Lore

Spacecraft Races of Yulin

Sports · Banu

The Yulin system is home to many spacecraft races (Banu: eponatae fodai) run by the BanuSouli that make their homes there. Yulin IV is the Banu's preferred racetrack, as the myriad natural formations create the most exciting and dangerous routes. Crashes are not uncommon.…

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…

Neal Socolovich

People · Human

Neal Socolovich (2373 - 2474) was a General in the United Nations of Earth (UNE) Army, and a key figure in the negotiation of the Banu-Human Interstellar Peace and Trade Accord, the first interspecies treaty in Human history. Born on Angeli (Croshaw II), he joined the UNE Army…

Trise I

Planets

Trise I is the first and only planet from the sun of the Trise system, Banu Protectorate. An inhabitable super-Earth near the inner edge of the system's green band, it has a warm climate and multiple oceans. For as long as the Banu have been in contact with other civilizations,…

Tradeway

Government · Commerce

Tradeways are ports of entry maintained by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) for the purpose of exchanging goods with other civilizations such as the Banu Protectorate or the Xi'an Empire. UEE tradeways are maintained by a combination of Human customs officials and…

Trise Cordial

Food and Beverages · Human

TRISE CORDIAL Trise Cordial is an herb liqueur 55% alcohol by volume (ABV) adapted from the Banu drink otisau falu for safe Human consumption. Introduced to the market in 2789, it has an herbal flavor profile with pungent notes of salammoniac. The original Banu version of the…

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…

Corel System

Planetary Systems · Human

Corel is a planetary system on the border between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Banu Protectorate that was discovered in SEY 2449. As an important center of trade between the two civilizations, it is home to many Humans and Banu. It is made up of four terrestrial…

Lo (Corel III)

Planets · Human

Lo (Corel III) is the largest populated planet in the Corel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is represented by one Senator. As a major population center on the border between the UEE and the Banu Protectorate, it is a hub of trade and commerce between the two…

Jata

Settlements · Human

Jata is the most populous city of Cestulus (Davien II). Because the planet's atmosphere is thin, Jata is largely located under enormous, complex biodomes kept habitable by a system of air production facilities that help supplement the oxygen supply. It became the United Nations…

Davien IV

Planets · Human

Davien IV is an ice giant in the Davien system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) and is the furthest planet from the sun. It was chosen as the parent body for the BanuFriendship Museum due to its picturesque blue and white atmosphere and proximity to the Davien-Cathcart jump point.

Third Imperial Age

Xi'an · History

The Third Imperial Age, ruled by House Kr.ē, is the Xi'an Empire's (SaoXy'an) current dynasty. It began in II.1824 (SEY 1457) with the selection of U.e'o se Kr.ē as the new Emperor, roughly a century after the Kr'thak's assassination of House Xy.ō. During this era, the Xi'an…

Drop Kings

Illegal Activity · Organizations

The Drop Kings are a major criminal syndicate that is active in multiple systems across the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in the SEY 2640s by a group of anti-Messer activists who fled their homes under threat of retaliation from the Messer government, their earliest…

Jumping Lime (Yar Fruit)

Food and Beverages · Plants

JUMPING LIME (YAR FRUIT) The jumping lime, also called the Yar lime or the Yar fruit, is a sweet, sour, astringent fruit that grows from a cactus that naturally mutated on Yar (Centauri II) some time after the planet's terraformation. Discovered in 2450, the fruit was named for…

Xenoanthropology

Science and Technology

Xenoanthropology is the scientific study of alien behavior, cultures, and societies. There are many branches of xenoanthropology, including linguistic, biological, social, and cultural. There is an ongoing debate in the field over the value of observational versus total…

Gliese Cluster Gamma

Space

The Gliese cluster gamma is the farthest asteroid cluster from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Only sparsely populated with asteroids, it sees little traffic in comparison with the alpha and beta belts. Some smaller Soulis have made a go of mining the cluster,…

Kins Belt Beta

Space

The Kins belt beta is the second asteroid belt in the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. The outermost point in the system, it has traditionally been used as a convenient location to dump unfixable equipment and other types of large waste by spacecraft passing in and out of nearby…

Gliese Belt Alpha

Space

The Gliese belt alpha is the first asteroid belt from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Packed with valuable ores and minerals, it is an active mining site and is home to countless Soulis engaged in mining, shipping, processing, or protecting resources. Some…

Stor*All

Commerce · Human

Stor•All is a Human shipping container manufacturing company that sells such well-known products as the Big Box series found on many ships. Originally incorporated as TransGo in the Corel system in 2745, it rebranded as Stor•All during a period of increased trade between the…

Hedeby Gunworks

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Hedeby Gunworks is a personal weapons manufacturer located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). The company was founded by inventor Altruis Hedeby in SEY 2921 as a single shop to market armaments had developed himself. Hedeby sought to utilize his experience with Banu technology…

Pyen'pui.a

Locations · Xi'an

Pyen'pui.a is a large Xi'an shipping base and orbital scaffolding array located on the moon of Kyuk'ya I. Ships moving through the system offload their cargo at the array, where it is then processed and distributed. Crews often spend time at the base on the surface while this is…

Fora Belt Alpha

Space

The Fora belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Smugglers in Fora typically use the belt as a drop point for contraband, which is then picked up and smuggled into the Banu Protectorate. Pirates have also been known to utilize some of the…

Gliese Belt Beta

Space

The Gliese belt beta is the second belt from the sun of the Gliese system, Banu Protectorate. Located between Nogo (Gliese IV) and Gliese V, it is packed with ancient outposts and abandoned rigs, left there from an earlier period in which resources were abundant. It is a popular…

Yulin Cluster Alpha

Space

The Yulin cluster alpha is an asteroid cluster in the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. Located in one of the Lagrange points in the orbit of Yulin IV, it is a dense nest of irregularly-shaped asteroids that is often used as an obstacle course in starship races. Seeing an…