Depatar Depatar , also known as the City of Masks , was a floating city on the gas giant of Genarius . Unlike other Genariusan cities , Depatar was shaped like an urchin , with each spike serving as a private landing bay . The city was created by five criminal organizations looking for a neutral ground for secret meetings . They soon discovered that many parties would use this kind of place , so they decided to open the city and make a profit of that : Depatar would allow anyone to meet and deal with anyone , both parties willing , without anyone else knowing it . Each of the five crime unions chose one representative for the five - member City Council . However , the city included important bureaucratic restrictions and norms to keep control . Firstly , any non - locals would have to go in disguise , to ensure the secret of their identity . Many people used this chance to wear unusual and creative disguises , giving rise to the " City of Masks " moniker . Locals , who could be disguised or not at their whim , sometimes disguised themselves following the lead of a particular foreigner , and offered them their services as decoys to distract anyone wanting to follow that person . Depatar also developed a complex bureaucracy where almost anything a person might want to do required that person to buy a permit — including bearing weapons , buying legal or illegal goods , gambling and / or cheating , attacking a specific person and / or defending from such an attack , and even visiting the city itself . As the identity of the person was secret , the permits applied to the costume a person was using . Permits were valid for a limited amount of time , which could be increased by paying more money . If a person performed a restricted activity without a permit , that person could be exiled from Depatar . The city soon developed a black market of false permits . This could be done in a haste : A false permit could be ready in less than one minute , while a real one could take several hours . As the government was made up of crime lords , they profited from both legal and illegal permits . Permits also gave rise to the job of " permitor " , or professional permit sellers for guests . Guests were required by law to have a permitor , commonly only one permitor during the guest ' s stay in Depatar , with the permitor doubling as guide ; a well - prepared permitor also booked hotel rooms for his guests . Wherever a ship landed , unengaged permitors crowded around the docking bay to offer their services and to discredit the other candidates . In 31 BBY , Jedi Knight Alec visited Depatar dressed as a giant albino Wookiee as a part of his plan against his personal enemy , the Dark Jedi Karae Nalvas . Alec had stolen Nalvas ' blueprints for the " Conkesta " , a flying armored city with enough firepower to destroy any other city on Genarius . Once in Depatar , Alec and his pilot and guide Danil visited the casino Grande Game , whose manager Kelko had specialized staff with cheating permits ; and dance club Club 111 , whose manager Sebaracca was not beyond bribes either . Alec finally hid in the Five Star Entertainment theater along with a platoon of soldiers and laid off his permitor Delan with a vacation in Dorumaa as a bonus . Nalvas plotted to distract Alec while Nalvas himself recovered the stolen documents . Nalvas pretended to be a worried boss , Fesvk Wefos , from the Usable Resource Location , Recovery , and Development Corporation and hired an independent team to track his supposed missing courier Alec along with the blueprints Alec was supposed to give the company . Nalvas even hired a permitor and bought some permits and disguises for his people , as well as paying their stay in the Blue Sapphire , allegedly one of the best hotels in Depatar . Alec was found by Nalvas ' s people , and then he proceeded to recruit them against Nalvas telling them the truth about the Dark Jedi . Alec and his new allies left Depatar in an attempt to stop Nalvas .