Lore

Yulin II

Planets

Yulin II is the second planet from the sun of the Yulin system, Banu Protectorate. A smog planet, it has a deadly but prismatic atmosphere that shimmers with many colors under the light of its star. It is a popular subject of photography among tourists. Postcards,…

Kellog V

Planets

Kellog V is the fifth planet from the sun of the Fair Chance Act (FCA) protected Kellog system. A gas dwarf, it has a rocky core and a thick, expansive hydrogen-helium atmosphere, but does not have enough mass to classify as a gas giant. Resources from the planet are sometimes…

Mercury (Sol I)

Planets

Mercury (Sol I) is the first planet from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). An iron planet, has been extensively mined and stripped of most of its natural resources. When Humans first began mining planets other than their homeworld Earth (Sol III), hundreds…

Tangaroa (Helios II)

Planets · Human

Tangaroa (Helios II) is a terrestrial planet located in the Helios system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Highly geologically active, volcanic eruptions are frequent and unpredictable, often giving rise to short-lived landmasses that are reclaimed by the sea. Its few permanent…

Gliese I

Planets

Gliese I is the first planet from the sun of the Gliese system Banu Protectorate. An iron planet with a superheated ferromagnetic core that is partially exposed to vacuum, its intensely hot conditions make landing on its surface nearly impossible without specialized technology.…

Lixāuu (T.āl IV)

Planets · Xi'an

Lixāuu (T.āl IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Naturally habitable, the acid already-present in Lixāuu's atmosphere convinced officials to make it the home of processing facilities, refineries, and other pollution-causing…

Leir III

Planets · Human

Leir III is the final planet from the sun of the Leir system. A carbon planet, Leir III's surface is a sandy desert partially covered in towering graphite crystals. Its atmosphere of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur, nitrogen, and ozone gives rise to powerful storms. Soon…

Kellog III

Planets

Kellog III is the third planet from the sun of the Fair Chance Act (FCA)-protected Kellog system. With a high-pressure atmosphere of carbon dioxide and a runaway greenhouse effect, temperatures on Kellog III are hotter than those on neighboring planet Xis (Kellog II). In 2911, a…

Kins III

Planets

Kins III is the third planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. A massive super-Earth, it has oceans of mixed water and ammonia and an atmosphere composed of nitrogen, oxygen, ammonia, and carbon dioxide. While Banu can breathe the air comfortably, Humans,…

Asura (Ferron III)

Planets

Asura is the third planet from the sun in the Ferron system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Terraformed shortly after the system's discovery in 2460, the early settlers of Asura generated a great deal of wealth from the planet's rich mineral deposits. Asura became one of…

Branaugh II

Planets

Branaugh II is the second planet from the sun of the Branaugh system. Uncommonly among terrestrial worlds of its size, it has a wide set of rings that are visible from its surface. Surveyors initially thought the beautiful rings might attract people to Branaugh II, but upon…

Uriel (Oberon II)

Planets · Human

Uriel is the second planet from the neutron star in the unclaimed Oberon system. Before the formation of the United Nations of Earth (UNE), there were few regulations on the discovery of new systems. When Titania Terraforming won the coordinates of Oberon in an auction, they…

MacArthur (Kilian V)

Planets · Human

MacArthur (Kilian V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and serves as the main headquarters of the UEE Navy. Soon after the planet was terraformed to Human specifications, the Navy constructed boot camps (known locally as…

Pluto (Sol IX)

Planets

Pluto (Sol XI) is a dwarf planet and one of the farthest celestial bodies from the sun of the Sol system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Not the most distant object, it is included as an honorary ninth planet in star charts due to its relative proximity to the Croshaw-Sol jump…

Hyperion (Fora III)

Planets

Hyperion (Fora III) is the third planet from the sun of the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the system's only populated world. In 2316, the Aether Worldbuilding Corporation started terraforming operations on Fora III, but abandoned the project in 2319 when the…

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…

Charon III

Planets

Charon III (formerly Haros) is an inhabited planet in the Charon system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). During the Messer Era (SEY 2546 - 2792), the planet was used as a site for vast prisons and re-education camps. After the fall of the Messers in 2792, the populace stormed the…

Cestulus (Davien II)

Planets · Human

Cestulus is the second planet in the Davien system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Despite being initially considered a poor candidate for terraforming, Cestulus became a major shipping hub after first contact with the Banu in SEY 2438. The city of Jata was the site of a series…

Mya (Leir II)

Planets

Mya is the second planet from the sun of the Leir system. Although it was discovered in 2677, it remained undeveloped until 2743, when Galor Messer IX sold the terraforming and mining rights of Leir II to Hatfield & Harding to fund his long-term project to redesign UEE…

Magnus III

Planets · Locations

Magnus III is a super-Jupiter gas giant in the Magnus system, and is the planet furthest from the system's sun. Authorities in the system discourage travelers from visiting the planet due to documented pirate activity in the area.

Nyx III

Planets

Nyx III, an ice giant, is the most distant planet from the sun of the Nyx system. Its stormy atmosphere is composed mainly of ammonia and water vapor, and an ocean of supercritical water surrounds the planet's rocky core. High, dangerous winds make it difficult for pilots to fly…

Nyx II

Planets

Nyx II is a smog planet with a poisonous, corrosive atmosphere of acid and carbon dioxide. Erosion from the atmosphere has made a dramatic mark upon the planet's surface. Though it is located in Nyx's green band, its noxious environment cannot be altered under the current…

Kilian XIII

Planets

Kilian XIII is a dwarf planet in the Kilian system, United Empire of Earth. It is enveloped by a tenuous atmosphere of nitrogen and carbon monoxide. Uniquely among planets, it is notable for the enormous deposits of smoky quartz that jut out of its surface, giving it a…

Kabal I

Planets

Kabal I is a protoplanet in the Kabal system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Thought to have formed alongside the system's terrestrial planets, it has a differentiated interior, suggesting that at some point in the past it may have been a dwarf planet. Craters on its surface…