Lore

Caliban I

Planets

Caliban I is the first planet from the sun of the Caliban system in Vanduul territory. A small coreless world, it was rich in valuable resources that Humans extracted to aid in the development of Crion (Caliban II). Now completely strip-mined, it is ignored by the Vanduul who…

Common Laws

Government

The Common Laws are a set of baseline rights, privileges, and standards that apply to all who reside within the United Empire of Earth (UEE) regardless of the representation status of their location. These laws include fundamental personal freedoms, safety standards, health…

Mentor (Rhetor IV)

Planets · Human

Mentor is the fourth planet from the sun of the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located on the far outer edge of Rhetor's green band, Mentor has a harsh, cold year-round climate that keeps its inhabitants mostly indoors. Its academically challenging universities…

Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se La'uo (La'uo belt alpha)

Space

The Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se La'uo (La'uo belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). In the space between Yengchuai (La'uo II) and Kyu'ām (La'uo III), a large planetesimal abundant in metals and minerals once orbited La'uo's star during the time…

Cano Belt Alpha

Space

The Cano belt alpha is an asteroid belt that orbits the sun in the Cano system between Cano III and Pox (Cano IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). While it was mined extensively in the past, activity has slowed since the Fair Chance Act was applied to Carteyna (Cano II) in the…

Starliner

Spacecraft · Human

A starliner is a type of commercial spacecraft used primarily for the transportation of passengers. A significant portion of total interstellar travel within the United Empire of Earth (UEE) is done aboard these vessels. The Genesis starliner, manufactured by Crusader Industries…

Daymar Rally

Sports

The Daymar Rally is an annual unsanctioned race that takes place on Daymar every Standard Earth Year (SEY) on Daymar (Stanton 2b), the second moon of Crusader (Stanton II). In each race, participants must pilot ground vehicles to multiple checkpoints and complete set tasks there…

Unified Currency Riot

Human · Politics · History

The Unified Currency Riot was a two-week period of political unrest and violence in Jata, Cestulus (Davien II) in SEY 2529 following the introduction of the United Earth Credit (UEC) to the United Planets of Earth (UPE) market. The riot began when a private security officer…

Cano System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Cano system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), discovered in SEY 2463 by Tabatha Caster and Jamel Normond during Project Far Star. It consists of a G-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, an asteroid belt, and a gas giant.…

Rayari Inc

Commerce · Human

Rayari Incorporated is a Human research company that specializes in agriculture and bio-engineering. Founded in 2803 by Clara Douglas, Edward Kesamyn, and Asif Reader, it first came to prominence when the founders created a complete line of plants recreated from the genetic code…

Freeman Act

Human · Government

The Freeman Act is a piece of legislation passed cooperatively by all governments on Earth (Sol III) in 2281 that created a lottery system to grant land and mineral rights to potential colonists of the Croshaw system. Revenue generated from the lottery was used to fund ongoing…

Kellog III

Planets

Kellog III is the third planet from the sun of the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. With a high-pressure atmosphere of carbon dioxide and a runaway greenhouse effect, temperatures on Kellog III are hotter than those on neighboring planet Xis (Kellog II). In 2911, a…

Centauri System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Centauri system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), made up of an A-type main sequence star, a protoplanet, three terrestrial planets, an asteroid belt, and a super-Jupiter gas giant. Discovered in SEY 2365, two of its planets have been terraformed for…

OB Station Pegasus

Locations · Human · Military

OB Station Pegasus is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) outpost located in the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. Situated at a Lagrange point in the orbit of Kellog VI, it was created to monitor the planet Xis (Kellog II) and protect the developing Orm civilization…

Tayac Belt Alpha

Space

The Tayac Belt Alpha is a circumstellar asteroid belt in the Tayac system located between Tayac II and Tayac III. It is best known as the home of the Xi'an-Human-Banu art installation Silent Song, an enormous art piece completed in 2900 and created over the course of a decade to…

Checkmate Station

Locations

Checkmate Station, formerly designated PYAM-FARSTAT-2-4, is a space station that orbits the star of the Pyro system in the L4 Lagrange point of Monox (Pyro II). Originally constructed as a resupply satellite for workers on Monox, it was abandoned when Pyrotechnic Amalgamated…

Big Benny's

Commerce · Food and Beverages · Human

Big Benny's is a food brand owned by Terra Mills that produces kacho, a heavily spiced combination of noodles and broth. Founder Benicio Lewis Jr. first began selling kacho inspired by his father's recipe from a food stall on Lo (Corel III) after encouragement from friends. He…

Retribution

Spacecraft · Military · Human

Retribution is a dreadnought spacecraft manufactured by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military in cooperation with multiple major manufacturers. Designed to counter Vanduul Kingships, the Retribution is the largest type of capital ship used by the UEE military at around 2700…

Volt System (VS-12)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Volt system (designated VS-12 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-known jump points with any other systems. Included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, it is confirmed to have at least one…

Goss System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Goss system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of two K-type main sequence stars, two rocky planets, and one super-Earth. All three of its planets are habitable, and have skies streaked with bands of turquoise, orange, and gold due the…

Green Imperial Housing Exchange (Grim HEX)

Locations · Human

The Green Imperial Housing Exchange, also known as Grim HEX, is a housing exchange located in the ring of Yela (Stanton 2c) that was closed in 2938 and subsequently fell under the control of criminals. Completed in 2903, the exchange was constructed inside an asteroid to provide…

Oso I

Planets

Oso I is a terrestrial planet on the Oso system, and is the first world from its sun. Tidally locked, one of its sides permanently faces its star, leaving the other side dark and cold. The warm side of Oso I is covered in a sea of lava that ends at the dividing line between…

Yethlūl s.yen'o (Yā'mon III)

Planets

Yethlūl s.yen'o (Yā'mon III) is the third planet from the sun of the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire. Along with the nearby planet Yethlūl y.ath'o (Yā'mon II), it is being jointly terraformed by the Human corporation ArcCorp and the Xi'an government. This long-term collaboration is…

Taranis System

Planetary Systems

The Taranis system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of an A-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, a gas giant, and two asteroid belts. Discovered in SEY 2478 by the United Nations of Earth (UNE) survey ship Mythic Horizon, the initial…