Raxus Raxus was a lush world in the Outer Rim Territories ' Tion Hegemony that served as the capital planet of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars . Renowned for its beauty , Raxus had a temperate climate and was covered with ocean s and landmasses . Since the Separatist Senate was headquartered within its capital city of Raxulon , Raxus became home to a number of Confederate senator s , including Mina Bonteri of Onderon . Other major Raxian cities included Tamwith Bay , which was located a considerable distance from Raxulon . Raxus was a contested world throughout the Clone Wars , and its strategic importance led the Separatist navy to blockade it to oversee security for incoming travelers . Nevertheless , Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano , seeking to meet with Bonteri , were able to smuggle themselves onto Raxus aboard a transport from a neutral star system . Count Dooku , the leader of the Confederacy , visited Raxus for various events , and it was during one such award ceremony that Jedi Master Quinlan Vos and bounty hunter Asajj Ventress launched a failed attempt to assassin ate him . After the war , Raxus found itself in the crosshairs of the Republic ' s successor , the Galactic Empire , which committed the so - called Antar Atrocity to pressure Raxus and other worlds into surrendering all former Separatists to Imperial custody . Description . The planet Raxus was situated in the Raxus system , a star system in the Outer Rim sector of space that was known as the Tion Hegemony . A terrestrial world that orbit ed a sun , Raxus supported a temperate climate and an atmosphere that was breathable to a number of humanoid species , including human s , Gossam s , and Siniteen . Its surface was covered by vast ocean s and landmasses , which themselves were enveloped by forests , plains , and hills . Raxus ' s lushness led it to become known for its beauty . By the time of the Clone Wars , some areas on the world were heavily developed , such as the urban sprawl of its capital city , Raxulon , while regions that were farther from the city center remained more rural . History . Capital of the Confederacy . Two years prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars , Raxus and its system attained galactic prominence when Count Dooku , a former Jedi Master who had mostly receded from the galactic spotlight , returned to the public eye by commandeering a HoloNet station in the system . Delivering a fiery rhetoric , he condemned the rampant corruption within the Galactic Republic and established a separatist state known as the Confederacy of Independent Systems , effectively sparking a Separatist Crisis that led a host of worlds , including Raxus , to flock to his new government . At the start of the Clone Wars , the Confederacy vacated its first capital , Geonosis , and selected Raxus as its capital world . Raxus ' s capital city , Raxulon , thus became the headquarters of the Separatist Senate , a civilian legislature comprised of delegates from the Confederacy ' s member worlds . A number of Confederate senators , including Mina Bonteri of Onderon , had spoken for their planets in the Republic Senate and took up residence on Raxus to attend Senate sessions in Raxulon ' s Separatist Senate Building . Though Dooku mostly remained off - world to direct the Confederacy ' s war effort , he presided over Senate sessions via hologram and returned to Raxus for important events . Due to its strategic importance , a sizable armada of warship s from the Separatist navy blockade d Raxus for most of the war , restricting incoming access based on a system of clearance codes . At one point , the blockade included a " Providence " - class dreadnought , a " Recusant " - class warship , three " Munificent " - class star frigates , and a trio of Droid Control Ships . At least a year into the war , Republic Senator Padmé Amidala journeyed to Raxus with Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano to meet with Bonteri , who had mentored Amidala in the realm of politics , in the hopes of bringing about a peaceful end to the conflict . Circumventing the Republic Senate ' s law against communication with the Separatists , Amidala and Tano reached Raxus aboard a transport from a neutral system . Once they had arrived at a spaceport in Raxulon , Bonteri helped them evade the spaceport ' s B1 battle droid security and brought them to her palatial estate , located away from the city center . After agreeing with Amidala on the necessity of restoring diplomatic channels between the Republic and the Confederacy , Bonteri invited Amidala and Tano to a following Senate session in Raxulon , where Bonteri convinced her fellow delegates to open negotiations with the Republic ' s Supreme Chancellor , Sheev Palpatine . Their objective completed , Amidala and Tano set off to return to the Republic capital of Coruscant , and Bonteri and her son , Lux , saw them off from the Raxulon spaceport . However , Dooku thwarted Bonteri ' s peace initiative by having General Grievous execute a bombing on Coruscant , ensuring that the Republic Senate rejected the offer for negotiations , and the Sith Lord thereafter had Bonteri murdered . Toward the end of the conflict ' s third year , the Confederacy selected Dooku as the recipient of the Raxian Humanitarian Award and subsequently organized a high - class gala on Raxus in his honor . By that time , the Jedi High Council had targeted Dooku for assassin ation and had assigned the task to Jedi Master Quinlan Vos , who — on the Council ' s orders — enlisted the aid of Dooku ' s jilted apprentice – turned – bounty hunter , Asajj Ventress , for his mission . Upon learning of the award ceremony from the informant Sumdin , Ventress voyaged to Raxus with Vos aboard her starship , the " Banshee " , to fulfill their objective . After bypassing the Confederacy ' s orbital blockade and purchasing proper attire in the Raxian city of Tamwith Bay , Ventress and Vos proceeded to Raxulon and , using passes that Sumdin had provided , infiltrated the plaza square that was hosting the gathering . They waited until after Dooku had given his acceptance speech for the award to engage the count in a vicious lightsaber duel . Yet , thanks in part to support from General Grievous , Dooku defeated his assailants , capturing Vos and forcing Ventress to flee from Raxus . Imperial target . After over three years of open hostilities , the Clone Wars came to an end . The successive deaths of Dooku and Grievous , coupled with the execution of the Separatist Council and the deactivation of the Separatist Droid Army , cemented the Confederacy ' s defeat . The Republic , meanwhile , was reshaped into the first Galactic Empire under the newly christened Emperor Palpatine . Raxus , which still housed a host of ex - Separatists , thus became a target of the fledgling Empire , as did other former Confederate worlds like Kooriva and Murkhana . Such was the case that a year into the Empire ' s reign , Moff Wilhuff Tarkin was dispatched to make an example of Antar 4 , a moon that had been allied to the Confederacy for the duration of the Clone Wars . Adhering to his orders , Tarkin made no effort to differentiate Antar 4 ' s Separatists from Imperial - loyal intelligence agents and resistance fighters who were awaiting exfiltration . His forces subjugated the moon , subjecting its entire populace to swaths of arrests and massacres . The Antar Atrocity , as the media termed the event , served to compel Raxus and other worlds to surrender all former Separatists to Imperial custody , or else suffer a similar demise to that of Antar 4 . Over the next four years , the Empire acquired possession of the discarded matériel on Raxus , along with similar caches that had been found on an array of other contested worlds , including Utapau . Imperial Intelligence consequently compiled an inventory of all the items obtained from the stockpiles . Inhabitants . As the capital world of the Confederacy , Raxus hosted a range of species , among them humans , Gossams , and Siniteen . The planet was also home to an array of Separatist senators , including Mina Bonteri of Onderon , who moved there with her family in order to represent Onderon in the Separatist Senate . Numerous travelers of various backgrounds visited Raxus , though they had to provide the appropriate clearance code in order for the Confederate orbital blockade to grant them access to the world . Security patrols of battle droid s required further identification from visitors once they arrived at one of the spaceports on the surface . Locations . Raxulon . Regarded for its beauty , Raxulon served as the capital city of Raxus . Located on one of the world ' s landmasses , Raxulon was built around a city center whose tall buildings dwarfed the surrounding urban sprawl . One of the central structures was the Separatist Senate Building , which was situated at the edge of a circular courtyard amidst the spires of neighboring establishments . A network of streets branched out from the city center , and some of them terminated at the outskirts of the city , which remained less developed with their hills , plains , and forests . The Bonteri family estate was situated away from the city center amidst the surrounding hills . Local air traffic within Raxulon was busy but not overly congested , with numerous airspeeder s , shuttle s , and transport s traveling cross - city on a daily basis . As far as spaceports , Raxulon boasted a main port in addition to an array of local landing platforms that were not used as frequently , though the local docks were serviced by droid s that supplied fuel , cleaning , and other amenities to incoming starships . Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos used one such landing pad when they landed in Raxulon aboard the " Banshee " . The spaceport where Padmé Amidala and Ahsoka Tano arrived aboard a " Gozanti " - class cruiser was protected by security squad s of B1 battle droids that requested arriving travelers to provide proper identification . Tamwith Bay . One of Raxus ' s major cities , Tamwith Bay was located a fair distance away from Raxulon and had less security than the capital . Among the establishments within Tamwith Bay was a clothing store that featured upscale attire . Ventress and Vos visited the store to acquire suitable outfits for the expensive Raxian Humanitarian Award ceremony in Raxulon . Behind the scenes . The planet Raxus was created for the and debuted in the episode " Heroes on Both Sides , " which aired on November 19 , 2010 . The world drew its name from Raxus Prime , a junk world that was featured in various " Star Wars " Legends projects such as the LucasArts video game s " " ( 2002 ) and " " ( 2008 ) . The episode ' s guide stated that the relationship between Raxus and Raxus Prime had yet to be defined , though they were undeniably intended to be different worlds based on their distinct compositions . Within the Legends continuity , Jason Fry ' s 2014 " " named Raxus as " Raxus Secundus " to further distinguish the two planets , and also placed both worlds within the eponymous star system . However , " The Clone Wars : Episode Guide " remains part of " Star Wars " Legends and cannot be considered official canon . Nevertheless , the 2015 canon publication " Ultimate Star Wars " incorporated Raxus ' s system and location in the galaxy into official canon . In July 2015 , Raxus was featured in author Christie Golden ' s canon novel " Dark Disciple " , which was adapted from an eight - episode story arc that was developed for the " Star Wars : The Clone Wars " television series . The episodes were not completed on account of the series ' cancellation in March 2013 , though the story arc ' s first four episodes reached the animatic stage of production . Prior to the novel ' s release , StarWars . com published concept art for a Raxus landing platform that had been designed for the original episodes . The novel identified the planet ' s capital city as Raxulon , which had appeared in " Heroes on Both Sides " but went unnamed .