Lore

Walleye (Ellis IX)

Planets

Walleye (Ellis IX) is a large gas giant in the Ellis system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Primarily used as a refueling world for passing freighters and warships, the skyline is dotted by refineries that keep fuel in steady supply. The planet's nickname comes from the strange…

Messer Era War Crimes Trials

Human · History · Government

The Messer Era War Crimes Trials were a series of trials against high-ranking members of the Messer Era government for crimes against the United Empire of Earth (UEE). They lasted from 2793 to 2795. The trials took place on Earth (Sol III) and were broadcast live by Human news…

Oza

Food and Beverages · Plants

The oza is a commercial tree fruit grown in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). A hybrid of citrus trees that originated on Earth (Sol III), the oza was first grown on Angeli (Croshaw II) in 2812. Underneath its deep green rind is bright orange flesh with a tart, sweet, and bitter…

Freeman Act

Human · Government

The Freeman Act is a piece of legislation passed cooperatively by all governments on Earth (Sol III) in 2281 that created a lottery system to grant land and mineral rights to potential colonists of the Croshaw system. Revenue generated from the lottery was used to fund ongoing…

microTech (Company)

Commerce · Human

microTech is a manufacturer of a variety of electronics, digital displays, software, and computers, including the mobiGlas wearable computer. Founded on Earth (Sol III) in SEY 2782 by programmer Magnus Tobin, it is headquartered in New Babbage on the planet microTech (Stanton…

Scott Childress

People · Human

Dr. Scott Childress (2032 - 2121) was the head engineer of the team of scientists at Roberts Space Industries (RSI) that created the first Human-made quantum drive in 2075. His doctoral thesis, A new framework for the construction of high-speed spacecraft engines, caught the…

United Nations of Earth

Human · Government

The United Nations of Earth (UNE) was the first Human unified government, founded in 2380, shortly after the first planet outside the Sol system was successfully terraformed. The world leaders of the time decided that Humanity's expansion into space would be better managed by a…

Interspace Communication Technology

Science and Technology

Interspace communication technology refers to devices that enable the rapid transmission of data across great distances. Composed of an intricately connected web of space stations and satellite-based relay towers, the network facilitates quick information transfer by sending…

Vermilion System (VS-11)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Vermilion system (designated VS-11 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-known jump points with any other systems. Included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, all details on the system's makeup…

Levski

Settlements · Human

Levski is a permanent, independent settlement located on Delamar in the Nyx system. Built out of the remains of an abandoned QV Planet Services mining facility, it was founded in SEY 2655 by a group of Human political dissenters called the People's Alliance and named after a…

Project Archangel

Government · Human

Project Archangel is the official designation for a United Empire of Earth (UEE)-funded program to create an artificial planet. Commonly known as Synthworld, the project was announced in 2872 during Corbyn Salehi's tenure as Imperator as a way to move beyond the inherently…

United Nations of Earth Council

Government · Human

The United Nations of Earth Council was the ruling body of the United Nations of Earth (UNE) government from its inception in 2380 until the advent of the United Planets of Earth (UPE) in 2523. It was made up of an elected representative from each of the states (then called…

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…

Ergo (Nemo III)

Planets · Human

Ergo (Nemo III) is an inhabited ocean planet in the Nemo system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Although today there is no indigenous life on the planet, the vast quantities of oil under its oceans suggests that at one point it supported an ecosystem of animals and plants.…

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…

999th Test Squadron

Organizations · Military

The 999th Test Squadron (Squadron 999, "the Wreckless") is a special unit of the United Empire of Earth(UEE) Navy dedicated to the evaluation of new and experimental spacecraft and vehicles. Originally formed to assist Roberts Space Industries (RSI) with testing the Zeus…

Kilian System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Kilian system is the largest planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). Discovered in SEY 2463, it was a key stepping stone in Humanity's early push outward from the Sol system. Four of its fourteen planets are populated. Kilian became the main headquarters for…

Illyana Messer VI

People · Human

Illyana Messer VI (2631-2697) was Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2662 to 2697 after the assassination of her father, Corsen Messer V and brother Gammon. Under her rule, the UEE lessened some of its propaganda practices, allowing news organizations to…

Human Colonial Expansion Era

History · Exploration · Human

The Human Colonial Expansion Era (2380 - 2530) was a period marked by rapid discovery of jump points and planetary systems and outward expansion from the Human home system Sol. Historians believe that a drop in the price of spacecraft made exploration vessels more freely…

Emancipation Day

Human · Holidays

Emancipation Day is a holiday celebrated in the United Empire of Earth (UEE) annually on May 2nd that commemorates the end of the Messer Era (SEY 2546 - 2792). On this day Linton Messer XI, the last member of the Messer family to rule the UEE as Imperator, was deposed in the…

Livia Messer III

People · Human

Livia Messer III (2593-2661) was Imperator of the United Empire of Earth (UEE) from 2628 to 2643. She inherited the office from her father, Deacon Messer II, when he voluntarily stepped down. Livia expanded her father's legal reform efforts by increasing the maximum sentences…

Pax Humana

Holidays · Human

Pax Humana is a holiday celebrated annually on November eighth in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It was first held in 2380, when the armed forces of Earth (Sol III) were consolidated upon the foundation of United Nations of Earth (UNE). To symbolize the event, military…

Zeus

Spacecraft · Human

The Zeus was a short-range spacecraft developed by Roberts Space Industries (RSI), and was the first ship equipped with a quantum drive to be offered to civilians on the commercial market. After the first quantum drive was developed by RSI for the military in 2075, demand for a…

Red Festival

Human · Holidays

Red Festival is a holiday celebrated in late January or early February annually in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It originated in old Earth (Sol III) customs that celebrated the end of the year by tracking the lunisolar cycle instead of the solar cycle. Humans who followed…