Lore

Second Tevarin War

History · Tevarin · Military

The Second Tevarin War was an armed conflict between the Tevarin and the United Empire of Earth that lasted from SEY 2603 to 2610. It began when Corath'Thal, a Tevarin warlord, launched a campaign to take back the Tevarin homeworld, Jalan (Elysium IV), from the UEE. Lacking the…

Tiber System

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Tiber system is a planetary system in Vanduul territory, and was formerly a part of the United Empire of Earth(UEE). Discovered in SEY 2474 during Project Far Star, it was a sparsely populated mining system until 2681, when the destruction of Dell Township in the neighboring…

Emperor (Tao'nuasao / Tao'yusao)

Xi'an · Government

The Emperor (Tao'nuasao) is the sovereign monarch of the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). It is the duty of the Emperor to make decisions that affect all Xi'an while adhering to the tenets of Li'tova and Xi'an law while considering the advice of the Council of Three. The Emperor also…

Council of Three

Xi'an · Government

A Council of Three (kyoLyon) is the ruling body of a Xi'an House, composed of three elders. Three is seen by the Xi'an as the ideal number to balance important decisions, ensuring that multiple points of view are heard and wisdom prevails. All aspects of the governance of a…

First Imperial Age

Xi'an · History

The First Imperial Age was the longest dynasty Xi'an history. Spanning almost fifteen thousand Xi'an years, it began with the crowning of the first Emperor Ru'a in MXY I.0 (19668 BCE), several years after the loss of the Xi'an homeworld RyiXy'an (Hyoton III) in 19770 BCE. During…

House Ru'a

Xi'an · History

Ru'a was the first Imperial House in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). It was one of the four major Houses involved in the Great Divide (20044 - 19770 BCE), allied to the Kl.ō house against Houses Uai'i and Chii. Alliances fractured over the years until all four Houses fought for…

Leyland's Tortoise

Animals

Leyland's Tortoise Leyland's tortoise is a species of tortoise indigenous to Earth (Sol III). They have glossy shells with minor color variation around the scutes and the edges of the shells. Extremely docile, they are kept as pets by Humans, especially long-haul spacers.…

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…

Banu Protectorate

Government · Banu

The Banu Protectorate (BP) is an allied coalition of planet-states and city-states, some based in Banu flotillas, that make up Banu-controlled territory. A governmental body called the Protectorate or the Protectorate Council, made up of hundreds of individual Banu, maintains…