the Jedi
Academy on Yavin 4 in order to trade information
and training.
The Jensaarai Organization
The Jensaarai follow a similar
organizational scheme as the Jedi Knights of the
Old Republic did. Jensaarai warriors across the
planet are always on the lookout for any children
born with any kind of strength in the Force in order
to expand their numbers. While most children are
taken into the order at an early age, some do not
begin their training until their teenage years. They
begin their training as Apprentices, and study
under individual masters in a similar fashion to the
way that advanced Padawans did under the Jedi
of old. From an early age, these students are
taught the ways of the Force, primarily how to use
it in the defense of their community. Additionally,
they are indoctrinated with the tenets of the
Jensaarai way of thinking, which combines the
noble defensive aspects of the Jedi Code with
some of the more aggressive aspect of the Sith
philosophy. Additionally, the Jensaarai tell stories
of the betrayal of the Jedi Knights, and such
propaganda is used as a warning to the Jensaarai
that those who claim to be noble followers of the
Force can also fall to the dark side.
One major difference between Jensaarai
Apprentices and the Padawans of the Jedi Order
is that Apprentices construct their lightsabers at a
much earlier point in their training. With the Jedi,
construction of a lightsaber is a major step
towards Knighthood, however with the Jensaarai it
is only one half of the way towards moving fully
into the organization. Additionally, the lightsaber
itself is not of as much importance to the
Jensaarai as it was to the Jedi, and as a result
they are more reckless with their weapons than
the Jedi were.
Most Apprentices use the Jedi Guardian
class, as it most appropriately represents the
training and Apprentice receives. However, upon
th
reaching 7 level, the Apprentices almost always
take levels in the Jensaarai Defender prestige
class rather than continuing on with the Jedi
Guardian class. Additionally, many Apprentices
begin with a level or two in the Fringer class, to
represent their late start in training. Susevfi, also
known as Susevfi, is suitably far enough out-of-
the-way for the Fringer class to be appropriate, but
Apprentices with early levels in any other class are rare.
Type: Jensaarai Apprentice
DEXTERITY 3D+2
Dodge 4D+2, lightsaber 5D+2, melee parry 4D+1, running 4D
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2
Alien species 3D, cultures 3D, intimidation 3D+1, scholar:
Jensaarai History 4D, streetwise: Susevfi 4D+1, survival 3D+2,
willpower 3D+1
MECHANICAL 2D+1
Communications 3D
PERCEPTION 3D
HIde 4D+2, search 4D, sneak 4D+2
STRENGTH 3D+2
Brawling 5D, stamina 4D+1
TECHNICAL 2D
First aid 3D, lightsaber repair 4D
Special Abilities:
Control 3D, Sense 3D, Alter 2D
Control: Concentration, Control Pain, Enhance Attribute, Resist
Stun
Sense: Danger Sense, Life Detection, Magnify Senses
Alter: Telekinesis
Control and Sense: Lightsaber Combat
This character is Force-sensitive.
Force Points: 2
Character Points: 8
Move: 10
Equipment: Lightsaber (4D), civilian clothes, comlink
Upon completing his training, a Jensaarai
Apprentice is able to move up to becoming a full member
of the order, and into active service of the Saarai-kaar.
These equivalents of Jedi Knights are known as
Defenders, and are the most common members of the
organization. Before achieving this rank, he must first
construct a suit of personalized armor laced with spun
cortosis. This rite of passage marks an Apprentice as a
full-fledged Defender, initiating him into the order and
signaling that he is ready to defend his community as well
as his fellow Jensaarai.
Jensaarai Defenders have an obligation to
Susevfi similar to that of the Jedi Knights with regard to
the galaxy as a whole. They are charged with ensuring
that peace is kept on the planet, and function as vigilante
law enforcement for the defense of the citizen population.
It is also the duty of the Defenders to ensure that the
existence of the order is kept a secret, lest they draw the
unwanted attention of outsiders. In fact, only a rare few
citizens of Susevfi have ever had contact with the
Defenders and lived to tell about it, though the Jensaarai
are something of a common myth told by the citizens they
defend.
