Meridian Hall was a communal area situated on Nar Shaddaa in the time of the Cold War that existed between the Galactic Republic and the rebuilt Sith Empire. The Sith Lord known as Paladius gave a speech to his Cult of the Screaming Blade inside Meridian Hall in 3643 BBY; however, Kallig interfered by paying off a technician so that they would trigger the gas lines that ran beneath the Hall. This created the impression of a groundquake that Kallig had supposedly conjured at an exact time in order to demonstrate their immense strength.