Lore

Centauri IV

Planets

Centauri IV is the fourth planet from the sun in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A coreless world, it lacks an electromagnetic field, and experiences no volcanic activity. Its surface is heavily scarred from crater impacts, likely from the nearby asteroid…

Pegasus

Spacecraft · Military

The Pegasus is an escort-class carrier spacecraft and capital ship manufactured by Roberts Space Industries (RSI) for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. Capable of supporting the operations of over 30 fighters, it is a standard component of UEE Navy fleets and is…

Tradeway

Government · Commerce

Tradeways are ports of entry maintained by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) for the purpose of exchanging goods with other civilizations such as the Banu Protectorate or the Xi'an Empire. UEE tradeways are maintained by a combination of Human customs officials and…

Claw Salamanders

Illegal Activity · Organizations · Human

The Claw Salamanders are an independent faction and outlaw group based in the Nyx system. Known for their custom-made armor suited for cold environments and helmets that conceal their faces and modulate their voices, they can generally be found living in deep freeze…

Triton (Sol 8a)

Moons

Triton is a moon of Neptune (Sol VIII), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The largest of Neptune's moons, it the planet's only natural satellite massive enough to have achieved gravitational rounding. Additionally, even though it is a moon, it is larger than all other dwarf planets…

Nexus III

Planets · Human

Nexus III is a naturally habitable terrestrial planet in the Nexus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Once the central hub of the Hathor Group, former owners of exclusive mining rights to Nexus, the planet was inhabited by squatters and outlaws when the company abandoned the…

Sentient Trading

Illegal Activity

Sentient trading, also called slavery or sentient trafficking, refers to the practice of transporting, buying, and selling self-aware beings for the purpose of forced labor. Those who engage in the practice of sentient trading are commonly referred to as "slavers." Illegal in…

Amon & Reese Co

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Amon & Reese Co. (A&R) is a Human manufacturer that produces energy-based weapons and spacecraft engines for the military and civilian markets. Founded in the early 2500s, the company has held a longstanding contract with the United Empire of Earth (UEE) to provide handheld and…

Bareton

Settlements · Human

Bareton is one of very few cities located on Noble (Ellis V) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded after the Governors Council voted to preserve Noble's environment, it was constructed as a series of enormous platforms connected by transparent walkways. A massive…

Mentor (Rhetor IV)

Planets · Human

Mentor is the fourth planet from the sun of the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located on the far outer edge of Rhetor's green band, Mentor has a harsh, cold year-round climate that keeps its inhabitants mostly indoors. Its academically challenging universities…

Veritas System (VS-05)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Veritas system (designated VS-05 by the United Empire of Earth(UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no known jump points with any other systems. It is included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, but little other information is known…

Hull D

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The Hull D is a modular bulk freighter produced by Musashi Industrial & Starflight Concern (MISC). The Hull D is the second largest freighter in the Hull line and is capable of transporting large quantities of goods attached to the frame in standard cargo containers. The Hull D…

INS Jericho

Locations · Military

The INS Jericho is a United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) station in the Stanton system. Completed in SEY 2871, it was named after leader of Squadron 214 Commander Amare Jericho, who sacrificed his life battling Vanduul forces up to the last minutes of the UEEN pullout from Tiber…

Banu-Human Interstellar Peace Treaty

Banu · Politics

The Banu-Human Interstellar Peace Treaty (the Interstellar Peace and Trade Accord) is the first interspecies treaty in Human history. First negotiated by General Neal Socolovich, It was signed between the United Nations of Earth (UNE) and the Banu Protectorate in 2438 and began…

Kiel II

Planets

Kiel II is a terrestrial planet in the Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The second planet from the system's sun, it has a thin atmosphere of nitrogen and methane and is located outside the bounds green band, making it unsuitable for terraforming. Scans of Kiel II have…

Osha (Kilian VI)

Planets · Human

Osha is a terraformed super-Earth located in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Many of the original settlers of Osha were service members' families and UEE Navy support personnel due to its proximity to MacArthur (Kilian V). While most of the people on Osha are…

Kesseli

Settlements · Human

Kesseli is the capital city on Lorona (Banshee III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Dug deep enough into Lorona's surface that radiation suits aren't necessary, it is one of the largest underground cities in the UEE, and is where most of the miners who make the planet their home…

Hurston Dynamics

Military · Weapons · Commerce · Human

Hurston Dynamics is a Human weapons manufacturer and materials processor based on Hurston (Stanton I). They are the largest producer of standard munitions warheads for military contracts in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), as well as the third-largest refiner of antimatter…

Angeli (Croshaw II)

Planets

Angeli is the second planet in the Croshaw system, United Empire of Earth, and was the first planet settled by Humans outside the Sol system. Its position in the system's green band enabled a rapid colonization phase in spite of the planet's tectonic instability. Angeli is a…

Pico the Penguin

Commerce · Human

Pico the Penguin is the official mascot of New Babbage, the largest city on microTech (Stanton IV). Debuted in 2902 by the microTech Tourism Board as part of that year's Snow Sport Invitational, the penguin was embraced by the inhabitants of the city and around the United Empire…

Boreal Stalker

Animals

The boreal stalker is an apex predator found on microTech (Stanton IV) and created by the company microTech to help round out their planet's ecosystem. After the error in the terraforming process that led to a climate far colder than had been intended, many of the plants and…

Warlock

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Warlock is a variant of the Avenger patrol ship developed by Aegis Dynamics. The Warlock replaces the rear living space of the standard model with an electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) generator. The United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy and Advocacy both use Avenger Warlocks for…

Sylvie Randall

People · Human

Commander Sylvie Randall (SEY 2835 - 2884) was a United Empire of Earth Naval Officer, most famously known as the final commanding officer of the 89th Logistic Support Squadron ("the Lost Squad"). She took command of the 89th in 2878, and spent her tenure requesting more funding…

Mazzi

Plants

The mazzi is a tropical evergreen tree originally from Jalan (Elysium IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Preferring moist soil in partial shade, high-humidity, and warm temperatures, it can grow up to five meters in height in ideal conditions. The tree's bark can be cut from the…