Notes for a sketch of Taris:
The trees on Taris are tall, gangly constructs that stretch up far into the sky and are made up of transparisteel and elitism. Bridges cross between tall buildings and large platforms connect bridges and buildings to centers of commerce where creatures from all areas of the galaxy mill about like fish in a pond. The large construct of buildings that surrounds the planet's surface, well above overfished oceans, is split into three sections that are separated by building height and creature class. In the Lower City, a wookie irritably pokes a large lizard-like creature after it pauses from pulling a large refuse cart filled with waste from the Upper City to rest for a moment. Around them, other aliens mill about disgruntled, wondering when the War will bring about another change to their way of life.
Near a pristine white complex in the Upper City a little girl stands dumbstruck beside her mother at the edge of a spaceport field. A small ship marked for transport carries valuable food and medicine between the large battle-ready cruiser that looms above the planet like a winged beast waiting to catch its prey on the ground. The little girl screams as the ship takes off and tries to run forward. Both her and her weak mother are knocked to the ground by the ship's exhaust as it rises.
Somewhere nearby, a guard laughs, chewing on a ration bar.