Lore

Kastak Arms

Weapons · Commerce · Human

Kastak Arms is manufacturer of energy weapons located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in partnership with the government of Selene (Vega III) following the SEY 2737 Vanduul invasion of Virgil, Kastak was intended as a means to build weapons to arm individuals for…

mobiGlas

Science and Technology · Human

The mobiGlas is a multi-purpose mobile computing device made by microTech and first released in SEY 2818. It has strong hardware and software capabilities that facilitate accessing spectrum, viewing vids, organizing information, downloading and storing data, personal…

Tohil II

Planets

Tohil II is a planet in the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the second world from its sun. A mesoplanet, its mantle has been stripped away over many millennia due to intense solar winds. During the Messer Era (2546 - 2792), smugglers would sometimes hide in…

Kellog V

Planets

Kellog V is the fifth planet from the sun of the Fair Chance Act (FCA) protected Kellog system. A gas dwarf, it has a rocky core and a thick, expansive hydrogen-helium atmosphere, but does not have enough mass to classify as a gas giant. Resources from the planet are sometimes…

Battle of Centauri

Military · History · Human · Tevarin

The Battle of Centauri was an armed military engagement between the Tevarin and the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and was the final battle of the Second Tevarin War. On 24 June 2610 SEY, the Tevarin Warlord Corath'Thal and his forces entered the Centauri system with the…

Sentient Trading

Illegal Activity

Sentient trading, also called slavery or sentient trafficking, refers to the practice of transporting, buying, and selling self-aware beings for the purpose of forced labor. Those who engage in the practice of sentient trading are commonly referred to as "slavers." Illegal in…

Claw Salamanders

Illegal Activity · Organizations · Human

The Claw Salamanders are an independent faction and outlaw group based in the Nyx system. Known for their custom-made armor suited for cold environments and helmets that conceal their faces and modulate their voices, they can generally be found living in deep freeze…

Amon & Reese Co

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Amon & Reese Co. (A&R) is a Human manufacturer that produces energy-based weapons and spacecraft engines for the military and civilian markets. Founded in the early 2500s, the company has held a longstanding contract with the United Empire of Earth (UEE) to provide handheld and…

Yengchuai (La'uo II)

Planets · Xi'an

Yengchuai (La'uo II) is the second planet from the sun of the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Partially covered with an ocean of lava, Yengchuai's surface is profoundly geologically active, and is thought to have survived a collision with a massive celestial body in the…

Hurston (Stanton I)

Planets · Human

Hurston is a hot, arid planet that orbits closest to the sun in the Stanton system. Discovered in 2851, it was sold by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) government to the company Hurston Dynamics in 2865. Unrestricted industry and mining, especially of antimatter precursor, have…

Battle of Orion

Military · History · Human · Vanduul

The Battle of Orion was a massed engagement between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Vanduul that began on 16 February 2712 SEY, when thousands of Vanduul accompanied by a Kingship poured into Orion from a previously unknown jump point to the system later coded VS-09…

Razor EX

Spacecraft · Human

The Razor EX is a stealth variant of the Razor racing spacecraft developed by Mirai, a subsidiary of Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern (MISC). It was initially developed to United Empire of Earth (UEE)Advocacy specifications for use as a surveillance and extraction ship.…

Railen

Spacecraft · Xi'an · Human

The Gatac Railen (Ng.at'ak Sanrailen) is a cargo spacecraft released in 2951 and developed by Gatac Manufacture (Ao't.o'a'Ng.at'ak) for the Human and Xi'an markets. Development of the Railen began after the Human-Xi'an Trade Agreement (HuXa) was passed by the United Empire of…

Toshi Aaron

People · Human · Exploration

Toshi Aaron (SEY 2802 - SEY 2929) was a navjumper best known for discovering the Stanton system in SEY 2851. Born in the Magnus system, she dreamed of discovering a new jump point since she was a small child. Lacking the funds to commit to her passion of exploring the stars full…

Flatcat

Animals

A flatcat is a small carnivorous animal indigenous to Kampos (Ellis IV). Because it evolved on a high-gravity world, the flatcat has a wide, squat body and stocky, muscular legs. A social animal, it lives in groups of between two and forty individuals in its natural habitat.…

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…

Genesis System

Planetary Systems

The Genesis system is a developing planetary system that consists of a G-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, a terrestrial planet, an ice giant, and an asteroid belt. Discovered in SEY 2812, it was immediately evident that the second planet from the sun was lush with…

Ophion, Inc.

Commerce · Human

Ophion, Inc. was a geo-development and terraforming company that operated from 2501 to 2567. Founded by Eurynome Rhodes, it was initially known for its conscientious business practices and high rates of pay. However, after the founder's son Savion Guerra-Rhodes inherited the…

Unification Wars

History · Human · Military

The Unification Wars were a series of wars that took place after the formation of the United Nations of Earth (UNE) in 2380 until 2384. It was sparked on 20 October 2380 when the crew of the Stanley, a warship registered to the former country of Amecanio, mutinied and threatened…

Persei (Rhetor II)

Planets

Persei is the second planet from the sun of the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Soon after the system was discovered in 2287, surveyors identified vast deposits of rare elements in the crust. The United Nations of Earth (UNE) government used profits from selling the…

Errol Navis

People · Human · Exploration

Errol Navis (2822 - 2931) was an accountant and amateur explorer best known for his 2861 discovery of the Oso system. Born on Carteyna (Cano II) to two geoengineers, he became an accountant at Shubin Interstellar in 2843 after completing a mathematics degree. Later attributed to…

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…

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…

Marie Sante

People · Human · Exploration

Marie Sante (2504 - 2545?) was a navjumper most notable for her discovery of the Horus system, which she named after her ship. Born on Gonn (Oberon I) in 2504, she was the oldest of seven children, and was often left in charge of caring for her siblings while her parents worked…