Taris (312)Full unit name: Taris
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First appearance: Knights of the Old Republic (Video Game)
Knights of the Old Republic (Video Game)
(VIDEO GAME)
Located in: The Outer Rim
The Outer Rim
Galaxy
Territories
Homeworld of: Bogstalker
Bogstalker
Creature
Non-sentient
, Ferrazid Hound
Ferrazid Hound
Creature
Non-sentient
Known Facts (30)
Jedi Civil War (1) »
Attack on the Endar Spire (1) »
Journey to the Promised Land (1) »
The Cold War (3) »
Taris Resettlement Initiative (14) »
The Architect of Annihilation (5) »
Reclaiming What's Ours (1) »
The Search Begins (Taris) (4) »
Summary
Taris was an urban planet in the fifth orbit of its star, located in the Taris system, within the Ojoster sector, of the Outer Rim Territories, in turn Taris was orbited by four moons, including Rogue. The term Tarisian was used to describe people and products from the planet, which took over a millennium to build, after being settled by human colonists from unknown origins. Eventually alien species settled or visited the city and before long the Republic took notice of the world and the planet's ecumenopolis quickly developed over a century of prosperity, and as a result the planet suffered from massive overpopulation. Once a galactic nexus that earned great wealth from its strategic position on hyperspace routes, Taris' importance declined with the discovery of improved trade routes, and the planet rapidly fell into decay with a slow mass migration of its residents across the galaxy. The remainder of the planet's history was wrought with civil disorder and social unrest. As it turned to industry as a means of compensation for its economic troubles, its oceans became polluted, eliminating the planet's main food source. After a century of the planet's ecosystem dying off, famine spread among the lower classes while the rich hoarded what few supplies remained. The resulting strife led to the Tarisian Civil War, the start of lasting prejudices between the Humanocentric Tarisian nobles and the largely alien underclass. The city became segmented, the lower classes were banned from living in the upper levels of Taris and the planet became the poster child of a economically dying world.
During the Mandalorian Wars, Taris served as a crucial rallying point for dissident Jedi
Revanchists
(Jedi Order)
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations
who had decided to fight against the invading Mandalorian
Mandalorian
Organization
Mandalorians
Neo-Crusaders. As the lower classes were crushed beneath the rich, crime became rampant, and the Tarisian government did little in response. This caused Lhosan Industries, a mining company which employed half of the planet's lower class in its operation, to leave Taris. The millions left unemployed rioted against the government, even spreading up to the middle levels and kidnapping the planet's senator in the Galactic Senate as well as the local constable. This caused the local Jedi
Jedi Order
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations
to leave Taris as well, leaving the planet in a state of chaos, as the war raged on around it.
By the time of the Jedi Civil War, order had been restored, but swoop gangs and crime still held sway over the Lower City. During the war, Taris was conquered by Darth Revan
Revan
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
's Sith Empire, which quarantined the planet in an attempt to capture Jedi Bastila Shan
Bastila Shan
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
. As the search continued fruitlessly, the Sith leader Darth Malak
Malak
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
ordered the bombardment of Taris, killing countless civilians. This act had huge political repercussions for the Sith and changed the tone of the rest of the war, showing Malak and the Sith's true colors, the desire to achieve victory at any cost.
Over the next few millennia the planet managed to rebuild and recover from its devastation, though never reaching the extent of its former glory. Similar to other ecumenopolies like Coruscant
Coruscant
Planet
and Nar Shaddaa
Nar Shaddaa
Planet
, the upper levels were safe and secure, inhabited by the wealthy, while the lower levels were frequently plagued by gang warfare and inhabited by thugs and the poor.
During the Great Galactic War, Taris had become the subject to both Jedi and Sith plans; while the Jedi wanted to rebuild the planet to prove to the people of the Republic that they were strong enough to recover from such a disaster, and with it raise morale, the Sith sought to foil their plans, to prove that the Republic couldn't recover from such a thing. Ultimately the Sith were victorious, despite the Republic and Jedi's best efforts to defend the world.
By the time of the Galactic Civil War, much of the city had been rebuilt but never to the extent of it prior to the Jedi Civil War. However, by that time many of the planet's problems that had plagued the city prior to the bombardment, including the species and class oppression, had disappeared with Taris's destruction millennia prior. This was a bittersweet resolution for the planet that once rivaled Coruscant.

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See also
UH
Related events
Journey to the Promised Land
Destruction of Taris
Taris Resettlement Initiative
The Architect of Annihilation
Fall of the Locust
Reconstruction Efforts
Reclaiming What's Ours
Prized Possessions
Beyond Redemption
Raid on the Endar Spire
Raid on Taris Reclamation Base
Catching up with Watcher One
Wake of the Spire
Fallen Stars
The Corpse Counters
Legacy of Death
Pirate Medicine
Last Battle of the Endar Spire
Burial Grounds
Catalyst
AWOL
Total Elimination
Mission to the ChemWorks Factory
Supplies and Demands
An Opportunity Too Good to Pass Up
A More Immediate Concern
The Rescue
The Archive
Rakghoul Release
Chasing History
Mission to Transport Station 5
The Search Begins (Taris)
Creatures that inhabited the planet
Bogstalker
Ferrazid Hound
Lurker
Nexu
Rakghoul
Complete list

Full unit name: Taris Last updated: 28.04.2024 15:11:50