In addition to the common variety of Defenders,
there is a special subset of Defenders that specialize in
protecting the planet from space. These unique Jensaarai
call themselves the Ring Defenders, and function as a
system patrol and security group on behalf of the
Jensaarai. Their training heavily involves learning about
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starfighters and space transports, astrogation and

other general piloting skills. In addition to warding
off pirates and mercenaries, and helping chase
down criminals before they can leave the planet,
the Ring Defenders help protect the secrets of the
Jensaarai by ensuring that those who discover
even the smallest bit of information are unable to
flee into the rest of the galaxy. Many a Ring
Defender has been called upon to capture a
fleeing spacecraft by the Saarai-kaar, and a very
few have ventured out beyond the Suarbi system
on a similar mission.

Type: Jensaarai Defender

DEXTERITY 3D+2
Dodge 5D+2, lightsaber 7D, melee parry 6D,
running 4D+2
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2
Alien species 4D, cultures 3D+2, intimidation 5D,
scholar: Jensaarai History 5D, streetwise: Susevfi
6D, survival 5D, tactics 5D, willpower 4D+2
MECHANICAL 2D+2
Communications 4D
PERCEPTION 3D
Command 4D+2, hide 6D, investigation 5D,
persuasion 4D+2, search 4D+2, sneak 5D+1
STRENGTH 3D+2
Brawling 5D+2, brawling: martial arts 6D+2,
stamina 5D
TECHNICAL 2D+2
Armor repair 4D, first aid 4D, lightsaber repair
4D+2
Special Abilities:
Control 5D, Sense 6D, Alter 4D
Control: Accelerate Healing, Concentration,
Control Pain, Enhance Attribute, Force of Will,
Hibernation Trance, Reduce Injury, Remove
Fatigue, Resist Stun
Sense: Combat Sense, Danger Sense, Life
Detection, Life Sense, Magnify Senses, Receptive
Telepathy, Sense Force, Sense Force Potential
Alter: Telekinesis
Control and Sense: Farseeing, Lightsaber Combat
Control and Alter: Accelerate Another's Healing,
Control Another's Pain
Control, Sense, and Alter: Affect Mind, Link Power
Sense and Alter: Block Force Sense, Dim Other's
Senses
This character is Force-sensitive.
Force Points: 3
Character Points: 10
Move: 10
Equipment: Lightsaber (5D), Jensaarai armor,
civilian clothes

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Type: Jensaarai Ring Defender
DEXTERITY 3D+2
Dodge 5D+2, lightsaber 6D, melee parry 5D,
running 4D+2
KNOWLEDGE 3D+1
Alien species 4D, cultures 3D+2, intimidation 4D,
planetary systems 4D, scholar: Jensaarai History
5D, streetwise: Susevfi 5D, survival 5D, tactics 5D,
willpower 4D+2
MECHANICAL 2D+2
Astrogation 3D, communications 4D, sensors 4D,
space transports 4D+1, starfighter piloting 4D,
starship gunnery 4D, starship shields 3D+2
PERCEPTION 3D
Command 4D+2, hide 4D+1, investigation 4D+1,
persuasion 4D+2, search 4D+2, sneak 4D+1
STRENGTH 3D+2
Brawling 5D, brawling: martial arts 6D, stamina 5D
TECHNICAL 2D+2
Armor repair 4D, first aid 4D, lightsaber repair
4D+2, space transports repair 4D, starfighter
repair 4D, starship weapon repair 3D+1
Special Abilities:
Control 4D, Sense 5D, Alter 3D+1
Control: Accelerate Healing, Concentration,
Control Pain, Enhance Attribute, Hibernation
Trance, Instinctive Astrogation, Reduce Injury,
Resist Stun
Sense: Combat Sense, Danger Sense, Life
Detection, Life Sense, Magnify Senses, Receptive
Telepathy, Sense Force, Shift Sense
Alter: Telekinesis
Control and Sense: Farseeing, Lightsaber Combat
Control and Alter: Accelerate Another's Healing,
Control Another's Pain
Control, Sense, and Alter: Affect Mind, Force
Cloak, Link Power
Sense and Alter: Dim Other's Senses
This character is Force-sensitive.
