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Kaernor's Smile

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located on the moon of Tilnes, this deep chasm was believed to have been cursed. Several different mining expeditions set out to the chasm, acting on rumors of easily harvested crystals in an effort to obtain quick wealth. None of them ever returned. The most famous of these expeditions was launched by Kaernor Belasstie, for whom the chasm was later named. Later expeditions to the chasm reported that members experienced vivid nightmares and dreams of death, and that the crystals which lined the walls of the chasm actually fed on the energy in the air around them. This was discovered to be the reason that no ship ever returned from the chasm, as the crystals eagerly consumed the power cells used on these ships. Other explorers claim that Kaernor's Smile was filled with the Dark Side of the Force, and the Jedi Knights of the Old Republic agreed that there was something evil about the chasm. Shortly before the onset of the Clone Wars, two hidden bases were discovered by miners near the Smile: one owned by the Caarites, and the other by the Thaereian Military.