Sandshrine

Sandshrine was a settlement on Tatooine constructed above a buried Rakatan religious temple, which locals and foreign archaeologists often referred to as the "Shrine". The Shrine contained several sealed vaults that archaeologists spent centuries attempting to breach, though all of these attempts failed. At some point prior to the Separatist Crisis, the Mandalorian treasure hunter Naastau traveled to Sandshrine to infiltrate the Shrine. Sandshrine quickly fell under the control of the Hutt Cartel and was the subject of multiple Tusken Raider attacks. Using a holotap, Naastau was able to enter the vaults and extract several ancient artifacts, which he sold for over 500,000 credits on the black market. During the Imperial era, Imperial forces besieged Sandshrine in search of a gang of smugglers responsible for a terrorist attack on Denon. The smugglers had a company of mercenaries that resisted the Imperial presence, resulting in several bombing raids over Sandshrine that destroyed the settlement. Surviving locals established a shanty town a few dozen kilometers north, which they called New Sandshrine.