Lore

New Babbage

Settlements · Human

New Babbage is the largest city on microTech (Stanton IV) and home to microTech's main headquarters. Construction of New Babbage was personally overseen by company founder Magnus Tobin, whose goal was to make the city an ideal working environment for the technological innovators…

Boreal Stalker

Animals

The boreal stalker is an apex predator found on microTech (Stanton IV) and created by the company microTech to help round out their planet's ecosystem. After the error in the terraforming process that led to a climate far colder than had been intended, many of the plants and…

InterDimension Software

Commerce · Human

InterDimension Software is a Human entertainment software company best known for the Star Marine franchise. InterDimension was founded in 2941 by level builder James Romanov and tech designer James Vandyke. The company has been responsible for several high-profile game releases…

Clio (Stanton 4b)

Moons · Human

Clio is the second-closest moon to microTech (Stanton IV), and is a popular destination for tourists due to its liquid oceans and pink and teal sky. It was named for the ancient Earth (Sol III) muse of history in order to remind those on microTech that their work is built on the…

Worldmaker

Commerce · Human

Worldmaker was a Human terraforming company. Founded in the mid-22nd century during the first terraforming boom, the company initially focused on perfecting terraforming technologies and ultimately engaged in large-scale planetary development. By the start of the 25th century,…

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…

Devil May Care Productions

Entertainment · Commerce · Human

Devil May Care Productions is a Human entertainment production company founded in 2943 by writers Jaina Tatman and Hadrian Weir to produce Lost Squad. After the success of Lost Squad, the company has begun development on two other unannounced projects. Its offices are located on…

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…

Euterpe (Stanton 4c)

Moons · Human

Euterpe is the third and smallest moon of microTech (Stanton IV), named for the ancient Earth (Sol III) muse of music. Largely covered by ice sheets and frozen oceans of water, the landscape of the moon is dotted with pillars of rock formations that researchers theorize are…

Calliope (Stanton 4a)

Moons · Human

Calliope is a cold, windy moon of microTech (Stanton IV), named after the mythical muse of epic poetry and eloquence from ancient Earth (Sol III). Due to the high winds and extreme cold, weather suits worn by visitors to the planet are known to fail, particularly on the moon's…

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…

Fulcrum Mining Associates

Commerce · Human

Fulcrum Mining Associates was a Human mining concern that operated from 2448 through its sale to Shubin Interstellar in 2554. The company was one of the first Human off-world mining concerns. In 2554, Fulcrum reached out to Shubin with a bid to sell off unwanted corporate assets…

QV Planet Services

Commerce

QV Planet Services were a mining corporation based in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in SEY 2589, their attained their initial capital by convincing investors that they could quickly construct infrastructure and begin work in the newly-discovered Nyx system before…

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,…

WillsOp

Human · Commerce

WillsOp is a Human limited liability corporation that produces targeting system hardware and software used in spacecraft. Established in SEY 2902, they saw limited market success until a 2922 computer virus infected the firmware updates of many major ship manufacturers. This…

Radegast Distillery

Commerce · Food and Beverages · Human

Radegast Distillery Radegast Distillery is a historic producer of whiskey located in Port Renatus on Mars (Sol IV). Initially founded as a bar in 2520 by the Wilkes family, Radegast became a common stopover point once word spread about the house whiskey they produced in the…

Thermyte Concern

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Thermyte Concern is a Human multidisciplinary manufacturer of mining equipment, personal and spacecraft-mounted weaponry, and munitions. Originally founded as a demolition and mining equipment company, Thermyte expanded its reach to weapons and missile warheads in the late…

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…

Meridian Transit

Commerce · Human

Meridian Transit is a Human passenger and commercial transportation company based on Crusader (Stanton II). It manages a large fleet of Crusader Industries Genesis-class ships on scheduled flights around the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Meridian has also been licensed for…

Ermer Family Farms

Commerce · Human

Ermer Family Farms is a commercial dairy owned and operated by the Ermer family, based on Keene (Kilian VII). Founded in 2923, the dairy first rose to prominence at the Najita Dessert Fest 2931, where it debuted one of its most popular varieties, lunes ice cream. The company…

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…