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Treaty of Coruscant
The Treaty of Coruscant was in a way a forced peace agreement signed between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic. During the Great Galactic War, thousands of Jedi and Sith were killed and countless planets were left in ruins. To the Galactic Republic’s surprise, the Sith Emperor sent an offer of peace. The Galactic Republic was forced to consider the offer even against an urged caution by the Jedi Order, but the Republic’s war efforts were hindered as their trade route from the outer rim and the core worlds still recovered from the Mandalorian blockade.

The most powerful Jedi accompanied the diplomats of the Galactic Republic to the meeting between the two sides on Alderaan to discuss peace. However, the peace accord was simply a trick to lure the strongest Jedi away. In one foul strike, the Sith launched a surprise attack on Coruscant, destroying the Jedi Temple and capturing the Senate Tower. With Coruscant under Sith control, the Galactic Republic had no choice but to sign the treaty under harsh terms. Jedi and Republic soldiers withdrew from the battlefield, leaving the galaxy split between the two sides.

Sacking of Coruscant
Coruscant is the capital world of the Galactic Republic. Representatives from all over the galaxy meet here to decide law and make decisions affecting the Republic.

When the Sith Emperor made an offer of peace, leaders from the Republic met with Sith representatives on the planet of Alderaan, but the meeting was a deceptive trap set by the Sith, one the Republic learned all too late. While representatives were away on Alderaan, the Sith launched a massive attack on the planet of Coruscant. The Sith bombarded the planet from space and sacked the Jedi Temple, slaying many Jedi and six Jedi Masters. The Sith then captured the Galactic Senate and held the whole planet hostage.

With Coruscant under Sith control, the Galactic Senate had no choice but to sign the Treaty of Coruscant. The treaty terms forced the Republic to abandon support for long-time allies and outlying worlds.

The peace treaty between the Sith Empire and Galactic Republic is strained at best. This presents an excellent setting for the high tension atmosphere that SWTOR will embody. At any moment things could get too heated and you could end up with a full scale war. While BioWare hasn’t released a lot of key details, some of the lore hints that we could see an escalation of things from both a PvE and PvP perspective. Who will you align yourself with?

Lore Resources

• Star Wars: The Old Republic Official Site
• Knights of the Old Republic Video Game
• Star Wars Official Site