Citadel Station Citadel Station was an immense orbital space station that served as the staging area for the Galactic Republic ' s Ithorian - led effort to restore the world of Telos IV . During the early stages of the Jedi Civil War , a Sith fleet , under the command of former Republic Admiral Saul Karath and under orders from Darth Malak , devastated the surface of Telos , shattering cities and killing many of the planet ' s inhabitants . After the war ' s conclusion , the Republic , directed by Supreme Chancellor Tol Cressa , funded an attempt to restore Telos to its formerly pristine state . To achieve this , the station was constructed in orbit around Telos IV , and consisted of a series of large residential , entertainment , and dock modules that were interconnected by a base of girders and other support structures . The station served as home to the many technicians and beings of other professions who were employed in the Restoration Project , as well as the effort ' s conduit for needed supplies . Seeing a chance for profit , Czerka Corporation began integrating itself into the project , installing members friendly to its interests onto the Telosian Council , which in turn ensured that the planet ' s laws kept Czerka in control . Over time , the corporation intertwined itself into the project , marginalizing the efforts of the Ithorian herd , led by Chodo Habat , and using loopholes within the law and their own hired mercenaries to take over restoration zones in order to salvage technology from them . In addition , various other criminal elements sprang up , most of which were connected to the Exchange , but included independent smuggling rings . With the arrival of Meetra Surik and her companions in 3951 BBY , after barely escaping Darth Sion at Peragus , things began to change . The destruction of the primary fuel source that kept the station in orbit as well as powering the restoration efforts ground the project to a halt . This and other problems that plagued the running of Citadel Station were eventually resolved by Surik , the most serious of which was concluded when she struck a deal with Vogga the Hutt of Nar Shaddaa to secure fuel shipments from Sleheyron . Some time later , the station came under a surprise attack by forces under Darth Nihilus ; however , operations continued after his defeat . According to Darth Traya ' s predictions , the Restoration Project continued on and eventually succeeded , and Telos was eventually restored to its former glory . Description . Overall structure . Citadel Station itself was a vast network that consisted of hundreds of fully - enclosed , multi - level modules that were connected by a series of girders and other support structures such as power conduits , waste disposal vents , and other such engineering necessities . Citadel Station was constructed to orbit above Telos IV , a planet located in the Telos system in the Kwymar sector in the Outer Rim Territories . The space station contained a vast number of residential modules for station personnel , entertainment modules that included cantinas and other commercial venues , docking modules that contained hangar bays for incoming and outgoing starships , as well as small docks for inter - station shuttles . As an aid to navigation , each module was given a numerical designation appended to its type . The station itself also projected the shield walls that separated the restoration zones from each other , generating and controlling the weather patterns over each area . Residential modules . Many of the station ' s modules were set up to contain residential apartments for the many technicians , mechanics , and other laborers who worked for the Telosian Restoration Project for which the station was built . In addition , these types of modules held offices for various corporations that had dealings on Citadel Station or with the Telosian Council . Such businesses included the Bumani Exchange Corporation , which was in reality a front for the Exchange , as well as the ubiquitous Czerka Corporation . Other offices included those of Chodo Habat , the leader of the Ithorians on Telos . The modules themselves were utilitarian in appearance , save for rows of rock gardens that divided each module , in which a variety of trees were planted . Entertainment modules . Other modules were outfitted for entertainment purposes ; venues housed within included independently - owned - and - operated cantinas as well as local businesses . Some of these establishments also sponsored swoop racing tracks , which ran through various sections of Citadel Station that were otherwise unoccupied . The Telos Security Force , often referred to simply as the TSF , also occupied a number of stations , which included offices , armories , and holding cells complete with force cage s , within these entertainment modules . Like residential modules , these units also contained small terminals for inter - module shuttle travel . Dock modules . Larger and better - equipped than their inter - module counterparts , the hangars within dock modules were intended to service larger starships . Most of these vessels were tasked with carrying