Lore

Traveler's Day

Culture · Human · Holidays

Traveler's Day is an annual holiday observed by the Church of the Journey on January 1st. It originated in the Croshaw system in 2905 when a small gathering of Journeymen who had grown up together convened to exchange their experiences over the previous year. They repeated their…

B3

Food and Beverages · Human

B3 is a strong brandy distilled in the Rhetor system from blue bilva, a fruit indigenous to Reisse Rhetor III). In 2733, a group of students at the University of Mentor on Mentor (Rhetor IV) used a bushel of blue bilva as the basis for an experimental homemade spirit. The…

Asiatica

Locations · Human

Asiatica is the largest state on the planet Earth (Sol III). It was created in the nascency United Nations of Earth (UNE), the first single-world Human government. Populous and prosperous, Asiatica is a center of commerce and transportation. The Human Overpopulation Era left…

Origin Jumpworks

Commerce

Origin Jumpworks is a personal luxury spacecraft manufacturer based on Terra (Terra III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The move to Terra is recent; until SEY 2913, the company was located on Earth (Sol III), and had a policy only to use materials created in the Sol System to…

Cyrus Ishitaka

People · Human

Cyrus Ishitaka (SEY 2521 - 2546) was a United Planets of Earth Army veteran (Corporal, honorably discharged) squadmate of Ivar Messer I who participated in the Battle of Idris IV. Little is known about his private life outside of multiple arrests for narcotic possession and…

Torral Aggregate (Aoō'nu se T.or'al)

Commerce · Weapons · Military · Xi'an

Torral Aggregate (Aoō'nu se T.or'al) is a Xi'an weapons manufacturer and House with a history of weapons production under auspice of the Emperor that dates back thousands of years. They produce a significant number of weapons and related systems for the Xi'an military. In recent…

University of Mentor

Education · Human · Locations

The University of Mentor (UM) is a public research university on Mentor (Rhetor IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The school is one of several prestigious universities located in the Rhetor system. Established shortly after the planet was terraformed, it is the oldest and…

Railen

Spacecraft · Xi'an · Human

The Gatac Railen (Ng.at'ak Sanrailen) is a cargo spacecraft released in 2951 and developed by Gatac Manufacture (Ao't.o'a'Ng.at'ak) for the Human and Xi'an markets. Development of the Railen began after the Human-Xi'an Trade Agreement (HuXa) was passed by the United Empire of…

Scott Childress

People · Human

Dr. Scott Childress (2032 - 2121) was the head engineer of the team of scientists at Roberts Space Industries (RSI) that created the first Human-made quantum drive in 2075. His doctoral thesis, A new framework for the construction of high-speed spacecraft engines, caught the…

Banu

Banu · Civilizations

The Banu are a spacefaring civilization, and the first extrasolar one to ever make contact with Humans. They are capable of quantum travel, traversing jump points, and terraforming planets. Because the Banu do not keep historical records and inhabit multiple celestial bodies in…

Operation Mandrake

Military · Human · Vanduul

Operation Mandrake, also known as the Battle of Oberon, was a 2946 United Empire of Earth (UEE) military offensive against the Vanduul. Led by Admiral Ernst Bishop of the 65th Battle Group, it took shape when the UEE Navy received credible intelligence that a large group of…

Olympus

Settlements

Olympus is a settlement on Ashana (Nul V). Built in the remains of the carrier UEES Olympus, which crashed into the planet in 2571 while pursuing a group of Human and Tevarin anti-Messer rebels, Olympus became a home to a diverse population of expatriates and outlaws from all…

United Nations of Earth

Human · Government

The United Nations of Earth (UNE) was the first Human unified government, founded in 2380, shortly after the first planet outside the Sol system was successfully terraformed. The world leaders of the time decided that Humanity's expansion into space would be better managed by a…

Squadron 214

Military · Human

The 214th Multi-level Force Applicator Squadron (Squadron 214, "the Black Crows") is a carrier-based unit of the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN). Squadron 214 was activated in 2675, and has served in multiple conflicts, but it is best known for its role in the Siege of Tiber…

Interspace Communication Technology

Science and Technology

Interspace communication technology refers to devices that enable the rapid transmission of data across great distances. Composed of an intricately connected web of space stations and satellite-based relay towers, the network facilitates quick information transfer by sending…

Prime Citizen

Politics · Government · History · Human

Prime Citizen was the highest government office obtainable by a resident of the United Planets of Earth (UPE). Created in 2546, the office was proposed by Ivar Messer I, then High-General of the UPE, in response to a series of bombings reported as terrorist attacks on multiple…

Atuvo

Commerce · Human

Atuvo is a Human manufacturer and retailer of upscale kitchenware, houseware, appliances, and furniture headquartered on Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in 2872 by noted chef Chu Thụy Du, it started as a small shop in Port Renatus. It soon gained a…

Talon Shrike

Spacecraft · Tevarin

The Talon Shrike is a variant of the Talon light fighter manufactured by Esperia, and is a replica of the historic Tevarin fighter designated "Shrike" by the United Planets of Earth (UPE) military that was first observed in use during the latter years of the First Tevarin War…

Dellin

Locations · Human

Dellin is one of the largest states on Charon III, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Recent economic forecasts list the majority of Dellin's inhabitants as living below the poverty line, but just above minimum requirements from the UEE Common Laws. This may have been one of the key…

Vanduul-Human First Contact

Exploration · Vanduul · Human

On 9 August 2681 SEY, a Vanduul raiding party invaded Armitage (Orion III), destroying the Human settlement of Dell Township. All 638 people were killed, save one. United Empire of Earth (UEE) authorities initially believed that outlaws were responsible for the attack. It wasn't…

Artemis

Spacecraft · History · Human

Artemis was a long-haul colony spacecraft that launched from Earth (Sol III) in 2232 and disappeared in 2237. Built before the discovery of jump points and after the discovery of quantum travel, its mission was to travel to the potentially habitable planetary system GJ 667Cc and…

Erin Toi

People · Human

Erin Toi (SEY 2746 – 2873) was a politician and author elected as a Senator for Earth (Sol III) and the first Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) to serve after the end of the Messer Era (2546 - 2792). During her time in office, she oversaw the creation and…

Galor Messer IX

People · Human · History

Galor Messer IX (SEY 2666 - 2751), Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2715 - 2751, was the older brother of Samuel VIII. Under his rule, he changed the name of the UEE currency system to Imperials, remade government buildings in the Meta-Baroque style, and named…

Legionnaire

Spacecraft · Human · Military

The Legionnaire is a medium-sized boarding spacecraft manufactured by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military. After the military failed to intervene in a piracy incident that led to the deaths of two civilians in SEY 2918, they issued an all-call for any…