Lore

Gallenson Tactical Systems

Commerce · Human

Gallenson Tactical Systems is a Human personal and spacecraft weapons manufacturer headquartered on Earth (Sol III). Founded as a gun shop, it entered manufacturing when the owners purchased a small foundry in 2763. Gallenson produces lower-tech weapons out of heavy materials…

Kroneg

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Kroneg is a manufacturer of energy weapons for spacecraft. They design their products to appear as intimidating weapons of destruction, but critics claim that the performance fails to live up to that promise. Kroneg's weapons are popular among consumers despite poor ratings from…

Azure Sky Aero

Commerce · Human

Azure Sky Aero is a tech company that manufactures EVA suits, EVA packs, and other wearable equipment. Particularly notable for their Better Built (BB) line of propulsion devices, the company began as a machining studio that produced and sold custom parts to spacecraft…

Buoy

Science and Technology

A buoy is an object positioned at a stationary point in space. Buoys are most frequently used to mark specific points of interest in space either to warn spacecraft of a particular danger, like an asteroid field, or to support navigation towards difficult-to-detect spaces like…

Joule Consortium

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Joule Consortium is a Human manufacturer of energy-related products, including energy weapon munitions. Although the company advertises itself as a medical supply company, their flagship product is a high-end laser cell used in personal and spacecraft weaponry. Joule has…

Thermyte Concern

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Thermyte Concern is a Human multidisciplinary manufacturer of mining equipment, personal and spacecraft-mounted weaponry, and munitions. Originally founded as a demolition and mining equipment company, Thermyte expanded its reach to weapons and missile warheads in the late…

Arena Commander

Entertainment · Human

Arena Commander is a spaceflight simulator released in 2943 by Original Systems. In the game, players fly realistic versions of real spacecraft and engage in dogfights with similarly realistic recreations of modern ships of Xi'an, Banu, and even Vanduul origin. The lead designer…

Scanner

Science and Technology

A scanner is a type of device that can take in a wide range of data, perform an analysis, and compile a report on its findings. Basic scanners can be used to provide general information about the world, such as the identification of a person or object. Specialized scanners can…

Thermal Shielding

Science and Technology

Thermal shielding is a general term for manufactured technology capable of artificially sustaining life in extreme temperature environments. The term can refer to anything from enhanced spacesuit technology that allows EVA work, to the combination of electromagnetic shielding…

Silas Koerner

People

Silas Koerner (2899-present) is the founder, sole owner, lead designer, and CEO of Consolidated Outland. Born on Rytif (Bremen II), Koerner was the only heir to his family's fortune. He invested his family money in a wide range of areas, including fish farming, mining, remote…

Cyclone

Ground Transportation · Human

The Cyclone is a light-armored ground vehicle developed by Tumbril Land Systems. It can be adapted for multiple roles and forms the backbone of many ground operations that require harsh terrain be traversed. Variants include the Cyclone AA anti-aircraft vehicle, Cyclone RC…

Ranger

Ground Transportation · Human

The Ranger is an all-terrain motorcycle manufactured by Tumbril Land Systems. Featuring patented X-TEC off-road technology that is designed to increase the vehicles responsiveness, it is most commonly used for personal transport and exploration on undeveloped worlds. Variants…

Aciedo Communications

Commerce · Human

Aciedo Communications is a corporation that manufactures and maintains interstellar communications equipment. It was founded in SEY 2480 with the intent to manufacture spacecraft as Aciedo Shipworks. In 2485, the company pivoted to communications drone development and rebranded…

Lynx

Ground Transportation · Human

The Lynx is a luxury exploration vehicle developed by Roberts Space Industries (RSI). The company adapted the Lynx from their existing Ursa rover to include alongside their Constellation Phoenix luxury model spacecraft. The Lynx drops some of the Ursa's armor and internal…

Joker Engineering

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Joker Engineering is a Human manufacturer of novelty spacecraft weapons and components. Founded by eccentric engineer Barlowe Elias, the company's key interest is designing alternative weapons with unlikely applications that defy the usual missile-or-gun classification. Their…

Garrity Defense

Commerce · Human

Garrity Defense is a Human retailer of personal armor systems and flight wear. While the store offers a wide range of options, their primary demographic skews to individual civilian users rather than military or industrial entities. Garrity Defense storefronts are a favorite…

VFG Industrial

Commerce

VFG Industrial is a spacecraft hangar manufacturer that produces personal hangars designed for extreme environments. A wholly-owned subsidiary of ArcCorp, VFG adapts asteroid mining techniques to hangar construction, allowing them to bury well-equipped hangars deep inside large…

Spearfish

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Spearfish is a weapon manufacturer known for their line of electromagnetic pulse weaponry (EMP). The team at Spearfish are responsible for adapting the technology to a variety of platforms, including straight pulse generators, ship-mounted guns, and projectiles. Spearfish also…

Gliese II

Planets

Gliese II is the second planet from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. A smog planet, it has a dense, high-pressure atmosphere of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Surface conditions on Gliese II can be hazardous to many spacecraft if they remain there for too long.…

Silent Song

Art

Silent Song is a piece of interactive artwork located in the Tayac system asteroid belt, between Tayac II and Shepherd (Tayac III). The work was commissioned in honor of the Ark's centennial and to highlight xeno-relationships. It was created in collaboration by Human artist…

Storm AA

Ground Transportation · Military

The Storm AA is a single-seat combat support vehicle manufactured by Tumbril Land Systems. A variant of the anti-artillery Storm tank, the AA has been reconfigured with anti-aircraft swarm missiles, and is capable of targeting low-flying spacecraft. The AA was designed to work…

Port Olisar

Locations · Human

Port Olisar is a space station and trade hub owned and operated by Crusader Industries. Normally located in orbit above the gas giant Crusader (Stanton II), it was decommissioned in 2943 for extensive repairs and updates. When in use, it serves as a rest stop and gateway to the…

Nul IV

Planets

Nul IV is a gas giant in the unclaimed Nul system, and is the fourth planet from its sun. A lightning storm that stretches across the entire world has been active on Nul IV at least since it was first observed in the late 2200s. Some spacecraft that attempt to refuel in the…

The Coil

Space

The Coil is an energy phenomenon that exists in the unusually dense asteroid cluster that closely orbits the white dwarf Odin. Scientists speculate that the Coil phenomenon was created in the aftermath of the star Odin's collapse into a white dwarf. Sometimes called a storm in…