Lore

Noah Traeger

People · Human

Noah Traeger (2759 - 2848) was a United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy mechanic and engineer most notable for their discovery of the Osiris system in 2788. They joined the UEE Navy in 2782, where they repaired damaged spacecraft aboard multiple capital-class starships. While on…

Ellis Belt Alpha

Space

The Ellis belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Best known as the location of one of the racetracks in the Murray Cup, the belt first began to be used as an obstacle course for spacecraft by off-duty workers on the Green (Ellis…

MacArthur (Kilian V)

Planets · Human

MacArthur (Kilian V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and serves as the main headquarters of the UEE Navy. Soon after the planet was terraformed to Human specifications, the Navy constructed boot camps (known locally as…

Ellis System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Ellis system is a planetary system located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of thirteen planets, one asteroid belt, and one F-type main sequence star. Most famously home to annual spacecraft race the Murray Cup, its three habitable planets are all centers of…

Rytif (Bremen II)

Planets · Human

Rytif is an inhabited planet in the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth. The second planet from the sun, it was slowly terraformed for Human habitation after the system was discovered in 2441. Rytif was a major center of food production during the Second Tevarin War (2603 -…

Stalford

Settlements · Human

Stalford is a mid-sized city located on Rytif (Bremen II). Positioned just north of the planet's equator, Stalford is home to numerous water farms and commercial vivariums. Stalford is also the headquarters of spacecraft designer and manufacturer Consolidated Outlands. In SEY…

Nick Croshaw

People · Exploration · Human

Nick Croshaw (2236-2321) was an astrophysicist and pilot who achieved fame as the first Human to discover and successfully navigate a jump point on 10 April SEY 2271. He was also the first Human to visit a planetary system beyond Sol, which would eventually be named in his honor…

Nyx System

Planetary Systems

Nyx is an unclaimed planetary system situated at the border of a dark nebula. It consists of an F-type main sequence star orbited by a terrestrial planet, a smog planet, an ice giant, and two asteroid belts. The system's main settlement, Levski, is located on a large asteroid in…

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…

Theresa Branaugh

People · Human

Theresa Branaugh (2835 - 2873?) was a geologist, surveyor, and explorer best known for her unofficial discovery of the Branaugh system some time before 2877. Like many other explorers, she dreamed of discovering a new planetary system, a goal to which she dedicated all of her…

First Tevarin War

History · Military · Human · Tevarin

The First Tevarin War was an intersystem conflict between the Tevarin and the United Planets of Earth (UPE). The Tevarin declared war with Humans in 2541, shortly after first contact. The motivations behind the war were complex; it was both a bid for the Tevarin to claim…

Borea (Magnus II)

Planets · Locations

Borea is the second planet from the sun in the Magnus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Terraforming began on the planet shortly after the system was discovered in 2499. Until 2631, it was the center of shipbuilding operations for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN), and…

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…

Antoine Lebec

People · Human · Exploration · History

Antoine Lebec (SEY 2258 - 2307?) was a navjumper most notable for his discovery of the Nul system in 2290. Born on Earth (Sol III), he was inspired to become an explorer after Nick Croshaw discovered the Croshaw system in 2271. He completed pilot training in 2277, but wasn't…

Daniel Penselin

People · Human

Dr. Daniel Penselin (2445 - 2496) was a physicist whose work improved the fuel economy of Humanquantum drives. In 2491, Penselin published a paper outlining a working hypothesis for the creation of more efficient quantum drives that would allow for an approximate 20 percent…

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…

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…

Jata

Settlements · Human

Jata is the most populous city of Cestulus (Davien II). Because the planet's atmosphere is thin, Jata is largely located under enormous, complex biodomes kept habitable by a system of air production facilities that help supplement the oxygen supply. It became the United Nations…

Nē" se Ruoth

People · Exploration · Xi'an

Nē" se Ruoth (III.796 - III.1125 | SEY 2475 - 2898) was an amateur explorer and historian best known for her MXY III.847 (SEY 2542) discovery of the Gurzil-R.il'a jump point. The youngest daughter of one of House Ruoth's Matriarchs, she was expected to follow in the footsteps of…

Quantum Drive

Science and Technology

A quantum drive is a type of engine that generates a Chan-Eisen field, enabling spacecraft to travel at approximately 20% of the speed of light. Because it takes a great deal of energy for a quantum drive to work, larger ships with more room for specialized power and cooling…

Leyland's Tortoise

Animals

Leyland's Tortoise Leyland's tortoise is a species of tortoise indigenous to Earth (Sol III). They have glossy shells with minor color variation around the scutes and the edges of the shells. Extremely docile, they are kept as pets by Humans, especially long-haul spacers.…

Opera Mushroom

Plants

OPERA MUSHROOM The opera mushroom is an artificially engineered fungus developed by a team of researchers at the University of Rhetor's (UR) Department of Genetics. It has a fleshy, violet, trumpet-shaped, fuzz-covered stem that amplifies a natural sound created by the expansion…

Revenant Tree

Plants · Human

Revenant Tree The revenant tree is a variety of altrucia, a leafy tree indigenous to Terra (Terra III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). It emerged after the altrucia was introduced to Hyperion (Fora III) by geoengineers in an attempt to create shelterbelts against dust storms.…

Vindel

Animals

VINDEL The vindel is a detritivorous fish indigenous to the shallow freshwater river and ponds of Locke (Idris IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Like other detritivorous animals, it feeds on the waste and dead material that collects at the bottom of bodies of water. The…