Lore

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…

Buloi Satabo

People · Banu

Buloi Satabo is the Essosouli of the Buloi Sataball Souli and its namesake arena, located in the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. They re-founded the Souli in the late 2920s after the sudden death of the previous Essosouli and immediately contracted with a Construction Soili to…

Squadron 89 (The Lost Squad)

Military · Human

The 89th Logistic Support Squadron (Squadron 89, "the Lost Squad") is an inactive United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) unit. Founded in SEY 2608, the squadron served as a logistics and operations support squadron to various units, bases, and capital ships until its final posting…

UEE Navy

Human · Military

The United Empire of Earth (UEE) Navy is the largest branch of the UEE's armed forces. It is responsible for the operation of capital spacecraft, support ships, and fighters and the maintenance thereof. The UEE Navy is headed by the Legatus Navium, who represents the branch in…

Fire Rats

Organizations · Illegal Activity

The Fire Rats are a criminal organization and religious cult based in the Pyro system. It originated in 2563, when a group of former Pyrotechnic Amalgamated workers found themselves abandoned on Bloom (Pyro III) after their employer declared bankruptcy. Forced to eke out a…

Martian Institute of Space Technology (MIST)

Education · Human · Locations

The Martian Institute of Space Technology (MIST) is a public research university in Port Renatus, Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth. Founded in SEY 2221 in response to rapid changes in space technology in the Sol system, MIST places importance on laboratory work, applied…

University of Rhetor

Education · Human · Locations

The University of Rhetor is a public institute of higher learning located on Reisse (Rhetor III) in the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A research university, it offers a wide range of subjects and invests heavily in research and development. Undergraduates at the…

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…

Levski

Settlements · Human

Levski is a permanent, independent settlement located on Delamar in the Nyx system. Built out of the remains of an abandoned QV Planet Services mining facility, it was founded in SEY 2655 by a group of Human political dissenters called the People's Alliance and named after a…

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…

Project Archangel

Government · Human

Project Archangel is the official designation for a United Empire of Earth (UEE)-funded program to create an artificial planet. Commonly known as Synthworld, the project was announced in 2872 during Corbyn Salehi's tenure as Imperator as a way to move beyond the inherently…

Triggerfish

Holidays · Human

Triggerfish is a Human holiday celebrated annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) on 01 April. Those who observe it play pranks and jokes on one another or participate in hoaxes, shouting "Triggerfish!" once a jape is complete. Though the holiday has origins stretching as…

Port Conrad

Settlements

Port Conrad is a former city on Armitage (Orion III) in the Vanduul-controlled Orion system. Founded in the mid-2600s by the United Empire of Earth (UEE), Port Conrad was the fastest-growing settlement on Armitage. It was on the way to being selected as the new capital after…

Joona Tzur

People · Human

Joona Tzur (b. 2852) is the former Governor of Severus (Kiel III), Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Elected in 2903, he established a program to revitalize Severus' economy by selling the planet's abandoned military infrastructure to corporations in search of low-cost…

Rough & Ready

Organizations · Illegal Activity

Rough & Ready is a major criminal organization known for operating refueling stations throughout the Pyro system. Founded by former Headhunters enforcer Rook Garavis in SEY 2939, the gang's early focus was to pull back on active criminal activity and gain enough capital to do…

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…

Janna Thurville

People · Human

Janna Thurville (b. 2895) is the Senator of Severus (Kiel III), Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). The oldest daughter of former Governor of Severus Joona Tzur and concert pianist Xin Yi Tzur, she was elected as one of the first Senators of Severus alongside Centralist…

Celebration Week

Holidays · Human

Celebration Week is a holiday period in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that commemorates when all people in the United Nations of Earth (UNE) gained the rights to self-determine their romantic relationships and gender identities. It arose from two holidays that were held on…

Boro

Settlements

Boro was a city on Crion (Caliban II), Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. The capital of Crion, it was the home of the main chambers of the Governors Council and was the main population center of the planet. Particularly popular among long-haul traders and explorers,…

Coramor

Holidays · Human

Coramor is a holiday celebrated annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) on 11 February. It traces its origins to SEY 2486 when Yuri Ilyin disappeared trying to reunite with his lover Corazon Tan, who had become trapped behind the recently-collapsed jump point to the Oretani…

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…

Condi Hillard

People · Human

Condi Hillard (2659 - 2712) was a security contractor for Orion Defense Protection (ODP), best known for being the first Human to have defeated a Vanduul in ship-to-ship combat. After she completed her Equivalency, she obtained an old Gladius from a scrapyard, repaired it, and…