Lore

Ellis System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Ellis system is a planetary system located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of thirteen planets, one asteroid belt, and one F-type main sequence star. Most famously home to annual spacecraft race the Murray Cup, its three habitable planets are all centers of…

Nessa Park

Locations · Government · Human

Nessa Park is a large public park located at the center of Fujin City on Saisei (Centauri III). The park was established and is maintained by a coalition of local companies including Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern (MISC) and Astro Armada to provide a recreational…

Emil Quast

People · Human

Emil Quast (b.2888 - present) is an architect and interior designer notable for his work on the Flowhouse, a public assembly building on Terra (Terra III) with an organic, curving silhouette. Self-taught, he began his career in Jele City, Vann (Croshaw III), where he made waves…

Battle of Orion

Military · History · Human · Vanduul

The Battle of Orion was a massed engagement between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Vanduul that began on 16 February 2712 SEY, when thousands of Vanduul accompanied by a Kingship poured into Orion from a previously unknown jump point to the system later coded VS-09…

Aydo

Settlements · Human

Aydo is a major city on Green (Ellis III) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). A coastal city, it sits atop a sheer wall of cliffs overlooking the ocean. In the past, gaps in these cliffs were used as tracks in one of the legs of the race that ultimately gave birth to the first…

Prime Transit Metrorail (PTM)

Ground Transportation · Human

The Prime Transit Metrorail (PTM) is a public transportation system located in Prime on Terra (Terra III), developed under government contract by Argo Astronautics in 2545. The PTM's main city center station sits in downtown Prime, with lines connecting it to hubs located in the…

Horus System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Horus system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of an M-type main sequence star, two terrestrial planets, a super-Jupiter, and two asteroid belts. In 2528, navjumper Marie Sante reported her discovery of the Horus system to the United…

Odin System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Odin system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is made up of two chthonian planets, one gas giant, an unusual cosmic anomaly, and a white dwarf star. The anomaly was created when the first planet in the system was destroyed by its star, leaving…

Deacon Messer II

People · Human

Deacon Messer II (2567-2661) was Imperator of the United Empire of Earth from 2592 to 2628. The only son of Ivar I and Delia Hassan, Deacon oversaw the Second Tevarin War (2603-2610), increased military spending, expanded the powers of the Advocacy, increased minimum sentences…

Night Warrior

Entertainment · Human

Night Warrior is a 2941 vid starring Callum Robb, Khar Alejandro, and Serene Steward, based on a novel of the same name by Carsten Maes. It tells the story of one man's quest to save his colony world from the scheming of an evil super-corporation. The vid was a financial success…

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)…

Astravin University at Cestulus

Education · Human · Locations

Astravin University at Cestulus (AUC) is a public research university in Jata on Cestulus (Davien II) and the flagship campus of the Astravin University system. Founded in SEY 2520, AUC survived Cestulus' difficult colonial period and expanded during the planet's economic…

Civilian Defense Force

Organizations · Human

The Civilian Defense Force (CDF) is a civilian militia connected to the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Advocacy. Founded in 2947, it was created with the enactment of the Militia Mobilization Initiative as a way for law enforcement to enlist the public to help with larger scale…

Atchivo

Settlements · Human

Atchivo is a settlement on Goss I, United Empire of Earth (UEE), located deep within the planet's largest agricultural zone. A major shipping center with a busy spaceport, it is surrounded by enormous commercial and storage facilities. Most of the produce on Goss I marked for…

Linton Messer XI

People · Human

Linton Messer XI (2745-2792) was the last of the Messers to occupy the office of Imperator in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). He assumed control of the UEE in 2781 after seizing power from his father, Ulysses Messer X. During his reign, he sold the terraforming rights of…

Mira Ngo

People · Human

Mira Ngo (2891 - present) is Senator of Terra (Terra III) (2936 - present), and the youngest person to have ever been elected to the United Empire of Earth (UEE)Senate. She was one of the final five candidates running in the 2950 Imperator election. A third generation Senator,…

Helios System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Helios system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), consisting of a peculiar main sequence B-type star, three terrestrial planets, and a gas giant. It was discovered in 2529 by a group of outlaws known as the Daybreak Marauders, who used it as a…

Kellar's Run

Illegal Activity · Human

Kellar's Run is a 2931 intersystem spacecraft chase that started in the outlaw space station Spider in the Cathcart system when Dean Kellar shot and killed an undercover Advocacy agent during a disagreement over Anvil thrusters. Kellar battled his way out of Spider to his…

Unification Wars

History · Human · Military

The Unification Wars were a series of wars that took place after the formation of the United Nations of Earth (UNE) in 2380 until 2384. It was sparked on 20 October 2380 when the crew of the Stanley, a warship registered to the former country of Amecanio, mutinied and threatened…

Arena Commander

Entertainment · Human

Arena Commander is a spaceflight simulator released in 2943 by Original Systems. In the game, players fly realistic versions of real spacecraft and engage in dogfights with similarly realistic recreations of modern ships of Xi'an, Banu, and even Vanduul origin. The lead designer…

Imperial Arts Foundation

Human · Art · Organizations

IMPERIAL ARTS FOUNDATION The Imperial Arts Foundation (IAF) is a nonprofit charitable organization located on Green (Ellis III) that provides funding and resources to artists and arts programs in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was founded in 2811 by Marana River…

Squadron 89 (The Lost Squad)

Military · Human

The 89th Logistic Support Squadron (Squadron 89, "the Lost Squad") is an inactive United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) unit. Founded in SEY 2608, the squadron served as a logistics and operations support squadron to various units, bases, and capital ships until its final posting…

Squadron 42

Military · Human

The 42nd Special Fighter Squadron (Squadron 42) is an active unit of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. Currently assigned to the 2nd Fleet, 65th Battle Group, Squadron 42 is most often deployed for missions that require a high level of skill. Originally established as a…

OB Station Chimera

Locations · Human · Military

OB Station Chimera, also known as "Yogi Station," is a United Empire of Earth outpost located in the Fair Chance Act-protected Oso system. Charged with preventing outside interference in the system, it is located near the Pyro-Oso jump point to monitor incoming traffic and…