Lore

Davien III

Moons · Human

Davien III is a smog planet in the Davien system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Though it orbits further from the sun than Davien's only inhabited planet, Cestulus, its thick, acidic atmosphere has made the planet much hotter. Landing on Davien III is technically possible, but…

Common Laws

Government

The Common Laws are a set of baseline rights, privileges, and standards that apply to all who reside within the United Empire of Earth (UEE) regardless of the representation status of their location. These laws include fundamental personal freedoms, safety standards, health…

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…

Vesper System (VS-08)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Vesper system (designated VS-08 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-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…

Unified Currency Riot

Human · Politics · History

The Unified Currency Riot was a two-week period of political unrest and violence in Jata, Cestulus (Davien II) in SEY 2529 following the introduction of the United Earth Credit (UEC) to the United Planets of Earth (UPE) market. The riot began when a private security officer…

Adam Corr

People · Human · History

Adam Corr (SEY 2519 - unknown), United Planets of Earth Army veteran (Sergeant, honorably discharged), participated in the Battle of Idris IV and served under Ivar Messer I. He was later implicated to be one of the two people who allegedly perpetrated a series of bombings of the…

Laylani Addison

People · Human

Laylani Addison (SEY 2889 - present) is the current Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Formerly, she was Dean of Applied Science at Mentor University (2931 - 2947), and before that, Professor of Integrated Science and Xenotechnology at Mentor for nine years. She was…

Atrocity at Jata

History · Illegal Activity · Human

The atrocity at Jata was the first in a series of bombings that took place in the United Planets of Earth (UPE) in SEY 2546. While only the initial attacks took place in Jata, Cestulus (Davien II), the name became synonymous with bombings that were shown to have used the same…

Desmond Fell

People · Human

Desmond Fell (2846 - 2933) was an explorer, surveyor, and navjumper who is best known for his rediscovery of the Branaugh system in 2877. A graduate of the University of Lo, New Junction (ULON), Fell obtained a dual degree in geotechnology and political discourse to help fulfill…

Dalton Colabello

People · Human

Dalton Colabello (b.2858) is the founder and CEO of Apocalypse Arms. Born on Borea (Magnus III) to a low-income family, Colabello joined his uncle's contracting company upon attaining his Equivalency. He broke off and founded his own construction business in 2884, eventually…

Kamposi Magnus

Animals

KAMPOSI MAGNUS The kamposi magnus was a tusked aquatic animal that inhabited Kampos (Ellis IV) until roughly 500,000 SEY ago. Kamposi was an omnivorous apex predator with a dense, solid, compact skeleton adapted for the high-gravity, high-pressure environment of Kampos' deep…

Luminalia

Holidays · Human · Banu

LUMINALIA Luminalia is a holiday celebrated by both Banu and Humans annually on December 22nd. It originated as the irregularly-held Banu festival tsikti efanga (Glow Festival), marked by the lighting of ceremonial lamps that stay lit until their fuel is consumed (about 34,000…

Flashfire Systems

Commerce · Human

Flashfire Systems is a Human engineering firm and weapon mount manufacturer headquartered on Angeli (Croshaw II). Founded in 2904 as a laser weapons manufacturer, Flashfire nearly went bankrupt after their line of standard lasers failed to gain traction in the market. Flashfire…

Nul I

Planets

Nul I is a mesoplanet in the unclaimed Nul system, and is the closest planet to its star. In 2510, a research team funded by the University of Persei established a research base at the bottom of one of its deepest craters in order to study how the planet's environment was…

Xenoanthropology

Science and Technology

Xenoanthropology is the scientific study of alien behavior, cultures, and societies. There are many branches of xenoanthropology, including linguistic, biological, social, and cultural. There is an ongoing debate in the field over the value of observational versus total…

Jump Point

Science and Technology

A jump point is a point in space that marks the opening of a traversable wormhole (jump tunnel) that tunnels through interspace and opens to another location, often a different solar system. In their natural state, jump points are nearly invisible to the naked eye. Their…

Uranus (Sol VII)

Planets

Uranus (Sol VII) is the seventh planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Pale blue in color, it is an ice giant with an atmosphere that is made mostly of water, ammonia, and methane. The UEE government runs orbital research centers dedicated to the…

Tayac II

Planets

Tayac II is a gas giant in the Tayac system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its planetary rings are among the largest and densest in the known universe. Visitors to Tayac often take special trips to see the rings up close during their time in the system. Postcards featuring the…

Reisse (Rhetor III)

Planets · Human

Reisse is the third planet from the sun in the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The majority of Reisse's population are either students or faculty of the many universities on the world's surface. As such, Reisse is a major generator of research, and is supported by…

Quasi Institute for Xenological Studies (QIXS)

Education · Human · Locations

The Quasi Institute for Xenological Studies (QIXS) is a public research university located in the city Quasi on Terra (Terra III). Best known for its xenoarchaeology program, the QIXS curriculum emphasizes field work, the study of ancient languages, and the use of primary…

Tyrol III

Planets

Tyrol III is a coreless terrestrial planet in the unclaimed Tyrol system. Third from its suns, it is distant enough from them that it is overall cooler than Tyrol I and Tyrol II, although still very hot. Thanks to the absence of a metallic core at the center, it lacks an…

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…

Church of the Journey

Culture · Human

The Church of the Journey is a system of beliefs that rose to prominence among Humans in the late 29th century. In 2876 its founder, Vita Perry, developed a meditation technique to be undertaken before, during, and after long journeys. The technique was meant to enhance its…

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…