The Batuu Jedi temple, situated on the planet of Batuu, functioned as both a Jedi research temple and an outpost. It was actively used by the Jedi Order during the era known as the High Republic Era.
Positioned along the Galactic Frontier within the Trilon sector, the Jedi Order established the Batuu Jedi temple as a research-oriented facility, strategically placed near Black Spire Outpost. Nestled within a forest landscape characterized by the fossilized remains of colossal trees, the Temple itself was a substantial structure featuring several prominent white stone towers. The main structure of the Temple presented as a large, block-like building accompanied by two shorter wings extending from either side. One end of the primary structure was reinforced by a cluster of smaller towers acting as buttresses. Flanking the Temple were two soaring towers, each topped with a domed roof that flared out just below its apex. A grand central spire rose from the Temple's core, its pinnacle mirroring the distinctive three-finned crown seen on the Grand Jedi Temple located on Coruscant.
The Temple's interior was characterized by its stark simplicity, featuring expansive, open chambers interconnected by hallways lined with pillars. The Temple's main hall, crafted from white stone, housed a sizable statue of a Jedi, surrounded by doorways leading to exterior balconies. Adjacent to the hall was a chamber containing various artifacts, notably an ancient Sith Runestone imbued with the dark side of the Force. An Archives, housed in a small rotunda, contained a wealth of journals and holobooks just off of a large main hall. Descending a winding staircase led to a specialized containment chamber equipped with electrical nodes and a scalable control floor with an observation portal. A spacious, circular lecture hall, featuring a central speaker's pit encircled by benches, served as the intersection for numerous corridors near the artifact containment rooms. A metal dome positioned above the speaker's pit depicted astronomical bodies, with a replica of the planet Batuu occupying the hall's center.
Following a mission to the planet Gloam in 382 BBY, Rooper Nitani journeyed to Batuu. She spent time in the archives, studying journals and holobooks to enhance her preparedness for future assignments on the Galactic Frontier. Merak, a Gran Jedi Master, held the position of archivist for the Batuu Jedi temple archive.
During the High Republic Era, Jedi Master [Sylwin](/article/sylwin] was stationed at the Temple, collaborating with other Jedi, including her Padawan, Ady Sun'Zee. While investigating an ancient Sith Runestone delivered to the Temple by Jedi Master Cohmac Vitus, the dark side energies residing within the crystal were released. This corruption spread throughout the Temple, and Sylwin, along with the other Jedi, succumbed to the insidious whispers that invaded their minds. Before losing consciousness, Sun'Zee managed to activate the Temple's distress beacon, alerting the Jedi High Council to the dire situation at the Temple. Awakening three days later, Sun'Zee faced an attack by demlins, creatures native to the planet, who had become feral and corrupted by the runestone's influence deep within the Temple. Suffering from amnesia regarding the events that had transpired, Sun'Zee was relieved by the arrival of Grand Master Yoda in response to the distress signal. Upon entering the Temple, the Jedi discovered it overrun with ominous dark vines emanating from the runestone. Fighting through the corruption and the Temple's security systems, Sun'Zee and Master Yoda worked together to contain the darkness within the rhinestone's casing. Despite Sun'Zee's belief that she had killed the other Jedi at the Temple, Master Yoda reassured her that it was an illusion created by the artifact. He affirmed that Sun'Zee's ability to resist the dark side made her worthy of becoming a Jedi Knight. Sealing the Temple with the Force, Yoda declared it lost, and he and Sun'Zee returned to Coruscant.
In 34 ABY, Deek discovered a Jedi artifact known as the Mural of the Light at an archaeological site within the ruins of Sardeevem Chasm. While Deek considered it of historical significance, antique dealer Dok-Ondar recognized the mural as a key to unlocking treasure vaults within the lost Jedi Temple. Consequently, he hired a treasure hunter to retrieve the key. While Deek believed they were in danger, the Listehol Baron Yasto Attsmun, a band of pirates following him, and an independent hunter Lens Kamo all competed to find the cipher and the vault. Searching the Chasm for Deek and the cipher, it was soon revealed that Deek had indeed been killed after hiding the relic to prevent it from being sold on the black market. Searching further through the Chasm's excavation site, Dok-Ondar's hunter found where the Mural of the Light had been located before Deek had carved it from the wall. Continuing on, the hunter located a band of pirates trying to load the relic for transport and sale. Defeating the pirates and scanning the cipher, the hunter returned to Dok-Ondar's only to discover that the mural was only part of the cipher. Setting out to search the Cavern of the Moons for the rest of the cipher, the hunter located a stone altar dedicated to the Convergence of the Moons, which hid an ancient and secret vault more recently used by Deek to hide his treasures. Deep within the cavern's subterranean chambers, the hunter located a site that was adorned with Jedi murals depicting a mysterious ritual. Scanning the cipher embedded int he mural, the hunter was able to transmit their findings to Dok-Ondar for analysis.
Once deciphered, the key revealed the locations of the Temple ruins, and Dok-Ondar was able to surmise the existence of the ancient Sith Runestone left there by Master Yoda and Padawan Sun'Zee. Entering the Temple's lower levels, the hunter found it set with booby-traps laid by Lens Kamo. Evading the traps, the hunter eventually joined Kamo in infiltrating the vault, taking the runestone, and evading the defense droids sent out by Baron Attsmun. Eventually the pair were detained by the Baron's droids in one of the Temple's halls and Attsmun unleashed Kamo's former partner Ayuu, who had been cybernetically altered into a raging brute, against them. Ayuu smashed through the Temple's ancient foundations, sending the group tumbling into the caverns below. After Ayuu turned on the Baron and smashed his head in, the three treasure hunters escaped the ruins of the ancient Jedi Temple alive.