supplies , new crew , and resources to Telos from across the galaxy for the Restoration Project ; in addition , the space - to - surface transports that were tasked with bringing them to and from the various restoration zones operated from here . Typical dock modules were built with three hangars apiece ; some of them were reserved for private use by the Ithorians , as well as Czerka Corporation and the TSF itself . History . In the aftermath of the bombardment of Telos by the Republic - turned - Sith Admiral Saul Karath in 3960 BBY , the surface of that world was devastated . Its land was scourged and its atmosphere turned into an inhospitable miasma of acidic vapor clouds that produced a toxic chemical rain , which destroyed all remaining life on the planet . After the defeat of the Sith Empire under Darth Malak three years later , the Galactic Republic , at the behest of Supreme Chancellor Tol Cressa , set out to restore the environment of Telos IV . This effort was intended to inspire a general sense of recovery , to help spur the galactic economy , and to test the viability of similar projects aimed at restoring other Outer Rim worlds devastated as a result of the Mandalorian Wars and Jedi Civil War . The Republic began the project in 3955 BBY by funding the undertakings of the Ithorian herd under the leadership of Chodo Habat , who wished to restore Telos to something approaching the planet ' s former glory . As part of this Restoration Project , the surface was divided up into an array of restoration zones , which would be created by and coordinated through facilities on Citadel Station , built in orbit above Telos . Construction . Citadel Station was intended to be a base of operations for the Telosian Restoration Project , serving as a home and community for the vast numbers of workers and supplies used in restoring the planet , as well as a conduit for bringing in specimens of flora and fauna from across the galaxy . As the modules of the station were constructed and assembled , various interests began to move into the growing complex in order to take advantage of the generosity of the Republic Senate in funding the project . Czerka Corporation , the Exchange , and other small merchants began to set up shop in the various modules of the station as it took shape , even as refugees from the many other Outer Rim planets devastated during the Jedi Civil War poured into Telos . Management . By the time Meetra Surik arrived on Telos in 3951 BBY , the Telosian Restoration Project was in considerable jeopardy . In addition to the cutoff of fuel supplies to the station as a result of the destruction of the Peragus Mining Facility , many of the formerly Ithorian - run restoration zones were steadily being taken over by the local branch of the self - serving Czerka Corporation . The company used loopholes written into Telosian law and lobbying before the governing body of the station , along with a variety of underhanded and strong - arm tactics to wrest control of these zones . Led by Jana Lorso , this branch sought to maximize profits at the expense of the project itself . Instead of focusing on general recovery , the salvaging of the old defense installations that had been damaged or destroyed during the initial Sith bombardment became the top priority . In addition , smuggling rings had been established throughout the station , skimming off supply shipments in order to make money from their black market value and importing unlicensed weapons . Most of these and other illegal activities were overseen by the Exchange under local boss Loppak Slusk . Other independent operations , however , did exist ; one such ring was run by Samhan Dobo . Intervention . Having fled Peragus with Darth Sion in close pursuit , Meetra Surik and her companions — Atton Rand , Kreia and the astromech droid T3 - M4 — had little choice but to go to Telos . Immediately upon her arrival on Citadel Station , she and the crew of the " Ebon Hawk " were taken into custody by the TSF under Lieutenant Dol Grenn , who suspected them of having some part in the disaster that had befallen the mining facility . After being put into force cages while waiting for quarters to be arranged , an assassin , disguised as TSF officer Batu Rem , launched an unsuccessful attempt to kill Meetra and the rest of her party that resulted in his death . Grenn , who was investigating the shorting - out of the security room ' s holocamera s , happened upon the scene and at first assumed they were attempting to escape . After the duplicity of the impostor was established , the party was moved into quarters in Residential Module 082 , where they were placed under house arrest until the Peragus incident could be properly investigated . In the hours that followed , the party attempted to get some rest ; however , Surik was roused from her meditations to receive a visitor and a comm call , which were routed through after being cleared by the TSF guard assigned to their quarters . The visitor was Moza , the representative of the Ithorian herd ' s leader , Chodo Habat . Over the course of the conversation that followed , Moza informed Surik of the situation on Citadel