Lore

Emergency Communication Network (ECN)

Science and Technology

The Emergency Communication Network, popularly called the ECN, is a government-operated system of communication satellites and space stations in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Designed to facilitate stable communication in a state of emergency, each station has multiple…

INB New Corvo

Locations · Military · Human

The Imperial Naval Base (INB) at New Corvo is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) military facility on Aremis (Vega II). All Naval personnel moving in and out of the Vega system are required to check in at the base. Because of its proximity to a Vanduul system, INB New Corvo also…

Geohacking

Science and Technology

Geohacking is a colloquialism that refers to the practice of altering the environment of an already habitable planet. Geohacking is different from terraforming in that it is done upon planets and moons that already have established atmospheres and environments. It can also refer…

Tehachapi

Commerce · Human

Tehachapi is a Human producer of defensive combat armor. Their products are marketed as an affordable but sturdy alternative to combat armor produced by companies like ROOK Heavy Metals and Clark Defense Systems. Tehachapi uses a mix of armor plating and a strong polymer weave…

Piracy (Space)

Illegal Activity

Piracy (space) is an act of organized theft and criminal violence committed by spacecraft-based attackers. Acts of piracy can range from one-off attacks by one-person spacecraft to extremely organized, highly-planned operations that make use of dozens of pirates and multiple…

Thrust

Science and Technology · Illegal Activity

Thrust is a nervous system stimulant that provides its user with a massive burst of energy, increased sociability, euphoria, and heightened tactile sensitivity. Rumored to have been developed as the base of an energy drink and then abandoned, its true makers are unknown, and it…

Buloi Sataball Arena

Locations

The Buloi Sataball Arena is a space station and staball stadium located in the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Founded by the Buloi Sataball Souli, it hosts hundreds of games each year. A crystal-clear hull on one side of the station shows spectacular views of Yulin II's…

Jynx Gin

Food and Beverages

Jynx is a brand of gin that is distilled and bottled on Delamar in the Nyx system. First brewed In SEY 2901, it resulted from an experimental batch of spirits brewed by the bartender Alta Turei, who was seeking a way to create a drink that used ingredients that could be grown on…

Jupiter (Sol V)

Planets

Jupiter (Sol V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A gas giant, it is the largest and most massive planet in the system. During the Human Colonial Expansion Era, Humans constructed some of their earliest attempts at hydrogen fuel…

Fulcrum Mining Associates

Commerce · Human

Fulcrum Mining Associates was a Human mining concern that operated from 2448 through its sale to Shubin Interstellar in 2554. The company was one of the first Human off-world mining concerns. In 2554, Fulcrum reached out to Shubin with a bid to sell off unwanted corporate assets…

Archangel Station

Locations · Human

Archangel Station is a Human space station in the Chronos system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was initially constructed by the UEE in the 29th century as the marshaling and scientific nerve center for Project Archangel, also known as Synthworld. Shipping traffic through…

Xenia

Locations · Human

Xenia is a Human-constructed space station in the Baker system that serves as a shipping hub for the Covalex corporation. It was built to support trade between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Xi'an Empire. Its habitation facilities and pressurized hangar bays provide…

Groupe Nouveau Paradigme (GNP)

Commerce · Human

Groupe Nouveau Paradigme (GNP) is a Human spacecraft component manufacturer that sells sensors, engines, and software. An unusually structured company, GNP was founded via an alliance between the governments of the Helios, Odin, Charon, and Baker systems in order to utilize…

Mariana

Settlements

Mariana, also called Shorebreak by locals, is the capital of Tangaroa (Helios II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located on and around one of Tangaroa's few permanent islands, it was initially established soon after the system was discovered as a base for scientists to study the…

Ceprozin

Science and Technology

Ceprozin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug invented by Rayari Inc in 2938 at the Hickes Research Outpost on the moon Cellin (Stanton 2a) in the Stanton system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A product of decades of research and development, Ceprozin provides pain relief…

Shipping Checkpoint

Government

A shipping checkpoint is a government-run agency in which the cargo manifests of spacecraft are examined to make sure they are in compliance of the law. They are typically located in platforms near jump points that cross into sovereign systems, with a checkpoint on either side.…

Front Row

Settlements

Front Row is a settlement on the surface of Lanisto (Tyrol 1a), the moon of Tyrol I in the unclaimed Tyrol system. In 2848, a series of interconnected research stations funded by multiple private institutes were constructed below the surface in old lava tunnels as a part of a…

Sylvie Randall

People · Human

Commander Sylvie Randall (SEY 2835 - 2884) was a United Empire of Earth Naval Officer, most famously known as the final commanding officer of the 89th Logistic Support Squadron ("the Lost Squad"). She took command of the 89th in 2878, and spent her tenure requesting more funding…

Behring Applied Technology

Commerce · Weapons · Military · Human

Behring Applied Technology is a weapons consortium based on Terra (Terra III). Founded in SEY 2554, Behring is comprised of dozens of smaller research and development firms to build a variety of items, weapons, and vehicles, usually for defense purposes. Their laboratories…

Terra Mills (Terragra)

Commerce · Human

Terra Mills is a manufacturer of consumer foods that was founded in SEY 2665 on Terra (Terra III). It produces a wide variety of well known brands, such as Pips, Fieldsbury, Prallies, and Big Benny's. Formerly known as Terragra, the company merged with Bremen Mills in 2717, and…

Kyuk'ya Belt Alpha

Space

The Kyuk'ya belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Kyuk'ya system, Xi'an Empire. Some of the larger asteroids are occupied by members of the nyayu'a, the professional class of criminals who operate with the conditional approval and oversight of the Xi'an government. People…

Port Fairfax

Settlements · Human

Port Fairfax is a United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) base located on Goss III, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Constructed during the Messer Era (2546 - 2792), it was originally intended to be a staging point for the invasion of the Terra system in case it tried to secede. After…

Crusader (Stanton II)

Planets · Human

Crusader (Stanton II) is a low mass gas giant in the Stanton system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The world was purchased by Crusader Industries from the UEE in 2865 and is now the company's headquarters. Rare among gas giants, Crusader's upper atmosphere is breathable by…

Ne'er

Settlements · Tevarin

Ne'er is a majority-Tevarin town on Branaugh II in the unclaimed Branaugh system. After surveyors for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) determined that Branaugh II was not a good terraformation candidate, they abandoned the structures they lived in while evaluating the planet. A…