Otoh Sancture

"No! Mesa People are bein destroyen!"

- Boss Gallo during the destruction of Otoh Sancture

Otoh Sancture was a wealthy Gungan settlement on the planet Naboo ruled by Boss Gallo and located west of Lake Paonga. It was destroyed by carnivorous bursas under the command of the warlord Boss Rogoe around the year 3,000 BBY while Gallo was out hunting nerfs for the annual Sacred Feast. Gallo later rebuilt the town and used it to recruit a small army to defeat the bursas.

Description
Otoh Sancture was a Gungan settlement on the planet of Naboo. It was located on a peninsula just west of Lake Paonga and was surrounded on three sides by cliffs and a river and on the fourth side by forest. The city contained thirty-one prefab shelters, a command center, seven sentry towers, a food processing center, a carbon processing center, an animal nursery, and four farms.

History
During a war between the numerous Gungan tribes around the year 3,000 BBY, the city remained neutral and under the control of the wealthy Boss Gallo. This resulted in the city becoming a hub for a large amount of trade, commerce, gossip, and spying. Its location west of Lake Paonga made it a way-station and go-between for all the local tribes. Some time during the war between the tribes, the city celebrated the annual Sacred Feast, a tradition that required the Boss of each city to hunt and gather enough animals to feed the entire population of their village. While Gallo was out hunting nerfs for the Feast, a clan of bursas, large semi-sentient carnivores, attacked and destroyed Otoh Sancture, killing all the residents and glurrg workers. Gallo was told by a militiagung from an enemy militia that the warlord Boss Rogoe was responsible for the death of Gallo's people. In honor of those killed by the bursas, Gallo eventually rebuilt the city in a new area abundant in nova crystals, ore, food, and trees, which could be used as a source of carbon. as all four of these were necessary resources. He used the new settlement to recruit a small force, and with that force, Gallo attacked and defeated the bursa clan that had since made its nests in the ruins of the old city. After the victory at Otoh Sancture, Gallo went on to unite the Gungan tribes, forming the Gungan Grand Army, which he used to defeat Rogoe.

Behind the scenes
Otoh Sancture appears in the 2001 PC video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds and its 2002 expansion pack, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns. The city is destroyed during the game's first Gungan campaign mission "Otoh Sancture" during a scripted event. The city also received a mention in the Prima Games strategy guide for the game released a week prior. Gallo also received an entry in the reference book The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia published in 2008.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns