Star of Iskin The Star of Iskin was a Botajef Shipyards AA - 9 freighter operational during the Clone Wars . In 21 BBY , sixteen months after the beginning of the war , it was scheduled to depart the galactic capital of Coruscant with passengers and cargo bound for the Outer Rim . Political exile and former Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum planned to use the tramp freighter as transportation to distance himself from the political intrigue of the Core . However , upon its departure from Coruscant on 14 : 9 : 19 , the " Star of Iskin " , destroyed as part of a successful plot carried out by Anzat assassin Sajé Tasha to murder Valorum . All aboard the freighter were killed in what the general public viewed as an act of terrorism engineered by the Separatists ; thousands more lives were claimed when the wreckage crashed down upon the Coruscanti cityscape . The " Star of Iskin " destruction was used to great effect by certain members of the Galactic Senate to pass the controversial Enhanced Security and Enforcement Act , a piece of legislation that delegated additional wartime powers to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine , Valorum ' s political opponent . Description . A 390 - meter - long AA - 9 Coruscant freighter manufactured by the Botajef Shipyards , the " Star of Iskin " was a tramp freighter that ferried cargo and passengers from the Republic capital world of Coruscant . It had three engines . History . Final voyage . The transport " Star of Iskin " was in service by 20 . 65 BBY , sixteen months following the opening battle of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems . On 14 : 9 : 19 , the freighter was scheduled to depart a spaceport on Coruscant with a mixture of passengers and cargo aboard . Among the travelers planning to use the " Star of Iskin " to journey Rimward was Finis Valorum , the former Republic Supreme Chancellor who had returned from a self - imposed exile to assist Senators Bail Organa and Mon Mothma in opposing current Supreme Chancellor Palpatine ' s increasing wartime powers . However , opponents of Valorum ' s had planned to kill the former leader of the Republic . Anzat assassin Sajé Tasha was hired by the corrupt Senator Viento and Separatist acolyte Sora Bulq to eliminate Valorum . After the disgraced politician boarded the " Star of Iskin " , Tasha killed Valorum and drank his " soup , " per Anzati tradition , before sabotaging and escaping the freighter . As a result of Tasha ' s actions , the " Star of Iskin " shortly after takeoff . All aboard perished , and thousands more were killed when the freighter ' s wreckage fell back to Galactic City . Legacy . The " Star of Iskin " destruction was viewed as an act of terrorism , and the attack was ultimately attributed to the Separatists . Gran Senator Ask Aak cited the Republic ' s inability to prevent the freighter ' s destruction as proof that the Enhanced Security and Enforcement Act , a controversial piece of legislation that would grant Palpatine more authority at the expense of the Galactic Senate , was desperately needed . Despite Senator Organa ' s best efforts to block the bill , the Senate passed the act the day after the freighter exploded , giving the Chancellor greater wartime powers — that which Finis Valorum had fought against . Additional policies , such as the Core Worlds Security Act , were also passed in the wake of the disaster . Immediately after the " Star of Iskin " destruction , a memorial for the late Valorum was planned for the Chancellery Walkway in Coruscant ' s Jrade District , although , amidst security concerns , the memorial was not opened to the public until weeks later . Jedi Master Quinlan Vos later tracked down Tasha . Using his psychometric abilities , the Kiffar Jedi was able to witness the Anzat ' s memories of Valorum ' s murder and the " Star of Iskin " destruction . Organa became increasingly suspicious of Palpatine in the months following the " Star of Iskin " destruction and , with Senator Mothma , began forming a political body opposed to the Chancellor ' s increasing influence . By 19 BBY , just prior to the Battle of Coruscant , Organa still viewed Valorum ' s assassination as one of many convenient incidences that had occurred during Palpatine ' s consolidation of power . Behind the scenes . The " Star of Iskin " first appeared in " " , the sixty - first issue of the " " series of comics , released in 2004 . Later that year , it appeared in a vision in the seventy - third issue of the series , " " . The " Star of Iskin " was also indirectly mentioned in additional sources referencing Valorum ' s assassination . In 2008 , the ship received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . " The Lost One , " an episode of the of the " " television series , shows Finis Valorum alive and well in 20 BBY , in the time period following the " Star of Iskin " destruction in 21 BBY . Lucasfilm did not address this inconsistency before declaring Expanded Universe material non - canon .