Force Points: 3
Character Points: 10
Move: 10
Equipment: Lightsaber (5D), Jensaarai armor,
civilian clothes, datapad
The Saarai-kaar is the leader of the
Jensaarai, and directly controls the entire
organization. The current Saarai-kaar is the wife of
one of the founders of the sect who was killed by
Nejaa Halcyon at the end of the Clone Wars. It
was from witnessing this event, which she viewed
as a betrayal, that the anti-Jedi teachings sprang
up in the Jensaarai lore. Following the death of her
husband and the departure of the Jedi, she
gathered together the remaining students and
continued on the tradition started by the original
founders, and from her teachings grew the entire
Defender organization. However, the Sith teachings that
had originally corrupted Nikkos Tyris and his band of
rogue Jedi remained a mystery to her, and as such she
was never able to properly infuse the Defenders with the
evil teachings of the Sith.
Pained by the loss of both her husband and,
years later, her son, the Saarai-kaar became bitter and
hardened. When Corran Horn arrived and discovered the
Defenders, she saw him as the harbinger of destruction
for the organization she had worked so hard to build. The
fact that Horn was a Jedi only helped firm her beliefs that
the Jedi were evil, and it wasn’t until she was enlightened
by the transfer of one of Elegos A’kla’s memnii that she
saw the truth of the situation.
Type: Jensaarai Leader
DEXTERITY 3D
Dodge 6D, lightsaber 7D+2, melee parry 6D, running 4D
KNOWLEDGE 4D
Alien species 6D, bureaucracy 4D, cultures 5D, intimidation 6D,
languages 4D+2, law enforcement 4D+1, planetary systems 5D,
scholar: Jensaarai History 10D, streetwise: Susevfi 6D+2,
survival 5D+1, tactics 6D+2, willpower 8D
MECHANICAL 2D+2
Astrogation 4D, communications 4D, space transports 4D+1
PERCEPTION 3D
Bargain 6D, command 6D, command: Jensaarai 9D, hide 7D,
investigation 8D, persuasion 5D+1, search 5D+2, sneak 6D+1
STRENGTH 3D
Brawling 6D+1, brawling: Jensaarai Rek'dul 9D, stamina 5D
TECHNICAL 2D+2
Armor repair 6D, first aid 5D, lightsaber repair 6D+2
Special Abilities:
Control 8D, Sense 8D, Alter 7D
Control: Absorb/Dissipate Energy, Accelerate Healing,
Concentration, Control Pain, Enhance Attribute, Emptiness,
Force of Will, Hibernation Trance, Reduce Injury, Remove
Fatigue, Resist Stun
Sense: Combat Sense, Danger Sense, Life Detection, Life
Sense, Magnify Senses, Receptive Telepathy, Sense Force,
Sense Force Potential, Sense Path, Shift Sense
Alter: Telekinesis
Control and Sense: Farseeing, Lightsaber Combat, Projective
Telepathy
Control and Alter: Accelerate Another's Healing, Control
Another's Pain, Control Breathing, Remove Another's Fatigue,
Transfer Force
Control, Sense, and Alter: Affect Mind, Battle Meditation,
Enhanced Coordination, Link Power
Sense and Alter: Ballistakinesis, Block Force Sense, Dim
Other's Senses, Lesser Force Shield
This character is Force-sensitive.
Force Points: 5
Dark Side Points: 2
Character Points: 23
Move: 10
Equipment: Lightsaber (5D), Jensaarai armor, civilian clothes
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A Jensaarai’s Armor
In addition to discovering many lost Sith
philosophies and powers, the group of rogue Jedi
who founded the Jensaarai sect discovered
records that explained the nature and creation of
the Dark Armor worn by the Sith Lords of long
past. Having been trained by the Jedi Order, Tyris
found little use for armor and chose to ignore any
research related to the armor itself; however,
years later the Saarai-kaar would discover these
records for herself and decided to integrate the
armor into the Jensaarai organization. It is of note
that, since she nor any of her students could
understand many of the ancient Sith writings, the
Dark Armor constructed by the Jensaarai is
lacking in many areas and is significantly weaker
than the powerful suits constructed by the most
talented Sith armorers in their prime. As a result,
the construction of the suit is much less complex,
but does not confer many of the benefits of
standard Dark Armor.
A Jensaarai’s armor is to the Defender
what the lightsaber is to the Jedi. The construction
of Jensaarai armor is a rite of passage that marks
the Apprentice’s dedication to defense and
protection. When the Apprentice is deemed ready
to ascend to the rank of Defender, he prepares to
carefully construct his armor by choosing a
creature that best exemplifies the personality traits
of the wearer. The Jensaarai then constructs his
armor in the image of that creature, fashioning a
suit of armor that covers torso, arms, abdomen,
and thighs along with a special protective helmet.
