Lore

J Harris Arnold

People · Human

J HARRIS ARNOLD Jude "J" Harris Arnold (2742 - 2853) was the lead designer and founder of Anvil Aerospace. Born in 2742, he was the only son of Pax Harris and Ndilimeke Arnold, real estate moguls on Terra (Terra III). He graduated from the Astronautics Laboratory within the…

Pyro System

Planetary Systems

The Pyro system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of a K-type flare star, five terrestrial planets, and a gas giant. Discovered in SEY 2493 by Pyrotechnic Amalgamated, it was not claimed by the United Nations of Earth (UNE) due in part to the dangers surrounding its…

AI Research and Production Restriction Act

Human · Government

The Artificial Intelligence Research and Production Restriction Act (AIRPRA) is a piece of legislation that places strict rules governing research on true artificial intelligence (AI) in the United Empire of Earth(UEE). Popularly referred to as "the AI ban," it originated after…

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…

Ail'ka Belt Beta (Huichuaihyao sy.en'o se Ail'ka)

Space

The Ail'ka belt beta is the second asteroid belt from the sun of the Ail'ka system. Rich in valuable minerals, it is the system's largest mine, ensuring that all military projects, no matter how large, do not need to rely on imports to obtain raw materials. Rather than stripping…

Terraformer

Science and Technology

Terraformer is the common name for industrial machinery used to alter the atmosphere and environment of inhospitable worlds in order to make them habitable. The technology can either be orbital platforms or built on the surface of the world itself, but is most often a…

Phiyi Tower

Locations · Human

The Phiyi Tower is a skyscraper located in the state of Acheron on Charon III. Designed by Alia De Monde, it was constructed to inspire hope in the people of Acheron after a deadly 2934 earthquake destroyed many historical and beloved buildings. Though it is now considered a…

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…

Prospector

Spacecraft · Human

The Prospector is a mining spacecraft developed by Musashi Industrial & Starflight Concern (MISC). Spun off from the Freelancer project in 2925, the Prospector exchanges its sister ship's modularity in favor of a focus on small scale mining via its suite of boring and extraction…

Pioneer

Spacecraft · Human

The Pioneer is a colonization and factory spacecraft sold by Consolidated Outland, the second project pursued by the company. Introduced in 2947, the Pioneer was developed using funds from the successful Mustang series of single seat spacecraft and was intended to disrupt the…

Energy Shield

Science and Technology

An energy shield is a barrier that protects an area from energy attacks. Normally invisible to the naked eye, it is projected from a shield generator through a series of emitters that absorbs and dissipates incoming blasts from energy weapons. If a shield is struck too many…

Titus

Settlements · Human

Titus is the most populous city on Selene (Vega III), United Empire of Earth (UEE), and the seat of the planet's government. Titus was once a center of commerce, but it experienced a sharp economic and population drop after the Fall of Virgil in 2737. While the city center is…

Tyrol III

Planets

Tyrol III is a coreless terrestrial planet in the unclaimed Tyrol system. Third from its suns, it is distant enough from them that it is overall cooler than Tyrol I and Tyrol II, although still very hot. Thanks to the absence of a metallic core at the center, it lacks an…

Blackwater

Settlements · Human

The Blackwater district was a geographic region on Crion (Caliban II). It became increasingly settled in the 2860s as the population of Crion grew. During this time, Blackwater was home to a burgeoning grey market that connected traders with the workers and militia working on…

Odin II

Planets

Odin II is the planet closest to the Odin system's star, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Formerly the second-closest planet, it became the first after Odin I was destroyed sometime during its sun's red giant phase. Odin II is not terraformed, though it is dotted with sealed…

Front Row

Settlements

Front Row is a settlement on the surface of Lanisto (Tyrol 1a), the moon of Tyrol I in the unclaimed Tyrol system. In 2848, a series of interconnected research stations funded by multiple private institutes were constructed below the surface in old lava tunnels as a part of a…

Behring Applied Technology

Commerce · Weapons · Military · Human

Behring Applied Technology is a weapons consortium based on Terra (Terra III). Founded in SEY 2554, Behring is comprised of dozens of smaller research and development firms to build a variety of items, weapons, and vehicles, usually for defense purposes. Their laboratories…

Historical Truth Act of 2941

Human · Government

The Historical Truth Act is an information law passed in 2941 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)Senate that declassified thousands of documents created during the Messer Era (2546 - 2792). It defines records created by the Messers and those associated with them as subject to…

Ellis Belt Alpha

Space

The Ellis belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Best known as the location of one of the racetracks in the Murray Cup, the belt first began to be used as an obstacle course for spacecraft by off-duty workers on the Green (Ellis…

Yethlūl y.ath'o (Yā'mon II)

Planets

Yethlūl y.ath'o (Yā'mon II) is the second planet from the sun of the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire. Although it saw little use other than resource extraction during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), it is now a hub of activity as it is being terraformed under a joint…

Yām'ping (Yā'mon IV)

Planets

Yām'ping (Yā'mon IV) is a dwarf planet in the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire, and is the last planet from its sun. Once home to several military outposts during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), Yām'ping is now orbited by stations dedicated to entertainment, such as…

Laylani Addison

People · Human

Laylani Addison (SEY 2889 - present) is the current Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Formerly, she was Dean of Applied Science at Mentor University (2931 - 2947), and before that, Professor of Integrated Science and Xenotechnology at Mentor for nine years. She was…

Titus Costigan

Human · People

Titus Costigan (2909 - present) is the CEO of Esrua Industries, director of the nonprofit Better Together Foundation, and eldest son of former ImperatorKelos Costigan of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Running as a Universalist, he was one of five final candidates for the…

Eri City

Settlements · Human

Eri City is the capital of Severus (Kiel III), Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Once a center of military power during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), the infrastructure abandoned by the armed forces when they left Kiel after tensions cooled are now being…