Nexus Route/Legends

The Nexus Route was a secret hyperspace lane between the heart of the Republic and Separatist home worlds. The route was of great strategic interest to both sides during the Clone Wars, as it would have allowed either side to infiltrate each other's territories with ease: the Republic could maneuver its forces into remote Separatist sectors using the route; alternately the Separatists could use it to bypass the Republic's defenses and attack Coruscant.

The co-ordinates of the Nexus Route were discovered by Jedi Master Even Piell shortly before he was captured by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and transported to the Citadel prison to be tortured for the details of the route. Piell had erased the co-ordinates from his ship's computer before his capture, and memorized half of them with the other half memorized by his captain, Wilhuff Tarkin.