Lore

Magda Hurston

People · Human

MAGDA HURSTON Magda Hurston (2833 - 2921) was the CEO of Hurston Dynamics from 2883 to 2915. It was her initiative that led the company to purchase Stanton I from the United Empire of Earth (UEE) in 2865. The third moon of Hurston is named in her honor. She was succeeded as CEO…

Fair Chance Act

Human · Government

The Fair Chance Act is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) law passed by the Senate in 2795, in the wake of the Massacre of Garron II (2792). Sponsored by ImperatorErin Toi, it created a new status for planetary systems, Developing system, and added several protections to said…

Galactic Tour (Galactic Gear)

Entertainment · Human

Galactic Tour (formerly Galactic Gear) is a Spectrum show hosted by Jax McCleary that reviews spacecraft after putting them through outlandish tests. Debuting in 2931 as Galactic Gear, the show featured McCleary and a rotating cast of friends and guest stars who accompanied…

Supermodernist Architecture

Art · Human

Supermodernist architecture is an architectural school of style that blends the use of developments in high technology with a sense of hopeful meaning. The style rose in popularity in the early years of the 30th century. The Phiyi Tower, constructed in the wake of the 2934…

SSN/CAtv Nightly News

Entertainment · Human

SSN/CAtv Nightly News is a Spectrum news show that airs after its sister show Empire Report. It covers more local news stories that are not aired on Empire Report, but are still deemed newsworthy by SSN/CAtv.

Crusader Security

Organizations · Human

Crusader Security is Crusader Industries' private security force responsible for maintaining law, order, and adherence to company policy in and around Crusader (Stanton II).

StarWatch

Entertainment · Human

StarWatch is a popular celebrity gossip and pop culture talk show produced for Spectrum that debuted in 2940. Fans of the show refer to themselves as StarWatchers. Most episodes of the program open with a segment in which the host comments on pieces of celebrity gossip…

Galaxy

Spacecraft · Human

The Galaxy is a large multi-role spacecraft developed by Roberts Space Industries (RSI). Released in 2952, it was scheduled to be unveiled the same year at the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo, but the show floor prototype was stolen. Jax McCleary of the popular Spectrum show…

Idris System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Idris system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), made up of an F-type main sequence star, four terrestrial planets, and a protoplanet. Discovered in SEY 2493, the system experienced significant economic expansion when the United Planets of Earth (UPE)…

Blue Triangle Inc

Commerce · Human

Blue Triangle Inc is a manufacturer of computers, cryptokeys, radars, and analytic systems. Former hackers Jade Sui-Sellars and Pradiana4 founded the company after they were acquitted of exploiting a security vulnerability in the Central Core Bank (CCB). They were arrested by…

Calliope (Stanton 4a)

Moons · Human

Calliope is a cold, windy moon of microTech (Stanton IV), named after the mythical muse of epic poetry and eloquence from ancient Earth (Sol III). Due to the high winds and extreme cold, weather suits worn by visitors to the planet are known to fail, particularly on the moon's…

New Austin

Settlements · Human

New Austin is a city on Terra (Terra III), and is one of the planet's initial colonization points. While a city of industry, the factories of New Austin are constructed to protect the natural beauty that surrounds it by blending into the environment as seamlessly as possible.…

Penselin (Davien 2a)

Moons · Human

Penselin is the moon of Cestulus (Davien II), a planet in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was named for Dr. Daniel Penselin, a physicist who died there testing his improvements to the quantum drive. Its radius is only a few meters longer than that of Earth's moon.

Port Tressler

Locations · Human

Port Tressler is a space station that serves as the main transfer hub to New Babbage on microTech (Stanton IV). Named after Aleena Tressler, a mentor of microTech's founder Magnus Tobin, it is owned and operated by microTech, and houses multiple shops and services focused on…

North American Alliance (NAA)

Politics · Human

The North American Alliance (NAA) was a supranational political and economic union of multiple member states that were located primarily on the North American continent of Earth (Sol III). Formed in 2189, it rose to help facilitate the sourcing and exchanging of valuable…

Nexus System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Nexus system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of one protoplanet, three terrestrial planets, a gas giant, an asteroid belt, and an A-type main sequence star. Discovered in SEY 2445 by United Nations of Earth Navy (UNEN) pilot Dominic…

Kastak Arms

Weapons · Commerce · Human

Kastak Arms is manufacturer of energy weapons located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in partnership with the government of Selene (Vega III) following the SEY 2737 Vanduul invasion of Virgil, Kastak was intended as a means to build weapons to arm individuals for…

Titus Costigan

Human · People

Titus Costigan (2909 - present) is the CEO of Esrua Industries, director of the nonprofit Better Together Foundation, and eldest son of former ImperatorKelos Costigan of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Running as a Universalist, he was one of five final candidates for the…

Empire Report

Entertainment · Human

Empire Report is a daily Spectrum news program produced and broadcast by SSN/CAtv. Billed as companion to SSN/CAtv Nightly News, the two shows coordinate to avoid covering the same topics on a given day. Empire Report is typically scheduled for a regular daily time slot although…

Anthony Tanaka Remembrance Day

Holidays · Human

Anthony Tanaka Remembrance Day is a holiday in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), observed annually on December Third. It is held in honor of Anthony Tanaka, a child laborer who was publicly executed by an Advocacy agent on 3 December 2757 for refusing to obey an order to…

Mars Tragedy

History · Human

The Mars Tragedy (Mars Disaster, Great Mars Tragedy of '25) was a terraforming disaster that occurred on 13 September 2125. Late in the initial terraforming of Mars (Sol IV), an error in the atmospheric processors caused the newly generated oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere to…

Theresa Branaugh

People · Human

Theresa Branaugh (2835 - 2873?) was a geologist, surveyor, and explorer best known for her unofficial discovery of the Branaugh system some time before 2877. Like many other explorers, she dreamed of discovering a new planetary system, a goal to which she dedicated all of her…

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…

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…