Lore

Golem-Tek

Commerce · Human

Golem-Tek is a Human retailer of industrial armor, EVA equipment, and flight wear. Founded in 2941, they market their stores to blue-collar workers, and tend to be located in heavy industrial areas. The company expanded into selling body armor and environment protection suits…

Nessa Park

Locations · Government · Human

Nessa Park is a large public park located at the center of Fujin City on Saisei (Centauri III). The park was established and is maintained by a coalition of local companies including Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern (MISC) and Astro Armada to provide a recreational…

Chuaiton (T.āl VI)

Plants · Xi'an

Chuaiton (T.āl VI) is the sixth planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Uninhabitable but rich in resources, its mineral deposits have historically helped to support all of the system's industries. In the early 30th century, its mining operations began…

Saisei (Centauri III)

Planets

Saisei is an inhabited planet in the Centauri system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Its buildings and urban development were designed to exist in harmony with the natural landscape. The environmental laws of Saisei prohibit excessive population growth and tightly control…

ArcCorp (Company)

Commerce · Human

ArcCorp is a Human business conglomerate that oversees a diverse set of industries, including manufacturing, mining, terraforming, and space exploration. Founded in 2687 as a deep-space exploration consortium, ArcCorp shifted to mining in the early 2700s and fusion engine…

Kruger Intergalactic

Commerce · Human

Kruger Intergalactic is a spacecraft, weapons, and spacecraft component manufacturer first founded on Borea (Magnus II). They started in SEY 2558 as a custom spacecraft and weapons component maker, providing parts to such clients as Roberts Space Industries and Behring.…

Green Imperial Housing Exchange (Grim HEX)

Locations · Human

The Green Imperial Housing Exchange, also known as Grim HEX, is a housing exchange located in the ring of Yela (Stanton 2c) that was closed in 2938 and subsequently fell under the control of criminals. Completed in 2903, the exchange was constructed inside an asteroid to provide…

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…

Borea (Magnus II)

Planets · Locations

Borea is the second planet from the sun in the Magnus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Terraforming began on the planet shortly after the system was discovered in 2499. Until 2631, it was the center of shipbuilding operations for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN), and…

Nine Tails

Organizations · Illegal Activity

Nine Tails is a criminal organization based in the Stanton system. First active in SEY 2938, the gang established itself by leading an attack on a prisoner transport vehicle that left 28 Terra (Terra III) police officers dead and liberated Albert "Sinkhole" Holden, leader of the…

Michelle Saleno

People

MICHELLE SALENO Michelle "Sal" Saleno was a test pilot for the Amecanio Navy and is best known as the first Human to quantum travel beyond the orbit of Jupiter and for founding the 999th Test Squadron. A skilled pilot with an intuitive understanding of avionics, her insights…

Magnus System

Planetary Systems

MAGNUS SYSTEM The Magnus system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was discovered in SEY 2499, and subsequently selected as the headquarters of the UEE Navy (UEEN). Once the center of a thriving industry centered around the UEEN's shipbuilding…

Fall of Virgil

History · Military · Human · Vanduul

The Fall of Virgil refers to the 2 January 2737 SEY invasion of the Virgil system by the Vanduul directly after the conclusion of the Siege of Tiber. United Empire of Earth (UEE) forces, depleted after four years of battle, were unable to mount a suitable defense against the…

Hydrogen Fuel Refinery

Science and Technology

A hydrogen fuel refinery is an industrial process plant where hydrogen is refined into hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen refineries are mostly located on orbital platforms around hydrogen-rich gas giants.

Grindstone Boots

Commerce

Grindstone Boots is a workwear clothing brand that primarily produces footwear. Tough and long-lasting, the company has a longstanding reputation among blue-collar workers for making products that can stand up to the abuses common in industrial environments. Grindstone often…

Gyson Inc.

Commerce

Gyson Inc. is a discount clothing, industrial goods, and armor brand known for offering low-cost products. The company has come under fire for quality control issues multiple times since it entered the market, but it continues to weather any periods of backlash due to its…

Platform-Based Colonization

Science and Technology

Platform-based colonization is the use of platforms as bases for building colonies in environments which provide no other means of stable settlement. Platforms can be orbital, situated within a planet's atmosphere, built onto a planet's bedrock, or can float on bodies of water.…

DMC

Commerce

DMC (Denim Manufacture Corporation) is a clothing brand known for its durable pants and outerwear. Famed for its high-quality, reinforced stitching and use of rivets, the company incorporates industrial materials into its fabrics to ensure that they can withstand long periods of…

Vulture

Spacecraft · Human

The Vulture is a single-pilot salvage spacecraft manufactured by Drake Interplanetary and first released in SEY 2938. It was designed for long-term solo operations in unclaimed or otherwise dangerous locations. Each Vulture is built with a cargo bay for the storage of harvested…

Hardin Tactical

Commerce · Human

Hardin Tactical is Human personal armor manufacturer. Their stylishly-designed armor is popular among high-end consumers in cities and other centers of culture, though it has a somewhat negative reputation among security professionals who feel that the products sacrifice…

Terraformer

Science and Technology

Terraformer is the common name for industrial machinery used to alter the atmosphere and environment of inhospitable worlds in order to make them habitable. The technology can either be orbital platforms or built on the surface of the world itself, but is most often a…

Olympus Pool

Space

The Olympus Pool is a unique cosmic phenomenon located in the Goss system. It is an unusually dense interstellar cloud, packed with reflective, colorful cosmic dust in shades of turquoise, gold, and deep orange that is visible from the surface of all of the planets of the…

Hull C

Spacecraft · Human

The Hull C is a modular bulk freighter produced by Musashi Industrial & Starflight Concern (MISC). It is capable of transporting large quantities of goods attached to the frame in standard cargo containers. The Hull C is the standard-bearer of the Hull line and is marketed as an…