Telerath/Legends

"Telerath is what the galaxy forgot it wanted in a bank!"

- Planetary slogan

Telerath was an Inner Rim Territories banking world, the home of the Telerath Interstellar Banking Initiative. It was created as an experiment in face-to-face customer service by an interstellar bank. Customers were guaranteed to meet with living bank representatives, did not need to make scheduled appointments, and were offered a fantastic variety of comforting recreational activities and accommodations.

Description
"They say few places are finer than Telerath. Feel that warm, tropical air. Look at that glorious sunlight."

- Beyghor Sahdett

Telerath was a bank and a vacation resort where every night was like a festival. Security was only present to protect the money, not the people. They thought that visible guards would break the ambiance.

History


In 3,963 BBY it was visited by Zayne Carrick and the crew of The Last Resort in an attempt to access one of Marn Hierogryph's many accounts. Due to the Padawan Massacre of Taris, one of them was frozen and because Gryph was a wanted criminal, he had two Arkanian offshoots Jarael and Camper, as "Chantique" and "Baron Hyro Margryph" respectively to unfreeze the account to say it was a name misconception. The ploy was successful and the account was unfrozen. However, the Moomo Brothers kidnapped their banker, Arvan Carrick, misinterpreting their employer's order to simply watch him. The Arkanians were able to avoid a panic by saying Arvan's wife is having a baby. Because the banker was going to be missed the next day, the Moomos' employer ordered them to head to orbit. Luckily, Arvan was saved by Zayne before that could happen. When the Courageous was destroyed over Serroco, Telerath was in a panic.

After the Mandalorian Wars, Telerath became forgotten. During the Clone Wars and after, Telerath was rediscovered, and some attempted to turn the planet into a vacation destination. As Telerath was populated again, a archipelago-town called Noua was founded. Despite Telerath's inhabitants being known primarily as bankers and vacationers, much of the indigenous population lived in fear of, or became part of, two rival gangs that ruled the planet. These two groups were known locally as simply the Spicers and the Slavers, both named after that which they trafficked in most. Though the gangs strictly followed and enforced the Sword law, a law stating that all disputes had to be settled with swords, not blasters, a simmering hatred of one another was always ready to boil over. After the arrival of fugitive Jedi, Dass Jennir, open warfare erupted between the two gangs, with the T'surr-run Spicers coming out ahead. As chaos and violence wracked the city of Noua, Jennir attacked the assembled Spicer gang alone, intent on stopping their criminal rule.

Behind the scenes
According to John Jackson Miller, the name may have come from the words "teller wrath."

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Reunion
 * Labor Pains
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 13: Days of Fear, Part 1
 * Adascorp Fiscal Period Financial Report and Outlook: Message from the Chief Executive
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 18: Nights of Anger, Part 3
 * The Taris Holofeed: Invasion Edition
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 23: Knights of Suffering, Part 2
 * Star Wars Dark Times 13: Blue Harvest, Part 1
 * Star Wars Dark Times 14: Blue Harvest, Part 2
 * Star Wars Dark Times 15: Blue Harvest, Part 3
 * Star Wars Dark Times 16: Blue Harvest, Part 4
 * Star Wars Dark Times 17: Blue Harvest, Part 5
 * Star Wars: Dark Times 21: Out of the Wilderness, Part 4
 * Star Wars: Dark Times 22: Out of the Wilderness, Part 5