Lore

Historical Truth Act of 2941

Human · Government

The Historical Truth Act is an information law passed in 2941 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)Senate that declassified thousands of documents created during the Messer Era (2546 - 2792). It defines records created by the Messers and those associated with them as subject to…

Wintle Design Company

Commerce · Human

The Wintle Design Company is a Human manufacturer of luxury craft goods, located in Prime on Terra (Terra III). Since its founding in 2895, the company has remained committed to using only master craftspeople and their apprentices to create artisanal furniture, home goods,…

Ail'ka System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The Ail'ka system is an inhabited planetary system within the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Reported by the Xi'an to have been discovered in MXY III.844 (SEY 2538), its existence was kept secret from the United Empire of Earth during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (UEE), and only…

Saisei (Centauri III)

Planets

Saisei is an inhabited planet in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its buildings and urban development were designed to exist in harmony with the natural landscape. The environmental laws of Saisei prohibit excessive population growth and tightly control…

Oil'xa (T.āl II)

Planets

Oil'xa (T.āl II) is the second planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). The technological heart of T.āl, its government-assigned function is to fabricate spacecraft, from large-scale ships to advanced ship components to avionics software. It is densely…

Najita

Settlements · Human

Najita is the most populous city on Keene (Kilian VII). A coastal city, Najita was originally constructed to work in harmony with the sprawling green hills that surround it. This balance was upset in the 2800s when increasing Vanduul raids in the Caliban system frightened many…

Terra (Terra III)

Planets

Terra is the third planet from the sun of the Terra system. Naturally habitable, it was colonized shortly after its discovery in SEY 2516 and has since become the most populous planet in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), as well as a center of culture and commerce. Terra's…

Daymar (Stanton 2b)

Moons · Human

Daymar is Crusader's (Stanton II) second closest natural satellite, and was named after Daymar, one of the siblings in the Human tale A Gift for Baba. Due to the character's tendency to get lost, early explorers of the moon also named the canyon Daymar's Run after him for its…

Cathcart System

Planetary Systems

The Cathcart system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of a class A main sequence star and an asteroid belt. Discovered in SEY 2438 by Human fugitive Adelaide Lorris, who named the system after the Marshal who had been pursuing her, it was not claimed by the United…

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…

UEE Navy

Human · Military

The United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy is the largest branch of the UEE's armed forces. It is responsible for the operation of capital spacecraft, support ships, and fighters and the maintenance thereof. The UEE Navy is headed by the Legatus Navium, who represents the branch in…

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…

Ail'ka Belt Alpha (Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ail'ka)

Space

The Ail'ka belt alpha (Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ail'ka) is the first asteroid belt in the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), and orbits the system's sun between Xyeping (Ail'ka I) and K'ya.k'uing (Ail'ka II). Pilots who train in the flight academies on M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV)…

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…

MaxOx

Commerce · Weapons · Human

MaxOx is a Human manufacturer of personal and spacecraft-mounted weapons. The company was originally formed in the late 28th century to produce medical lasers. Impressed by their laser's power and precision, United Empire of Earth (UEE) government officials contracted with MaxOx…

Gurzil Belt Alpha

Space

The Gurzil belt alpha is a protoplanetary disk that orbits the sun of the developing Gurzil system. Still in its infancy, it is a swirling mass of dust, asteroids, and planetessimals. During the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), many spacecraft from both sides of the…

Artificial Gravity

Science and Technology

Artificial gravity refers to the use of technology to replicate the effects of a gravitational force. Common amongst spacefaring civilizations, it is vital aboard spacecraft and space stations to combat the muscle and bone atrophy that can result from long-term exposure to low…

Noah Traeger

People · Human

Noah Traeger (2759 - 2848) was a United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy mechanic and engineer most notable for their discovery of the Osiris system in 2788. They joined the UEE Navy in 2782, where they repaired damaged spacecraft aboard multiple capital-class starships. While on…

Ellis Belt Alpha

Space

The Ellis belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Best known as the location of one of the racetracks in the Murray Cup, the belt first began to be used as an obstacle course for spacecraft by off-duty workers on the Green (Ellis…

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…

Rytif (Bremen II)

Planets · Human

Rytif is an inhabited planet in the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth. The second planet from the sun, it was slowly terraformed for Human habitation after the system was discovered in 2441. Rytif was a major center of food production during the Second Tevarin War (2603 -…

Ellis System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Ellis system is a planetary system located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of thirteen planets, one asteroid belt, and one F-type main sequence star. Most famously home to annual spacecraft race the Murray Cup, its three habitable planets are all centers of…

Nick Croshaw

People · Exploration · Human

Nick Croshaw (2236-2321) was an astrophysicist and pilot who achieved fame as the first Human to discover and successfully navigate a jump point on 10 April SEY 2271. He was also the first Human to visit a planetary system beyond Sol, which would eventually be named in his honor…

Imperator's Day

Holidays · Human

Imperator's Day is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) holiday commemorating the unification of all Humans under one government, celebrated annually on July twelfth. It was established as a holiday in 2380 under the name Council Day to recognize the initial council that led the…