Lore

Veritas System (VS-05)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Veritas system (designated VS-05 by the United Empire of Earth(UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no known jump points with any other systems. It is included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, but little other information is known…

Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se La'uo (La'uo belt alpha)

Space

The Huichuaihyao y.ath'o se La'uo (La'uo belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the La'uo system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). In the space between Yengchuai (La'uo II) and Kyu'ām (La'uo III), a large planetesimal abundant in metals and minerals once orbited La'uo's star during the time…

Genesis II

Planets

Genesis II is a terrestrial planet in the developing Genesis system. Situated in the temperate green band around its star, it has oceans of liquid water interspersed with thickly forested continents. It was declared a protected planet under the Fair Chance Act (FCA) the same…

Human Overpopulation Era

History · Human

In the 21st and 22nd centuries (SEY 2038 - 2157), population levels on Earth (Sol III) began to rise beyond sustainable capacity. Pollution, dwindling resources, and famine affected all nations of the world, leading to overcrowding in the few unspoiled places left on the planet.…

Front Row

Settlements

Front Row is a settlement on the surface of Lanisto (Tyrol 1a), the moon of Tyrol I in the unclaimed Tyrol system. In 2848, a series of interconnected research stations funded by multiple private institutes were constructed below the surface in old lava tunnels as a part of a…

Kins System

Planetary Systems · Banu

The Kins system is a planetary system in the Banu Protectorate that is made up of a K-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, a terrestrial rocky planet, two super-Earths, a gas giant, and two asteroid belts. Best known as the location of the Protectorate's main indentured…

Vesper System (VS-08)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Vesper system (designated VS-08 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-known jump points with any other systems. It is included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, but little other information is…

Gedinasho Belt (Charon Belt Alpha)

Space

The Gedinasho belt (Charon belt alpha) is an asteroid belt in the Charon system, United Empire of Earth (UEE) that orbits the system's sun between Charon III and Charon IV. It was named after Gedinasho, a fictional hero character created by artist/writer Fief whose comics were…

Carteyna (Cano II)

Planets

Carteyna is the second planet from the star of the Cano system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). An ocean world discovered in 2463, Carteyna has resisted terraforming attempts. Its residents inhabit sealed arcologies surrounded by geothermal waters underneath the planet's northern…

Vulture System (VS-09)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Vulture system (designated VS-09 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares a jump point with the Orion system. In SEY 2712 on 16 February, thousands of Vanduul ships erupted from the previously-unknown jump point and initiated…

Fora System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Fora system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), and is made up of a K-type main sequence star, a mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, a gas giant, and an ice giant. After a jump point to the Banu system Yulin from the Banshee system was discovered in…

Cathcart System

Planetary Systems

The Cathcart system is an unclaimed planetary system that consists of a class A main sequence star and an asteroid belt. Discovered in SEY 2438 by Human fugitive Adelaide Lorris, who named the system after the Marshal who had been pursuing her, it was not claimed by the United…

Aydo

Settlements · Human

Aydo is a major city on Green (Ellis III) in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). A coastal city, it sits atop a sheer wall of cliffs overlooking the ocean. In the past, gaps in these cliffs were used as tracks in one of the legs of the race that ultimately gave birth to the first…

Centauri System

Planetary Systems · Human

The Centauri system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), made up of an A-type main sequence star, a protoplanet, three terrestrial planets, an asteroid belt, and a super-Jupiter gas giant. Discovered in SEY 2365, two of its planets have been terraformed for…

Kallis System

Planetary Systems

Kallis is an unclaimed, developing planetary system in its accretion phase that consists of a G-type main sequence star, a protoplanet, five terrestrial planets, a gas giant, an ice giant, a dwarf planet, and two asteroid belts. Discovered in SEY 2921 by the staff of the OB…

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…

Fire Rats

Organizations · Illegal Activity

The Fire Rats are a criminal organization and religious cult based in the Pyro system. It originated in 2563, when a group of former Pyrotechnic Amalgamated workers found themselves abandoned on Bloom (Pyro III) after their employer declared bankruptcy. Forced to eke out a…

Toshi Aaron

People · Human · Exploration

Toshi Aaron (SEY 2802 - SEY 2929) was a navjumper best known for discovering the Stanton system in SEY 2851. Born in the Magnus system, she dreamed of discovering a new jump point since she was a small child. Lacking the funds to commit to her passion of exploring the stars full…

Checkmate Station

Locations

Checkmate Station, formerly designated PYAM-FARSTAT-2-4, is a space station that orbits the star of the Pyro system in the L4 Lagrange point of Monox (Pyro II). Originally constructed as a resupply satellite for workers on Monox, it was abandoned when Pyrotechnic Amalgamated…

Serling (Horus I)

Planets · Human

Serling (Horus I) is the first planet from the sun of the Horus system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). Tidally locked to its star, its day half is hot and cloudy and its dark half is icy and cold. A permanent wind system that exchanges air from each side keeps the climate from…

Voodoo System (VS-10)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Voodoo system (designated VS-10 by the United Empire of Earth (UEE)) is a Vanduul-controlled planetary system that shares no publicly-known jump points with any other systems. It is included in UEE star charts as a part of Vanduul territory, but little other information is…

Volt System (VS-12)

Planetary Systems · Vanduul

The Volt system (designated VS-12 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, it is confirmed to have at least one…

Kuā'li (Yā'mon I)

Planets · Xi'an

Kuā'li (Yā'mon I) is the first planet from the sun of the Yā'mon system, Xi'an Empire. Tidally locked to its star, one of its sides is in permanent daylight, and the other in permanent night. During the Xi'an-Human Cold War, Human military intelligence identified a facility…

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…