Lore

Bevic Group

Commerce · Human

The Bevic Group is a Human food and drink conglomerate headquartered in Earth (Sol III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in SEY 2078 by siblings Bartholomew and Vevrai Bevic after receiving a substantial inheritance from their grandparents, the first product it sold was…

Covalex Shipping

Commerce · Human

Covalex Shipping is a Human cargo transportation company founded by goods conveyor Hanso Mallory near the end of the Messer Era (2546 - 2792). Initially a smuggling operation, Covalex gained legitimacy when it became an official vendor of United Empire of Earth (UEE) goods…

Shubin Interstellar

Commerce · Human

Shubin Interstellar is a major corporation headquartered on microTech (Stanton IV) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded as an investment group, it acquired the terraforming conglomerate Worldmaker in the late 25th century SEY, and Fulcrum Mining Associates in the…

Abeni Okon

People · Human · History

Abeni Okon (SEY 2157 - 2252) was the first Human born on a planet other than Earth (Sol III). Her parents, Kinah and Madu Okon, were early colonists of Mars (Sol IV), the first planet successfully terraformed by Humans. Okon was lauded in the media as a symbol of human ingenuity…

Hathor Group

Commerce · Human

The Hathor Group was a Human inter-planetary mining concern that employed harsh, environmentally catastrophic techniques that left otherwise inhabitable planets desolate in the company's wake. It purchased the Nexus system from the United Nations of Earth (UNE) in SEY 2468,…

Aegis Dynamics

Commerce · Military · Human

Aegis Dynamics is a spacecraft manufacturer based on Cestulus (Davien II). Because it manufactured a majority of the military ships used by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) during the Messer Era, the company became synonymous with the fascist regime of the time. After the fall…

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…

Azure Sky Aero

Commerce · Human

Azure Sky Aero is a tech company that manufactures EVA suits, EVA packs, and other wearable equipment. Particularly notable for their Better Built (BB) line of propulsion devices, the company began as a machining studio that produced and sold custom parts to spacecraft…

Hedeby Gunworks

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Hedeby Gunworks is a personal weapons manufacturer located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). The company was founded by inventor Altruis Hedeby in SEY 2921 as a single shop to market armaments had developed himself. Hedeby sought to utilize his experience with Banu technology…

Terra Mills (Terragra)

Commerce · Human

Terra Mills is a manufacturer of consumer foods that was founded in SEY 2665 on Terra (Terra III). It produces a wide variety of well known brands, such as Pips, Fieldsbury, Prallies, and Big Benny's. Formerly known as Terragra, the company merged with Bremen Mills in 2717, and…

Apocalypse Arms

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Apocalypse Arms is a handheld and shipboard weapons manufacturer headquartered on Lo (Corel III). The company released its first branded munitions in SEY 2913, after founder Dalton Colabello discovered a cache of unused designs from deceased Messer Era (2546 - 2792) engineer…

Aeroview

Commerce · Human

Aeroview is a spacecraft hangar manufacturer, presently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shubin Interstellar. Founded by Arthur Nassir early in 2687, the company first made a name for itself by designing custom hangars for wealthy clients. Since their acquisition by Shubin in the…

Angeli on Air

Entertainment · Human

Angeli on Air was a Spectrum network founded on Angeli (Croshaw II) in 2459. It focused on broadcasting shows created by people born on Angeli, usually ones with a community or cultural focus. AoA was the original home for popular news debate program Showdown!, adapted for…

Aberdeen Hurston

People · Human · History

Aberdeen Hurston (SEY 2821 - 2912) was an engineer who worked at Hurston Dynamics from 2841 until his retirement in 2877. While he was attending university, he began working remotely with the weapons team at Hurston Dynamics on their early forays into antimatter-based missiles.…

Kruger Intergalactic

Commerce · Human

Kruger Intergalactic is a spacecraft, weapons, and spacecraft component manufacturer first founded on Borea (Magnus II). They started in SEY 2558 as a custom spacecraft and weapons component maker, providing parts to such clients as Roberts Space Industries and Behring.…

UltiFlex

Commerce · Weapons · Military · Human

UltiFlex is a weapon manufacturer that specializes in creating military-grade combat knives. The UltiFlex name is synonymous with their flagship product, the FSK-8 Combat Knife. These combat knives are part of the standard field kit for UEE soldiers and are popular among…

Anthony Tanaka

People · Human · History

Anthony Tanaka (SEY 2745 - 2757) was a child laborer who became a martyr to the anti-Messer movement when he was murdered by an Advocacy agent for refusing to continue work. He was born in Newcastle, Borea (Magnus II), and was forced to begin work at a munitions factory by local…

Akari-Kr.ē Treaty

Politics · History · Human · Xi'an

The Akari-Kr.ē Treaty is a ratified agreement between Terra (Terra III) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that brought about the unofficial end of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793 / MXY III.838 - III.1044). It was brokered in SEY 2789 (MXY III.1040) by the Senator of…

ROOK Heavy Metals

Commerce · Human

ROOK Heavy Metals is a manufacturer of combat armor and personal protection gear. Their products have a good reputation for defense, but the heavier models are generally less maneuverable than other manufacturers' alternatives. Though not intentionally designed for intimidation,…

Adaliz Dayan

Exploration · People · Human · History

Adaliz Dayan (SEY 2279 - 2317?) was a terraforming engineer who is credited with the discovery of the Banshee system. While working for the group terraforming Hyperion (Fora III) in the Fora system, she formed the Immram Association, an organization devoted to exploring the…

Kroneg

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Kroneg is a manufacturer of energy weapons for spacecraft. They design their products to appear as intimidating weapons of destruction, but critics claim that the performance fails to live up to that promise. Kroneg's weapons are popular among consumers despite poor ratings from…

Galor Messer IX

People · Human · History

Galor Messer IX (SEY 2666 - 2751), Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2715 - 2751, was the older brother of Samuel VIII. Under his rule, he changed the name of the UEE currency system to Imperials, remade government buildings in the Meta-Baroque style, and named…

Antoine Lebec

People · Human · Exploration · History

Antoine Lebec (SEY 2258 - 2307?) was a navjumper most notable for his discovery of the Nul system in 2290. Born on Earth (Sol III), he was inspired to become an explorer after Nick Croshaw discovered the Croshaw system in 2271. He completed pilot training in 2277, but wasn't…

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…