Lore

Kyu'kyu (Kai'pua III)

Planets · Xi'an

Kyu'kyu (Kai'pua III) is the third planet from the sun of the Kai'pua system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas dwarf, it has a thick but low-density hydrogen and helium atmosphere that surrounds a rocky core. There is an ocean of liquid water under the clouds, leading researchers…

Horus II

Planets

Horus II is the second planet from the sun of the Horus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it is located in the habitable zone, it lacks any natural bodies of water and does not have an atmosphere that can support life. After the 2947 signing of the Human-Xi'an Trade…

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…

Anthony Tanaka

People · Human · History

Anthony Tanaka (SEY 2745 - 2757) was a child laborer who became a martyr to the anti-Messer movement when he was murdered by an Advocacy agent for refusing to continue work. He was born in Newcastle, Borea (Magnus II), and was forced to begin work at a munitions factory by local…

Yethlūl y.ath'o (Yā'mon II)

Planets

Yethlūl y.ath'o (Yā'mon II) is the second planet from the sun of the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire. Although it saw little use other than resource extraction during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), it is now a hub of activity as it is being terraformed under a joint…

Yām'ping (Yā'mon IV)

Planets

Yām'ping (Yā'mon IV) is a dwarf planet in the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire, and is the last planet from its sun. Once home to several military outposts during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), Yām'ping is now orbited by stations dedicated to entertainment, such as…

Galaxy

Spacecraft · Human

The Galaxy is a large multi-role spacecraft developed by Roberts Space Industries (RSI). Released in 2952, it was scheduled to be unveiled the same year at the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo, but the show floor prototype was stolen. Jax McCleary of the popular Spectrum show…

Min System

Planetary Systems

The Min system is an unclaimed system of four moons that orbit the rogue planet Min I. Discovered in SEY 2473 by the mining concern the Hathor Group, it was a company secret until 2672, when the Hathor Group suffered a hack that leaked Min's location. Tall tales began to…

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…

Tumbril Land Systems

Commerce · Ground Transportation · Military

Tumbril Land Systems is a terrestrial vehicle manufacturer that reformed in 2941 after first closing in 2862. Originally founded on Yar (Centauri II) in 2536, its first product was the DX20, a wheeled vehicle designed by founders Kavya Crosby and Aaron Douze. Due to the DX20's…

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…

Prowler

Spacecraft · Tevarin · Human

The Prowler is a Tevarin-designed combat personnel carrier built with air-shielded rapid deployment doors. Its name comes from the United Planets of Earth (UPE) designation for the original armored carrier initially observed during the First Tevarin War(2541-2546). The Prowler…

Oso System

Planetary Systems

The Oso system is a Fair Chance Act-protected planetary system that consists of an F-type main sequence star, three terrestrial planets, one gas giant, one ice giant, and one dwarf planet. Discovered in 2861 by amateur explorer Errol Navis, who named it after his daughter, it…

House Xy.ō

Xi'an · History

Xy.ō was the second Imperial House (Yii'uaTao") in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Selected by other major Houses in II.0 (878 BCE), the new Emperor Y.ah'a se Xy.ō and the rest of her House commemorated the terraforming of R.aip'uāng (Kai'pua III) to be a spiritual center of…

Kai'pua System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The Kai'pua system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of a K-type main sequence star, two terrestrial planets, and two gas dwarfs. One of the most important locations in the Xi'an Empire, it is the spiritual center of Li'tova, the central code of…

Emperor Y.ah'a se Xy.ō

People · Xi'an

Tao'nuasao Y.ah'a se Xy.ō was the first Emperor of the Second Imperial Age. A food microbiologist, she joined her House's Council of Three when she discovered a type of bacteria that enabled quick fermentation of grains and legumes, thus staving off a potential famine on Ka'ua…

Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Yā'mon (Yā'mon Belt Alpha)

Space

The huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Yā'mon (Yā'mon belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire. Used as a supplier of minerals for the Xi'an military, it was under heavy guard for the duration of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793). Human scouts on…

Mira Ngo

People · Human

Mira Ngo (2891 - present) is Senator of Terra (Terra III) (2936 - present), and the youngest person to have ever been elected to the United Empire of Earth (UEE)Senate. She was one of the final five candidates running in the 2950 Imperator election. A third generation Senator,…

Kiel System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Kiel system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) with six planets, an asteroid belt, and an F-type main sequence star. Due to its jump point connection with the Perry Line system Horus, it was used as a military hub until the end of the Xi'an-Human Cold…

Nul System

Planetary Systems

The Nul system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of a type G cepheid variable star and five planets. Discovered in SEY 2290 by navjumper Antoine Lebec, it was one of the first systems visited and charted by Humans after Croshaw in 2271 and Rhetor in 2287. The…

Croshaw System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Croshaw system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Discovered in SEY 2271 by Nick Croshaw, it was the first planetary system explored and colonized by Humans outside of their home system Sol. Private companies initially tried to lay claim to the…

Ē'aluth System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The Ē'aluth system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of a K-type main sequence star, a puffy planet, a smog planet, a terrestrial planet, a gas dwarf, a gas giant, and an asteroid belt. Discovered in MXY I.14599 (SEY 981 BCE), it was immediately…

Leonard Casse

People · Human

Leonard Casse (2563 - 2615) was a notable spacecraft designer and engineer and founder of Casse Aerospace known for his influence on J. Harris Arnold, Silas Koerner, Jules Parleigh, and other aerospace luminaries. In 2587, he was hired as a junior engineer at Roberts Space…

Juliet Maupin

People · Human

Juliet Maupin (2747 - 2862) was a weapons and scanner engineer. She began her career at Aegis Dynamics as a machinist in 2766, eventually transferring to the ships team on Cestulus (Davien II) in 2772. There, she worked her way up to lead engineer and led the team responsible…