Lore

Cosmo Sloop

Spacecraft · Human

The Cosmo Sloop was a limited-run luxury leisure spacecraft manufactured by Casse Aerospace. Launched in 2604, it was the company's debut ship, personally designed by founder and lead engineer Leonard Casse. Its controls were set up with ease-of-use in mind, so that even…

Xi (R.il'a V)

Planets · Xi'an

Xi (R.il'a V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Classified by the Xi'an government as a habitation world, it was extensively developed and meticulously organized in order to support a vast populace. Like neighboring planet Xōl'uu…

Avenger

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The Avenger is a multi-role fighter sold by Aegis Dynamics. It was initially designed as a United Empire of Earth (UEE) carrier-borne spacecraft in the mid-28th century SEY. As more focused interceptors and space superiority spacecraft were developed in the mid-29th century, the…

Esperia

Commerce · Human

Esperia is a Human spacecraft manufacturer that adapts, reproduces, and sells existing spacecraft designs. The company was founded in 2873 by Jovi and Theo Ingstrom, brothers interested in preserving spacecraft-building history. Esperia's current lineup of spacecraft…

UEE Diplomatic Corps

Human · Government

The United Empire of Earth Diplomatic Corps (UEEDC or more commonly DC) is an agency of the UEE government responsible for diplomatic efforts associated with other civilizations. It works with the Imperator, Senate, and various agencies and departments to develop treaties,…

Uriel (Oberon II)

Planets · Human

Uriel is the second planet from the neutron star in the unclaimed Oberon system. Before the formation of the United Nations of Earth (UNE), there were few regulations on the discovery of new systems. When Titania Terraforming won the coordinates of Oberon in an auction, they…

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…

Everline Structures Incorporated

Commerce · Human

Everline Structures Incorporated is a Humans manufacturer of Housing Exchange (HEX) stations, affordable housing with commercial spaces that are built into hollowed-out asteroids. Although the company offers an extended contract to perform maintenance on their products for ten…

Xi'an-Human Cold War

History · Human · Xi'an · Military

The Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793) was a period of military and political tension between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Xi'an Empire. It was sparked from first contact between the two civilizations when in 2530 when a Human terraforming company, acting…

Yā'ti

Settlements · Xi'an

Yā'ti is a major city on Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV), Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A center of commerce and industry, the city was once a military manufacturing center, but was redeveloped after the end of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793 / MXY III.838 - III.1044). Multiple…

Nova

Ground Transportation · Human · Military

The Nova is a main battle tank developed by Tumbril Land Systems. Built around a large, turreted ballistic cannon, the Nova is used by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Army and Marine armored units. Early models of the tank were used during the Second Tevarin War and…

Caliban III

Planets

Caliban III is the third planet from the sun of the Caliban system in Vanduul territory. When it was first discovered in SEY 2341, it was deemed a non-viable terraforming candidate and left alone in favor of settling Crion (Caliban II). However, by the mid-29th century, there…

Tayac System

Planetary Systems

The Tayac system is a small planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), made up of a G-type main sequence star, a terrestrial planet, a gas giant, a dwarf planet, and an asteroid belt. Starting in 2546, Dr. Thessaly Tayac, for whom the system is named, conducted a…

R.il'a system

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The R.il'a system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of one protoplanet, one puffy planet, two terrestrial planets, one super-Earth, and one dwarf planet. First developed as a military training system by the Xi'an government, it has been…

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…

Anthony Tanaka

People · Human · History

Anthony Tanaka (SEY 2745 - 2757) was a child laborer who became a martyr to the anti-Messer movement when he was murdered by an Advocacy agent for refusing to continue work. He was born in Newcastle, Borea (Magnus II), and was forced to begin work at a munitions factory by local…

Alberto Vara

People · Human

Alberto Vara (2891 - present) is an Aron Award-winning astroengineer and founder of Infinity Custom, a full ship customization studio and garage. After graduating from the Martian Institute of Space and Technology (MIST) in 2914, he began his career at Origin Jumpworks as a…

Rijoran Temple

Archaeology · Tevarin · Locations

The Rijoran Temple on Jalan (Elysium IV) is one of the few remaining religious buildings constructed by the Tevarin that was not lost during their cultural Purge after the Second Tevarin War. During the Purge, Tevarin made several attempts to destroy this temple, but Human…

Banshee System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Banshee system, discovered by Adaliz Dayan in SEY 2317, is an unusual planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), consisting of a pulsar, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, and one ice giant. Its star is not luminous enough for life to develop on the surfaces…

Noble (Ellis V)

Planets · Human

Noble (Ellis V) is a heavily forested planet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is one of three habitable planets in the system. In the early days after its terraforming, colonists established settlements and harvested resources as needed with little regard…

Pluto (Sol IX)

Planets

Pluto (Sol XI) is a dwarf planet and one of the farthest celestial bodies from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Not the most distant object, it is included as an honorary ninth planet in star charts due to its relative proximity to the Croshaw-Sol jump…

Kabal II

Planets

Kabal II is the second planet from the sun of the Kabal system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A terrestrial desert world, its position in the system's green band would make it an excellent candidate for terraforming if not for the ancient abandoned Tevarin cities on neighboring…

Hyperion (Fora III)

Planets

Hyperion (Fora III) is the third planet from the sun of the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the system's only populated world. In 2316, the Aether Worldbuilding Corporation started terraforming operations on Fora III, but abandoned the project in 2319 when the…