Lore

Merchantman

Banu · Spacecraft

The Merchantman is a freighter commonly seen in the Banu Protectorate and beyond. They are operated as both transport ships and mobile trading posts, with areas aboard ship where traders can display and exchange wares. In Banu culture, Merchantmen are utilized across generations…

Bacchus II

Planets · Banu

Bacchus II is the second planet from the suns of the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. A temperate terrestrial world blanketed by vast oceans, it is dotted with thousands of populated islands and archipelagos and is host to a wide variety of climates and biodiversity. Travel…

Nuso Flotilla

Settlements · Banu

The Nuso flotilla is an interconnected fleet of ships located in the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. Located near the Geddon-Bacchus jump point, it began as a popular location for Banu merchants to park their ships and set up shop in hopes of attracting Human customers. Some…

Trise Flotilla

Settlements · Banu

The Trise flotilla is an interconnected network of spacecraft and space stations located in the Trise system, Banu Protectorate. Made up mostly of the ships belonging to trade-centered Soulis, the Banu on the flotilla maintain contracts with the Religion Soulis on Trise I to…

Geddon System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Geddon system is a planetary system located in the Banu Protectorate that consists of an O-type main sequence star and one terrestrial planet. Directly connected to the United Empire of Earth(UEE) via the Geddon-Corel jump point, it is frequently trafficked by haulers moving…

Yulin Flotilla

Settlements · Banu

The Yulin flotilla is a gathering of semi-permanent ships and space stations located in the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Situated in one of the Lagrange points of Yulin II, it is a nexus of commerce, entertainment, and vice. Various Soulis that specialize in gambling,…

Kofi Baféuma (Cothi Bat-Thel-Ma)

People · Exploration · Banu

Kofi Baféuma (Cothi Bat-Thel-Ma) is a Banu explorer, most notable for discovering the Tamsa system in SEY 2943. They sold the location of the system to the United Empire of Earth (UEE) on the condition that they be allowed to retain its naming rights. Once the UEE agreed, they…

Yulin System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Yulin system is a planetary system in the Banu Protectorate that consists of a G-type main sequence star, an iron planet, three terrestrial planets, an ice giant, a gas giant, and an asteroid cluster. A center of entertainment, it is home to the famed Buloi Sataball Arena,…

Kins System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Kins system is a planetary system in the Banu Protectorate that is made up of a K-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, a terrestrial rocky planet, two super-Earths, a gas giant, and two asteroid belts. Best known as the location of the Protectorate's main indentured…

Buloi Satabo

People · Banu

Buloi Satabo is the Essosouli of the Buloi Sataball Souli and its namesake arena, located in the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. They re-founded the Souli in the late 2920s after the sudden death of the previous Essosouli and immediately contracted with a Construction Soili to…

Yulin III

Planets

Yulin III is the third planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Located on the outer edge of the habitable zone, it is cold but temperate enough to be habitable for Banu. However, its ammonia oceans and high-pressure, methane-rich atmosphere make it…

Bacchus III

Planets

Bacchus III is the third planet from the suns of the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. A gas giant with a green and brown atmosphere, it is dotted with swirling clouds that mark the location of violent storms, some of which have raged for hundreds of years. The largest and…

Nogo (Gliese IV)

Planets

Nogo (Gliese IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. A lush, temperate planet with an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere and a variety of climates, it is nonetheless avoided by the Banu. It is unclear why Banu refuse to live there, especially in…

Kins II

Planets

Kins II is the second planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. A world with a natural oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, it is the home of the largest indentured servant market in the Protectorate. Its large cities have historically enjoyed a low crime rate, but as…

Takto (Geddon I)

Planets

Takto (Geddon I) is the only planet of the Geddon system, Banu Protectorate. A windswept mass of volcanic rock, it is home to a sizable population of Banu who reside beneath the planet's surface. The atmospheric pressure and mixture of gasses that would be fatal to Xi'an,…

Lyris Flotilla

Settlements

The Lyris flotilla is a vast interconnected network of spacecraft and space stations that orbits the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Located in orbit around Nogo (Gliese IV), it is the main trade hub in Gliese, and is home to a dense population of Banu. While the…

Yulin II

Planets

Yulin II is the second planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. A smog planet, it has a deadly but prismatic atmosphere that shimmers with many colors under the light of its star. It is a popular subject of photography among tourists. Postcards,…

Yulin IV

Planets

Yulin IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Tectonic activity on this world has raised towering pillars of rock with natural windows caused by constantly-shifting wind patterns. The Banu in the system utilize these natural formations as…

Kins III

Planets

Kins III is the third planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. A massive super-Earth, it has oceans of mixed water and ammonia and an atmosphere composed of nitrogen, oxygen, ammonia, and carbon dioxide. While Banu can breathe the air comfortably, Humans,…

Kins V

Planets

Kins V is the fifth planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. Pale yellow with some very light red and green banding, its color is due to the presence of ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere. Although the planet is hundreds of times more massive than Earth…

Yulin V

Planets

Yulin V is the fifth planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. An ice giant, its hydrogen and helium atmosphere contains water, ammonia, and methane ice that combine to give the planet a uniform pale blue color. Its strong equatorial winds feed storm systems…

Kins I

Planets

Kins I is the first planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. A mesoplanet with an iron-rich crust, it has been extensively mined and bears the scars of ancient strip-mining operations. Visitors to the planet have been known to utilize its myriad abandoned…

Gliese II

Planets

Gliese II is the second planet from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. A smog planet, it has a dense, high-pressure atmosphere of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Surface conditions on Gliese II can be hazardous to many spacecraft if they remain there for too long.…

Yulin I

Planets

Yulin I is the first planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Orbiting very close to its sun, its lithosphere has been mostly worn away after eons of exposure to stellar wind and radiation. The surface of the planet is heavily cratered, resulting from…