Lore

Min 1a

Moons

Min 1a is the closest moon to the rogue planet Min I in the unclaimed Min system. Due to the forces of tidal heating, Min 1a is intensely geologically active, with a network of volcanoes that produce plumes of sulfur that can climb hundreds of kilometers above its surface. Lava…

Vega 2b

Moons

Vega 2b is the outermost moon of Aremis (Vega II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). A shepherd moon, it closely orbits the outer edge of Aremis' system of rings, clearing out stray debris in orbit around the planet which gives the rings a sharply defined edge. It is believed that…

Venus (Sol II)

Planets

Venus is the second planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A smog planet with a dense, high-pressure atmosphere, it has never been successfully terraformed although Humans have made countless attempts since they first began terraforming other…

Dione (Sol 6d)

Moons

Dione (Sol 6d) is a moon of Saturn (Sol VI), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Marked with numerous impact craters and chasmata, it is theorized that Dione went through a period of heavy meteor strikes in the distant past that turned the moon 180 degrees on its axis. After the…

OB Station Heller

Locations

OB Station Heller is a research space station located in the Garron system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is the main headquarters of the ongoing effort to restore the biosphere of Garron II, which was destroyed at the orders of Linton Messer XI in SEY 2792. It also houses a…

Herschel Belt (Sol Belt Alpha)

Space

The Herschel belt (Sol belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located between the orbits of Mars (Sol IV) and Jupiter (Sol V), it is where Humans first began to experiment with asteroid mining. Pure water ice harvested from the belt…

Mercury (Sol I)

Planets

Mercury (Sol I) is the first planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). An iron planet, has been extensively mined and stripped of most of its natural resources. When Humans first began mining planets other than their homeworld Earth (Sol III), hundreds…

Third Imperial Age

Xi'an · History

The Third Imperial Age, ruled by House Kr.ē, is the Xi'an Empire's (SaoXy'an) current dynasty. It began in II.1824 (SEY 1457) with the selection of U.e'o se Kr.ē as the new Emperor, roughly a century after the Kr'thak's assassination of House Xy.ō. During this era, the Xi'an…

Yar (Centauri II)

Planets

Yar is the second planet from the sun in the [Centauri system], United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located close to the inner boundary of Centauri's green zone, Yar's environment is hot and arid, and sparsely populated. The planet's most visible feature is a vast barren region known…

Hurston (Stanton I)

Planets · Human

Hurston is a hot, arid planet that orbits closest to the sun in the Stanton system. Discovered in 2851, it was sold by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) government to the company Hurston Dynamics in 2865. Unrestricted industry and mining, especially of antimatter precursor, have…

Storm

Ground Transportation · Military

The Storm is a single-seat combat support vehicle manufactured by Tumbril Land Systems. An updated version of the historic tank that was used during the Second Tevarin War, the Storm is fast and agile and has a steering system that allows for precise control of the tank and its…

Cyclone

Ground Transportation · Human

The Cyclone is a light-armored ground vehicle developed by Tumbril Land Systems. It can be adapted for multiple roles and forms the backbone of many ground operations that require harsh terrain be traversed. Variants include the Cyclone AA anti-aircraft vehicle, Cyclone RC…

Ranger

Ground Transportation · Human

The Ranger is an all-terrain motorcycle manufactured by Tumbril Land Systems. Featuring patented X-TEC off-road technology that is designed to increase the vehicles responsiveness, it is most commonly used for personal transport and exploration on undeveloped worlds. Variants…

Storm AA

Ground Transportation · Military

The Storm AA is a single-seat combat support vehicle manufactured by Tumbril Land Systems. A variant of the anti-artillery Storm tank, the AA has been reconfigured with anti-aircraft swarm missiles, and is capable of targeting low-flying spacecraft. The AA was designed to work…

Nova

Ground Transportation · Human · Military

The Nova is a main battle tank developed by Tumbril Land Systems. Built around a large, turreted ballistic cannon, the Nova is used by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Army and Marine armored units. Early models of the tank were used during the Second Tevarin War and…

Toja (Terra 2a)

Moons · Locations

Toja is a natural satellite of Pike (Terra II) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Tidally locked, its far side is heavily scarred with frequent meteor impacts from space debris. The near side of Toja is dotted with auxiliary service centers built to support the mining…

Daymar Rally

Sports

The Daymar Rally is an annual unsanctioned race that takes place on Daymar every Standard Earth Year (SEY) on Daymar (Stanton 2b), the second moon of Crusader (Stanton II). In each race, participants must pilot ground vehicles to multiple checkpoints and complete set tasks there…

Ellis 5b

Moons

Ellis 5b is the second moon of Noble (Ellis V), United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is tidally locked to the planet. Nearly three times larger than its sister moon Ellis 5a, the light reflected off its pristine white surface is sometimes bright enough that Ellis 5a becomes…

Rhea (Sol 6b)

Moons

Rhea (Sol 6b) is a moon of Saturn (Sol VI), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Composed of water ice and rock, it has numerous high-albedo ice cliffs that appear as streaks on the surface when viewed from space with the naked eye. Although it does experience some endogenic activity…

Europa (Sol 5b)

Moons

Europa (Sol 5b) is a moon of Jupiter (Sol V), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Coated with a sheet of water ice that hides a brackish ocean, its surface is crisscrossed with vast cracks that appear when tidal heating induces too much stress upon it. In SEY 2431, single-celled…

Phobos (Sol 4a)

Moons

Phobos (Sol 4a) is the closest moon to Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The larger of the planet's two satellites, it is a non-spheroid object with a jagged surface covered in grooves and streaks. In the next 30 to 50 million years, Phobos will be pulled in by Mars'…

Charon (Sol 9a)

Moons

Charon (Sol 9a) is a moon of Pluto (Sol IX), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The largest of the dwarf planet's five natural satellites, Pluto and Charon are mutually tidally locked to one another and orbit a common barycenter that lies outside Pluto's surface. The two bodies are…

Touvoni/Aiya (Charon 3a)

Moons

Touvoni (Charon 3a) is the moon of Charon III, United Empire of Earth (UEE), known as Aiya in Dellin. After Tarquin Klast was elected governor of Dellin in 2944, he passed a popular decree renaming the moon to differentiate the values of Dellin from the other states on Charon…

Port Olisar

Locations · Human

Port Olisar is a space station and trade hub owned and operated by Crusader Industries. Normally located in orbit above the gas giant Crusader (Stanton II), it was decommissioned in 2943 for extensive repairs and updates. When in use, it serves as a rest stop and gateway to the…