Lore

Syulen

Spacecraft

The Syulen is a light cargo spacecraft developed by Gatac Manufacture. Designed to meet the needs of both Xi'an and Human pilots, it debuted at the SEY 2953 Intergalactic Aerospace Expo as House Ng.at'ak's latest foray into the United Empire of Earth (UEE) market. It was crafted…

Schwester (Chronos II)

Planets

Schwester (Chronos II) is an uninhabitable planet located second from the sun of the Chronos system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). In 2925, a Senate attaché was tasked with creating a progress report on a cluster of harvesting and refining facilities that had been constructed to…

Operation Mandrake

Military · Human · Vanduul

Operation Mandrake, also known as the Battle of Oberon, was a 2946 United Empire of Earth (UEE) military offensive against the Vanduul. Led by Admiral Ernst Bishop of the 65th Battle Group, it took shape when the UEE Navy received credible intelligence that a large group of…

Whammer's

Commerce · Human · Food and Beverages

Whammer's is a fast food chain in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that serves burgers, sandwiches, and sides. Owned by Interstellar Restaurant Management, it was founded in SEY 2801 by brothers Sidney and Callahan Westmoreland on Severus (Kiel III). The low-cost sandwiches…

Aurora ES

Spacecraft · Human

The Aurora Essential (ES) is a light single-crew spacecraft manufactured by Roberts Space Industries (RSI). It is marketed as an entry-level spacecraft with a lower price point making it one of the more common vehicles found in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Several Aurora…

Aron Award

Culture · Human

The Aron Awards, popularly known as the Arons, are awards for outstanding works in design, given by the Interplanetary Association of Artisans and Designers (IAAD). They are recognized as one of the most prestigious design awards in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Each year…

Big Benny's

Commerce · Food and Beverages · Human

Big Benny's is a food brand owned by Terra Mills that produces kacho, a heavily spiced combination of noodles and broth. Founder Benicio Lewis Jr. first began selling kacho inspired by his father's recipe from a food stall on Lo (Corel III) after encouragement from friends. He…

E'tam

Science and Technology · Illegal Activity

E'tam is a recreational drug that is used by the Xi'an to slow body function and sharpen awareness, allowing the user to enter a deep meditative space. Derived from the leaves of the e'tam plant, which are then fermented and sun dried, e'tam is placed in the mouth and the drug…

Squadron 214

Military · Human

The 214th Multi-level Force Applicator Squadron (Squadron 214, "the Black Crows") is a carrier-based unit of the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN). Squadron 214 was activated in 2675, and has served in multiple conflicts, but it is best known for its role in the Siege of Tiber…

Khartu-Al (Kal'tuāl)

Spacecraft · Xi'an

The Khartu-Al (Kal'tuāl) is a Xi'an light scout spacecraft adapted for Human use by Aopoa. Its base model, the Qhire Khartu (Kuail Kal'tu), was originally developed for the Xi'an Empire as a scout and interceptor for the military. Aopoa extensively modified the control surfaces…

Retribution

Spacecraft · Military · Human

Retribution is a dreadnought spacecraft manufactured by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military in cooperation with multiple major manufacturers. Designed to counter Vanduul Kingships, the Retribution is the largest type of capital ship used by the UEE military at around 2700…

Mauricio Tusk

People · Human

Mauricio Tusk (2499-2551) was a law enforcement officer who served in the Advocacy from 2524 to 2541 and then as High-Advocate of the United Planets of Earth from 2541 to 2546. He and High-Secretary Janis Rezaian publicly criticized then High-General Ivar Messer for his refusal…

Flatcat

Animals

A flatcat is a small carnivorous animal indigenous to Kampos (Ellis IV). Because it evolved on a high-gravity world, the flatcat has a wide, squat body and stocky, muscular legs. A social animal, it lives in groups of between two and forty individuals in its natural habitat.…

Gurzil Belt Alpha

Space

The Gurzil belt alpha is a protoplanetary disk that orbits the sun of the developing Gurzil system. Still in its infancy, it is a swirling mass of dust, asteroids, and planetessimals. During the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), many spacecraft from both sides of the…

Serling (Horus I)

Planets · Human

Serling (Horus I) is the first planet from the sun of the Horus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Tidally locked to its star, its day half is hot and cloudy and its dark half is icy and cold. A permanent wind system that exchanges air from each side keeps the climate from…

QuarterDeck

Locations

QuarterDeck is a maximum-security prison located on Kellog VI in the Fair Chance Act-protected Kellog system. Built to withstand the planet's frigidly cold, low-oxygen atmosphere, the penitentiary is under heavy guard and is considered virtually inescapable. The United Empire of…

Tomb (Tiber II)

Planets

Tomb (Tiber II) is the second planet from the sun of the Tiber system in Vanduul territory. An arid, desert world, it was once a sparsely-settled mining colony operated by settlers from the United Empire of Earth(UEE). In SEY 2734, halfway through the Siege of Tiber, the Vanduul…

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,…

Voodoo System (VS-10)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Voodoo system (designated VS-10 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-known jump points with any other systems. It is included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, but little other information is…

Volt System (VS-12)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Volt system (designated VS-12 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-known jump points with any other systems. Included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, it is confirmed to have at least one…

Prime Citizen

Politics · Government · History · Human

Prime Citizen was the highest government office obtainable by a resident of the United Planets of Earth (UPE). Created in 2546, the office was proposed by Ivar Messer I, then High-General of the UPE, in response to a series of bombings reported as terrorist attacks on multiple…

Ferron II

Planets

Ferron II is a coreless, uninhabited planet in the Ferron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Second from the system's sun, its relative position makes it only a tenuous candidate for terraforming. Ever since its neighbor Asura (Ferron III) ran dry of resources, many small…

Armitage (Orion III)

Planets · Vanduul

Armitage is the third planet from the sun in the Orion system. It was a terraformed and settled planet which became the site of first contact between Humans and the Vanduul in 2681, when a Vanduul raiding party razed the settlement of Dell Township. Before the Orion system was…

Levski

Settlements · Human

Levski is a permanent, independent settlement located on Delamar in the Nyx system. Built out of the remains of an abandoned QV Planet Services mining facility, it was founded in SEY 2655 by a group of Human political dissenters called the People's Alliance and named after a…