For more than a thousand years, the Jedi have trained in the ways of the Force. From Padawan learners to Jedi Masters, the halls of their temples and academies saw the rise of the most powerful force for good the galaxy has ever known . . .

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Jensaarai Defender

The Jensaarai were a break-away faction of Jedi that incorporated Sith teachings, falsely believing the Jedi stole their knowledge from the Sith. They originally intended to be nothing more than true force followers, but the Sith teachings they followed led them to the dark side. They spent most of their existence in secret, being hunted by Jedi and Sith many times during the history of their existence. Eventually they were strong allies with the Jedi during the New Jedi Order.

Their order was structurally similar to the Jedi, but with no middle rank. Apprentices were similar to padawans and defenders were similar to knights or masters. The Saarai-kaar was the leader, and there was only one to hold this rank in their history.