Built to house the thousands-strong Galactic Senate, it is also home to the offices of the Supreme Chancellor, numerous embassies and the headquarters of Republic Special Forces. No visitor to Coruscant can fail to be awed by the majestic Senate tower. While careful and well-armed visitors can still find useful technology or rare weapons there, most are advised to stay away. The market has never been truly safe since, and the criminal Migrant Merchants' Guild has gradually established its own control over the area. The homeless families squatted in the marketplace when ordered to leave by Republic military forces, the squatters rioted in protest. Thousands of homes in the lower reaches of Coruscant-most belonging to poor families-were destroyed during the Imperial invasion.
The old Galactic Market was the site of extraordinary scenes after the war. Since the Treaty of Coruscant, however, the market has become a shadow of its former self. Twenty years ago, the old Galactic Market was a bustling center of commerce where the goods and wealth of the galaxy flowed freely. Exceptionally brave and lucky looters have also disturbed the ruins, hunting-and often finding-valuable Jedi artifacts. They were the site of a duel between Darth Malgus and the Jedi empath Aryn Leneer before Imperial forces were withdrawn from the planet. The temple ruins have continued to see strife even after the Sacking of Coruscant. The old Jedi Council chamber is the only room left largely intact, but it is still considered dangerous and prone to collapse.
The Jedi Temple's tower, once a Coruscant landmark, broke free during the bombing and fell to the city's lower levels. After the temple was bombed in the initial attack, the upper floors were deliberately collapsed on Darth Malgus's orders. Many sectors in the lower levels have fallen under gang controlĬompanion from this world: Kira Carsen (Jedi Knight companion)Īlthough the Jedi Temple was destroyed by the Empire during the Sacking of Coruscant, its ruins still speak of its former glory.