Lore

Inácio Santos Melo

People · Human

Inácio Santos Melo (2513-2615) was a Human journalist and the host of Showdown! from 2546 to 2588. Born on Cestulus (Davien II) in 2513, Melo's first job was as a political aid, leading to a brief career in campaign management, until he became a political correspondent for the…

The Claw

Music · Human

The Claw is a Human band based out of Saisei (Centauri III) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), credited with popularizing S-pop. In 2932, the band performed a stylized cover of Clover's "Moonlight" on Spectrum show Terra, Show Me the Music! They went on to hold the number one…

Consolidated Outland

Commerce · Human

Consolidated Outland is a Human spacecraft development and manufacturing company based on Rytif (Bremen II). The company was founded by trillionaire Silas Koerner in an express effort to disrupt modern spacecraft manufacturing and design conventions. Its first spacecraft, the…

MaxOx

Commerce · Weapons · Human

MaxOx is a Human manufacturer of personal and spacecraft-mounted weapons. The company was originally formed in the late 28th century to produce medical lasers. Impressed by their laser's power and precision, United Empire of Earth (UEE) government officials contracted with MaxOx…

Mauricio Tusk

People · Human

Mauricio Tusk (2499-2551) was a law enforcement officer who served in the Advocacy from 2524 to 2541 and then as High-Advocate of the United Planets of Earth from 2541 to 2546. He and High-Secretary Janis Rezaian publicly criticized then High-General Ivar Messer for his refusal…

Nemo System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Nemo system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) with three planets and an F-type main sequence star. Officially discovered in SEY 2364 by Dae-ho Ochoa of NemoCo, the system's provenance came under question when Tadmor Terraforming Concern filed a…

Gemma

Settlements · Human · Tevarin

Gemma is the capital city of Jalan (Elysium IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE), but formerly part of the Tevarin Empire. It was overtaken by the UEE after the Tevarin surrendered to Human-led forces at the end of the First Tevarin War (2541 - 2546). Historically, it was a Tevarin…

Ferron System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Ferron system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of one mesoplanet, one coreless planet, one terrestrial planet, one gas giant, and an F-type star. Discovered by Pali Laumet in SEY 2460, it was one of the wealthiest systems in the UEE…

Bevic Group

Commerce · Human

The Bevic Group is a Human food and drink conglomerate headquartered in Earth (Sol III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in SEY 2078 by siblings Bartholomew and Vevrai Bevic after receiving a substantial inheritance from their grandparents, the first product it sold was…

New Junction

Settlements · Human

New Junction is a city on Lo (Corel III) in the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Situated on the plains of the equatorial Quoph region, the city is hot year-round and suffers from frequent dust storms. To cope with these hostile conditions, nearly all of the buildings…

Esperia

Commerce · Human

Esperia is a Human spacecraft manufacturer that adapts, reproduces, and sells existing spacecraft designs. The company was founded in 2873 by Jovi and Theo Ingstrom, brothers interested in preserving spacecraft-building history. Esperia's current lineup of spacecraft…

Everline Structures Incorporated

Commerce · Human

Everline Structures Incorporated is a Humans manufacturer of Housing Exchange (HEX) stations, affordable housing with commercial spaces that are built into hollowed-out asteroids. Although the company offers an extended contract to perform maintenance on their products for ten…

Marshall Leon

People · Human

Marshall Leon (2753-2891) was a Human politician who served as Imperator of the United Empire of Earth from 2801 to 2811. Leon started his career in social services in 2774 and worked up to the Governors Council of Reisse (Rhetor III). From there, he was elected as Senator where…

Behesht Mines

Commerce · Human

Behesht Mines was a mining group that operated from 2237 until 2796. Founded in the early days of Human-led space exploration, before the discovery of jump points in 2271, it was one of the first corporations to gain a foothold in the Croshaw system. During the time it operated,…

Cousin Crow's Custom Craft

Commerce · Human

Cousin Crow's Custom Craft is a Human company founded by Nampo "Cousin Crow" Vasko in 2924 that specializes in customizing spacecraft. Many of the Genesis ships sold on Crusader (Stanton II) are converted into branded starliners for the corporations that purchase them at the…

Mirai

Commerce · Human · Spacecraft

Mirai is a subsidiary of Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern (MISC) that develops and manufactures high-performance spacecraft. In 2833, then-CEO Kori Desmon created a specialized team within MISC to help it expand its portfolio beyond the industrial craft that it was…

Baker System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Baker system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Discovered in 2522, It consists of two K-type main sequence stars and four uninhabited worlds. The only major Human settlements in the system are Xenia, a Covalex shipping hub, and GIO, a Shubin…

Eri City

Settlements · Human

Eri City is the capital of Severus (Kiel III), Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Once a center of military power during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), the infrastructure abandoned by the armed forces when they left Kiel after tensions cooled are now being…

Chemline Solutions

Commerce · Human

Chemline Solutions (CS) is a Human manufacturer and distributor of industrial chemicals. It was founded in SEY 2889 by Victor Zahid, a businessman, and his twin sister Adorai Zahid, a geological engineer, after Adorai's company Edo Inc. cancelled her project to develop a new…

Jax McCleary

People · Human

Jax McCleary (b.2887 - present) is a Human journalist, pilot, and Spectrum personality best known for hosting the shows Galactic Tour and Whitley's Guide. Before becoming a show host, McCleary worked as the sports anchor for the local news program in Aydo on Green (Ellis III),…

Daniel Penselin

People · Human

Dr. Daniel Penselin (2445 - 2496) was a physicist whose work improved the fuel economy of Humanquantum drives. In 2491, Penselin published a paper outlining a working hypothesis for the creation of more efficient quantum drives that would allow for an approximate 20 percent…

WillsOp

Human · Commerce

WillsOp is a Human limited liability corporation that produces targeting system hardware and software used in spacecraft. Established in SEY 2902, they saw limited market success until a 2922 computer virus infected the firmware updates of many major ship manufacturers. This…

Invictus Launch Week

Human · Military · Holidays

Invictus Launch Week (Fleet Week) is an event held the last week of May that marks the beginning of the new recruiting year and graduation of the latest class of officers and pilots of the United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN). It originated in SEY 2542 during the First Tevarin War…

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…