Coruscant level 0

Coruscant Level 0 or Ground Level, was the lowest above-ground level of the ecumenopolis Coruscant. The majority of the population of the planet was unaware of its existence, and therefore unconcerned with its horrors.

History
Level 0 was the original layer of the cityscape. When it was created, the technology was not as sophisticated, meaning the majority of the foundations were made out of crude metals. This would be a major problem later, when more and more mass was added on. Eventually in 3459 BBY massive crews would be sent down to reinforce the foundations with military grade metals. Over the millennia, Ground Level would be forgotten by most, apart from the poorest of the poor, the ones with nowhere else to go, and the worst criminals. Several shanty towns would be set up to accomadate those wretched souls. South Town, a scavengers slum by the south pole icecaps was one of those towns. Another notable slum was North Town, possibly the largest, in the north pole.

There were also a number of suicide booths littered around the surface, numbering at around 1000. Many towns were built around these booths, and were often named after the designation number or after notable individuals who had used them. Senate Slums was another notable town. Locate almost directly beneath the Senate, the town was considered to be the capital of the Level, and the majority of the trade (slavery, harvesting, sex trafficking, illicit drugs, child trading, etc) was conducted there.

Landmarks
The only landmark distinguishable from the barren landscape was the Ground Pit. The Ground Pit was a large whirlpool-like cavern amidst a hundred meter high outcropping of rock. It was unknown how deep the Pit went, or how extensive the Cave System was, but it was thought to go down twenty thousand meters. One notable feature of the Pit was its native cult. Not much was known about the cult, other than its propensity to disslike all light and sacrifice tiny animals.