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B'omarr Order

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a sect of monks who inhabited the wastes of Tatooine, the B'omarr Order arrived on Tatooine some 700 years before the Battle of Yavin. They built a huge citadel in the deep desert in order to isolate themselves and concentrate on the physical denial of all senses that was central to their belief system. This citadel was invaded 150 years later by the bandit Alkhara, but the monks simply let him reside there, tolerating his presence only because they knew he would someday falter, and they could retake the citadel. The palace was later inhabited by the minions of Jabba the Hutt, who used the citadel as his base of operations. As with the bandit Alkhara, the B'omarr tolerated Jabba's presense. When Jabba was killed, the B'omarr again retook the palace. Their existence is more whispers and mysticism than concrete fact. One thing that is known about the B'omarr is that, when they reach a certain level of spiritual awareness, they have their brains surgically removed from their bodies and placed in a nutrient suspension. The reason behind this ritual stems from their belief that they no longer need their physical bodies to continue their devotion.