Taris: The Architect of Anihilation
Dec. 31st, 2030 11:20 pmLocated in the Ojoster Sector of the Outer Rim Territories, Taris was an ecumenopolis founded at the nexus of several hyperspace trading routes. Prosperity led to a rapid population increase and a continued vertical expansion of the planet-wide urban sprawl. But with the discovery of superior trade lanes elsewhere, Taris' economic fortunes changed for the worse.
For the wealthy nobles living in the upper floors of the towering skyscrapers, Taris remained an urban paradise. As one descended, however, the standard of living dropped precipitously. Aliens and refugees were forced to live in the city's lower levels, supporting the upper classes both literally and figuratively. Near the surface, violent swoop gangs held sway over a terrified civilian populace beset by poverty and famine, and the sewers of the undercity were infested by strange beasts called "rakghouls".
Three centuries ago, Taris was bombarded by the Sith Lord Darth Malak and left a toxic ruin. The years since have not been kind to the world, and vegetation and animal life struggle to gain a foothold in the shattered skeleton of a planetary metropolis.
The Republic began to recolonize Taris less than a decade ago, and has suffered innumerable setbacks - everything from pirate attacks to the strange "rakghoul plague". Nonetheless, the reconstruction effort continues, its proponents determined to prove that the Empire can never truly destroy greatness.
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For the wealthy nobles living in the upper floors of the towering skyscrapers, Taris remained an urban paradise. As one descended, however, the standard of living dropped precipitously. Aliens and refugees were forced to live in the city's lower levels, supporting the upper classes both literally and figuratively. Near the surface, violent swoop gangs held sway over a terrified civilian populace beset by poverty and famine, and the sewers of the undercity were infested by strange beasts called "rakghouls".
Three centuries ago, Taris was bombarded by the Sith Lord Darth Malak and left a toxic ruin. The years since have not been kind to the world, and vegetation and animal life struggle to gain a foothold in the shattered skeleton of a planetary metropolis.
The Republic began to recolonize Taris less than a decade ago, and has suffered innumerable setbacks - everything from pirate attacks to the strange "rakghoul plague". Nonetheless, the reconstruction effort continues, its proponents determined to prove that the Empire can never truly destroy greatness.
- In-Game Codexes.