Master Kliin Ben-datch

Master Kliin Ben-datch heads the Medical branch of the Service Corps, the division tasked with maintaining the well-being of the Jedi in the Order, and healing their many wounds and ailments.

Master Ben-datch was born on Ryll and spent many years amongst his people learning the ways of healing and medicines. It was noticed that he had a predisposition for making sure his work areas, stocks, and equipment were all carefully stored and accounted for; and that if any of these were changed without his express permission, he would become surly and uncommunicative for long periods. Yet, for his faults, he was a born doctor and physician; able to mend wounds many others would be unable to assist with.

As his renown grew, he came to the attention of a Jedi Recruiter who eventually identified him as Force sensitive and brought him to Coruscant for further training. His skill with the Force grew as he was trained but his attitude and focus on medicine meant he was never selected for further training under a master. Instead he was placed in the Medi-Corps, where he flourished as a respected (if slightly eccentric) medic.

During the Great Galactic War, he was often called to the front line systems to establish medical facilities, or assist with any number of medical procedures. He was - in fact - rotating back to Coruscant when the Empire struck at the Capital World. Ben-datch was one of the first Jedi to touch down on Coruscant when the Sith withdrew, and was instrumental in securing and distributing medical aid to the shell-shocked populace. Once a formal Jedi High Council was established, he was elevated to the rank of Master and given control of the Medi-Corps in it's entirety when it relocated to Tython.