The Polar Plateau, situated on Telos IV in the planet's frigid polar zones, was a vast and unadorned ice expanse. This mesa served as the foundation upon which the Telosian Jedi Academy was constructed by Atris, a distinguished Jedi Master and the foremost historian within the Jedi Order. The Academy's origins lay in the Telos Polar Irrigation System, a network that once provided fresh water to almost every city on Telos, drawing from the remote polar territories until it was deserted following the devastating Bombing of Telos IV.