Lore

Helios III

Planets

Helios III is the third planet from the sun of the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Massive and hydrogen-rich, it is the main source for hydrogen collection in Helios and is the hub for the system's gas processing and refinement operations. Its atmosphere is…

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…

Corel VI

Planets

Corel VI is a protoplanet located in the outskirts of the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). In contrast to its sister planets, Corel VI's 12 degree orbital inclination puts it far off from the system's elliptical plane. Outlaw groups attempted to utilize the…

Lyria (Stanton 3a)

Moons · Human

Lyria is a natural satellite of ArcCorp (Stanton III) that orbits more closely to the planet than its sister moon, Wala (Stanton 3b). Water ice geysers and cryo-volcanoes force water vapor into Lyria's oxygen and ammonia atmosphere when they erupt. Although the air is too thin…

Oberon IV

Planets

Oberon IV is a protoplanet in the unclaimed Oberon system, and is the fourth planet from its star. Like its sister protoplanet Oberon III, it is theorized to have formed after the original star of the system went supernova. In 2946, multiple stray bombs struck Oberon IV during a…

Reisse (Rhetor III)

Planets · Human

Reisse is the third planet from the sun in the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The majority of Reisse's population are either students or faculty of the many universities on the world's surface. As such, Reisse is a major generator of research, and is supported by…

Shepherd (Tayac III)

Planets

Shepherd is a dwarf planet, third from the sun in the Tayac system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Composed of rock and ice, it has a deep red and white surface inhospitable to life. It was nicknamed "Shepherd" because it orbits so closely to the outer edge of the Tayac belt that…

Caliban 4c

Moons

Caliban 4c is the third moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Small and dark, its reddish-brown surface is dusted with iron oxide. The abundant presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes any iron in the dust to oxidize and…

Kyu'ām (La'uo III)

Planets · Xi'an

Kyu'ām (La'uo III) is the third planet from the sun of the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A smog planet, it is enveloped in layers of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfur dioxide. In the distant past, its surface was too dangerous to land a ship on due to the…

Arial Hurston

People · Human · History

Arial Hurston (SEY 2466 - 2537) was the third CEO of Hurston Dynamics. During his time as CEO, his cost-cutting measures pushed Hurston Dynamics into two decades of record profits. Among those measures was the still controversial Life/Labor-style employee contract that many…

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…

Gliese III

Planets

Gliese III is the third planet from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. A terrestrial world with an unbreathable atmosphere, it is dotted with various Soulis engaged in a wide variety of trades, from farming to mining to manufacturing. Each Souli is located within a…

Bremen III

Planets

Bremen III is the third planet from the sun of the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A coreless planet, its undifferentiated interior was once rich in natural resources. Extensive mining activity since its discovery in 2441 has depleted Bremen III of nearly all its…

Genesis Belt Alpha

Space

The Genesis belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the developing Genesis system. Located between the second and third planets from its sun, its proximity to the Fair Chance Act-protected world Genesis II has made it off limits from potential industrial development. However, some of…

Ellis 5b

Moons

Ellis 5b is the second moon of Noble (Ellis V), United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is tidally locked to the planet. Nearly three times larger than its sister moon Ellis 5a, the light reflected off its pristine white surface is sometimes bright enough that Ellis 5a becomes…

Epheet (Virgil 1c)

Moons

Epheet (Virgil 1c) is the third moon from Cyrene (Virgil I), Virgil system, located in Vanduul territory. The smallest of the three moons, it was nicknamed "little brother" for appearing to follow the other two moons across the sky. During the Fall of Virgil, it was damaged by…

Ping'leth (R.il'a III)

Planets

Ping'leth (R.il'a III) is the third planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Orbiting just outside of the inner boundary of the green band, it was not terraformed when the Xi'an government initially developed two other planets in the system. The jagged…

Lorona (Banshee III)

Planets · Human

Lorona is the third planet from the sun in the Banshee system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although the pulsar Banshee has made surface-level terraforming impossible, Lorona is home to a series of stable, populated underground cities supported by a mining-focused economy.…

Oso III

Planets

Oso III is a gas giant in the Oso system and is the third planet from its sun. Slightly green and white in color, its atmosphere is rich in silicate and iron clouds. Evidence suggests that it was once a rogue planet that was pulled into orbit around Oso's star at some point…

Hadrian Belt Alpha

Space

The Hadrian belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Hadrian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that orbits between the system's second and third planets. Although it is abundant in resources, no corporation has elected to mine it due to the presence of undetonated anti-ship…

Henge Cluster (Terra Cluster Alpha)

Space

The Henge cluster (Terra cluster alpha) is an asteroid field located between the third and fourth planets from the sun in the Terra system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). High in metallic asteroids, much of the cluster has already been claimed by various major mining…

Corsito (Virgil 1b)

Moons

Corsito (Virgil 1b) is the second moon from Cyrene (Virgil I), Virgil system, located in Vanduul territory. In contrast to its sister moon Jai (Virgil 1a), it has a dark, slightly blue surface and reflects about half as much light. An enormous crater with a large ring of bright…

Green (Ellis III)

Planets · Human

Green (Ellis III) is the third planet from the sun of the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A warm oceanic world dotted with high-end resorts and small cities, Green is home to the most popular spacecraft race in the UEE, the Murray Cup. Each year, its resorts fill…

Bacchus III

Planets

Bacchus III is the third planet from the suns of the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. A gas giant with a green and brown atmosphere, it is dotted with swirling clouds that mark the location of violent storms, some of which have raged for hundreds of years. The largest and…