Lore

Kedsu Reef

Settlements · Banu

The Kedsu Reef is a space station composed of derelict ships and abandoned military platforms located in the Hadrian system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Founded in SEY 2881 by former Banu indenture Delilah Havers, the construction of Kedsu was inspired by Banu-style flotilla…

Kins II

Planets

Kins II is the second planet from the sun of the Kins system, Banu Protectorate. A world with a natural oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, it is the home of the largest indentured servant market in the Protectorate. Its large cities have historically enjoyed a low crime rate, but as…

Ne'er

Settlements · Tevarin

Ne'er is a majority-Tevarin town on Branaugh II in the unclaimed Branaugh system. After surveyors for the United Empire of Earth (UEE) determined that Branaugh II was not a good terraformation candidate, they abandoned the structures they lived in while evaluating the planet. A…

Hurston (Stanton I)

Planets · Human

Hurston is a hot, arid planet that orbits closest to the sun in the Stanton system. Discovered in 2851, it was sold by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) government to the company Hurston Dynamics in 2865. Unrestricted industry and mining, especially of antimatter precursor, have…

Taranis III

Planets

Taranis III is the third planet from the sun of the unclaimed Taranis system. A smog planet, it has a thick and high-pressure atmosphere that gives rise to frequent storms. Although the air isn't breathable, it is home to a sizable settlement of Humans and Tevarin situated in an…

Ellroy Cass

People · Human

Ellroy Cass (b. 2919) is a Human artist, actor, dancer, musician, and general celebrity known for his large-scale works that often incorporate sound, visuals, and live performance. The death of actor Jared Yildiz in 2944 after an overdose of Neon he reportedly obtained aboard…

Tayac Belt Alpha

Space

The Tayac Belt Alpha is a circumstellar asteroid belt in the Tayac system located between Tayac II and Tayac III. It is best known as the home of the Xi'an-Human-Banu art installation Silent Song, an enormous art piece completed in 2900 and created over the course of a decade to…

Takto (Geddon I)

Planets

Takto (Geddon I) is the only planet of the Geddon system, Banu Protectorate. A windswept mass of volcanic rock, it is home to a sizable population of Banu who reside beneath the planet's surface. The atmospheric pressure and mixture of gasses that would be fatal to Xi'an,…

Olympus

Settlements

Olympus is a settlement on Ashana (Nul V). Built in the remains of the carrier UEES Olympus, which crashed into the planet in 2571 while pursuing a group of Human and Tevarin anti-Messer rebels, Olympus became a home to a diverse population of expatriates and outlaws from all…

Sol System

Planetary Systems

The Sol system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of a G-type main sequence star, one mesoplanet, three terrestrial planets, two gas giants, two ice giants, a dwarf planet, an asteroid belt, and many other celestial bodies. The original home…

Vosca (Elysium III)

Planets · Human · Tevarin

Vosca is the third planet from the sun of the Elysium system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is home to a small population of Humans and Tevarin. Largely covered with an arid desert, water is scarce on the surface of Vosca, except near the north and south poles. To cope with…

Corel System

Planetary Systems · Human

Corel is a planetary system on the border between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Banu Protectorate that was discovered in SEY 2449. As an important center of trade between the two civilizations, it is home to many Humans and Banu. It is made up of four terrestrial…

Rytif (Bremen II)

Planets · Human

Rytif is an inhabited planet in the Bremen system, United Empire of Earth. The second planet from the sun, it was slowly terraformed for Human habitation after the system was discovered in 2441. Rytif was a major center of food production during the Second Tevarin War (2603 -…

Elysium System

Planetary Systems · Human · Tevarin

The Elysium system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) made up of an F-type main sequence star, one gas giant, three terrestrial planets, and a dwarf planet. The ancestral home of the Tevarin, Elysium was annexed by the United Planets of Earth (UPE)…

Tayac System

Planetary Systems

The Tayac system is a small planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), made up of a G-type main sequence star, a terrestrial planet, a gas giant, a dwarf planet, and an asteroid belt. Starting in 2546, Dr. Thessaly Tayac, for whom the system is named, conducted a…

Ellis System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Ellis system is a planetary system located in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) that consists of thirteen planets, one asteroid belt, and one F-type main sequence star. Most famously home to annual spacecraft race the Murray Cup, its three habitable planets are all centers of…

Joona Tzur

People · Human

Joona Tzur (b. 2852) is the former Governor of Severus (Kiel III), Kiel system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Elected in 2903, he established a program to revitalize Severus' economy by selling the planet's abandoned military infrastructure to corporations in search of low-cost…

INS Flavus

Military · Locations

INS Flavus is a former United Empire of EarthNavy (UEEN) installation in the Tiber system. Flavus was originally established as one of two fleet support bases in the system with a focus on supply chain management. Flavus acted as a military depot and a contact point for civilian…

Stalford

Settlements · Human

Stalford is a mid-sized city located on Rytif (Bremen II). Positioned just north of the planet's equator, Stalford is home to numerous water farms and commercial vivariums. Stalford is also the headquarters of spacecraft designer and manufacturer Consolidated Outlands. In SEY…

Bacchus System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Bacchus system is a planetary system in the Banu Protectorate that consists of a super-Earth, a terrestrial planet, a gas giant, and a binary star system made up of a type G and a type K main sequence star. Believed to be the home system of the Banu people, it is the…

Yām'ping (Yā'mon IV)

Planets

Yām'ping (Yā'mon IV) is a dwarf planet in the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire, and is the last planet from its sun. Once home to several military outposts during the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793), Yām'ping is now orbited by stations dedicated to entertainment, such as…

Hyperion (Fora III)

Planets

Hyperion (Fora III) is the third planet from the sun of the Fora system, United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is the system's only populated world. In 2316, the Aether Worldbuilding Corporation started terraforming operations on Fora III, but abandoned the project in 2319 when the…

Kabal III

Planets · Tevarin

Kabal III is the third and furthest planet from the sun of the Kabal system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). A naturally inhabitable world, it was colonized by the Tevarin and then believed to have been abandoned en masse at some point before the First Tevarin War (2541 - 2546).…

Krēl System

Planetary Systems

The Krēl system is a planetary system that reportedly consists of one star of unknown type and nine planets. Located along the border of the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an), it is the home system of the Kr'thak and is thought to be the center of their civilization. Because the Kr'thak…