Nexus Route

The Nexus Route was a key hyperspace route that extended between the hearts of both Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems territory and became of seminal interest to the two governments during the Clone Wars. Control over the hyperspace route would have proven to be of major tactical advantage to either party as it would provide them the ability to launch strikes against each other's homeworlds, including the Republic capital world of Coruscant.

During the war, the coordinates for the Nexus Route were discovered by Jedi Master Even Piell and his captain, Wilhuff Tarkin, which led to the two of them being taken captive by the Confederacy, but not before dividing the information between each other. Later, following a struggle to rescue Piell and recover the information, the Jedi Master was killed and passed his half of the information to Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano, who was ordered to bring it directly to the Jedi High Council. However, Tarkin refused to share the information with the Jedi and was ordered to deliver it to his mentor Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine following his rescue.

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