The armor is constructed out of woven cortosis,
whose manufacture has been perfected by the
Jensaarai over the years. Using some of the
special techniques that the Sith used in the
construction of their Dark Armors, the end result is
an intimidating suit of armor specially tailored to
the Jensaarai it is intended for, which fits like a
glove and provides both protection and a reflection
of the Defender’s personality.
In game terms, the armor is constructed in
a similar fashion to the cortosis-weave Dark Armor
presented in the Dark Side Sourcebook. A Craft
(Jensaarai armor) check is used in the suit’s
creation, at a reduced difficulty (DC 15) due to the
less complex nature of the armor. Some Jensaarai
choose to make certain modifications to their
armor that further enhance the creature-image of
the armor’s design; for example, a suit of armor
intended to resemble a Corellian Banshee Bird
might have macrobinoculars built into the helmet’s
eyepieces to reflect the excellent vision of the
avian predator, or a suit designed like a Nashtah
might have a trio of claws built above the wrist. In the
case of such modifications, each one increases the DC
for construction by 5. The cortosis weave deactivates any
lightsaber that deals damage to the wearer.
Type: Custom Designed Body Armor
Scale: Character
Cost: Not available for sale
Availability: 4, X
Game Notes:
Armor Protection: +2D physical, +1D energy, -1D
Dexterity and related skills
Cortosis Fiber Coating: +5D protection against
lightsabers; also causes the lightsaber blade to
deactivate for the remainder of the round
Sealed Body Glove: Climate-controlled body glove and
breath mask allows operation in uncomfortably cold or
warm climates and toxic-air environments
Jensaarai Force Powers
Ballistakinesis
Alter Difficulty: Difficult
Sense Difficulty: Easy
Required Powers: Telekinesis
Effect: This power causes a small object to fly quickly as
though fired from a weapon at a target designated by the
user. A small object of no more than one pound can be
hurled with intense speed at an enemy, causing 3D
damage. Items such as coins, rocks, tools, etc. are
perfect examples of ammunition for this power.
Additionally, bladed weapons and stun weapons can be
used in this manner; weapons which use Strength to
determine damage now uses the 3D from the
ballistakinesis power in the place of the STR stat. For
example, a knife that does STR+3D damage now does
4D damage (3D from Ballistakinesis, 1D from the
weapon). A missile weapons roll may be required, at the
GM's discretion, for "called shots" at specific areas of the
body.
Block Force Sense
Alter Difficulty: Difficult
Sense Difficulty: Moderate
Required Powers: Dim Other's Senses, Life Detection,
Life Sense, Sense Force
This power can be kept up.
Effect: This power negates the use of the following
powers from outside against the area inside the bubble:
Dim Other's Senses, Enhanced Coordination, Farseeing,
Life Detection, Life Sense, Projective Telepathy, Sense
Force, Sense Force Potential, and Shift Sense. Several
Force users may overlap their blocking bubbles for a
more widespread effect. A single user's bubble is 3
meters in radius.
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Force Cloak
Control Difficulty: Easy (modified by area
affected)
Sense Difficulty: Moderate
Alter Difficulty: Difficult (modified by area
affected)
Required Powers: Dim Other's Senses,
Farseeing
This power can be kept up.
Effect: This power helps protect the user from
sensor probes of a computerized nature. Note that
it does not protect against visual or Force
detection, only by any sort of computerized
sensors. When implemented, the difficulty to
detect the character (and any surrounding area
protected by this power) by two difficulty levels.
Even if the character making the sensors roll
succeeds, the character and anything he or she is
trying to protect appears only as a phantom
sensor anamoly, which may be overlooked by
many sensor operators. Sevral Force users may
overlap their Force Cloaks in order to cover a
larger area, but they must physically spread
further apart.
