Lore

Harvester

Ground Transportation · Vanduul

The "Harvester" is the United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN) designation for the specialized machinery utilized by the Vanduul to strip-mine conquered worlds. In general, Harvesters are several stories tall and typically transported on a carrier before being deployed onto the…

Triggerfish

Holidays · Human

Triggerfish is a Human holiday celebrated annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) on 01 April. Those who observe it play pranks and jokes on one another or participate in hoaxes, shouting "Triggerfish!" once a jape is complete. Though the holiday has origins stretching as…

Osiris System

Planetary Systems

The Osiris system is a protected planetary system that consists of a K-type main sequence star, a terrestrial planet, a gas giant, and an asteroid belt. Discovered in 2788, it became the first system to be protected under the Fair Chance Act (FCA) when detailed surveys, delayed…

United Nations of Earth Council

Government · Human

The United Nations of Earth Council was the ruling body of the United Nations of Earth (UNE) government from its inception in 2380 until the advent of the United Planets of Earth (UPE) in 2523. It was made up of an elected representative from each of the states (then called…

Artemis

Spacecraft · History · Human

Artemis was a long-haul colony spacecraft that launched from Earth (Sol III) in 2232 and disappeared in 2237. Built before the discovery of jump points and after the discovery of quantum travel, its mission was to travel to the potentially habitable planetary system GJ 667Cc and…

Ergo (Nemo III)

Planets · Human

Ergo (Nemo III) is an inhabited ocean planet in the Nemo system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although today there is no indigenous life on the planet, the vast quantities of oil under its oceans suggests that at one point it supported an ecosystem of animals and plants.…

Rhetor System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Rhetor system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of a G-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, three terrestrial planets, and a gas giant. Discovered in 2287 by PhD students Neil Nyemeto and Leona Sono from the Martian Institute of Space…

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…

Helios System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Helios system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), consisting of a peculiar main sequence B-type star, three terrestrial planets, and a gas giant. It was discovered in 2529 by a group of outlaws known as the Daybreak Marauders, who used it as a…

Tevarin Diaspora

Tevarin · History

The Tevarin diaspora refers to the general movement of Tevarin in the centuries following their defeat in the First) (2541-2546) and Second) (2603-2610) Tevarin Wars. Following the loss of Jalan (Elysium IV) to the United Empire of Earth (UEE) in 2546, the Tevarin that had not…

Janus

Science and Technology · History · Human

Janus was an artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to monitor and pilot the long-haul colony spacecraft Artemis, launched in SEY 2232. Prominent AI researcher Dr. Carol Zahir began work on the program that would become Janus in 2201. Zahir spent the rest of her career…

999th Test Squadron

Organizations · Military

The 999th Test Squadron (Squadron 999, "the Wreckless") is a special unit of the United Empire of Earth(UEE) Navy dedicated to the evaluation of new and experimental spacecraft and vehicles. Originally formed to assist Roberts Space Industries (RSI) with testing the Zeus…

Kilian System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Kilian system is the largest planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Discovered in SEY 2463, it was a key stepping stone in Humanity's early push outward from the Sol system. Four of its fourteen planets are populated. Kilian became the main headquarters for…

Fiona Messer

People · Human

Fiona Messer (2768-unknown) was the younger sister of Linton Messer XI, and after his death, became the last surviving member of the Messer dynasty of United Empire of Earth (UEE) Imperators. After working with her brother to usurp power from their father Ulysses, she engaged in…

Human Colonial Expansion Era

History · Exploration · Human

The Human Colonial Expansion Era (2380 - 2530) was a period marked by rapid discovery of jump points and planetary systems and outward expansion from the Human home system Sol. Historians believe that a drop in the price of spacecraft made exploration vessels more freely…

Pax Humana

Holidays · Human

Pax Humana is a holiday celebrated annually on November eighth in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was first held in 2380, when the armed forces of Earth (Sol III) were consolidated upon the foundation of United Nations of Earth (UNE). To symbolize the event, military…

Zeus

Spacecraft · Human

The Zeus was a short-range spacecraft developed by Roberts Space Industries (RSI), and was the first ship equipped with a quantum drive to be offered to civilians on the commercial market. After the first quantum drive was developed by RSI for the military in 2075, demand for a…

Red Festival

Human · Holidays

Red Festival is a holiday celebrated in late January or early February annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It originated in old Earth (Sol III) customs that celebrated the end of the year by tracking the lunisolar cycle instead of the solar cycle. Humans who followed…

Humans

Civilizations · Human

Humans are a spacefaring civilization originating on Earth (Sol III). They are capable of spaceflight, quantum travel, traversing jump points, and terraforming planets. Since achieving piloted spaceflight in SEY 1961, they have settled in over thirty planetary systems and…

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,…

Invictus Launch Week

Human · Military · Holidays

Invictus Launch Week (Fleet Week) is an event held the last week of May that marks the beginning of the new recruiting year and graduation of the latest class of officers and pilots of the United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN). It originated in SEY 2542 during the First Tevarin War…

First Jump Day

Holidays · Human

First Jump Day is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) holiday celebrated on 10 April that recognizes the day Nick Croshaw became the first Human to discover a jump point. In the mid-23rd century, spacecraft in the Sol system began to vanish without explanation in a region nicknamed…

Messer Era

History · Human

The Messer Era (SEY 2546 - 2792) was a Human time period during which the Messer family were the absolute rulers of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It started with Ivar Messer I in 2546, when he seized power of the United Planets of Earth (UPE) government through a combination…

Citizen Day

Holidays · Human

Citizen Day is a holiday observed annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) on October tenth. It was established to recognize the achievements of Humans who have attained Citizenship through civic responsibility, military service, altruistic work, or other positive and…