Lore

R.aip'uāng (Kai'pua II)

Planets · Xi'an

R.aip'uāng (Kai'pua II) is the second planet from the sun of the Kai'pua system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). One day on R.aip'uāng is equal in length to 100 Modern Xi'an Years (MXY), a coincidence with enough significance for it to have been turned into the spiritual center of…

Fiona Messer

People · Human

Fiona Messer (2768-unknown) was the younger sister of Linton Messer XI, and after his death, became the last surviving member of the Messer dynasty of United Empire of Earth (UEE) Imperators. After working with her brother to usurp power from their father Ulysses, she engaged in…

Leir I

Planets · Human

Leir I is a small, naturally habitable planet in the Leir system. Rich in minerals, it was initially settled by independent miners, mostly Humans, who established settlements without government support from the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was not officially developed by the…

Fair Chance Act

Human · Government

The Fair Chance Act is a United Empire of Earth (UEE) law passed by the Senate in 2795, in the wake of the Massacre of Garron II (2792). Sponsored by ImperatorErin Toi, it created a new status for planetary systems, Developing system, and added several protections to said…

Synthworld (Chronos III)

Planets · Science and Technology

Synthworld (Chronos III) is an incomplete artificial planet located in the green band of the Chronos system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). In 2872, Imperator Corbyn Salehi announced a new scientific endeavor to construct a planet in the Chronos system as a way to move beyond the…

Humans

Civilizations · Human

Humans are a spacefaring civilization originating on Earth (Sol III). They are capable of spaceflight, quantum travel, traversing jump points, and terraforming planets. Since achieving piloted spaceflight in SEY 1961, they have settled in over thirty planetary systems and…

Invictus Launch Week

Human · Military · Holidays

Invictus Launch Week (Fleet Week) is an event held the last week of May that marks the beginning of the new recruiting year and graduation of the latest class of officers and pilots of the United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN). It originated in SEY 2542 during the First Tevarin War…

OB Station Chimera

Locations · Human · Military

OB Station Chimera, also known as "Yogi Station," is a United Empire of Earth outpost located in the Fair Chance Act-protected Oso system. Charged with preventing outside interference in the system, it is located near the Pyro-Oso jump point to monitor incoming traffic and…

Human-Xi'an Trade Initiative (HuXa)

Human · Xi'an · Government · Commerce

The Human-Xi'an Trade Initiative (HuXa) is a 2947 trade agreement between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Spearheaded by ImperatorKelos Costigan(b:2855 - present), it loosened restrictions on the export and import of goods between the two…

Paul LeSalle

Human · People

Paul LeSalle (2881 - present) is a Human businessman, former chairperson of the Centralist party (2942 - 2948), and former Senator of Cassel (Goss II) (2915 - 2939). As a Senator, he advocated for lower taxes and created an incentive system for businesses to move their…

People's Alliance

Organizations · Politics · Human

The People's Alliance is an independent Human political group that exists outside the governance of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and seeks a social order based on egalitarianism and community. It formed during the reign of ImperatorCorsen Messer V (SEY 2609 - 2662), in…

Leir System

Planetary Systems

The Leir system is an unclaimed planetary system made up of a type-A main sequence star and three terrestrial planets. Discovered in SEY 2677 by a team of ICC Stellar Surveyors, initial assessments showed that the system was rich in minerals. However, the newly-ascended…

Tide

Organizations · Politics · Human

Tide was an anti-Messer resistance movement responsible for airing footage of the Massacre of Garron II to the people of the United Empire of Earth (UEE), thus catalyzing the events that led to the anti-Messer Revolution. Cells of Tide were distributed on most Human-inhabited…

Opera Mushroom

Plants

OPERA MUSHROOM The opera mushroom is an artificially engineered fungus developed by a team of researchers at the University of Rhetor's (UR) Department of Genetics. It has a fleshy, violet, trumpet-shaped, fuzz-covered stem that amplifies a natural sound created by the expansion…

Stormwal

Animals

STORMWAL The stormwal is a warm-blooded vertebrate indigenous to Crusader (Stanton II), United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was discovered in 2855, when three workers assembling Providence Platform for the UEE Navy were startled by a stormwal rising from the depths of the planet's…

microTech (Stanton IV)

Planets · Human

MICROTECH microTech (Stanton IV) is the fourth and farthest planet from the sun in the Stanton system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Located at the outer edge of the system's habitable zone, microTech is mostly ice, with some cold-to-temperate areas of tundra. It was purchased…

Banu Cuisine

Food and Beverages · Banu

BANU CUISINE Banu Cuisine refers to the common methods by which Banu prepare their food for consumption. Because of the scarcity of records on Banu history due to their cultural practice of not documenting the events of the past, little is known about the origins of their food…

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…

United Resource Workers

Organizations · Human

The United Resource Workers are an interplanetary guild of resource collectors such as asteroid miners and gas scoopers in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). The guild was founded in 2112 to protect the rights of workers, from ensuring safer and better work practices to securing…

A-Tek

Commerce

A-Tek is a clothing brand that manufactures athletic clothing and shoes. From its early days as a small boutique on Green (Ellis III), the company has been known for its lightweight, durable products that are crafted to withstand long periods of use. They are particularly noted…

Wildstar Racing

Organizations

Wildstar Racing is a racing league known as an affordable proving ground for amateur racers. Founded in SEY 2811 as a vid-sharing spectrum channel, in its early days it was a community of hobbyists who utilized abandoned infrastructure and interesting planetary environments to…

Rhetor I

Planets

Rhetor I is a mesoplanet in the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Because it lacks an atmosphere, there is an extreme difference between its day and night temperatures. Despite its extreme daytime heat, there are patches of water ice on Rhetor I, generally located on…

Glow

Science and Technology · Illegal Activity

Glow is a street drug derived from the empathogen–entactogen neonazacyclicdienorthoamphetamine, more commonly known as neon. Sold in the form of brightly-colored capsules, when it is taken orally it can leave a glowing residue on the tongue. It was formulated by unknown makers…

Branaugh I

Planets

Branaugh I is a terrestrial planet in the Branaugh system. Mostly covered in lava rock from ancient volcanic eruptions, the planet has a black surface interspersed with cracks of gray and brown. Because of its dark color, it reflects very little light and is difficult to see…