Lore

Kilian XII

Planets

Kilian XII is a terrestrial planet covered in a thick layer of methane and water ice, located in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although there is evidence that the planet was once geologically active, all tectonic activity ceased roughly 2.5 billion years ago.…

Branaugh III

Planets

Branaugh III is a gas giant in the Branaugh system. Due to the presence of ammonia crystals, it is pale yellow in color with bands of light-yellow green and grayish-blue. Violent storms erupt on Branaugh III when water vapor trapped in the upper atmosphere undergoes cooling,…

Tanga II

Planets

Tanga II is an ice planet in the unclaimed Tanga system, and has a surface coated with thick sheets of water, ammonia, and methane ice. When it first formed, Tanga II orbited beyond the frost line, which shifted when its star entered its red giant phase. After the red giant…

Nexus I

Planets

Nexus I is a protoplanet in the Nexus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). With an orbital speed of roughly 47 kilometers per second, it completes its circuit around its sun in 164 Standard Earth Days. Because of its dangerously high surface temperature, it has largely been…

Tohil Belt Alpha

Space

The Tohil belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Dense with asteroids, travel conditions through it are dangerous enough that major mining companies in the UEE have declined to begin operations there. Smugglers and other outlaws who are…

Yulin I

Planets

Yulin I is the first planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Orbiting very close to its sun, its lithosphere has been mostly worn away after eons of exposure to stellar wind and radiation. The surface of the planet is heavily cratered, resulting from…

Bremen I

Planets

Bremen I is the first planet from the sun of the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A protoplanet, it has a differentiated interior, but somewhat misshapen surface. A superstition originating on Rytif (Bremen II) credits Bremen I with granting pilots good luck when…

Caliban 4f

Moons

Caliban 4f is the sixth moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Rich in carbon, it is dark in color, and reflects very little light from its distant sun. Copious tholins caused by millenia of ultraviolet radiation cast a reddish tint on…

Vatra (Pyro 5b)

Moons

Vatra is the second moon from the gas giant Pyro V, Pyro system. Its thick, high-pressure atmosphere of nitrogen and methane supports an ecosystem of plants that subsist on hydrocarbons instead of carbon dioxide. Some water is present on Vatra in the form of ice, but it is too…

Idris II

Planets

Idris II is the second planet from the sun of the Idris system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It has a dense, volatile, high-pressure atmosphere that consists mainly of carbon dioxide. A layer of highly-reflective clouds of sulfuric acid envelops the planet, preventing its…

Bacchus I

Planets

Bacchus I is the first planet from the suns of the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. A massive and dense super-Earth, it has both high gravity and a wide circumference. It is close enough to its suns that parts of its crust liquify into lava during the day and solidify during…

Baker IV

Planets

Baker IV is the fourth planet from the suns of the Baker system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A terrestrial, coreless planet, it has no magnetic field, but many valuable mineral deposits. Shubin Interstellar maintains an outpost there named GIO. The planet is lightly populated…

Tohil I

Planets

Tohil I is the innermost planet of the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is tidally locked to its sun. Close proximity to the star has turned the day side of Tohil I into an ocean of lava. Surveys indicate that the molten rock extends deep within the planet, nearly…

Jai (Virgil 1a)

Moons

Jai (Virgil 1a) is the first moon from Cyrene (Virgil I), Virgil system, located in Vanduul territory. Composed of silicate and carbon, its pale and largely unmarred surface strongly reflects the light of its sun. During the rare cloudless nights that Jai is full, it shines so…

Callisto (Sol 5d)

Moons

Callisto (Sol 5d) is a moon of Jupiter (Sol V), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Of all the celestial bodies in the Sol system, Callisto's surface is the most heavily cratered. Because it has never been geologically active, it is home to multiple sealed settlements and a handful of…

Judecca (Ellis XII)

Planets

Judecca (Ellis XII) is a terrestrial ice planet located in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Covered in kilometers of water ice, Judecca is profoundly cold, and has a tenuous atmosphere made of hydrogen and oxygen. The planet is occasionally used for ice-mining…

Idris V

Planets

Idris V is a protoplanet in the Idris system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Once dense with valuable minerals, the UEE government and various companies systematically strip-mined Idris V throughout the 26th and 27th centuries. Its resources were significantly depleted. Pits and…

Davien III

Moons · Human

Davien III is a smog planet in the Davien system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Though it orbits further from the sun than Davien's only inhabited planet, Cestulus, its thick, acidic atmosphere has made the planet much hotter. Landing on Davien III is technically possible, but…

Caliban 4d

Moons

Caliban 4d is the fourth moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Composed of silicate rock, it has a water-ice crust with a very smooth surface that completely covers a moon-wide ocean of liquid salt water. The ice is laced with dark…

Vega I

Planets

Vega I is a dwarf planet that orbits closely to the star of the Vega system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Small and very hot with temperatures that often exceed 200 C, Vega I is inhospitable to known forms of life. Its silicate crust covers a solid iron core, making the planet…

Kins IV

Planets

Kins IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. Under its dense atmosphere, its surface is coated in solid ice in spite of high temperatures. Atmospheric pressure forces the planet's water to remain solid, creating exotic forms of ice that differ…

Kyuk'ya II

Planets

Kyuk'ya II is the second planet from the suns of the Kyuk'ya system, Xi'an Empire. Due to its acutely tilted axis, it experiences extreme variation in its seasons. For nearly a quarter of each year, the suns shine directly over one of the poles, plunging the rest of the planet…

Shepherd (Tayac III)

Planets

Shepherd is a dwarf planet, third from the sun in the Tayac system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Composed of rock and ice, it has a deep red and white surface inhospitable to life. It was nicknamed "Shepherd" because it orbits so closely to the outer edge of the Tayac belt that…

Yulin VI

Planets

Yulin VI is the sixth planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. A gas giant, its atmosphere is almost entirely composed of hydrogen, making it a popular hub for automated refineries and refueling stations. This has additionally attracted outlaws who have been…