Station , citing the thwarting of the Ithorians ' efforts by Czerka Corporation , their use of mercenaries to bully citizens on the station and steal restoration zones , and their corrupt interrelationship with the Telosian Council . Surik agreed to visit Habat at the Ithorian Compound as soon as she was released from house arrest . Not long afterward , she was again disturbed by a communication from the protocol droid B - 4D4 , representing Czerka station head Jana Lorso . Lorso , when Surik spoke to her , attempted to recruit her to perform work for Czerka ; however , the executive ' s tone was filled with veiled threats — even as she herself accused the Ithorians of utilizing the same tactics . Eventually Grenn returned , informing the trio that they were to be released from house arrest , since the Telosians ' investigation into the Peragus disaster put them in the clear ; however , they were required to remain on the station itself until the Republic performed its own investigation . Over the course of their stay on Citadel Station , Surik and her companions performed a series of tasks for the Ithorians and the TSF under Lieutenant Grenn . The first task for the Ithorians was the procurement of a droid intelligence that was needed to oversee areas of the Restoration Project , as a replacement for their prior one , which had gone missing . When a quintet of Exchange thugs appeared as the droid was being acquired , they were swiftly dispatched by Surik and her companions , who then took the droid back to Habat . Meetra Surik also took part in the pursuit of two criminals that had escaped TSF custody shortly after her release . On behalf of the Ithorians , she reasoned with the Exchange boss Loppak Slusk , which resulted in success , albeit along with the death of his lieutenant , Luxa , sending the crime syndicate ' s presence on the station into disarray . Other tasks Surik performed were the infiltration and exposure of the smuggling ring ran by the Duros Samhan Dobo , the discovery and return of a former Czerka worker named Batono , the investigation of the origins of the false TSF officer who had tried to kill her , and the thwarting of an attack on the Ithorian compound by Czerka ' s mercenaries . It was also during this time that Surik asked Grenn about securing a new supply of fuel for Citadel Station . The TSF officer was happy to oblige , informing her that any help would be appreciated . Once she had done all she could on the station to help restore the balance of operations , Chodo Habat , as he had agreed to do prior to the mercenary attack , provided Surik with the use of their orbital shuttle so that the party could travel to the surface of Telos in pursuit of the " Ebon Hawk " , which had been stolen from impound even as Surik ' s party was confined to their quarters . Some time later , Surik returned , bearing an offer from Vogga the Hutt to ship fuel to the station from the mineral - rich world of Sleheyron . The Battle of Telos IV . Some time later , Citadel Station came under surprise attack from the Sith fleet of Darth Nihilus , who had come to Telos believing that there were a large number of Force - sensitives on that world upon whose Force - energy he could feed to sustain himself . His fleet of Sith fighter s and " Interdictor " - class cruisers , led by the " Ravager " , assaulted the station ' s defenses and landed battalions of Sith trooper s on the station itself , even as the Telosians attempted to hold them off with starfighters of their own . As the battle unfolded , Meetra Surik and her party , in pursuit of Darth Traya , boarded the station and met with Lieutenant Grenn in the Ithorian Compound as he organized the fighting retreat and evacuation . The Telosian Security Force was joined up with reinforcements led by Major Riiken on behalf of Queen Talia of Onderon , in addition to a contingent of Khoonda Militia from Dantooine under Captain Zherron . Surik led this combined force of TSF officers and reinforcements in a charge against the Sith lines , breaching their cordon in Residential Module 082 and heading for the nearby entertainment module and the TSF station , where a number of Dark Jedi were attempting to sabotage the station ' s fuel supply . After securing the station , Surik , Visas Marr , and Mandalore , who had brought along a sizable contingent of his Mandalorian warriors , infiltrated Nihilus ' s flagship even as Republic reinforcements , under the command of Admiral Carth Onasi , arrived to engage the Sith fleet . As their efforts at destroying the ship from within using proton cores were underway , forces of the Republic engaged the remainder of Nihilus ' s forces , drawing them away from the station itself . Eventually making their way to the bridge , the party of boarders confronted and killed Nihilus ; in the wake of their master ' s demise , the Sith forces lost cohesiveness and were defeated in detail . Once the battle was over , Surik and her party gathered on Citadel Station , where she met with Admiral Onasi to discuss a mutual acquaintance — Revan — prior to departing for the Unknown Regions in pursuit of Darth Traya . Future . After her defeat