Lore

UPARQ

Human · Military · Education

University of Persei Analytical Research and Quantification (UPARQ) is a research center headquartered on Persei (Rhetor II), sponsored by the United Empire of Earth (UEE). The researchers at UPARQ work largely on classified projects for the benefit of the UEE military. Due to…

Tanga I

Planets

Tanga I is a chthonian planet in the unclaimed Tanga system. Dense and metallic, it was once the core of a gas giant and has high gravity in spite of its relatively small size. When its sun expanded into its red giant phase, its newly close proximity to the star's surface…

Oberon VI

Planets

Oberon VI is a gas dwarf that orbits sixth from the neutron star of the unclaimed Oberon system. Its white, blue, and pale-pink banded atmosphere of hydrogen and helium hides a rocky core covered with ammonia and water ice. Conditions deep within the planet are too high-pressure…

Kins I

Planets

Kins I is the first planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. A mesoplanet with an iron-rich crust, it has been extensively mined and bears the scars of ancient strip-mining operations. Visitors to the planet have been known to utilize its myriad abandoned…

Oretani I

Planets

Oretani I is a mesoplanet in the lost Oretani system. In a close orbit around its star, it has extreme temperature differences between night and day. Before the jump point collapsed, Turiya Terraforming had started construction on a temporary underground base to keep their…

Corel V

Planets

Corel V is a gas giant in the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A brown and red gas giant with a stormy atmosphere, it is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, with a solid rocky core. It is a popular spot for young pilots in Corel to learn how to slingshot their…

Akiro Cluster (Pyro Cluster Alpha)

Space

The Akiro cluster (pyro cluster alpha) is a dense asteroid cluster on the Pyro system. Situated in the L3 Lagrange point of Pyro I, the asteroids periodically move closer to the planet or farther away from it as they travel around their sun. Most were stripped of their most…

Glaciem Ring (Nyx Belt Alpha)

Space

The Glaciem ring (Nyx belt alpha) is a dense asteroid belt located between the second and third planets in the Nyx system. Outlaw raids in Nyx are believed to operate out of bases established within the depths of the belt. The largest settlement in the Glaciem ring, Levski, is…

Elysium V

Planets

Elysium V is a dwarf planet that orbits farthest from the sun of the Elysium system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although its surface is barren, the crust is rich in water ice, most densely at the poles. Highly reflective patches of frozen brine can be observed twinkling from…

Baker III

Planets

Baker III is an ice giant in the Baker system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The third planet from the suns, its atmosphere is white with deep veins of blue. Baker III's circumference is actively expanding and therefore has been deemed as a hazard by the UEE Department of…

Kilian X

Planets

Kilian X is a dwarf planet in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Tiny and frigid, nitrogen and methane ice coats the planet's surface, peppered with craters and cracks. Since SEY 2941, mineral rights to Kilian X have been tied up in UEE courts, so no industries…

Garron I

Planets

Garron I is the first planet from the sun of the Garron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A terrestrial planet, its proximity to its star has led to the formation of vast seas of lava. As it rotates on its axis, cycling through day and night, the dark side of the surface…

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…

Caliban 4e

Moons

Caliban 4e is the fifth moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Frigidly cold, it has a surface that is coated in mostly frozen nitrogen mixed with some water ice. It is geologically active, and is covered with cryovolcanoes that spew…

Pi'tua (La'uo I)

Planets · Xi'an

Pi'tua (La'uo I) is the first planet from the sun of the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A chthonic planet, it was the core of a hot Jupiter until the surface of the red giant it orbits expanded. Most of its atmosphere has evaporated, and what little remains continues to…

Bombora (Ellis X)

Planets

Bombora (Ellis X) is a gas giant with a stormy atmosphere in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Hydrogen and helium are abundant on Bombora, but due to its turbulent winds, harvesting resources from it is a challenging affair. It was nicknamed bombora after a Human…

Caliban 4b

Moons

Caliban 4b is the second moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Enveloped by a weak magnetosphere, it is encircled by a pair of auroral belts that generate shimmering red light shows when the moon's magnetic field interacts with that of…

Kilian VIII

Planets

Kilian VIII is a smog planet in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that appears to be covered in a tropical ocean made of water. However, the liquid of the planet is a mix of hot, high-density, and volatile fluids. Due to the high-pressure atmosphere and the danger…

Caliban 3b

Moons

Caliban 3b is the second moon from the surface of Caliban III, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Much smaller than its companion moon, it is porous, ovoid, and low in mass. It was most likely captured from the nearby Caliban belt alpha sometime before it was…

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…

Ui'r.a'ang (Kai'pua I)

Planets · Xi'an

Ui'r.a'ang (Kai'pua I) is the first planet from the sun of the Kai'pua system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Composed mainly of carbon, it is a terrestrial planet with black, brown, and red hued atmosphere. The temperatures and pressure in the planet's interior may have caused 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…

Kellog I

Planets

Kellog I is a terrestrial planet in the Fair Chance Act (FCA) protected Kellog system. The closest world to its sun, Kellog I's surface is mottled with oceans of lava. Its atmosphere is partially composed of vaporized rock, which forms clouds that rain quartz onto its molten…

Gliese Cluster Gamma

Space

The Gliese cluster gamma is the farthest asteroid cluster from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Only sparsely populated with asteroids, it sees little traffic in comparison with the alpha and beta belts. Some smaller Soulis have made a go of mining the cluster,…