Lore

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…

Rhetor V

Planets

Rhetor V is a gas giant, and is the fifth planet from the sun of the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its multicolored atmosphere and swirling storms make it a popular destination for tourists, pilots, and students from nearby planets. Reportedly, students from…

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.…

Murray Cup

Sports · Human

The Murray Cup is a spacecraft race held annually at the end of racing season in the Ellis system. Dating back to 2467, when terraforming workers of Gaia Planet Services unofficially raced one another to pass the time, the Murray Cup is now the most prestigious event in modern…

Davien IV

Planets · Human

Davien IV is an ice giant in the Davien system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) and is the furthest planet from the sun. It was chosen as the parent body for the BanuFriendship Museum due to its picturesque blue and white atmosphere and proximity to the Davien-Cathcart jump point.

Vega Belt Alpha

Space

The Vega belt alpha is a dense asteroid belt that orbits the star of the Vega system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Because of its location near the orbit of Selene (Vega III), it is a popular location for aspiring miners to stake out their first claim and harvest resources.…

Horus III

Planets · Human

Horus III is a super-Jupiter on the Horus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the most distant planet from its sun. More massive than most other gas giants, it has a high-density atmosphere that compresses the planet, lowering its overall circumference in comparison to…

Sino (Virgil II)

Planets

Virgil II, nicknamed Sino, is the second planet from the sun of the Virgil system, located in Vanduul territory. A world blanketed with thick and impenetrable smog, little is known about its surface. The majority of probes that were sent there before the Fall of Virgil only…

Tua'lu" (Ē'aluth I)

Planets

Tua'lu" (Ē'aluth I) is the first planet from the sun of the Ē'aluth system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas dwarf-like puffy planet, Tua'lu" has a diffuse, low-density atmosphere that is slowly eroding due to radiation from the star it closely orbits. The gas around Tua'lu" is…

Bacchus II

Planets · Banu

Bacchus II is the second planet from the suns of the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. A temperate terrestrial world blanketed by vast oceans, it is dotted with thousands of populated islands and archipelagos and is host to a wide variety of climates and biodiversity. Travel…

Kallis IV

Planets

Kallis IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the developing Kallis system. Due to its position in the green band, current size, and robust volcanic activity, it seems to be evolving into an Earth-like planet. Survey teams on OB Station Gryphon monitor Kallis IV around the…

Tohil IV

People

Tohil IV is a planet in the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the fourth world from its sun. A massive super-Earth, Tohil IV exerts a strong gravitational pull that attracts frequent meteor and comet strikes. Deep craters pockmark its surface, some of which were…

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…

Nuso Flotilla

Settlements · Banu

The Nuso flotilla is an interconnected fleet of ships located in the Bacchus system, Banu Protectorate. Located near the Geddon-Bacchus jump point, it began as a popular location for Banu merchants to park their ships and set up shop in hopes of attracting Human customers. Some…

Vili (Odin 2a)

Moons

Vili (Odin 2a) is the moon of Odin II, Odin system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Cold and snowy, the largest settlement on Vili is Raleigh Station, a former base of operations for a now-defunct weapons testing company. The station now serves as a waypoint for civilian…

Gliese Belt Beta

Space

The Gliese belt beta is the second belt from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Located between Nogo (Gliese IV) and Gliese V, it is packed with ancient outposts and abandoned rigs, left there from an earlier period in which resources were abundant. It is a popular…

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…

Cassel (Goss II)

Planets · Human

Cassel (Goss II) is the second planet from the binary suns of the Goss system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). An ocean world with many islands and small continents, Cassel was colonized in the early 2500s. The natural beauty of turquoise, gold, and deep orange bands in the…

Corel II

Planets

Corel II is a coreless, terrestrial planet located in the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The second planet from its sun, it has no magnetic field and an undifferentiated interior. UEE surveys of the planet have shown that it is rich in valuable mineral resources. An…

Rest & Relax

Commerce · Human

Rest & Relax is a Human company that maintains a chain of hospitality waystations throughout human space. Engineer Johann Alejandre founded Rest & Relax as a single rest stop in the Baker system in 2901. The company initially operated by purchasing and adapting decommissioned…

Nul II

Planets

Nul II is the second planet from the sun of the unclaimed Nul system. Large and dense, it is composed mostly of iron, and is thought to be the former core of a super-Earth that lost its mantle. While there is no water to be found, there are many lakes on the planet, including…

Tohil II

Planets

Tohil II is a planet in the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the second world from its sun. A mesoplanet, its mantle has been stripped away over many millennia due to intense solar winds. During the Messer Era (2546 - 2792), smugglers would sometimes hide in…

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…

Nemo I

Planets

Nemo I is a protoplanet that orbits closest to the star of the Nemo system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). An extremely thin atmosphere of oxygen, sodium, and hydrogen surrounds it, essentially identical to the vacuum of space. In 2407, a scanning device advertised as the…