Lore

S.ap'uāng (La'uo IV)

Planets · Xi'an

S.ap'uāng (La'uo IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas giant with an orange, white, and brown-belted atmosphere it is the brightest natural object in the La'uo system. Violent storms rage along the borders of its latitudinal…

K.yuk'o (Kai'pua IV)

Planets · Xi'an

K.yuk'o (Kai'pua IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the Kai'pua system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), and is a gas dwarf. Since its rocky core and diffuse atmosphere have nearly identical properties to those of neighboring planet Kyu'kyu (Kai'pua III), some astronomers…

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…

Marius Messer IV

People · Human

Marius Messer IV (2625-2641) was the only son of United Empire of Earth(UEE) Imperator Livia III and her husband Daniel Scota, a former pilot. He spent his childhood on Earth (Sol III) with his cousins, Gammon and Illyana. His grandfather Deacon II tutored him privately from a…

Pox (Cano IV)

Planets

Pox is the fourth planet from the sun in the Cano system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A gas giant with rust-colored banding, it is constantly beset by storms up to a thousand kilometers wide. Pox's erratic weather is a favorite subject of atmospheric scientists.

Gen (Terra IV)

Planets

Gen is the fourth planet from the sun in the Terra system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and the second most populous. Terraforming on Gen was completed roughly a century after Terra (Terra III) was settled. Many military and administrative bodies from the UEE established…

Mentor (Rhetor IV)

Planets · Human

Mentor is the fourth planet from the sun of the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located on the far outer edge of Rhetor's green band, Mentor has a harsh, cold year-round climate that keeps its inhabitants mostly indoors. Its academically challenging universities…

Jalan (Elysium IV)

Planets · Human · Tevarin

Jalan is the most populous planet in the Elysium system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the home planet of Tevarin. Originally called Kaleeth, it was annexed by the United Planets of Earth (UPE) at the end of the First Tevarin War and colonized by Humans, displacing many…

Hua'nam (Th.us'ūng IV)

Planets

Hua'nam (Th.us'ūng IV) is a gas giant in the Th.us'ūng system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), and is the fourth planet from its sun. A pressurized research station constructed, owned, and operated by the Xi'an government is located inside Hua'nam's stormy hydrogen-helium atmosphere,…

Lixāuu (T.āl IV)

Planets · Xi'an

Lixāuu (T.āl IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Naturally habitable, the acid already-present in Lixāuu's atmosphere convinced officials to make it the home of processing facilities, refineries, and other pollution-causing…

Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV)

Planets · Xi'an

Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Originally terraformed and developed as a planet to train military ground forces and build weapons, it was reclassified as an industrial world by the Xi'an government at the…

Patek Coen

People · Human

Patek Coen (2786 - 2867) was a navjumper most notable for his discovery of the Kellog system in 2811. Born on Kampos (Ellis IV), Coen began his career as a pilot for a private ferry service from Kampos to neighboring planets Green (Ellis III) and Noble (Ellis V). He became…

QuarterDeck

Locations

QuarterDeck is a maximum-security prison located on Kellog VI in the Fair Chance Act-protected Kellog system. Built to withstand the planet's frigidly cold, low-oxygen atmosphere, the penitentiary is under heavy guard and is considered virtually inescapable. The United Empire of…

Daniela Argen

People · Human

Daniela Argen (2762 - 2838) was a United Empire of Earth (UEE) Senator of Locke (Idris IV) from 2801 to 2827. First elected under a platform of revitalizing the economy, she spearheaded a series of tax breaks for first-time business owners and instituted a hiring program that…

OB Station Pegasus

Locations · Human · Military

OB Station Pegasus is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) outpost located in the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. Situated at a Lagrange point in the orbit of Kellog VI, it was created to monitor the planet Xis (Kellog II) and protect the developing Orm civilization…

Kamposi Magnus

Animals

KAMPOSI MAGNUS The kamposi magnus was a tusked aquatic animal that inhabited Kampos (Ellis IV) until roughly 500,000 SEY ago. Kamposi was an omnivorous apex predator with a dense, solid, compact skeleton adapted for the high-gravity, high-pressure environment of Kampos' deep…

JusticeStar Satellite

Locations · Human

The JusticeStar Satellite is a space station in the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. Located at one of the Lagrange points of Kellog VI's orbit, it serves as the central processing center for new arrivals to the maximum security prison QuarterDeck. It also hosts a…

Shubin Interstellar

Commerce · Human

Shubin Interstellar is a major corporation headquartered on microTech (Stanton IV) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded as an investment group, it acquired the terraforming conglomerate Worldmaker in the late 25th century SEY, and Fulcrum Mining Associates in the…

Tanys

Settlements · Human

Tanys is a city located in the Corsti Mountains on Locke (Idris IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded as a resort town for climbing enthusiasts, in 2542 Tanys became the center of the resistance movement against the invading Tevarin called the Greys. When Idris IV was…

Amioshi Plague

Plants

The amioshi plague is a lichen that is invasive on multiple planets throughout known space. Originally from Kampos (Ellis IV), it naturally grows in the cracks of rocks, where it anchors its rhizines to absorb nutrients and water. It needs little to no light to survive, and can…

Neo Taurii

Settlements · Human

Neo Taurii is a city on Kampos (Ellis IV) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in the early 2800s, it was built along the coast of the Sorghum Sea, where the temperature stays comfortable most of the year. Buildings erected in Neo Taurii are constructed low to the ground…

Nedila

Settlements · Human · Tevarin

Nedila is a small town on Jalan (Elysium IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE) located in a rocky area south of the planet's capital Gemma. Many of its inhabitants are water farmers, and their harvests are distributed to the major population centers on Jalan. The town's natural hot…

GIO

Settlements · Human

GIO (Geological Investigation Outpost) is a mining outpost owned and operated by Shubin Interstellar on Baker IV, United Empire of Earth (UEE). GIO mostly consists of a vast network of interconnected mining tunnels deep underground, marked on the planet's surface by a group of…

New Babbage

Settlements · Human

New Babbage is the largest city on microTech (Stanton IV) and home to microTech's main headquarters. Construction of New Babbage was personally overseen by company founder Magnus Tobin, whose goal was to make the city an ideal working environment for the technological innovators…