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| - The Jedi Rangers were an organization of Jedi Knights in the New Jedi Order. Headed and formed by Ben Skywalker, the Rangers emulated the Jedi of old, wandering the galaxy, righting wrongs as they found them. Though they technically reported officially to the Jedi Council and Grand Master Luke Skywalker, they were actually left to their own devices for the most part, and were occasionally given missions by Master Kenth Hamner. Because of their mission, they were considered vigilantes by some, and were especially targeted by Fyor Rodan during his race to become Chancellor of the New Republic, and the group of anti-Jedi called the Purists. Though the group was initially small, consisting mostly of Ben's group of friends, over time it grew to include dozens of Jedi, especially after Rodan, in the office of Chancellor, declared the Jedi Order an illegal cabal. After this, they could no longer be based on Yavin IV, because the Yavin system was quarantined by the Republic. They were provided sanctuary in a forest on Corellia by Wes Lockam. They made a temporary camp there, which could easily be disassembled and moved if they needed to leave quickly. Also in the camp, they kept Ben and Owen's ship, the Wanderer, which they used as their command base. During this time, the Rangers provided support for the rest of the Order, especially Masters Kam and Tionne Solusar and Cilghal, who had taken the young Jedi students into hiding on Jacen Solo's unknown planet in the Unknown Regions.
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