Lore

Corel V

Planets

Corel V is a gas giant in the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A brown and red gas giant with a stormy atmosphere, it is primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, with a solid rocky core. It is a popular spot for young pilots in Corel to learn how to slingshot their…

Kiel V

Planets

Kiel V is a gas giant with prominent rings in the Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Known for its beauty, its hydrogen and helium atmosphere is banded with shades of white, orange, yellow, reddish-brown, and pale green. Starting in the early 2920s, it became a trend for…

The Red God (Nexus V)

Planets

Nexus V is a gas giant in the Nexus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the most distant planet from its sun. Nicknamed "The Red God" by locals, its swirling, stormy atmosphere is a mix of swirling shades of red with streaks of dark brown. Although the origin of the…

Tohil I

Planets

Tohil I is the innermost planet of the Tohil system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is tidally locked to its sun. Close proximity to the star has turned the day side of Tohil I into an ocean of lava. Surveys indicate that the molten rock extends deep within the planet, nearly…

Ellis I

Planets

Ellis I is a protoplanet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its scorched surface is dotted with lakes of bubbling lava. Exploration attempts of Ellis I have so far been impossible due to the protoplanet's proximity to the sun. In 2799, Dab Demirjian became the…

Pinecone (Ellis XIII)

Planets

Pinecone (Ellis XIII) is a protoplanet in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Nicknamed pinecone for its craggy surface, it's a major mining hub, rich in heavy metals and valuable minerals. Long-haul miners harvest resources from Pinecone, stop at Walleye for a…

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…

Elysium II

Planets

Elysium II is an uninhabited planet in the Elysium system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Second from its sun, it sits inside the system's green band and has a fragile atmosphere of carbon dioxide. Thousands of impact craters litter its surface. The largest of these is speculated…

Tamsa II

Planets

Tamsa II is a gas giant in the Tamsa system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Unlike the former rogue planet Tamsa I, it naturally formed in the wide accretion disk that orbits the black hole at the center of the system. The internal heat of Tamsa II is very low, with an upper…

Zeus Mk II MR

Spacecraft

The Zeus Mk II MR (Marque) is a medium interdiction spacecraft manufactured by Roberts Space Industries. One of three variants in the Zeus Mk II series, it swaps the radar scanner turret of the ES model for a quantum dampener that can halt combatants from retreating into quantum…

Banshee I

Planets

Banshee I is a rocky mesoplanet in the Banshee system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Long-distance scans have indicated that Banshee I contains many pockets of valuable mineral resources. However, its proximity to the system's star, a pulsar that emits regular bursts of deadly…

Ferron I

Planets

Ferron I is a small mesoplanet that orbits closest to the sun of the Ferron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). While it appears to be spheroid to the naked eye, recent measurements of its surface confirm that it is misshapen enough to possibly fit the definition of a…

Common Laws

Government

The Common Laws are a set of baseline rights, privileges, and standards that apply to all who reside within the United Empire of Earth (UEE) regardless of the representation status of their location. These laws include fundamental personal freedoms, safety standards, health…

Saisei (Centauri III)

Planets

Saisei is an inhabited planet in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its buildings and urban development were designed to exist in harmony with the natural landscape. The environmental laws of Saisei prohibit excessive population growth and tightly control…

Croshaw I

Planets

Croshaw I is a terrestrial planet with a thick, high pressure-atmosphere that closely orbits the star of the Croshaw system. After its discovery in 2271, some prospectors attempted to establish harvesters on the planet's surface in an effort to gain easy access to…

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…

Sabre Firebird

Spacecraft

The Sabre Firebird is a medium fighter manufactured by Aegis Dynamics. A variant of the Sabre space superiority fighter, it was redesigned to emphasize ambush strikes. A specialized missile rack paired with two gatling cannons allows the Firebird to execute rapid attacks, and…

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…

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…

Helios IV

Planets

Helios IV is the outermost planet from the sun of the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although it is covered in thick sheets of ice and lacks a substantial atmosphere, the UEE military operates a network of outposts on Helios IV, located deep underground. The…

Sabre Raven

Spacecraft

The Sabre Raven is an interdiction spacecraft manufactured by Aegis Dynamics. A variant of the Sabre space superiority fighter, the Raven maintains the speed and maneuverability of the base model but has a lower ship signature and decreased wingspan, thus increasing its stealth…

Centauri I

Planets

Centauri I is a protoplanet in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that orbits very close to its sun. Surveyor Kelly Alden captured an image of Centauri I in 2639 through her ship's camera, capturing the protoplanet in the path of a blue-white prominence that seems…

Idris V

Planets

Idris V is a protoplanet in the Idris system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Once dense with valuable minerals, the UEE government and various companies systematically strip-mined Idris V throughout the 26th and 27th centuries. Its resources were significantly depleted. Pits and…

Arrastra

Spacecraft

The Arrastra is a mining spacecraft manufactured by Roberts Space Industries (RSI). Designed for deep space, large scale operations, it comes with remote-controlled industrial mining turrets, a tractor beam, and an on-board ore refinery to help limit the need for third party…