Lore

Garrity Arms

Commerce · Human

Garrity Arms was a Human weapon design and manufacturing company that operated from 2280 to 2516. Founded on Earth (Sol III), it relocated to Mars (Sol IV) in 2299, where it developed the first Human-designed off-world weapon, the Tedge 8 handgun. Garrity Arms' weapons were…

Mars Tragedy

History · Human

The Mars Tragedy (Mars Disaster, Great Mars Tragedy of '25) was a terraforming disaster that occurred on 13 September 2125. Late in the initial terraforming of Mars (Sol IV), an error in the atmospheric processors caused the newly generated oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere to…

Mars Today

Publications · Human

Mars Today is a major daily newspaper published in Port Renatus on Mars (Sol IV) since the mid-23rd century. It was the first off-world news organization to successfully move from local colonial news reporting into a full featured paper covering distinct cultural and business…

InterDimension Software

Commerce · Human

InterDimension Software is a Human entertainment software company best known for the Star Marine franchise. InterDimension was founded in 2941 by level builder James Romanov and tech designer James Vandyke. The company has been responsible for several high-profile game releases…

Fujin City

Settlements · Human

Fujin City (風神都) is the capital city of [Saisei (Centauri III)], United Empire of Earth (UEE). Considered by environmentalists to be an achievement in urban and geodevelopment, it is one of the most verdant cities in the UEE. Traditional Japanese architecture and modern building…

Starburst Collective

Music

Starburst Collective is a HumanS-pop band based in Saisei (Centauri III). The group is composed of S-guitar player Haruhiko Maeda, synthesizer player and keyboardist Zen Shirogawa, drummer, violinist, and vocalist Aya Saito, and bassist and vocalist Maya Watanabe. Mostly S-pop,…

The Claw

Music · Human

The Claw is a Human band based out of Saisei (Centauri III) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), credited with popularizing S-pop. In 2932, the band performed a stylized cover of Clover's "Moonlight" on Spectrum show Terra, Show Me the Music! They went on to hold the number one…

Atuvo

Commerce · Human

Atuvo is a Human manufacturer and retailer of upscale kitchenware, houseware, appliances, and furniture headquartered on Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in 2872 by noted chef Chu Thụy Du, it started as a small shop in Port Renatus. It soon gained a…

Vindel

Animals

VINDEL The vindel is a detritivorous fish indigenous to the shallow freshwater river and ponds of Locke (Idris IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Like other detritivorous animals, it feeds on the waste and dead material that collects at the bottom of bodies of water. The…

Radegast Distillery

Commerce · Food and Beverages · Human

Radegast Distillery Radegast Distillery is a historic producer of whiskey located in Port Renatus on Mars (Sol IV). Initially founded as a bar in 2520 by the Wilkes family, Radegast became a common stopover point once word spread about the house whiskey they produced in the…

Stella Fortuna

Culture · Holidays · Human

Stella Fortuna Stella Fortuna is a Human cultural celebration associated with good fortune and success in new ventures. It was first established as a commemoration of the successful colonization of Mars (Sol IV). Feasting, fireworks, festivals, and other forms of mass…

Euterpe (Stanton 4c)

Moons · Human

Euterpe is the third and smallest moon of microTech (Stanton IV), named for the ancient Earth (Sol III) muse of music. Largely covered by ice sheets and frozen oceans of water, the landscape of the moon is dotted with pillars of rock formations that researchers theorize are…

Clio (Stanton 4b)

Moons · Human

Clio is the second-closest moon to microTech (Stanton IV), and is a popular destination for tourists due to its liquid oceans and pink and teal sky. It was named for the ancient Earth (Sol III) muse of history in order to remind those on microTech that their work is built on the…

Calliope (Stanton 4a)

Moons · Human

Calliope is a cold, windy moon of microTech (Stanton IV), named after the mythical muse of epic poetry and eloquence from ancient Earth (Sol III). Due to the high winds and extreme cold, weather suits worn by visitors to the planet are known to fail, particularly on the moon's…

Cyrus Ishitaka

People · Human

Cyrus Ishitaka (SEY 2521 - 2546) was a United Planets of Earth Army veteran (Corporal, honorably discharged) squadmate of Ivar Messer I who participated in the Battle of Idris IV. Little is known about his private life outside of multiple arrests for narcotic possession and…

Yā'ti

Settlements · Xi'an

Yā'ti is a major city on Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV), Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A center of commerce and industry, the city was once a military manufacturing center, but was redeveloped after the end of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793 / MXY III.838 - III.1044). Multiple…

Adam Corr

People · Human · History

Adam Corr (SEY 2519 - unknown), United Planets of Earth Army veteran (Sergeant, honorably discharged), participated in the Battle of Idris IV and served under Ivar Messer I. He was later implicated to be one of the two people who allegedly perpetrated a series of bombings of the…

Ivar Messer I

People · Human

Ivar Messer (2516-2592) was the first Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE). He was a Captain in the United Planets of EarthArmy 112th Infantry Battalion when he distinguished himself in the First Tevarin War (2541-2546) during Operation Nemesis and in the Battle of…

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…

Bareton

Settlements · Human

Bareton is one of very few cities located on Noble (Ellis V) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded after the Governors Council voted to preserve Noble's environment, it was constructed as a series of enormous platforms connected by transparent walkways. A massive…

QuarterDeck

Locations

QuarterDeck is a maximum-security prison located on Kellog VI in the Fair Chance Act-protected Kellog system. Built to withstand the planet's frigidly cold, low-oxygen atmosphere, the penitentiary is under heavy guard and is considered virtually inescapable. The United Empire of…

Amon & Reese Co

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Amon & Reese Co. (A&R) is a Human manufacturer that produces energy-based weapons and spacecraft engines for the military and civilian markets. Founded in the early 2500s, the company has held a longstanding contract with the United Empire of Earth (UEE) to provide handheld and…

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…

Aopoa

Xi'an · Commerce

Aopoa is a Xi'an House and spacecraft manufacturer. They hold a monopoly granted by the Xi'an government to exclusively manufacture light craft, such as the Khartu-al (Kal'tuāl) and the San'tok.yāi. One of a growing number of Xi'an corporations that market their products to…