Lore

Kins II

Planets

Kins II is the second planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. A world with a natural oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, it is the home of the largest indentured servant market in the Protectorate. Its large cities have historically enjoyed a low crime rate, but as…

Starburst Collective

Music

Starburst Collective is a HumanS-pop band based in Saisei (Centauri III). The group is composed of S-guitar player Haruhiko Maeda, synthesizer player and keyboardist Zen Shirogawa, drummer, violinist, and vocalist Aya Saito, and bassist and vocalist Maya Watanabe. Mostly S-pop,…

Scythe

Spacecraft · Vanduul

The "Scythe" is the official United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN) designation for a standard fighter operated by Vanduul forces. Having been encountered by Humans for decades, they have become visually synonymous with the terror of Vanduul raids. Specialty spacecraft manufacturer…

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…

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…

Khartu-Al (Kal'tuāl)

Spacecraft · Xi'an

The Khartu-Al (Kal'tuāl) is a Xi'an light scout spacecraft adapted for Human use by Aopoa. Its base model, the Qhire Khartu (Kuail Kal'tu), was originally developed for the Xi'an Empire as a scout and interceptor for the military. Aopoa extensively modified the control surfaces…

Sol System

Planetary Systems

The Sol system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of a G-type main sequence star, one mesoplanet, three terrestrial planets, two gas giants, two ice giants, a dwarf planet, an asteroid belt, and many other celestial bodies. The original home…

Armitage (Orion III)

Planets · Vanduul

Armitage is the third planet from the sun in the Orion system. It was a terraformed and settled planet which became the site of first contact between Humans and the Vanduul in 2681, when a Vanduul raiding party razed the settlement of Dell Township. Before the Orion system was…

QuarterDeck (Kellog VI)

Planets

QuaterDeck (Kellog VI) is the sixth planet from the sun of the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. Named for the maximum security prison located on its surface, it is covered with ice and is inhospitable to Human life outside environmentally-controlled facilities. An…

Gurzil System

Planetary Systems

The Gurzil system is a developing planetary system that consists of a K-type main sequence star and a vast protoplanetary disk. First discovered in 2539 by Human explorer Dahunsil Kosoko after he spent three weeks scanning the Hadrian system, it was discovered again in 2542 by…

Kyuk'ya System

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The Kyuk'ya system, also called the Indra system, is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire that consists of an A-type main sequence star, a white dwarf, a gas giant, a terrestrial planet, and an asteroid belt. Discovered in MXY III.826 (SEY 2515) when a Xi'an military convoy…

Vasli Fragment Stone

Archaeology · Culture · Art

The Vasli Fragment Stone The Vasli Fragment is the only known remnant of a stone stele theorized to have been created on Terra (Terra III) around 43,000 SEY ago. A script that has yet to be deciphered is engraved upon it on one side. It was most likely sculpted by the original…

Siege of Tiber

History · Vanduul · Military

SIEGE OF TIBER The Siege of Tiber was a key battle between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and invading Vanduul. Lasting from SEY 2732 to 2736, it consisted of extensive ground and air engagements, mass bombings, and a military blockade from the Orion and Vector (VS-1) jump…

Syang Fabrication

Commerce

Syang Fabrication is an armor and undersuit manufacturer operated by House Syang. For centuries, the company has produced products meant to withstand the rigors of space travel and battle for generations. Consequently, pieces made by Syang are considered valuable heirlooms in…

Bethor

Settlements · Tevarin

Bethor is a research station built in 2536 for privately-funded scientists studying the atmosphere of Taranis III. After their research was completed, the station was abandoned, and squatters began to seek shelter there. The original station's layout has been expanded piece by…

Golden Medmon

Food and Beverages · Plants

The golden medmon is a fruit indigenous to Jalan (Elysium IV), cultivated by Tevarin over hundreds of years for its nutritious seeds and hydrating flesh. In its natural state, the fruit is very firm and astringent. While Tevarin prefer to eat it raw, Humans prefer to let the…

Midnight Calathea

Plants

The midnight calathea is a plant created by Rayari Inc to survive in extremely low light conditions. As opposed to the green of most plants commonly found on the Human homeworld Earth (Sol III), the midnight calathea's leaves run from deep purple to dark red, and are embossed…

Merchantman

Banu · Spacecraft

The Merchantman is a freighter commonly seen in the Banu Protectorate and beyond. They are operated as both transport ships and mobile trading posts, with areas aboard ship where traders can display and exchange wares. In Banu culture, Merchantmen are utilized across generations…

Pressurized Research Station

Science and Technology

Research stations situated in hostile settings, such as non-terraformed planets, are built airtight, with artificially raised or lowered pressure to create environments friendly to researchers. These research stations can be used to study phenomena that would be otherwise…

Phare's Ape

Animals

The Phare's ape is a Human-like primate indigenous to Etos (Osiris I). A nocturnal animal, the ape spends its days sleeping in caves or under self-created dwellings, and its nights foraging for fruit, seeds, leaves, and other plant-based foods. Biologists believe that it has the…

Lunes

Food and Beverages · Plants

The lunes fruit, known also as the "spiral fruit" due to the circular ridges that form on it as it approaches ripeness, is an edible fruit indigenous to Osha (Kilian VI). Before Osha was terraformed, the lunes tree was one of the wild plants selected to be re-introduced to the…

System

Space

The term system is most frequently used by Humans as shorthand for planetary system, the grouping of all planetary bodies and other satellites that orbit a given star. The planets of a particular planetary system are by default given the name of the star itself followed by a…

Caliban IV

Planets

Caliban IV is the fourth planet from the sun of the Caliban system in Vanduul territory. A gas giant, its atmosphere is banded with voluminous clouds of silicate and iron that give the world its gray-green color. It is orbited by the wreckage of automated hydrogen harvesting…

Gliese V

Planets

Gliese V is the fifth planet from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Clouds of water vapor float in the upper reaches of its hydrogen-methane atmosphere, creating bands of white, light grey, and dark grey. Human-owned corporation Terragra uses Gliese V as the…