Leidias Family

Description
The Leidias family has a Jedi history that spans back near to the start of the Jedi Order. Their lineage is one that has been consistently strong in the Force and notable for never having a family member turn to the Dark Side. Leidias Jedi have participated in some of the major events in history and helped the Jedi Order defeat some of their biggest threats.

Tradition
They are also a family steeped heavily in tradition.


 * With a few exceptions, it is a Leidias custom to never take a Padawan outside of the family. Their belief is that the family ties form a bond much stronger than anything that can be created from the much more common practice of matching two strangers together. It is this bond, they feel, that creates an extra safeguard against falling to the Dark Side. However, this custom was weakened significantly after the Dark Master, Sivter, killed all but two members of the Leidias family.


 * The name "Kalja" is also very important to the Leidias family. It has been passed down to the firstborn daughter of every Leidias family for longer than anybody can remember. There are many stories of Kaljas throughout history being shining examples of Jedi.

History
It was only in recent history that the Leidias line left the Jedi Order. After the Jedi Council decreed that Jedi were forbidden to have relationships or families, Korsur Leidias made several impassioned debates to the Council to change their mind over the matter, but it was for naught. Seeing that his efforts were fruitless and unwilling to accept the decree, Korsur soon made the official decision for the Leidias's to abdicate from the Order until such time as the ban on families and relationships was lifted.

This departure helped to save the Leidias line from extinction during the Jedi Purge. By then, the Leidias name was known only in the Jedi archives and assumed by many to have faded into obscurity over the course of time. However, thanks to family tradition, the ways of the Jedi were alive and well within the Leidias line. Although they didn’t have the official blessing of the Jedi Council, they still trained their members in the ways of the Jedi and served the galaxy in their own way.

They would remain distanced from the Jedi until after Luke Skywalker reformed the Order. Kalja Sairu Leidias would be the one to lead the way towards patching things up with the Order. Over time, their forced departure had become a sore spot for many Leidias’s, including Kalja’s own father, Tulsar. After an encounter with Jedi Master Devon Vos, Kalja broke from tradition and agreed to help teach at Deovn’s praxeum. Soon afterwards she agreed to take a position on the newly formed Jedi Council, officially ending the long absence of the Leidias line from the Order.