Background: Taris was a very diverse ecumenopolis,
that was covered in both urban sprawl and wastelands.
On the far side, dwelled the wealthy, and middle class.
Wealthy citizens lived in massive towers guarded by
private security forces, that were surrounded by cities
filled with middle class residents. On the opposite side,
poorer inhabitants lived in squalor in wastelands such
as the former Talinn district. The Talinn district was
covered by decaying urban infrastructure, wrecked
starships, and old shipping containers. Additionally,
Talinn was overgrown with three-fingered vines and
slime-slick fungus.
At some point in galactic history, Taris suffered
from a devastation of some sort, resulting in the surface
being littered with ships, many buildings being
destroyed, and the atmosphere becoming largely
polluted. Although the city ultimately maintained its
status as a major urban world, much of its population
resorted to living in makeshift homes, many of which
were old shipping containers.
After the Clone Wars had ended, Taris's neutrality
presumably came to an end, when the planet began to
be occupied by Imperial personnel