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Lando's Folly

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this asteroid system, located near the planets Destrillion and Dubrillion, was purchased by Lando Calrissian and used to mining as well as intense forms of starship racing. The race course was actually a way for Lando to develop a way to get to Kerane's Folly, the legendary platinum asteroid hidden in Hoth's asteroid belt. Lando hoped to develop ways to find the asteroid, mine it, and protect his claim from other hunters by monitoring the races and the reactions of the pilots to the asteroids. Lando also developed a method of using remote-controlled repulsors to protect the ships from bumping into the asteroids. Always looking for ways to save money, Lando obtained several decommissioned TIE Advanced x1 starfighters and TIE Bombers for use in flying through the asteroids. Lando's technicians developed a system known as collision shields, a combination of repulsor fields, shields, and defensive arrays to protect the small ships, all of which were operated from a remote station like Belt-Runner I. The idea of running the field was to stay operative as long as possible, thereby providing Lando with a way to remain within the Hoth asteroid belt long enough to find and mine Kerane's Folly. Kyp Durron held the record for duration until Jaina Solo more than doubled it on her first run.