at the hands of Meetra Surik on the graveyard world of Malachor V , Darth Traya used the intense presence of Force - energy at the Trayus Core to predict the future . According to her , in the wake of the battle , the Restoration Project — by then placed under full control of the Ithorians and with its flow of resources restored — would continue to prosper . Eventually , Citadel Station fulfilled its purpose in recreating the scorched planet ; Telos IV was restored to its former glory and boasted a great number of parks and sacred places in the wake of restoration . The station remained in place , still surrounding a large portion of Telos IV , well into 53 BBY . Inhabitants . Citadel Station was inhabited by a wide variety of beings from across the galaxy , as well as members of many different occupations . Foremost among the residents , however , were many thousands of refugees , both from the Mandalorian Wars and the Jedi Civil War , who used Telos as a conduit to move on to other planets where refugee communities had been established . One of these , the moon known as Nar Shaddaa , was both an endpoint for the refugee traffic and a significant source of the station ' s criminal element . Among the populace of Citadel were : Ithorian specialists in natural cycles and ecosystems management , droids , both astromech / utility and protocol , employees of Czerka Corporation such as Corrun Falt and a large force of mercenaries hired by the corporation , members of the Exchange , TSF officers , and a large number of the dispossessed from a number of worlds that had been devastated in the conflicts of the prior decade . Locations . Residential Module 082 . This particular Residential Module , which was one of at least eighty others on Citadel Station , contained a number of important locations . Aside from the apartment that had been lent out to Meetra Surik and her party , it was also the home module of the offices of the Czerka Corporation , Telos Branch . From here , Jana Lorso , the executive in charge of that office , oversaw Czerka operations on the station ; the facility also played host to many of the mercenaries that the company had put on retainer . In addition , the module hosted the offices of the Bumani Exchange Corporation , which served as a front for the pan - galactic criminal organization known as the Exchange . Further along the module was located the headquarters for the Ithorian herd that initially ran the project ; within could be found their vivarium , where they maintained samples of plants to be introduced to Telos ' surface . On the other side of the module was a small medical facility . Entertainment Module 081 . One of many such entertainment modules on Citadel Station , this particular one hosted a cantina , the branch office of the Telos Security Force that was under the command of Dol Grenn , and the Dobo Brothers ' Emporium that sold mundane goods as well as more esoteric items and weapons such as blasters , grenades and armor . The cantina itself catered to a wide variety of tastes , including pazaak , swoop racing , live Twi ' lek dancing girls , and an all - Bith band , as well as samplings of food and drink " from Ryloth to Coruscant . " Dock Module 126 . One of many dock modules located on Citadel Station , it was here that the " Ebon Hawk " , after having evaded pursuit by Darth Sion aboard the " Harbinger " at Peragus , landed upon arrival at Telos . Housing a total of three hangar bays , the module held one in reserve for use by the Ithorians and another for Czerka Corporation . After the " Hawk " was stolen from impound , the third hangar was sealed off by the TSF , however it was later reopened after Surik left Telos . Behind the scenes . Citadel Station was first featured in the computer and video game " " and was created by Chris Avellone and the developers at Obsidian Entertainment . During development , before cuts were made to " The Sith Lords " , Telos ' s Citadel Station was to have had a much larger Entertainment Module 081 . Also , there would have been a choice within the game that , dependent upon what the player chooses for the Jedi Exile , would result in Czerka ' s Jana Lorso taking control of the station due to the situation on Onderon . If the player takes the alternate dark path throughout the game , they will side with Czerka Corporation and the Exchange , performing a number of duties for them which include saving Jana Lorso from her own mercenaries when they decide to attack the corporation ' s offices . If this , along with the alternate dark - side playthrough for RZ - 0031 , happens , then Kreia will predict a different outcome for Telos , stating that , under Czerka , it will " become a cold world of machines . " In the multimedia patch that was released for the game on September 30 , 2005 , a new movie , codice _ 1 , was included . In this clip Citadel Station is shown being destroyed during the Battle of Telos IV , when the " Ravager " crashes into the station . It is not used in the game itself and is assumed to be a cut alternate ending , though what in - game choices were intended to have led to this clip being displayed is unknown .