Lore

Spider

Settlements · Illegal Activity

Spider is a habitable space station in the unclaimed Cathcart system. The station was fabricated by squatters from a half-finished platform and hundreds of abandoned spacecraft hulls that were dumped in the system. Despite its reputation for lawlessness, the station's location…

Chuai'chuai (R.il'a I)

Planets

Chuai'chuai (R.il'a I) is the first celestial body from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A protoplanet, it is oblate in shape and resembles an egg pockmarked with craters. Since it had little to offer in the way of resources, the Xi'an military used it as a…

Haven

Settlements

Haven is a settlement on Tyrol V in the unclaimed Tyrol system. Built into the side of a deep canyon to shelter from the heat of the suns, Haven started as a collection of tunnels that were used as temporary hide-outs by outlaws with nowhere else to run. As more people desperate…

UEE Calendar

Human · Culture

The United Empire of Earth (UEE) calendar (Standard Earth Year, SEY) is a system of time measurement that is based on the celestial mechanics of the Human homeworld, Earth (Sol III). The year is charted by how long it takes Earth to revolve around the system's sun, and each day…

Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ē'aluth

Space

The Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se Ē'aluth (Ē'aluth Belt Alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Ē'aluth system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). The government allows a tightly-capped quantity of water ice to be extracted from the belt under close supervision, solely to support those who reside…

Claw Salamanders

Illegal Activity · Organizations · Human

The Claw Salamanders are an independent faction and outlaw group based in the Nyx system. Known for their custom-made armor suited for cold environments and helmets that conceal their faces and modulate their voices, they can generally be found living in deep freeze…

QV Planet Services

Commerce

QV Planet Services were a mining corporation based in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in SEY 2589, their attained their initial capital by convincing investors that they could quickly construct infrastructure and begin work in the newly-discovered Nyx system before…

B0otycall

Entertainment · Human

B0otyCall is an underground Spectrum broadcast that covers events pertaining to the criminal underworld of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is hosted by an anonymous person who goes by the pseudonym Jester. It first appeared in 2941, when Jester successfully hijacked the…

University of Persei

Education · Human · Locations

The University of Persei is the oldest continually operating institute of higher education in the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is a collegiate research university made up of several semi-independent colleges and research institutes, including the University of…

Battle of Vega II

Military · Human · Vanduul

The Battle of Vega II was fought on 5 October 2945 SEY between the United Empire of Earth and the Vanduul. It was sparked when a large Vanduul Clan led by a Kingship jumped to the Vega system and attacked the planet Aremis (Vega II). After a desperate battle against overwhelming…

Xi'an-Human First Contact

History · Xi'an · Human

Humans and Xi'an first made contact in SEY 2530 when Gaia Planet Services (GPS), a Human terraforming corporation, attempted to set up operations on the Th.us'ūng system. Because GPS had illegally entered the system, they neglected to perform the necessary surveys required by…

Perry Line Pact

Politics · History

The Perry Line Pact is a peace treaty between the United Empire of Earth(UEE) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). After the signing of the Akari-Kr.ē Treaty brought an unofficial end to the Xi'an-Human Cold War, the question of what to do with the eight disputed planetary systems…

Tevarin-Human First Contact

Tevarin · History · Human

Humans and Tevarin first made contact with one another shortly after Dr. Kellar Lench of the New Horizons Research Institute discovered a jump point into the Elysium system. Observing signs that the system was occupied by a technologically advanced civilization, he dispatched a…

First Jump Day

Holidays · Human

First Jump Day is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) holiday celebrated on 10 April that recognizes the day Nick Croshaw became the first Human to discover a jump point. In the mid-23rd century, spacecraft in the Sol system began to vanish without explanation in a region nicknamed…

UEES Flyssa

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The UEES Flyssa was a Javelin-class destroyer that crashed on the surface of Daymar (Stanton 2b) in SEY 2862 and was last commanded by Captain Chin Ormiston of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy. Launched in 2779 after a three year construction process, it was initially used…

Tadmor Terraforming Concern

Commerce · Human

Tadmor Terraforming Concern (TTC) was a terraforming company that operated from SEY 2298 to 2369. Founded by tech entrepreneur Korian Tadmor and backed by venture capitalist funding, the company won terraforming rights to Fora II in 2308. Although the planet was located outside…

Juliet Maupin

People · Human

Juliet Maupin (2747 - 2862) was a weapons and scanner engineer. She began her career at Aegis Dynamics as a machinist in 2766, eventually transferring to the ships team on Cestulus (Davien II) in 2772. There, she worked her way up to lead engineer and led the team responsible…

Xi'an

Xi'an · Civilizations

The Xi'an are a spacefaring civilization that originated on the planet RyiXy'an (Hyoton III). They are capable of space flight, quantum travel, jump point navigation, and planetary terraformation. Their leader, Emperor Kr.ē, has reigned over the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) since SEY…

Opera Mushroom

Plants

OPERA MUSHROOM The opera mushroom is an artificially engineered fungus developed by a team of researchers at the University of Rhetor's (UR) Department of Genetics. It has a fleshy, violet, trumpet-shaped, fuzz-covered stem that amplifies a natural sound created by the expansion…

Yela (Stanton 2c)

Moons · Human

YELA (STANTON 2C) Yela is the outermost natural satellite of Crusader (Stanton II), and is orbited by a ring of asteroids. A thin crust of water-ice on the moon's surface is said to represent the cool demeanor of Yela, the oldest sibling in the Human children's story A Gift for…

Tears of Fire

Culture · Art

Tears of Fire Tears of Fire is a painting by the early Messer Era landscape and military artist Aaron Fring. It was completed in SEY 2610, after Fring witnessed Tevarin Warlord Corath'Thal and his fleet falling through the atmosphere of Jalan (Elysium IV, formerly Kaleeth) in an…

Hitbox

Publications · Human

HITBOX Hitbox is a gaming magazine managed by C&K Publishing that releases a new issue every Standard Earth Month. Launched in December 2935, each issue of Hitbox features previews of upcoming games, news and statistics related to the games industry, reviews of new releases, and…

Luminalia

Holidays · Human · Banu

LUMINALIA Luminalia is a holiday celebrated by both Banu and Humans annually on December 22nd. It originated as the irregularly-held Banu festival tsikti efanga (Glow Festival), marked by the lighting of ceremonial lamps that stay lit until their fuel is consumed (about 34,000…

Ascension Astro

Commerce · Human

Ascension Astro is a Human spacecraft equipment company that develops and manufactures aftermarket stealth components. The company was founded in 2901 by a group of friends who had developed a new technique to reduce the infrared and electromagnetic signature of standard ship…