Link Power
Control Difficulty: Moderate
Sense Difficulty: Moderate
Alter Difficulty: Moderate
Required Powers: Life Bond, Life Detection, Life
Sense, Receptive Telepathy, Sense Force,
Projective Telepathy
This power can be kept up
.Effect: This power allows two or more Force
users to join together and combine their power in
order to be more effective with their uses of the
Force. When a character uses this power, she
selects a target to augment with her Force
talents. For the remainder of the round, the target
character gains a +1D bonus to all Force power
rolls, and the ranges and areas of effects of any
Force powers that character uses are increased
by one increment. For example, a character that
is targeted by this power from 2 characters
wishes to use a power with a range of 10 meters
that affects one person; she gains +2D to her
Force skill rolls, and the range increases to 30
meters and affects 3 characters. When using this
power, a character may not initiate the use of any
other Force powers at the same time.
Jensaarai in Campaigns
Jensaarai characters, both as heroes and
as Gamemaster-controlled characters, offer many
interesting options and intriguing opportunities for Force
users. Though the Jensaarai’s activities are limited to
Susevfi during the Rise of the Empire and Rebellion Eras,
there are ways to integrate them into your campaign
without having to break continuity by using a few simple
and plausible explanations.
For player characters, a Jensaarai character may
seem like a tempting alternative for anyone wishing to
play a Jedi-like character after the Jedi Purge. Individual
heroes might find themselves on a mission from the
Saarai-kaar to explore the galaxy and report the state of
affairs to her. Also, Ring Defenders are sometimes forced
to leave the system and venture out into the galaxy at
large in pursuit of a person who could possibly reveal the
Jensaarai or their secrets; a PC might be one such Ring
Defender, given a target and forced to act as a bounty
hunter, hunting down his target and anyone who might
have come into contact with that being. Even in the
Suarbi system, there are many threats the Jensaarai can
respond to, defending their homeworld and engaging
potential threats; pirate raids, Black Sun activity, and
even conflict between the Empire and the Rebels can be
great sources of adventure hooks on the Jensaarai
homeworld.
The fact that the Jensaarai have been so isolated
is one of the biggest difficulties, and the greatest
roleplaying opportunities, for a player to deal with.
Whenever such a character leaves Susevfi, they are
essentially entering into a completely unknown galaxy.
Though space traffic is not rare in their system, Jensaarai
seldom have contact with more than just a handful of
nonhuman species, and are likely to be unused to the
wide variety of beings found in most common spaceports.
Jensaarai heroes will typically be considered “uncultured”
by galactic standards, and may find themselves wide-
eyed or even taken aback by some of the customs and
traditions of the galaxy.
If there is one thing that the Jensaarai have in
common with most other citizens of the galaxy it is an
extreme distaste for the Empire. Imperial forces stationed
on Susevfi allowed the Jensaarai plenty of time to
develop a thorough and deep-seated dislike for the
Empire and its policies. In fact, it was this hatred for the
Empire that led them into the service of Leonia Tavira;
when she arrived at their homeworld and executed the
Imperial Governor, the Jensaarai thought they had been
saved from tyranny. When they revealed themselves to
her, however, she betrayed them just like the Empire
had, and threatened to harm their people if they did not
serve her. As a result, the Jensaarai are likely to react
violently, if not recklessly, to an encounter with Imperial
agents. Most pirate crews and outlaws who have
threatened their people will incur the same wrath from a
Jensaarai, and players are encouraged to display this
nearly blind desire for justice against Imperials.
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Equally loathed by the Jensaarai are the
"evil" Jedi Knights, who, in their eyes, strayed from
the true ways of the light side of the Force long
ago. Their philosophies are taught vehemently
from a young age, so all Jensaarai, from
Apprentices all the way up to the Saarai-kaar
herself will react with disgust and possibly even
violence when encountering anyone related to the
Jedi or their teachings. A young Force user who
has studied and begun his training may not quite
upset a Jensaarai warrior outright; instead, the
Jensaarai might attempt to convert this young,
misguided soul to the "true" ways of the Force, the
Jensaarai way. Jensaarai Defenders may take on
a Force sensitive character as an Apprentice
following the same guidelines for training that
pertains to Jedi characters.
Above all, the Jensaarai are dedicated to
serving the people of Susevfi, and their own order.
An Apprentice or Defender will act in the best
interests of his planet and his people; this could
mean fearless loyalty to any party members who
have earned his trust, or abandonment of the party
when their goals contradict those of the Jensaarai.
They seek the truth, justice, and the light side of
the Force, and nothing will stop a Jensaarai from
performing such a sacred duty.
