Temap was first recruited to the Jedi Order shortly after the construction of the Academy on Onderon. Weak in the Force, he had difficulty with training and considered leaving the Order until he was taken as a Padawan by Jedi Knight Ashin Varanin. They went on a handful of missions before encountering Tamzar Ranox and joining him in the Winnowing. Terrified by a close encounter with the Cult of Shadow, Temap killed an unconscious Kishkumen, and was nearly killed by Ranox as a result. Unknown to him, the Cult placed a death mark on his head and those of his family.