Oseon 6845

Oseon 6845 was the largest asteroid in the Oseon system, a part of the Outer Rim Territories' Centrality. A 700-kilometer-wide iron-and-rock planetoid, it was airless and had extremely weak gravity; however, the inhabitants of Oseon 6845 locally augmented the latter and increased its rotation speed. As a result, landing starships on the asteroid was difficult, leading to a spaceport being constructed at its northern pole.

The asteroid was honeycombed with luxurious hotels, night entertainment venues, and stately residences. It attracted affluent individuals from throughout the wider galaxy who engaged in shopping and gambling in both Oseon 6845's underground establishments and on the Esplanade, an equator-stretching pedestrian thoroughfare. For three weeks each year, the phenomenon of the Oseon system known as the Flamewind made interasteroidal space travel practically impossible. As a result, individuals present on Oseon 6845 at that time became effectively stranded and engaged themselves in numerous parties.

Between 3 BBY and 2 BBY, the sorcerer Rokur Gepta arranged for Senior Administrator Lob Doluff of the Oseon system to invite the freighter captain and gambler Lando Calrissian, against whom Gepta held a grudge, to play the card game sabacc on Oseon 6845. One night, Calrissian was ambushed at his freighter by a member of the Renatasian Confederation, which was targeting the gambler's copilot droid, Vuffi Raa. After Calrissian killed his attacker in self-defense, he was arrested on the charge of carrying a lethal weapon. In lieu of capital punishment, Doluff forced the gambler to transport two law enforcement officers to the asteroid Oseon 5792, where Gepta intended to entrap Calrissian.

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