Lore

UEE Naval Flight Academy

Human · Education · Military · Locations

The United Empire of Earth Naval Flight Academy (UNFA) is a coeducational service academy located on MacArthur (Kilian V). Established in SEY 2632, it is one of the oldest of the United Empire of Earth's (UEE) service academies. It educates officers for commissioning into the…

Life/Labor-Style Employee Contract

Human · Commerce

The Life/Labor-style employee contract is a controversial legal agreement that gives a corporation a high degree of control over employees in exchange for housing, medical support, and the provision of other social services. It was developed in the early 26th century by Arial…

Xi'an Youth Counterculture (Yitē'kuit.i)

Xi'an · Culture

Xi'an youth counterculture (yitē'kuit.i) is a movement made up of young Xi'an, mostly those who have not yet completed their compulsory time with the Xi'an Service (Pō't.ōngp.ū), who experiment with practices not traditional to Xi'an society. Human culture is particularly…

Xi'an Language (uo'aXy'an)

Xi'an · Culture

The Xi'an Language (uo'aXy'an) is a group of languages spoken by the Xi'an. It refers to the standard dialect, the military dialect, and countless other dialects dispersed throughout the Xi'an Empire. Most Xi'an dialects are mutually intelligible due to the re-organization of…

United Empire of Earth Citizen

Human · Government

A Citizen is a resident of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) who has actively taken a role in making the UEE better. Often this can be achieved through military service, the performance of exemplary community service, or success in a government-proctored application. Citizens of…

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.…

Levski

Settlements · Human

Levski is a permanent, independent settlement located on Delamar in the Nyx system. Built out of the remains of an abandoned QV Planet Services mining facility, it was founded in SEY 2655 by a group of Human political dissenters called the People's Alliance and named after a…

Āi se Cho'an

People · Xi'an · Exploration · History

Āi se Cho'an (MXY III.726 - III.874? | SEY 2386 - 2577?) was a navjumper best known for her discovery of the Yā'mon system. Born into a House that specialized in jump point navigation, Āi was trained from a young age in navigational techniques and began her career hunting for…

Ka'ua (Hyoton IV)

Planets · Xi'an

Ka'ua (Hyoton IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the Hyoton system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). The heart of the Xi'an government, it is the home of the Emperor and the Imperial House's Council of Three, and is the nerve center of the Civil Service. Originally uninhabitable,…

Paul LeSalle

Human · People

Paul LeSalle (2881 - present) is a Human businessman, former chairperson of the Centralist party (2942 - 2948), and former Senator of Cassel (Goss II) (2915 - 2939). As a Senator, he advocated for lower taxes and created an incentive system for businesses to move their…

The Great Divide (Xi'an Civil War)

Xi'an · History · Military

The Great Divide (the Xi'an Civil War) took place from 20044 to 19770 BCE. The outcome of millennia of inter-House conflicts and complex webs of enmity and allyship, it began when the last daughter of House Kl.ō attempted defection to House Uai'i. Hostilities between the Houses…

Marie Sante

People · Human · Exploration

Marie Sante (2504 - 2545?) was a navjumper most notable for her discovery of the Horus system, which she named after her ship. Born on Gonn (Oberon I) in 2504, she was the oldest of seven children, and was often left in charge of caring for her siblings while her parents worked…

Sloma

Banu · Food and Beverages · Culture

Sloma Sloma is a beverage often consumed by the Banu before they begin the negotiation process for new business deals, or during various social gatherings. Sloma is made up of a base liquid that is then altered by the addition of disparate ingredients brought to the table by…

Banu Protectorate

Government · Banu

The Banu Protectorate (BP) is an allied coalition of planet-states and city-states, some based in Banu flotillas, that make up Banu-controlled territory. A governmental body called the Protectorate or the Protectorate Council, made up of hundreds of individual Banu, maintains…

Stella Fortuna

Culture · Holidays · Human

Stella Fortuna Stella Fortuna is a Human cultural celebration associated with good fortune and success in new ventures. It was first established as a commemoration of the successful colonization of Mars (Sol IV). Feasting, fireworks, festivals, and other forms of mass…

Suj Kossi

People · Tevarin

Suj Kossi (b.2900) is a Senator for Jalan (Elysium III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Kossi began his political career after his honorable discharge from the UEE Navy, where he received a Medal of Valor for his service during a dangerous repair mission under fire from the…

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…

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…

Ice Mining

Science and Technology

Ice mining is a process by which ice is collected from asteroids and other celestial bodies beyond a planetary system's frost line. Mined water ice is generally used to provide water to spacecraft or to locations that suffer from a lack of water. Ice of other kinds, such as…

Platform-Based Colonization

Science and Technology

Platform-based colonization is the use of platforms as bases for building colonies in environments which provide no other means of stable settlement. Platforms can be orbital, situated within a planet's atmosphere, built onto a planet's bedrock, or can float on bodies of water.…

Octagon

Commerce

Octagon is a workwear company that manufactures a wide range of clothing and gear for blue-collar jobs. Known for durability, all of Octagon's products are made to stand up to the wear-and-tear that comes with daily use in an active environment. The company contracts with…

Buoy

Science and Technology

A buoy is an object positioned at a stationary point in space. Buoys are most frequently used to mark specific points of interest in space either to warn spacecraft of a particular danger, like an asteroid field, or to support navigation towards difficult-to-detect spaces like…

Scanner

Science and Technology

A scanner is a type of device that can take in a wide range of data, perform an analysis, and compile a report on its findings. Basic scanners can be used to provide general information about the world, such as the identification of a person or object. Specialized scanners can…

Imperial Cartography Center

Government · Human

The Imperial Cartography Center (ICC) is a public institute in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) responsible for locating jump points and keeping current stellar cartography information up to date. It was founded by Ivar Messer I in 2546 as a branch of the Government Cartography…