Lore

Helios III

Planets

Helios III is the third planet from the sun of the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Massive and hydrogen-rich, it is the main source for hydrogen collection in Helios and is the hub for the system's gas processing and refinement operations. Its atmosphere is…

Fora V

Planets

Fora V is an ice giant in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its thick ammonia and water atmosphere is pale blue with bands of darker blue. Lacking a solid surface, its core is composed of iron and nickel, and it has a mantle rich in ammonia, methane, and water. Deep…

Uranus (Sol VII)

Planets

Uranus (Sol VII) is the seventh planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Pale blue in color, it is an ice giant with an atmosphere that is made mostly of water, ammonia, and methane. The UEE government runs orbital research centers dedicated to the…

Bruder (Chronos I)

Planets

Bruder is the first planet from the sun in the Chronos system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A mesoplanet, it orbits close enough to the system's sun that landing on the surface without adequate thermal shielding is dangerous. While long-distance scans indicate that valuable…

Magma (Kilian IV)

Planets

Magma (Kilian IV) is a highly geologically active planet in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Rich in rare minerals, Magma is the most active mining area in Kilian in spite of the frequent earthquakes. Lakes of lava often form and drain in the aftermath of…

Charon V

Planets

Charon V is a dwarf planet in the Charon system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Numerous planetary surveys done since the system was discovered have confirmed that there are not enough precious mineral resources to justify the installation of permanent mining operations here.…

Kilian XI

Planets

Kilian XI is a blue-green gas giant in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Designated as a fuel supply world by the UEE military, it is surrounded by automated harvesting platforms that gather resources from the planet for refinement. Dark storm spots appear and…

Elysium I

Planets

Elysium I is the closest planet to the sun of the Elysium system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Tidally locked to its star, the gas giant completes an orbit every six Standard Earth Days (SED). Its highly-diffuse, superheated atmosphere contains clouds of silicates.…

Corel VI

Planets

Corel VI is a protoplanet located in the outskirts of the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). In contrast to its sister planets, Corel VI's 12 degree orbital inclination puts it far off from the system's elliptical plane. Outlaw groups attempted to utilize the…

Charon IV

Planets

Charon IV is an ice giant in the Charon system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its atmosphere, composed mainly of methane and ammonia, is icy blue, giving the planet an almost white appearance when viewed from orbit. When Max Keaton discovered the Charon system in 2538, the sight…

Centauri V

Planets

Centauri V is a red and yellow super-Jupiter in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Enormous, violent storms that almost encircle the entire planet occasionally develop near the equator, while its north and south poles are encircled by systems of permanent…

Elysium II

Planets

Elysium II is an uninhabited planet in the Elysium system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Second from its sun, it sits inside the system's green band and has a fragile atmosphere of carbon dioxide. Thousands of impact craters litter its surface. The largest of these is speculated…

Lago (Nexus IV)

Planets · Human

Lago (Nexus IV) is a terraformed planet in the Nexus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Formerly host to the largest concentration of outlaws in the system, it is now the center of a resettlement campaign run by the UEE government to establish lasting order. Most of the new…

Kiel V

Planets

Kiel V is a gas giant with prominent rings in the Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Known for its beauty, its hydrogen and helium atmosphere is banded with shades of white, orange, yellow, reddish-brown, and pale green. Starting in the early 2920s, it became a trend for…

Hadrian II

Planets

Hadrian II is a planet in the Hadrian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Relatively calm for a gas giant, its placid, bright blue atmosphere is orbited by hundreds of fuel refineries and gas mining operations. It was the main center of commerce in Hadrian until the 29th…

Yulin VI

Planets

Yulin VI is the sixth planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. A gas giant, its atmosphere is almost entirely composed of hydrogen, making it a popular hub for automated refineries and refueling stations. This has additionally attracted outlaws who have been…

Shepherd (Tayac III)

Planets

Shepherd is a dwarf planet, third from the sun in the Tayac system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Composed of rock and ice, it has a deep red and white surface inhospitable to life. It was nicknamed "Shepherd" because it orbits so closely to the outer edge of the Tayac belt that…

Reisse (Rhetor III)

Planets · Human

Reisse is the third planet from the sun in the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The majority of Reisse's population are either students or faculty of the many universities on the world's surface. As such, Reisse is a major generator of research, and is supported by…

Fora I

Planets

Fora I is a mesoplanet in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A hot, dry planet that closely orbits its sun, temperatures on its surface are dangerously high for most spacecraft. A ridge runs along the equator of Fora I, forming a complex system of peaks. Scientists…

Ellis VIII

Planets

Ellis VIII is a planet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Cold and desolate, the rolling plains of Ellis VIII are coated in thick layers of nitrogen and water ice supplied by a system of active cryovolcanoes. Off-gassing from this ice has produced a thin…

S.ap'uāng (La'uo IV)

Planets · Xi'an

S.ap'uāng (La'uo IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas giant with an orange, white, and brown-belted atmosphere it is the brightest natural object in the La'uo system. Violent storms rage along the borders of its latitudinal…

Odin IV

Planets

Odin IV is a gas giant with a hydrogen and helium atmosphere in the Odin system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Much of the deep heat that escapes the planet's interior flows upwards to power enormous storms. Its strong magnetosphere gives rise to spectacular auroras visible…

Helios IV

Planets

Helios IV is the outermost planet from the sun of the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it is covered in thick sheets of ice and lacks a substantial atmosphere, the UEE military operates a network of outposts on Helios IV, located deep underground. The…

Nemo II

Planets

Nemo II is the second planet from the sun of the Nemo system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Over the millennia, countless meteor strikes have impacted the surface of Nemo II, creating a visually dynamic landscape of craters and mountains. In the distant past, it was volcanically…