Citadel 7

Citadel 7 was the only Citadel-Project station still existing as of 20 ABY out of the original nine stations. The other eight were dismantled or destroyed.

Built over 150 years BBY, the station was designed and funded by the Interstellar Wisdom Society, a Philanthropic and Philosophic group comprised of wealthy Republic citizens. The Citadel project was undertaken by the Republic as an effort to construct several large space stations at key strategic points throughout the Galaxy. Most were placed at Hyperspace junction points, to assist travelers and discourage pirates. Some were constructed at the very edges of the Republic, to watch for possible threats from the Unknown Regions and Wild Space. Citadel 7 was of the latter.

Description
The Interstellar Wisdom Society had Citadel 7 constructed differently than the other Citadel stations. The structural spars are made of a durasteel composite with cores of high-density sylinium, a hyper conductive mineral. Also, the fusion reactor of the station is far larger than necessary, able to output ten times the maximum power requirements of the station at peak capacity. This was, according to the Society, a precaution against needing extra power for shields and weapons in the event of a hostile attack by an unknown aggressor so close to Wild Space.

A testament to the sturdiness of Old Republic engineering, the Citadels' central section is an elongated cube 6 kilometers wide and deep, and 8 kilometers long, with four two mile long capital ship docking arms sprouting from each of the long sides. The docking arms were designated arms Aurek, Besh, Cresh, and Dorn. Docking bays for smaller ships are placed throughout the longer sides of the station under the docking arms.

The fusion reactor lies a kilometer down a thick spire that extends from the bottom of the station, with the main communications and sensor antennae running another four kilometers down under that. The Command and Control center, shaped like a flattened cone, sits on the top of the station.

Weapons emplacements include heavy turbo laser turrets, proton torpedo / concussion missile batteries, and heavy ion cannons. The internal bays could hold and supply several squadrons of fighters, though as of 20 ABY only one fighter squadron was at the station.

The station orbits a gas giant named Zanus. There are several automated gas harvesting platforms that collect Tibanna and other valuable gasses from the atmosphere of Zanus that are then delivered to Citadel 7 for processing.

Abandoned by the Republic
The stations' remoteness resulted in its closure and abandonment about 50 years before the start of the Clone Wars, since it was far from any active Hyperspace routes. While the other eight Citadel stations were destroyed or damaged beyond repair during the Clone Wars, Citadel 7 remained untouched and forgotten out on the edge of the Republic.

Claimed by the Uas'sid
After the rise of the Empire, the station was discovered by a roaming colony of Uas'sid, a nomadic insectoid species. They established a colony on the station, and integrated some of their own organic technology into the stations' systems.

Post New Republic / Imperial Remnant Peace
In the months following the Peace Treaty between the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant, Wild Space has been opened up for exploration. Citadel 7, being strategically placed on the edge of Wild Space, was reclaimed by the New Republic through a treaty with the Uas'sid. The two groups now shared the station. The Uas'sid kept to themselves in their habitat built on Docking Arm Besh. The rest of the station is open for the New Republic and other travelers to and from Wild Space.

The station is currently run by the New Republic military, though it is more a free port than a military base.