Lore

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…

Hedeby Gunworks

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Hedeby Gunworks is a personal weapons manufacturer located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). The company was founded by inventor Altruis Hedeby in SEY 2921 as a single shop to market armaments had developed himself. Hedeby sought to utilize his experience with Banu technology…

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…

Thermyte Concern

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Thermyte Concern is a Human multidisciplinary manufacturer of mining equipment, personal and spacecraft-mounted weaponry, and munitions. Originally founded as a demolition and mining equipment company, Thermyte expanded its reach to weapons and missile warheads in the late…

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…

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…

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…

Clover

Music · Human

Clover was a Human music group active in the 2920s and 30s. Known for their aggressive metal arrangements, their most successful single "Moonlight" reached number one on multiple music charts in 2931. While they never achieved another mainstream success, Clover had a dedicated…

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…

Ryōl (T.āl V)

Planets · Xi'an

Ryōl (T.āl V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the T.āl system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). All buildings on the planet sport orange accents, giving them a fiery appearance in correct lighting conditions. A center of product manufacturing, its most prominent economic activity is…

Caliban 4b

Moons

Caliban 4b is the second moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Enveloped by a weak magnetosphere, it is encircled by a pair of auroral belts that generate shimmering red light shows when the moon's magnetic field interacts with that of…

Caliban 4a

Moons

Caliban 4a is the first moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Iron-rich and very dense, studies conducted on the moon have shown that it is likely older than any other celestial body in the system. Astronomers hypothesize that it is…

First Tevarin War

History · Military · Human · Tevarin

The First Tevarin War was an intersystem conflict between the Tevarin and the United Planets of Earth (UPE). The Tevarin declared war with Humans in 2541, shortly after first contact. The motivations behind the war were complex; it was both a bid for the Tevarin to claim…

Stanton System

Planetary Systems · Human

STANTON SYSTEM The Stanton system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), discovered in SEY 2851 by navjumper Toshi Aaron. It is one of only two fully colonized systems in the UEE, and is made up of three super-Earths, a gas giant, an asteroid belt, and a…

Hades System

Planetary Systems

HADES SYSTEM The Hades system is a planetary system that consists of an F-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, and one broken terrestrial planet. First visited by Humans in SEY 2531, it was immediately obvious that the system had once been home to a…

Marisol Belt (Terra Belt Beta)

Space

The Marisol belt (Terra belt beta) is an asteroid belt in the Terra system. It circles the sun beyond the orbit of Gen (Terra IV). Although it has been actively mined for centuries, it remains rich in basic materials such as iron and carbon compounds.

Deimos (Sol 4b)

Moons

Deimos (Sol 4b) is the second and farthest moon from the surface of Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). At only 6.2 kilometers in diameter, it bears a strong resemblance to an asteroid. One leading theory proposes that it originated as a part of a larger asteroid that…

Oberon III

Planets

Oberon III is a protoplanet that orbits third from the star of the unclaimed Oberon system. Alongside its sister protoplanet Oberon IV, it is theorized that it formed in the Oberon system after its original star went supernova and collapsed into a neutron star. However, it…

Caliban 4e

Moons

Caliban 4e is the fifth moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Frigidly cold, it has a surface that is coated in mostly frozen nitrogen mixed with some water ice. It is geologically active, and is covered with cryovolcanoes that spew…

Phobos (Sol 4a)

Moons

Phobos (Sol 4a) is the closest moon to Mars (Sol IV), United Empire of Earth (UEE). The larger of the planet's two satellites, it is a non-spheroid object with a jagged surface covered in grooves and streaks. In the next 30 to 50 million years, Phobos will be pulled in by Mars'…

Caliban 4f

Moons

Caliban 4f is the sixth moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Rich in carbon, it is dark in color, and reflects very little light from its distant sun. Copious tholins caused by millenia of ultraviolet radiation cast a reddish tint on…