Lore

Torral Aggregate (Aoō'nu se T.or'al)

Commerce · Weapons · Military · Xi'an

Torral Aggregate (Aoō'nu se T.or'al) is a Xi'an weapons manufacturer and House with a history of weapons production under auspice of the Emperor that dates back thousands of years. They produce a significant number of weapons and related systems for the Xi'an military. In recent…

Taranis III

Planets

Taranis III is the third planet from the sun of the unclaimed Taranis system. A smog planet, it has a thick and high-pressure atmosphere that gives rise to frequent storms. Although the air isn't breathable, it is home to a sizable settlement of Humans and Tevarin situated in an…

Scott Childress

People · Human

Dr. Scott Childress (2032 - 2121) was the head engineer of the team of scientists at Roberts Space Industries (RSI) that created the first Human-made quantum drive in 2075. His doctoral thesis, A new framework for the construction of high-speed spacecraft engines, caught the…

House Uai'i

Xi'an · History

Uai'i is one of the major Houses in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an.) Credited with creating the first single-occupant spacecraft capable of exiting and re-entering the atmosphere, Uai'i came to power in 26038 BCE. Before this point they were a minor but prosperous House, having…

Khartu-Al (Kal'tuāl)

Spacecraft · Xi'an

The Khartu-Al (Kal'tuāl) is a Xi'an light scout spacecraft adapted for Human use by Aopoa. Its base model, the Qhire Khartu (Kuail Kal'tu), was originally developed for the Xi'an Empire as a scout and interceptor for the military. Aopoa extensively modified the control surfaces…

Aopoa

Xi'an · Commerce

Aopoa is a Xi'an House and spacecraft manufacturer. They hold a monopoly granted by the Xi'an government to exclusively manufacture light craft, such as the Khartu-al (Kal'tuāl) and the San'tok.yāi. One of a growing number of Xi'an corporations that market their products to…

House Chii

History · Xi'an

Chii was one of the four major Xi'anHouses that fought in the Great Divide (20044 - 19770 BCE). Allied to House Uai'i, it joined the war after hostilities between Ru'a and Uai'i became deadly. Though it was the largest House to survive the destruction of the Xi'an homeworld's…

Osiris System

Planetary Systems

The Osiris system is a protected planetary system that consists of a K-type main sequence star, a terrestrial planet, a gas giant, and an asteroid belt. Discovered in 2788, it became the first system to be protected under the Fair Chance Act (FCA) when detailed surveys, delayed…

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…

Yā'ti

Settlements · Xi'an

Yā'ti is a major city on Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV), Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A center of commerce and industry, the city was once a military manufacturing center, but was redeveloped after the end of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793 / MXY III.838 - III.1044). Multiple…

MacArthur (Kilian V)

Planets · Human

MacArthur (Kilian V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and serves as the main headquarters of the UEE Navy. Soon after the planet was terraformed to Human specifications, the Navy constructed boot camps (known locally as…

Rhetor System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Rhetor system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of a G-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, three terrestrial planets, and a gas giant. Discovered in 2287 by PhD students Neil Nyemeto and Leona Sono from the Martian Institute of Space…

Alberto Vara

People · Human

Alberto Vara (2891 - present) is an Aron Award-winning astroengineer and founder of Infinity Custom, a full ship customization studio and garage. After graduating from the Martian Institute of Space and Technology (MIST) in 2914, he began his career at Origin Jumpworks as a…

T.āl System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The T.āl system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of an A-type main sequence star, one mesoplanet, four terrestrial rocky planets, one super-Earth, and one gas giant. Designated as a production system by the Xi'an government, each habitable…

Krēl System

Planetary Systems

The Krēl system is a planetary system that reportedly consists of one star of unknown type and nine planets. Located along the border of the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), it is the home system of the Kr'thak and is thought to be the center of their civilization. Because the Kr'thak…

Mirai

Commerce · Human · Spacecraft

Mirai is a subsidiary of Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern (MISC) that develops and manufactures high-performance spacecraft. In 2833, then-CEO Kori Desmon created a specialized team within MISC to help it expand its portfolio beyond the industrial craft that it was…

Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV)

Planets · Xi'an

Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Originally terraformed and developed as a planet to train military ground forces and build weapons, it was reclassified as an industrial world by the Xi'an government at the…

Āi se Cho'an

People · Xi'an · Exploration · History

Āi se Cho'an (MXY III.726 - III.874? | SEY 2386 - 2577?) was a navjumper best known for her discovery of the Yā'mon system. Born into a House that specialized in jump point navigation, Āi was trained from a young age in navigational techniques and began her career hunting for…

Emperor T.uēng se Kr.ē

Xi'an · People

Tao'yusao T.uēng se Kr.ē (Emperor T.uēng Kr.ē) is the current Emperor of the Xi'an Empire. Crowned in 2643, Emperor Kr.ē was one of the architects behind the first resolution to end the Xi'an-Human Cold War, along with United Empire of Earth (UEE) Senator Terrence Akari. He is…

Xi'an-Human First Contact

History · Xi'an · Human

Humans and Xi'an first made contact in SEY 2530 when Gaia Planet Services (GPS), a Human terraforming corporation, attempted to set up operations on the Th.us'ūng system. Because GPS had illegally entered the system, they neglected to perform the necessary surveys required by…

Human Colonial Expansion Era

History · Exploration · Human

The Human Colonial Expansion Era (2380 - 2530) was a period marked by rapid discovery of jump points and planetary systems and outward expansion from the Human home system Sol. Historians believe that a drop in the price of spacecraft made exploration vessels more freely…

Oya III

Planets

Oya III is a terrestrial planet in the Oya system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the third world from its sun. With a temperate climate and naturally-occurring nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere, it was identified as a prime colony world by the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) after its…

Headhunters

Organizations · Illegal Activity

The Headhunters are a major criminal organization based in the Pyro system that specializes in smuggling, theft, and protection. Originally from the Virgil system, the gang first rose to prominence as smugglers in the 2610s, when they established a fast shipping route from…

Humans

Civilizations · Human

Humans are a spacefaring civilization originating on Earth (Sol III). They are capable of spaceflight, quantum travel, traversing jump points, and terraforming planets. Since achieving piloted spaceflight in SEY 1961, they have settled in over thirty planetary systems and…