For the Gamemaster, introducing a
Jensaarai NPC is a great opportunity to show the
depth and uniqueness of the galaxy. As villains,
they present interesting opportunities for PC Jedi.
A sworn enemy who is not a dark side user
presents an interesting moral dilemma, as well as
someone whose skills and talent in the Force are
a match for him. Also, the idea of a Fallen
Jensaarai could be used for a recurring villain; just
as the Jedi lose Padawans and Knights to the dark
side, so too do the Jensaarai lose fellow members
to the quick and easy path, often times in their
zeal to be rid of the Jedi. There are many ways to
use the Jensaarai as an opponent, both as a
physical villain and as a deep, zealous enemy
whose difference in philosophy ruins what could
otherwise be a common link between the party
and the Jensaarai. Another option is to introduce
the Jensaarai as an NPC, working with the party in
some way. This would also be a good place to
have the Jensaarai undercover, or even as a
zealot trying to convert a PC.
It is also possible to run an all-Jensaarai
campaign, though this is a bit more tricky. For
one, the Defenders rarely stray far from their
homes, and never in the numbers of a typical
party. But should a GM decide to run such a
campaign, there are many options for opponents.
During the Jedi Purge, Lord Vader sent his
extermination squads after the Jensaarai, which would
make the whole Galaxy a hostile environment for the
party. After that, the Empire occupied their home planet
of Susevfi for several years, until Leonia Tavira came
into the picture. After that, they were forced into
servitude of Tavira's pirate gangs based out of the Star
Destroyer Invidious. Even in the New Jedi Order era,
some of the new Jedi Knights might see them as a threat
and, following Kyp Durron's idea of preemptive strikes,
decide to take matters into their own hands. And, of
course, the Yuuzhan Vong do not differentiate between
Luke Skywalker’s Jeedai and this armored variety.
These hooks offer many types of adventures against
different adversaries from the time of the Clone Wars all
the way up to the Yuuzhan Vong invasion.
The Jensaarai in Different Eras
The Jensaarai organization has flourished over the course of several
years, and continues to function as a semi-independent organization
loosely affiliated with Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Order. However, like any
organization they have been affected by the changing galactic political
climate and have been forced to adjust in order to survive.
In the Rise of the Empire era, the Jensaarai are still a young
organization, still discovering who they are and what their goals should be.
However, the Jedi assume them dispersed as the Jensaarai begin their
rebuilding process. In the years before the Rebellion, the Empire’s Jedi
hunters and Imperial Inquisitors are commonly feared enemies of the
Jensaarai, as their connections to the Jedi make them prime targets for
the Jedi Purge. Additionally, the early days of the organization were much
more difficult, and without the more widespread resources they would later
come to possess, the Jensaarai struggled to ensure their own survival for
many years. As the Empire established its presence on their homeworld,
the organization often attempted to drive away this new symbol of
authority, though without success.
By the time of the Rebellion Era, the organization has flourished
and grown up into a solid and functional sect of Force users. However,
since making contact with Lord Vader through the Saarai-kaar’s son, the
Jensaarai have been much more heavily sought out by the Inquisitorium
and subject to the same anti-Jedi propaganda that turned even the people
they try to protect against them. However, the Empire’s resources are
more focused on the Rebellion, giving the Jensaarai a little freedom to
function independently. While there is an Imperial Garrison stationed on
Susevfi, security is light enough and the Jensaarai skillful enough that they
manage to survive despite a potential threat so close to home.
As the Empire crumbled, the organization became more
powerful and, at the time of the New Jedi Order Era, peacefully exists
alongside Skywalker’s Jedi. Following their exploitation by Leonia Tavira,
the Jensaarai began communicating with the Jedi and sent several
Apprentices to Yavin 4 for more training. Though they are indeed equally
as viable targets for the Yuuzhan Vong as the Jedi, Susevfi is far enough
out of the way that they have not seen much of the extragalactic invaders.
However, many have chosen to actively come to the aid of the Jedi and
some Yuuzhan Vong scouts have been located in the Quence Sector. The
Yuuzhan Vong know of the Jensaarai but consider them but a different
subset of the hated Jeedai, and treat them accordingly.
Rodney Thompson, better known as “Moridin” in the Star Wars RPG
community, is a founder and webmaster of SWRPGNetwork.com. When
not writing articles and working on his webpage, he is an active member
of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and an avid roleplayer.
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