Crystal Web Station Crystal Web Station was a space station built around a huge crystal asteroid which floated in deep space . History . The station had three massive crystal engines which anchored it in place , holding it in a web of glowing energy lines . These engines kept the station from drifting into the Voidfire Nebula , which it was placed precariously near to , so as to keep a constant location for arriving ships . Without these engines , the station would have drifted into the nearby nebula , where it would have suffered severe damage to the computer and electronics systems due to the clouds of ionized gas . Due to peculiarities of hyperspace travel in the nebula , Crystal Web Station had become a necessary stopping point for ships traveling along the three major spacelanes which intersected in the nebula , including the Hydian Way . The most advantageous drop - and - jump point along all three hyperlane s was in the vicinity around the Crystal Web Station . From this location , all the major star systems along each route could be accessed with a single recalculated jump , thus cutting days or even weeks off the longest hauls . Before the station was discovered , travelers had to bypass the hyperlane cluster completely and use a slower , less direct pathway . Though it is not known exactly when the Crystal Web Station was constructed , it is known that it had to have been sometime between the Imperial survey of the nebula in 8 BBY and the accident that forced Daran Tal ' s scout ship out of hyperspace in 1 BBY , as the station was already fully functional when Tal arrived at it . The intelligent crystal spiders , which Tal named the Lucent s , had built the station to interact and get to know members of the galactic community . The Lucents welcomed Tal with open arms , and he quickly formed friendships with the crystalline beings . He learned some small details about them in this time , but they would always remain secretive about their homeworld , simply gesturing vaguely toward the nebula whenever he brought it up . In the time he spent with them , he learned that the Lucents were natural navigators , and used no instruments to plot courses or calculate jumps . Additionally , he discovered that their crystal technology was based on principles similar to but different from the technology used by the galaxy at large . The more Tal learned about them , the more he was convinced that the Crystal Web Station could provide the Lucents with precisely the contact they desired while also turning a tidy profit . He outlined his plan to the Lucent leaders , got their agreement , then had them calculate a jump for his ship so that the plan could be brought into action . When he returned to the station two months later , he brought with him a small staff to man the station including Klaar and Lianna Tagon . They hoped to turn the Crystal Web Station into a smaller version of Cloud City , designed to serve all travelers in need of quicker routes along the three major hyperlanes . Knowing that the Empire had a distinct dislike of nonhumans , Tal took the title Baron Administrator and became the visible , if not actual , leader of the station . The Lucents stayed the real leaders of the station , remaining behind the scenes and keeping the station in good repair . They guided the ships through the ionized regions with their Crystal Star Tug s and calculated lightspeed jumps for them while they observed the beings moving around the station . The Lucents built the station for the comfort of other beings . Except for their private levels and hidden access tubes , the station looked much like any deep space station that could be found throughout the galaxy . Even in areas designed for others , however , alien touches abounded . The architecture had a distinct web pattern , and crystalline construction could be seen throughout . After the destruction of the second Death Star in 4 ABY , the Crystal Web Station was the location of a meeting between an Imperial Admiral , newly formed New Republic agents , and Orta the Hutt . They had all been asked to attend by Daran Tal on behalf of the Lucents . Tal had convinced the Lucents to offer a small piece of their crystal web technology in lieu of the galactic shift in power caused by the Emperor ' s death . While each group wanted to have sole access to the item , the Lucents had already decided that all groups interested in the technology would receive it . Though there were some difficulties , the meeting managed to go rather smoothly , and all parties involved walked away happy . Later in the year , Moff Jeckor attempted to forcefully conscript " volunteers " into the Imperial navy to crew one of their new capital ships by invading one of the cantinas with stormtroopers . Thanks to security chief Klaar and a group of New Republic agents , the abduction was repelled . Station Layout . Levels 1 - 59 . Located on the bottom of the station , this was the most alien portion of the station , as it was designed to provide the maximum comfort for Lucents . The upper levels of this section contained the Lucent living areas . Crystal webs stretched across the open decks to form nest platforms . On each platform , a different Lucent family kept a nest . At the very bottom of this section , built into the crystal core itself , were the power cells and energy generators which constantly emitted a hum and glow . These generators provided power to the entire station , much the same way that standard power cells did for the rest of the galaxy . The technology , however , appeared alien , as it took the form of crystals and glowing webs that looked as beautiful as they were functional . Levels 60 - 79 . These decks were generally off limits to visitors as it was the area in which most Lucents worked , and the secret access tubes leading throughout the station originated from here . Most of the Crystal Star Tugs were docked in service bays on this level also , while the maintenance bays and deep storage facilities stretched toward the crystal core . Many of the stations supplies were stored in special units on these decks . In addition , the Lucents maintained a number of huge factories designed to accommodate their unusual manufacturing style on these levels . The most impressive of these crystal web looms were used to weave kilometers of crystalline building materials . Levels 80 - 89 . These are the second " highest " levels on the station and are generally called the merchant and visitor decks . For those visiting the station , this was the heart of the complex ; hangar bays and maintenance docks gave way to port services and a ring of inns . The hangar bays ranged from small craft bays extending to docks for multideck hangars suitable for large freighters and small capital ships . Hangars were located all over the exterior of the station , but visitors were most often directed to those connecting to levels 80 - 89 . Port services included refueling depots , maintenance and repair stations , customs and inspection , trade councils , and jump coordinate scheduling . The cost for receiving a hyperspace coordinate uplink was generally 10 credits times the ship ' s cargo capacity in metric tons . The inns situated throughout these decks ranged from multibed bunk houses right up to luxury suites that cost a fortune . There was a place to rest and clean up for every taste and budget . The merchant ring was built around the crystal core itself , and featured a wide variety of shops , cantinas ( including Moko ' s Cantina ) , restaurants , casinos , and entertainment facilities . Most visitors frequented these decks , basking in the light of the beautiful crystal while they conducted business , met people , spent credits , and had fun . Because these decks were furnished by the merchants who established the shops here , they had the most " Human " ( or equivalent alien standard , depending on which race owned the shop ) feel and design . The outer structure and station surrounding these shops , however , maintained the alien design favored by the Lucents . Levels 90 - 100 . The " top " levels of the station housed the control centers and administrative offices that kept the place running smoothly . Lucent controllers monitored all incoming and outgoing space traffic , watched for changes in the ionic field emanating from the nebula , and oversaw all the station ' s systems . The Baron Administrator and his staff also had offices on these levels , though he and his security chief , Klaar , spent more of their time wandering the station than staying cooped up in their office complexes .