| abstract | - The Guardians of the Force were originally founded by Varys Blackthorne, around the time of the conclusion of the Great War 3,500 years before the Battle of Yavin. Harboring a more controversial approach to the Force than the Jedi Order's, it was often seen as an outcast faction lead by a vagabond Jedi. Nevertheless, the Guardians were staunch supporters of both the Jedi Order and the Republic, and were strong and trusted allies. Taught unique principles and values, the Guardians of the Force were be seen by many as mere Jedi, but Varys taught that the concept stood for something more. Guardians of the Force were instructed in various ways of the Force, taught to embrace the Force as a whole, not just the Jedi philosophy. This was a dangerous and controversial path to take, and the result of a fall from it often resulted in eternal condemnation. As such, Guardians were very careful about whom they accepted into their ranks. The organization was based from Tython, headquartered at the Temple on the Mount, where they had continued their dedicated mission of seeking out the dark side of the Force to destroy it wherever it stood. Upon Order 66, however, they withdrew their presence from the known galaxy and re-consolidated on Tython, to preserve their order and keep the Sith and its Empire from discovering the Jedi homeworld. In 18 ABY, Aaralyn Blackthorne visited the world, where the troubled fallen Jedi was taken in by the Guardians and taught their unique ways of the Force, in an attempt to help her redeem herself from her sins. During this time, she became an inducted member of the Order, and alongside her new master, Lok Tarkis, became an ambassador and public figure to the Guardians for the Jedi Order.
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