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Correction Facilities (Le'oeto.thl'e'ayingipuo)

Xi'an · Government

Correction facilities (le'oeto.thl'e'ayingipuo) are prisons in which Xi'an who have been judged to be guilty of a serious offense are imprisoned and compelled to perform labor. The labor varies; in some locations, the prisoners mine for valuable resources, in others, the…

S.ap'uāng (La'uo IV)

Planets · Xi'an

S.ap'uāng (La'uo IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas giant with an orange, white, and brown-belted atmosphere it is the brightest natural object in the La'uo system. Violent storms rage along the borders of its latitudinal…

Kyu'ām (La'uo III)

Planets · Xi'an

Kyu'ām (La'uo III) is the third planet from the sun of the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A smog planet, it is enveloped in layers of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfur dioxide. In the distant past, its surface was too dangerous to land a ship on due to the…

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…

K.yuk'o (Kai'pua IV)

Planets · Xi'an

K.yuk'o (Kai'pua IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the Kai'pua system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), and is a gas dwarf. Since its rocky core and diffuse atmosphere have nearly identical properties to those of neighboring planet Kyu'kyu (Kai'pua III), some astronomers…

Puaangkiil (Ē'aluth V)

Planets · Xi'an

Puaangkiil (Ē'aluth V) is the fifth and final planet from the sun of the Ē'aluth system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas giant with a pale red and white atmosphere, it is the sole source of unprocessed hydrogen in the system. Although most mining is prohibited in Ē'aluth in order…

Kyu'kyu (Kai'pua III)

Planets · Xi'an

Kyu'kyu (Kai'pua III) is the third planet from the sun of the Kai'pua system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A gas dwarf, it has a thick but low-density hydrogen and helium atmosphere that surrounds a rocky core. There is an ocean of liquid water under the clouds, leading researchers…

M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV)

Planets · Xi'an

M.iiy'ong (Ail'ka IV) is the fourth planet from the sun in the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). As a base of operations for the Xi'an military, M.iiy'ong is a densely populated, busy world that houses flight academies, command centers, intelligence facilities, and…

Ye'ten (Ail'ka III)

Planets · Xi'an

Ye'ten (Ail'ka III) is the third planet from the sun of the Ail'ka system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Terraformed for the express purpose of agricultural production, Ye'ten is a world in which all available arable land is being used to grow food and other important organic…

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…

Anti-Messer Revolution

Politics · History · Human

The Anti-Messer Revolution was a complex series of events spanning decades that culminated in the end of the fascist Messer regime, the death of Linton Messer XI, and the disappearance of Fiona Messer in SEY 2792. The Akari-Kr.ē Treaty, which signaled the upcoming end of the…

Empire's Light Conversion Centers

Human · History · Government

Empire's Light Conversion Centers The Empire's Light Conversion Centers of the Charon system were a large network of prisons constructed on Charon III by the Messers, starting with ImperatorLivia Messer III. These maximum-security facilities were reputed to be the most secure in…

Perry Line Pact

Politics · History

The Perry Line Pact is a peace treaty between the United Empire of Earth(UEE) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). After the signing of the Akari-Kr.ē Treaty brought an unofficial end to the Xi'an-Human Cold War, the question of what to do with the eight disputed planetary systems…

Galor Messer IX

People · Human · History

Galor Messer IX (SEY 2666 - 2751), Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2715 - 2751, was the older brother of Samuel VIII. Under his rule, he changed the name of the UEE currency system to Imperials, remade government buildings in the Meta-Baroque style, and named…

Adaliz Dayan

Exploration · People · Human · History

Adaliz Dayan (SEY 2279 - 2317?) was a terraforming engineer who is credited with the discovery of the Banshee system. While working for the group terraforming Hyperion (Fora III) in the Fora system, she formed the Immram Association, an organization devoted to exploring the…

Arial Hurston

People · Human · History

Arial Hurston (SEY 2466 - 2537) was the third CEO of Hurston Dynamics. During his time as CEO, his cost-cutting measures pushed Hurston Dynamics into two decades of record profits. Among those measures was the still controversial Life/Labor-style employee contract that many…

Unified Currency Riot

Human · Politics · History

The Unified Currency Riot was a two-week period of political unrest and violence in Jata, Cestulus (Davien II) in SEY 2529 following the introduction of the United Earth Credit (UEC) to the United Planets of Earth (UPE) market. The riot began when a private security officer…

Artemis

Spacecraft · History · Human

Artemis was a long-haul colony spacecraft that launched from Earth (Sol III) in 2232 and disappeared in 2237. Built before the discovery of jump points and after the discovery of quantum travel, its mission was to travel to the potentially habitable planetary system GJ 667Cc and…

Astrid Messer VII

People · Human · History

Astrid Messer VII (SEY 2661 - 2701) was one of two Imperators of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2697 to 2701. She seized power from her aunt Illyana Messer VI after the latter died of a sudden stroke. Agents loyal to Illyana smuggled her youngest son and named successor,…

Janus

Science and Technology · History · Human

Janus was an artificial intelligence (AI) program designed to monitor and pilot the long-haul colony spacecraft Artemis, launched in SEY 2232. Prominent AI researcher Dr. Carol Zahir began work on the program that would become Janus in 2201. Zahir spent the rest of her career…

Aberdeen Hurston

People · Human · History

Aberdeen Hurston (SEY 2821 - 2912) was an engineer who worked at Hurston Dynamics from 2841 until his retirement in 2877. While he was attending university, he began working remotely with the weapons team at Hurston Dynamics on their early forays into antimatter-based missiles.…

Messer Era

History · Human

The Messer Era (SEY 2546 - 2792) was a Human time period during which the Messer family were the absolute rulers of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It started with Ivar Messer I in 2546, when he seized power of the United Planets of Earth (UPE) government through a combination…

Antoine Lebec

People · Human · Exploration · History

Antoine Lebec (SEY 2258 - 2307?) was a navjumper most notable for his discovery of the Nul system in 2290. Born on Earth (Sol III), he was inspired to become an explorer after Nick Croshaw discovered the Croshaw system in 2271. He completed pilot training in 2277, but wasn't…

Atrocity at Jata

History · Illegal Activity · Human

The atrocity at Jata was the first in a series of bombings that took place in the United Planets of Earth (UPE) in SEY 2546. While only the initial attacks took place in Jata, Cestulus (Davien II), the name became synonymous with bombings that were shown to have used the same…