Lore

Universal Body Armor (UBA)

Commerce · Human

Universal Body Armor, commonly referred to as UBA, is a Human manufacturer of personal armor. UBA was initially formed as a holding company. It gradually acquired small armor manufacturers until it had the capacity to offer a unified product across the United Empire of Earth…

Ellis VIII

Planets

Ellis VIII is a planet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Cold and desolate, the rolling plains of Ellis VIII are coated in thick layers of nitrogen and water ice supplied by a system of active cryovolcanoes. Off-gassing from this ice has produced a thin…

Odin IV

Planets

Odin IV is a gas giant with a hydrogen and helium atmosphere in the Odin system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Much of the deep heat that escapes the planet's interior flows upwards to power enormous storms. Its strong magnetosphere gives rise to spectacular auroras visible…

Fora II

Planets

Fora II is a coreless terrestrial planet located in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). After the terraformation of Hyperion (Fora III) failed, several companies attempted to terraform this planet, in spite of its location outside the system's green band. All attempts…

Baker II

Planets

Baker II is a smog planet in the Baker system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The second planet from the suns, its position in the green band would normally make it a prime candidate for colonization. However, the high-pressure, poisonous atmosphere has so far prevented any…

Idris III

Planets

Idris III is an ocean planet in the Idris system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although its location suggests it would be a good candidate for terraforming, it is covered in oceans of hot, high-density fluid made up of a mix of water with ammonia and other volatiles that make…

Municipal Transit Line (Mu-Sit)

Ground Transportation · Human

The Municipal Transit Line (Mu-Sit) is a transit system located in the city of Quinton on Angeli (Croshaw II) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Developed under a government contract by Argo Astronautics, it was based on the company's radial networked transit hub in Port…

Tamsa I

Planets

Tamsa I is a chthonian planet that orbits the black hole at the center of the Tamsa system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Once a gas giant, it lost its atmosphere via hydrodynamic escape due to proximity to its former star, leaving its dense metallic core intact. Astrophysicists…

Driller

Spacecraft · Vanduul

"Driller" is the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy military designation for a type of escort and troop carrier operated by the Vanduul. A capital ship, it has most often been observed accompanying large-sized Vanduul Clans during major raids. Declassified military reports…

Oya I

Planets

Oya I is a terrestrial planet in the Oya system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the first planet from its sun. Small and hot, its barren landscape is riddled with deep canyons that were formed by ancient lava flows. Although all of its volcanoes appear to be extinct, the…

Ballista

Ground Transportation · Military · Human

The Ballista is a mobile missile platform developed by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. It was designed for terrestrial anti-air and anti-space operations and is built around a large missile launcher and reloading mechanism. While it is primarily…

Genesis I

Planets

Genesis I is a mesoplanet in the developing Genesis system. Because it lacks a protective atmosphere, its surface is pockmarked with thousands of craters caused by meteorite bombardment, and its core is partially exposed. In 2933, the observation station Lalahon located in the…

Nemo II

Planets

Nemo II is the second planet from the sun of the Nemo system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Over the millennia, countless meteor strikes have impacted the surface of Nemo II, creating a visually dynamic landscape of craters and mountains. In the distant past, it was volcanically…

Basilisk

Commerce · Human

Basilisk is a Human personal and spacecraft armor manufacturer headquartered on Cascom (Castra II). Founded in the first half of the 2500s to research new armor composites, Basilisk received the bulk of its initial funding from the United Empire of Earth (UEE) until the end of…

Tiber Belt Alpha

Space

The Tiber belt alpha is the only asteroid belt of the Tiber system. Located in Vanduul territory, the densely-packed belt is primarily used by the Vanduul for resource extraction. Before the United Empire of Earth Navy withdrew from the system they strategically laid mine fields…

Comm Relay Station

Science and Technology · Human

A comm relay is a type of prefabricated communications relay tower that collects data from a network of comm arrays positioned through an area of open space. Generally operated by communication companies such as the Aciedo corporation, these relays are found throughout the…

Ngii (Yao'yao)

Animals

The ngii, also called the yao'yao after the sound it makes, is a semi-aquatic domestic animal indigenous to RyiX'yan (Hyoton III). A popular pet in the Xi'an Empire, it has lived alongside the Xi'an since they developed farming, and is used for pest control and fishing along…

Croshaw IV

Planets

Croshaw IV is an uninhabitable super-Earth in the Croshaw system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) and is the furthest planet from the system's sun. Geological evidence suggests that it once had an atmosphere partially made of water vapor, but due to an unknown event, the atmosphere…

Terrapin

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Terrapin is a deep-space armored scout ship developed by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. Outfitted with sensitive scanners, it is used for long duration reconnaissance and leg patrol missions where crew members might need to be separated from…

Geddon System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Geddon system is a planetary system located in the Banu Protectorate that consists of an O-type main sequence star and one terrestrial planet. Directly connected to the United Empire of Earth(UEE) via the Geddon-Corel jump point, it is frequently trafficked by haulers moving…

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…

Ellis II

Planets

Ellis II is a terrestrial planet with a thick, high-pressure atmosphere located in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Underneath the swirling clouds that hide its surface is an enormous, planet-wide desert marked with ever-shifting swirls and ridges created by…

Stor*All

Commerce · Human

Stor•All is a Human shipping container manufacturing company that sells such well-known products as the Big Box series found on many ships. Originally incorporated as TransGo in the Corel system in 2745, it rebranded as Stor•All during a period of increased trade between the…

Kiel I

Planets

Kiel I is a small planet that is tidally locked to the sun of the Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Extreme heat and stellar radiation have made the side facing the star dangerously hot and dry, while the far side of the planet is coated in nitrogen and methane ice. Due…