Lore

Corel System

Planetary Systems · Human

Corel is a planetary system on the border between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Banu Protectorate that was discovered in SEY 2449. As an important center of trade between the two civilizations, it is home to many Humans and Banu. It is made up of four terrestrial…

Triggerfish

Holidays · Human

Triggerfish is a Human holiday celebrated annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) on 01 April. Those who observe it play pranks and jokes on one another or participate in hoaxes, shouting "Triggerfish!" once a jape is complete. Though the holiday has origins stretching as…

Marshall Leon

People · Human

Marshall Leon (2753-2891) was a Human politician who served as Imperator of the United Empire of Earth from 2801 to 2811. Leon started his career in social services in 2774 and worked up to the Governors Council of Reisse (Rhetor III). From there, he was elected as Senator where…

Imperator's Day

Holidays · Human

Imperator's Day is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) holiday commemorating the unification of all Humans under one government, celebrated annually on July twelfth. It was established as a holiday in 2380 under the name Council Day to recognize the initial council that led the…

Davien System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Davien system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Discovered in SEY 2430, it was the system in which Humans first encountered intelligent extraterrestrial life: the Banu. People and businesses flocked to Davien after this, in spite of the thin…

Baker System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Baker system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Discovered in 2522, It consists of two K-type main sequence stars and four uninhabited worlds. The only major Human settlements in the system are Xenia, a Covalex shipping hub, and GIO, a Shubin…

Kilian System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Kilian system is the largest planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Discovered in SEY 2463, it was a key stepping stone in Humanity's early push outward from the Sol system. Four of its fourteen planets are populated. Kilian became the main headquarters for…

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…

First Tevarin War

History · Military · Human · Tevarin

The First Tevarin War was an intersystem conflict between the Tevarin and the United Planets of Earth (UPE). The Tevarin declared war with Humans in 2541, shortly after first contact. The motivations behind the war were complex; it was both a bid for the Tevarin to claim…

Leir I

Planets · Human

Leir I is a small, naturally habitable planet in the Leir system. Rich in minerals, it was initially settled by independent miners, mostly Humans, who established settlements without government support from the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was not officially developed by the…

Jax McCleary

People · Human

Jax McCleary (b.2887 - present) is a Human journalist, pilot, and Spectrum personality best known for hosting the shows Galactic Tour and Whitley's Guide. Before becoming a show host, McCleary worked as the sports anchor for the local news program in Aydo on Green (Ellis III),…

Bremen System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Bremen system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), consisting of a K-type main sequence star, one protoplanet, two terrestrial planets, and one ice giant. Discovered by explorer Bao Yun in SEY 2441 during the Human Colonial Expansion Era (2380 - 2530),…

Tamsa System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Tamsa system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Uniquely among UEE systems, its two planets revolve around a black hole rather than a star. The innermost world is thought to have been a rogue planet before it was captured by the black hole, while the…

Daniel Penselin

People · Human

Dr. Daniel Penselin (2445 - 2496) was a physicist whose work improved the fuel economy of Humanquantum drives. In 2491, Penselin published a paper outlining a working hypothesis for the creation of more efficient quantum drives that would allow for an approximate 20 percent…

Parker Terrell

People · Human

Parker Terrell (2888 - present) is a Human investigative journalist and host of the talk show Plain Truth. Until 2943, he worked as a reporter for New United, where he published multiple exposés and built a reputation as a tenacious and opinionated columnist. Terrell vanished…

Terra System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Terra system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) made up of one mesoplanet, one terrestrial planet, two super-Earths, and one G-type star named Terra Nova. Located at the nexus of seven jump points, the system was first charted in SEY 2516 as part of…

Oya System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Oya system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of a G-type main sequence star, three terrestrial planets, and one planetoid. In MXY III.866 (SEY 2566), it was discovered by test pilots for House Ng.at'ak during the preliminary flight of a…

First Jump Day

Holidays · Human

First Jump Day is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) holiday celebrated on 10 April that recognizes the day Nick Croshaw became the first Human to discover a jump point. In the mid-23rd century, spacecraft in the Sol system began to vanish without explanation in a region nicknamed…

Jata

Settlements · Human

Jata is the most populous city of Cestulus (Davien II). Because the planet's atmosphere is thin, Jata is largely located under enormous, complex biodomes kept habitable by a system of air production facilities that help supplement the oxygen supply. It became the United Nations…

Condi Hillard

People · Human

Condi Hillard (2659 - 2712) was a security contractor for Orion Defense Protection (ODP), best known for being the first Human to have defeated a Vanduul in ship-to-ship combat. After she completed her Equivalency, she obtained an old Gladius from a scrapyard, repaired it, and…

Neville Lott

People · Human · Illegal Activity

Neville Lott (2851 - 2917) was a Human serial killer who hunted, captured, dissected, and dismembered seven hikers in the Tecuya Mountains in Vastac, Terra (Terra III) during the 2880s. After losing his twin and parents in the Fall of Caliban in 2884, Lott, heavily burned and…

Dalton Colabello

People · Human

Dalton Colabello (b.2858) is the founder and CEO of Apocalypse Arms. Born on Borea (Magnus III) to a low-income family, Colabello joined his uncle's contracting company upon attaining his Equivalency. He broke off and founded his own construction business in 2884, eventually…

Citizen Day

Holidays · Human

Citizen Day is a holiday observed annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) on October tenth. It was established to recognize the achievements of Humans who have attained Citizenship through civic responsibility, military service, altruistic work, or other positive and…

Casse Aerospace

Commerce · Human

Casse Aerospace was a spacecraft manufacturer that operated from 2599 to 2623. Founded by noted ship designer and former Roberts Space Industries (RSI) engineer Leonard Casse, it released its first ship in 2604, the limited-run Cosmo Sloop. Due to the ongoing Second Tevarin War…