Lore

Tehachapi

Commerce · Human

Tehachapi is a Human producer of defensive combat armor. Their products are marketed as an affordable but sturdy alternative to combat armor produced by companies like ROOK Heavy Metals and Clark Defense Systems. Tehachapi uses a mix of armor plating and a strong polymer weave…

Nova Pyrotechnica

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Nova Pyrotechnica is a Human manufacturer of missiles, rockets, and other ordnance. Founded in 2932, Nova quickly carved a niche in the market by developing a reputation for low-cost, highly-powered weapons. In 2945 allegations surfaced that their products are more prone to…

NV-TAC

Commerce · Human

NV-TAC is a Human manufacturer of personal weapon attachments, such as targeting devices and enhanced gun sights. Originally founded in SEY 2811 as a sensor company, NV-TAC produced technology for long-range scanning stations and surveying operations before pivoting to the…

KnightBridge Arms

Commerce · Weapons · Human

KnightBridge Arms is a Human manufacturer of spacecraft ballistic weapons. The company markets their weapons as stylish alternatives to energy weapons; in practice, they are typically inexpensive and mass-produced designs with a focus on appearance over reliability. Roberts…

Universal Body Armor (UBA)

Commerce · Human

Universal Body Armor, commonly referred to as UBA, is a Human manufacturer of personal armor. UBA was initially formed as a holding company. It gradually acquired small armor manufacturers until it had the capacity to offer a unified product across the United Empire of Earth…

Basilisk

Commerce · Human

Basilisk is a Human personal and spacecraft armor manufacturer headquartered on Cascom (Castra II). Founded in the first half of the 2500s to research new armor composites, Basilisk received the bulk of its initial funding from the United Empire of Earth (UEE) until the end of…

Stor*All

Commerce · Human

Stor•All is a Human shipping container manufacturing company that sells such well-known products as the Big Box series found on many ships. Originally incorporated as TransGo in the Corel system in 2745, it rebranded as Stor•All during a period of increased trade between the…

Tamsa Wheel

People · Human

Tamsa Wheel (2883-present) is a noted Human visual artist known for creating interpretive large-scale sculptures from unexpected mixed media types. As described by art critic Herin Chiber, her work portrays the "...delicate balance between mathematical precision and the…

Lightning Bolt Company

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Lightning Bolt Company is a Human manufacturer of spacecraft energy weapons. It was founded in early SEY 2921 by Irina Arkadova, who worked as a private military contractor before starting the company. Arkadova first became interested in weapon design after becoming increasingly…

Sherman

Settlements · Human

Sherman is a settlement on Cascom (Castra II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Originally built as a military landing base, it was constructed above the cloud line on a mountain to make it easier for atmospheric ships to launch or land. It was changed into a civilian town at the…

Gold Horizon

Commerce · Human

Gold Horizon was a Human orbital platform manufacturing company that went defunct in 2655. Established as a prospecting corporation in 2546, the company transitioned to manufacturing prefabricated mining stations, and then to terraforming support stations, which made up the bulk…

Sakura Sun

Commerce · Human · Weapons

Sakura Sun is a Human manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Earth (Sol III) that produces a diverse range of consumer products such as home goods, children's toys, and starship engines. Spacecraft components are developed under the Sakura Sun Space Sciences Division…

Revel & York

Commerce · Human

Revel & York is a high-end Human design firm, specializing in furniture and hangar manufacturing. After being founded as a couture design group, the company made an unexpected turn to hangar development in the early 30th century. Revel & York gained a foothold in the market by…

Virgil Ltd

Commerce · Human

Virgil Limited is a Human multidisciplinary manufacturer of combat armor, specialized industrial armor, and powered armor. Headquartered on Aremis (Vega II), the company has a reputation for creating durable, quality products. Their gear is frequently used as official uniforms…

Elira Awards

Music · Entertainment · Human

An Elira Award is an award that recognizes achievement in music. Held since SEY 2803, Elira Awards are presented in a variety of categories annually at a presentation held in Prime, Terra (Terra III). The Elira is one of the most prestigious Human awards for musicians and the…

Raleigh Station

Settlements · Human

Raleigh Station is a Human settlement on the moon of Odin II, Vili (Odin 2a). Initially established in 2602 by a now defunct weapons firm to test weapons on the nearby planet, it now serves as a waypoint for various corporations and research centers operating on Odin II.…

Meridian Transit

Commerce · Human

Meridian Transit is a Human passenger and commercial transportation company based on Crusader (Stanton II). It manages a large fleet of Crusader Industries Genesis-class ships on scheduled flights around the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Meridian has also been licensed for…

Sector (Space)

Space · Human · Xi'an

A sector of space is a physical area of space within a planetary system. Sectors are used to provide orientation to navigators and pilots in areas which would otherwise have no direction markers. To define a sector, cartographers typically lay a three dimensional grid over a…

Covalex Shipping

Commerce · Human

Covalex Shipping is a Human cargo transportation company founded by goods conveyor Hanso Mallory near the end of the Messer Era (2546 - 2792). Initially a smuggling operation, Covalex gained legitimacy when it became an official vendor of United Empire of Earth (UEE) goods…

Carteyna City

Settlements · Human

Carteyna City is the only city on Carteyna (Cano II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located in an underwater arcology below the planet's polar ice cap, Carteyna City is a wonder of Human engineering, and is able to draw energy from geothermal vents located fathoms down. Many of…

Cellin (Stanton 2a)

Moons · Human

Cellin is a volcanically active moon thronged with geysers that orbits Crusader (Stanton II), and is the planet's closest natural satellite. Its tenuous atmosphere contains trace amounts of oxygen, but not enough to support respiration. In spite of the toxic air, many residences…

Centralist Party

Politics · Human

The Centralist party is a Human political party; one of the three largest political parties in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Members of the Centralist party typically favor government regulation and spending, lower taxes, and increased privacy laws, and vote against military…

Eda (Terra 3a)

Moons · Human

Eda (Terra 3a) is the only natural satellite of Terra (Terra III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Because it is nearly identical in size to the moon of Earth (Sol III), its presence in Terra's skies was seen as a sign by early settlers that Terra was meant for Human habitation.…

Archangel Station

Locations · Human

Archangel Station is a Human space station in the Chronos system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was initially constructed by the UEE in the 29th century as the marshaling and scientific nerve center for Project Archangel, also known as Synthworld. Shipping traffic through…