Lore

Oretani IV

Planets

Oretani IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the lost Oretani system. A gas dwarf, its thick, expansive atmosphere is composed of hydrogen and helium. At the time of the Oretani-Ferron jump point collapse in 2485, there was a single harvesting station in orbit around the…

Odin IV

Planets

Odin IV is a gas giant with a hydrogen and helium atmosphere in the Odin system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Much of the deep heat that escapes the planet's interior flows upwards to power enormous storms. Its strong magnetosphere gives rise to spectacular auroras visible…

Helios IV

Planets

Helios IV is the outermost planet from the sun of the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it is covered in thick sheets of ice and lacks a substantial atmosphere, the UEE military operates a network of outposts on Helios IV, located deep underground. The…

Oya IV

Planets

Oya IV is a dwarf planet in the Oya system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the fourth world from its sun. Reddish-pink in color, its surface is encased in thick methane-ethane that is coated with a thin layer of hydrocarbon sludge. In the 28th century SEY, there was a…

Kallis IV

Planets

Kallis IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the developing Kallis system. Due to its position in the green band, current size, and robust volcanic activity, it seems to be evolving into an Earth-like planet. Survey teams on OB Station Gryphon monitor Kallis IV around the…

Tohil IV

People

Tohil IV is a planet in the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the fourth world from its sun. A massive super-Earth, Tohil IV exerts a strong gravitational pull that attracts frequent meteor and comet strikes. Deep craters pockmark its surface, some of which were…

Bremen IV

Planets

Bremen is the fourth planet from the sun of the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). An ice giant, it is largely made up of hydrogen; however, violent weather conditions on the planet create inhospitable conditions for harvesting gas. The people of Rytif (Bremen II)…

Kiel IV

Planets

Kiel IV is a planet in the Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A gas dwarf, it has a rocky core and a thick atmosphere of hydrogen, helium, and methane. The high concentration of methane gives it a striking deep blue color. In 2939, Senator Janna Thurville of Severus…

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…

Oso IV

Planets

Oso IV is a terrestrial planet in the Oso system, and is the fourth planet from its sun. Lacking a core, it has an undifferentiated interior that is rich in a wide variety of minerals. Soldiers from the nearby United Empire of Earth UEE) Army observation base Chimera must keep…

Kellog IV

Planets

Kellog IV is a super-Earth in the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system, and is the fourth planet from its sun. Early surveys of the planet indicated that it possesses copious mineral resources, but its location near Xis (Kellog II) has led the United Empire of Earth…

Taranis IV

Planets

Taranis IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the unclaimed Taranis system. Its hydrogen and helium atmosphere is pale yellow, banded with cream and tan. As the system's main stop for harvesting fuel, it sees occasional traffic from independent travelers. However, its thick…

Tyrol IV

Planets

Tyrol IV is a chthonian planet in the unclaimed Tyrol system, and is the fourth world from its two suns. Dense and rich in minerals, it is a popular destination for local miners seeking to strike it rich. However, its high gravity creates a working environment that takes a harsh…

Ferron IV

Planets

Ferron IV is a dense gas giant that is located farthest from the sun of the Ferron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Because it has an especially active electrical field, ships with sensitive avionics are advised not to fly too close to it, lest it cause their systems to…

Charon IV

Planets

Charon IV is an ice giant in the Charon system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its atmosphere, composed mainly of methane and ammonia, is icy blue, giving the planet an almost white appearance when viewed from orbit. When Max Keaton discovered the Charon system in 2538, the sight…

Hades IV

Planets

Hades IV is a former planet in the Hades system. Once a sizable terrestrial world, it is split into two large pieces. The leading theory as to the cause of the planet's bifurcation is that it was likely impacted by a weapon of mass destruction during the ancient war that…

Baker IV

Planets

Baker IV is the fourth planet from the suns of the Baker system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A terrestrial, coreless planet, it has no magnetic field, but many valuable mineral deposits. Shubin Interstellar maintains an outpost there named GIO. The planet is lightly populated…

Kins IV

Planets

Kins IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. Under its dense atmosphere, its surface is coated in solid ice in spite of high temperatures. Atmospheric pressure forces the planet's water to remain solid, creating exotic forms of ice that differ…

Orion IV

Planets

Orion IV is a gas giant in the Orion system, nicknamed "Abyss" for its iconic deep black atmosphere. So little light reflects from Abyss that it is difficult to observe with the naked eye, save for a faint red glow that gives it the appearance of a lump of slightly glowing coal.…

Garron IV

Planets

Garron IV is the fourth and final planet from the sun of the Garron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A cold, barren, and rocky, it is largely undeveloped save for a memorial entitled The Sentinel that was erected by the UEE in memory of the lost civilization on Garron II.…

Croshaw IV

Planets

Croshaw IV is an uninhabitable super-Earth in the Croshaw system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) and is the furthest planet from the system's sun. Geological evidence suggests that it once had an atmosphere partially made of water vapor, but due to an unknown event, the atmosphere…

Davien IV

Planets · Human

Davien IV is an ice giant in the Davien system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) and is the furthest planet from the sun. It was chosen as the parent body for the BanuFriendship Museum due to its picturesque blue and white atmosphere and proximity to the Davien-Cathcart jump point.

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…

microTech (Stanton IV)

Planets · Human

MICROTECH microTech (Stanton IV) is the fourth and farthest planet from the sun in the Stanton system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located at the outer edge of the system's habitable zone, microTech is mostly ice, with some cold-to-temperate areas of tundra. It was purchased…