Jedi Order

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In the current era, the Jedi Order is seen as a minor religious group, one whose previous prestige has faded. Centuries of isolationism and reduced numbers removed them from the galactic stage. Most sentients have never met a Jedi, knowing nothing about the mysterious Force users beyond rumors and wild stories. Few beings realize how large the Order has grown, or how active its members have become in the war behind the scenes.

Within the Order
Members of the Order are drawn from all sentient species throughout the galaxy which are capable of producing Force Sensitives. Whether born to royalty or to slaves, every Jedi is treated as an equal in the eyes of the Order. Given the relatively small size of the Order in the current times compared to earlier eras, behaviour that inclines a Jedi towards the Dark Side in any degree is quickly caught and disciplined by the Council. Relationships are highly discouraged but are not outright forbidden; Corellian Jedi in particular continue to practice such 'scandalous' customs as marriage and procreation.

Despite the Order's current low membership numbers, the Council has not rescinded the general rule against training adults. Therefore, joining the Order is normally accomplished by an individual's parents giving them over to the Jedi at a very young age, 4 years old at the most. If an Initiate has not been selected as another Jedi's Padawan by the time they turn 13, they are expelled from the Order. Failed Initiates and Padawans often join the Jedi Service Corps.

Consular
A Jedi Consular (also called a Jedi seer) are, like all Jedi, skilled in battle. However, they rarely enter combat, as they prefer to study the mysteries of the Force. Consulars are the primary scholars, diplomats and seers of the Order, often becoming instructors to the younger generation of Jedi. What the Jedi Guardians prefer to achieve by combat, the Jedi Consular seeks to achieve by words or the Force.

Jedi Consular, unlike Jedi Guardian, was an actual rank within the Jedi Order, and when they attained the rank of Jedi Master, Consulars became known as Sage Masters.

Guardian
A Jedi Guardian is a Jedi whose skills and talents lay in battle. They often concentrate on martial training and combat and usually engages in combat more than any other Jedi. They are no less inherently skilled at diplomacy than any other Jedi, however. While their understanding of the Force is more limited than that of the other classes, they can still shine in their specialties. Like all Jedi, they were keepers of the peace, acting as a kind of special police force for the Galactic Republic.

Once a Guardian attained the rank of Jedi Master, they were given the honorific title of Warrior Master.

Sentinel
The Jedi Sentinels are Jedi who seek a balance between the two extremes of the Jedi, the Consulars and the Guardians. Sentinels have adequate combat skills and a somewhat extensive knowledge of the Force. In addition to this blended knowledge of both combat and the Force, they also possess exceptional non-Force skills, such as in the fields of security, computers, stealth techniques, demolitions, repair, or medicine. These skills tend to take the forefront in their middle-road approach to problems; while a Guardian might bash down a locked door and a Consular simply knock, a Sentinel would instead pick the lock.

Sentinels who attained the rank of Jedi Master would often become Jedi Watchmen. These Jedi were tasked with overseeing a particular system or sector. Another common path for Sentinels was that of the Jedi Investigator.