Lore

SSN/CAtv

Entertainment · Commerce

SSN/CATV SSN/CAtv is a spectrum network that provides news, political analysis, commentary programs, news magazines, and talk shows. It was founded in SEY 2458 as a result of a merger between former news channels Sheridan Special News Television (SSNtv) and Communications…

Toja (Terra 2a)

Moons · Locations

Toja is a natural satellite of Pike (Terra II) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Tidally locked, its far side is heavily scarred with frequent meteor impacts from space debris. The near side of Toja is dotted with auxiliary service centers built to support the mining…

Souli

Banu · Culture

A Souli is a group of cohabiting Banu who have formed an alliance centered around a specific, shared skill set. Akin to a combination of a family and a corporation, members of a Souli have been raised by the group since they were young. There is a Souli to cover every aspect of…

UPARQ

Human · Military · Education

University of Persei Analytical Research and Quantification (UPARQ) is a research center headquartered on Persei (Rhetor II), sponsored by the United Empire of Earth (UEE). The researchers at UPARQ work largely on classified projects for the benefit of the UEE military. Due to…

Area18

Settlements · Human

Area18 is the main commercial port of ArcCorp (Stanton III) and serves as a nexus for traffic in the region surrounding the planet. Riker Memorial Spaceport, the main spaceport on ArcCorp, is located in Area18, and is connected to the Central Plaza via the Cityflight Transit…

Li'tova

Culture · Xi'an

Li'tova is the central code of ethics and main religion for the Xi'an people. It was established in roughly SEY 33900 BCE by early Xi'an. The core of Li'tova centers around the concept of time; specifically, the intent and effect of all actions throughout time, no matter how…

JusticeStar Satellite

Locations · Human

The JusticeStar Satellite is a space station in the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. Located at one of the Lagrange points of Kellog VI's orbit, it serves as the central processing center for new arrivals to the maximum security prison QuarterDeck. It also hosts a…

New Austin

Settlements · Human

New Austin is a city on Terra (Terra III), and is one of the planet's initial colonization points. While a city of industry, the factories of New Austin are constructed to protect the natural beauty that surrounds it by blending into the environment as seamlessly as possible.…

microTech (Company)

Commerce · Human

microTech is a manufacturer of a variety of electronics, digital displays, software, and computers, including the mobiGlas wearable computer. Founded on Earth (Sol III) in SEY 2782 by programmer Magnus Tobin, it is headquartered in New Babbage on the planet microTech (Stanton…

MacArthur (Kilian V)

Planets · Human

MacArthur (Kilian V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and serves as the main headquarters of the UEE Navy. Soon after the planet was terraformed to Human specifications, the Navy constructed boot camps (known locally as…

Rytif (Bremen II)

Planets · Human

Rytif is an inhabited planet in the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth. The second planet from the sun, it was slowly terraformed for Human habitation after the system was discovered in 2441. Rytif was a major center of food production during the Second Tevarin War (2603 -…

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…

Idris System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Idris system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), made up of an F-type main sequence star, four terrestrial planets, and a protoplanet. Discovered in SEY 2493, the system experienced significant economic expansion when the United Planets of Earth (UPE)…

House Xy.ō

Xi'an · History

Xy.ō was the second Imperial House (Yii'uaTao") in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Selected by other major Houses in II.0 (878 BCE), the new Emperor Y.ah'a se Xy.ō and the rest of her House commemorated the terraforming of R.aip'uāng (Kai'pua III) to be a spiritual center of…

Kai'pua System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The Kai'pua system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of a K-type main sequence star, two terrestrial planets, and two gas dwarfs. One of the most important locations in the Xi'an Empire, it is the spiritual center of Li'tova, the central code of…

Jata

Settlements · Human

Jata is the most populous city of Cestulus (Davien II). Because the planet's atmosphere is thin, Jata is largely located under enormous, complex biodomes kept habitable by a system of air production facilities that help supplement the oxygen supply. It became the United Nations…

Leyland's Tortoise

Animals

Leyland's Tortoise Leyland's tortoise is a species of tortoise indigenous to Earth (Sol III). They have glossy shells with minor color variation around the scutes and the edges of the shells. Extremely docile, they are kept as pets by Humans, especially long-haul spacers.…

Tears of Fire

Culture · Art

Tears of Fire Tears of Fire is a painting by the early Messer Era landscape and military artist Aaron Fring. It was completed in SEY 2610, after Fring witnessed Tevarin Warlord Corath'Thal and his fleet falling through the atmosphere of Jalan (Elysium IV, formerly Kaleeth) in an…

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…

Orison

Settlements · Human

ORISON Orison is a city based on a series of interconnected floating platforms located in the upper atmosphere of Crusader (Stanton II). Originally constructed by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy to provide repair facilities for their capital ships, Crusader Industries…

Emperor (Tao'nuasao / Tao'yusao)

Xi'an · Government

The Emperor (Tao'nuasao) is the sovereign monarch of the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). It is the duty of the Emperor to make decisions that affect all Xi'an while adhering to the tenets of Li'tova and Xi'an law while considering the advice of the Council of Three. The Emperor also…

Council of Three

Xi'an · Government

A Council of Three (kyoLyon) is the ruling body of a Xi'an House, composed of three elders. Three is seen by the Xi'an as the ideal number to balance important decisions, ensuring that multiple points of view are heard and wisdom prevails. All aspects of the governance of a…

Th.us'ūng System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The Th.us'ūng system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire, consisting of a G-type main sequence star, three terrestrial planets, one gas giant, one dwarf planet, and one asteroid belt. Discovered in MXY III.802 (SEY 2483) by a scanning drone owned by the Xi'an Service…

P5G Gladius

Spacecraft · Military · Human

P5G Gladius The Gladius is a long-serving military light fighter spacecraft developed by Aegis Dynamics and first utilized by the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) in the 26th century SEY. Its frame is easily modified, and has undergone numerous technology retrofits in the past…