Lore

Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Th.us'ūng

Space

The Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Th.usūng (Th.us'ūng belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Th.us'ūng system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Rich in valuable mineral resources, Kathryn Segovia cited its presence as a primary motivating factor in her decision to sell the location of the…

Gedinasho Belt (Charon Belt Alpha)

Space

The Gedinasho belt (Charon belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Charon system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that orbits the system's sun between Charon III and Charon IV. It was named after Gedinasho, a fictional hero character created by artist/writer Fief whose comics were…

Tayac Belt Alpha

Space

The Tayac Belt Alpha is a circumstellar asteroid belt in the Tayac system located between Tayac II and Tayac III. It is best known as the home of the Xi'an-Human-Banu art installation Silent Song, an enormous art piece completed in 2900 and created over the course of a decade to…

Ellis Belt Alpha

Space

The Ellis belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Best known as the location of one of the racetracks in the Murray Cup, the belt first began to be used as an obstacle course for spacecraft by off-duty workers on the Green (Ellis…

Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Yā'mon (Yā'mon Belt Alpha)

Space

The huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Yā'mon (Yā'mon belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire. Used as a supplier of minerals for the Xi'an military, it was under heavy guard for the duration of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793). Human scouts on…

Gliese Belt Beta

Space

The Gliese belt beta is the second belt from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Located between Nogo (Gliese IV) and Gliese V, it is packed with ancient outposts and abandoned rigs, left there from an earlier period in which resources were abundant. It is a popular…

Ye'ten (Ail'ka III)

Planets · Xi'an

Ye'ten (Ail'ka III) is the third planet from the sun of the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Terraformed for the express purpose of agricultural production, Ye'ten is a world in which all available arable land is being used to grow food and other important organic…

M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV)

Planets · Xi'an

M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV) is the fourth planet from the sun in the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). As a base of operations for the Xi'an military, M.iiy'ong is a densely populated, busy world that houses flight academies, command centers, intelligence facilities, and…

Xyeping (Ail'ka I)

Planets

Xyeping (Ail'ka I) is the innermost planet in the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A rocky protoplanet, it is likely to have originated from the nearby Ail'ka belt alpha that's located between it and the rest of the planetary system. Xyeping is bombarded with heat and…

Gliese System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Gliese system is a planetary system in the Banu Protectorate that consists of a type-A main sequence star, three terrestrial planets, one smog planet, one gas giant, one protoplanet, an asteroid cluster, and two asteroid belts. A bustling hub of commerce and cultural…

Deimos (Sol 4b)

Moons

Deimos (Sol 4b) is the second and farthest moon from the surface of Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). At only 6.2 kilometers in diameter, it bears a strong resemblance to an asteroid. One leading theory proposes that it originated as a part of a larger asteroid that…

VFG Industrial

Commerce

VFG Industrial is a spacecraft hangar manufacturer that produces personal hangars designed for extreme environments. A wholly-owned subsidiary of ArcCorp, VFG adapts asteroid mining techniques to hangar construction, allowing them to bury well-equipped hangars deep inside large…

Tanga System

Planetary Systems

Tanga is an unclaimed planetary system that shares jump points with the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It consists of a young white dwarf star, two planets, and an asteroid belt. Astronomers speculate that before the star entered its red giant phase, one or more planets could…

Taranis System

Planetary Systems

The Taranis system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of an A-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, a gas giant, and two asteroid belts. Discovered in SEY 2478 by the United Nations of Earth (UNE) survey ship Mythic Horizon, the initial…

Nyx System

Planetary Systems

Nyx is an unclaimed planetary system situated at the border of a dark nebula. It consists of an F-type main sequence star orbited by a terrestrial planet, a smog planet, an ice giant, and two asteroid belts. The system's main settlement, Levski, is located on a large asteroid in…

Hadrian System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Hadrian system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of a red giant, a gas giant, a gas dwarf, an asteroid belt, and an ice giant. Originally named Nivelin, it renamed Hadrian in SEY 2542 after an ancient human defensive wall and turned into…

Stanton System

Planetary Systems · Human

STANTON SYSTEM The Stanton system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), discovered in SEY 2851 by navjumper Toshi Aaron. It is one of only two fully colonized systems in the UEE, and is made up of three super-Earths, a gas giant, an asteroid belt, and a…

Vega System

Planetary Systems · Human

VEGA SYSTEM The Vega system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It consists of one mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, one gas giant, one asteroid belt, and a G-type main sequence star. It was discovered in SEY 2402 and colonized only seven years later,…

Siege of Tiber

History · Vanduul · Military

SIEGE OF TIBER The Siege of Tiber was a key battle between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and invading Vanduul. Lasting from SEY 2732 to 2736, it consisted of extensive ground and air engagements, mass bombings, and a military blockade from the Orion and Vector (VS-1) jump…

Orbital Platform

Science and Technology

An orbital platform is a space station, generally constructed for one purpose, that orbits a celestial body such as a planet, asteroid, or star. Orbital platforms have been used as bases for fuel refineries, terraforming operations, orbital bombardment, mining operations, border…

Mining Probe

Science and Technology

A mining probe is a device that can propel itself through zero gravity environments and latch on to a celestial body in order to collect a sample of it for evaluation. Some mining probes are fully automated, performing analysis and sending results back to their ship of origin…

Ice Mining

Science and Technology

Ice mining is a process by which ice is collected from asteroids and other celestial bodies beyond a planetary system's frost line. Mined water ice is generally used to provide water to spacecraft or to locations that suffer from a lack of water. Ice of other kinds, such as…

Housing Exchanges (HEX)

Science and Technology

Housing Exchanges (HEX) are a common name for prefabricated facilities established inside hollowed asteroids and other frontier locations. They are simple, interconnected living spaces built to sustain workers and passing travelers at locations where constructing bespoke housing…

United Resource Workers

Organizations · Human

The United Resource Workers are an interplanetary guild of resource collectors such as asteroid miners and gas scoopers in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). The guild was founded in 2112 to protect the rights of workers, from ensuring safer and better work practices to securing…