Embassy Row

[Zeradias Mant]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To flesh out the diplomatic arena of Coruscant
• ​Image Credit: Kotaku AU
• Canon: N/A
• Links: Guardian police droid, Alderaan Embassy on Coruscant

SETTING INFORMATION

• City Name: Embassy Row
• Classification: Neighborhood
• Location: Coruscant
• Affiliation: Galactic City Authority
• Demographics: Embassy Row is a neighborhood that is home to several embassies belonging to foreign factions. Diplomats, foreign staff, and their families often have residences within the block. Though several thousand persons reside and are employed here, very seldom does the neighborhood appear crowded. It is significantly less populated than other residential areas on Coruscant.
• Wealth: High. Many foreign dignitaries are often of a higher status, and with government-funded and subsidized homes and workplaces, residents save a significant portion of their income on what would otherwise be very expensive rent.
• Stability: High. Ensuring the safety of foreign dignitaries on their homeworld is a responsibility undertaken by the Galactic City Authority. Officers of the Coruscant Security Force regularly patrol the neighborhood, and there is a continual presence of Guardian security droids. Embassies are afforded their own security details, though they may operate only within the confines of their respective diplomatic mission.
• Description: Embassy Row is a high end neighborhood housing many of Coruscant's visiting dignitaries and in-residence diplomats. It is the site of many scores of diplomatic missions, and the primary centers in which foreign factions operate out of on Coruscant.

POINTS OF INTEREST

• Alderaanian Embassy on Coruscant: The Alderaanian Embassy on Coruscant is one of the oldest diplomatic missions on the planet. Having been razed when the One Sith came to power, it was rebuilt and renovated in after the Galactic Alliance had expelled the One Sith from the planet. It hosts monthly events that are open to the public.
• Commenori Embassy on Coruscant: Prominently featuring three spires rising from its base, the Commenori Embassy on Coruscant is decorated with dark wood accents and was designed by Commenor's best architects. Though the embassy serves chiefly as a point of contact with the host government, it also serves as a base of operations in coordinating trade activities and foreign relations for the Commenor Systems Alliance in the Core.
• Naboo Embassy on Coruscant: Reflecting the scenic tranquility of it's representative planet, the Naboo Embassy on Coruscant maintains a landscaped appearance within its gates., with the immaculate gardens of the Naboo people easily seen from the streets. The embassy is shared by representatives of both Theed and Otoh Gunga, though each maintains their own quarters and office areas independent from one another.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Embassy Row has long been the area in which the diplomatic arena of Coruscant had been headquartered. With countless diplomats, their families, and other foreign government officials, it is a bustling hub of activity which coordinates with the Galactic City Authority regarding their government's dealings on Coruscant. It also provides officials within the Galactic City Authority and immediate and accessible representative from foreign governments as needed for affairs both foreign and domestic.

Having been rendered defunct by the One Sith in their occupation of the planet, Embassy Row saw little use, as the One Sith had little desire in hearing matters their constituent states had to say. After the Galactic Alliance defeated the One Sith and began their own occupation of the planet, Embassy Row saw increased signs of life. Affiliate governments of the Alliance contributed in their own ways to see that the neighborhood be restored, and after some years, it was restored to a status better than it was left.

While the Galactic Alliance continued to maintain a presence on Coruscant, they did not have a diplomatic mission on Coruscant, instead having renamed their capital from Sullust to Coruscant. With the pro-independence movement Coruscant First gaining significant traction, the Alliance's status in Embassy Row remains a confusion to some. The Galactic City Authority under the Mant Administration has vowed to uphold the importance of diplomatic missions on Coruscant, highlighting their role in pressuring the Alliance to recognize Coruscanti sovereignty. Such recognition, though, has yet to happen.

After the Sith Empire's razing of Coruscant, forcing the subsequent expulsion and collapse of the Galactic Alliance, the Galactic City Authority commenced recovery efforts forthwith. Fortunately, Embassy Row wasn't a target of the attack, but still it suffered some damage from the assault. Diplomats were evacuated when the fighting broke out, and returned once it was determined safe to do so.

Today the neighborhood remains a more elite part of surface society, having many direct ties to the populist government. Despite such a fierce sense of national pride and patriotism, the Mant Administration has also placed a heavy emphasis on foreign relations and that much is apparent in the neighborhood which houses those foreign dignitaries.