Lore

Xi'an-Human First Contact

History · Xi'an · Human

Humans and Xi'an first made contact in SEY 2530 when Gaia Planet Services (GPS), a Human terraforming corporation, attempted to set up operations on the Th.us'ūng system. Because GPS had illegally entered the system, they neglected to perform the necessary surveys required by…

Second Tevarin War

History · Tevarin · Military

The Second Tevarin War was an armed conflict between the Tevarin and the United Empire of Earth that lasted from SEY 2603 to 2610. It began when Corath'Thal, a Tevarin warlord, launched a campaign to take back the Tevarin homeworld, Jalan (Elysium IV), from the UEE. Lacking the…

Battle of Koren Pass

Military · History · Human · Tevarin

The Battle of Koren Pass was a military engagement between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Tevarin in 2605. It took place on Crion (Caliban II), when a group of UEE Army soldiers traveling in Nova tanks were besieged by a Tevarin strike team. The battle lasted sixteen…

House Chii

History · Xi'an

Chii was one of the four major Xi'anHouses that fought in the Great Divide (20044 - 19770 BCE). Allied to House Uai'i, it joined the war after hostilities between Ru'a and Uai'i became deadly. Though it was the largest House to survive the destruction of the Xi'an homeworld's…

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…

Prime Citizen

Politics · Government · History · Human

Prime Citizen was the highest government office obtainable by a resident of the United Planets of Earth (UPE). Created in 2546, the office was proposed by Ivar Messer I, then High-General of the UPE, in response to a series of bombings reported as terrorist attacks on multiple…

Perry Line Pact

Politics · History

The Perry Line Pact is a peace treaty between the United Empire of Earth(UEE) and the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). After the signing of the Akari-Kr.ē Treaty brought an unofficial end to the Xi'an-Human Cold War, the question of what to do with the eight disputed planetary systems…

House Kl.ō

Xi'an · History

Kl.ō was one of the four major Houses in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) involved in the Great Divide(20044 - 19770 BCE). When the last daughter of Kl.ō attempted to defect to House Uai'i, a move that would have ended her family line, a war broke out between the Houses. In the final…

Tevarin Diaspora

Tevarin · History

The Tevarin diaspora refers to the general movement of Tevarin in the centuries following their defeat in the First) (2541-2546) and Second) (2603-2610) Tevarin Wars. Following the loss of Jalan (Elysium IV) to the United Empire of Earth (UEE) in 2546, the Tevarin that had not…

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.…

Massacre of Garron II

History · Human

In 2792, ImperatorLinton Messer XI sold off the terraforming rights of Garron II to the Bright Worlds Terraforming Group (BWTG). One of the indigenous species, which had shown sentience and was known to both the BWTG and Linton Messer, was exterminated during the terraforming…

Tevarin Purge

Tevarin · History

The Tevarin Purge was a movement sparked in the immediate aftermath of the Second Tevarin War) (2603-2610), in which the Tevarin voluntarily severed connection with their culture. They destroyed records, denounced the Rijoran code, tore down temples, and obliterated other…

Xi'an-Human Cold War

History · Human · Xi'an · Military

The Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793) was a period of military and political tension between the United Empire of Earth (UEE) and the Xi'an Empire. It was sparked from first contact between the two civilizations when in 2530 when a Human terraforming company, acting…

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…

House Uai'i

Xi'an · History

Uai'i is one of the major Houses in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an.) Credited with creating the first single-occupant spacecraft capable of exiting and re-entering the atmosphere, Uai'i came to power in 26038 BCE. Before this point they were a minor but prosperous House, having…

Armistead Perry

People · History

Armistead Perry was a General of the United Planets of Earth (UPE) Navy from 2531 to 2546, and of the United Empire of Earth(UEE) Navy from 2546 to 2589. She is best known as the architect of the Perry Line. Born into a military family, Perry completed her Equivalency at age 16…

Vega System

Planetary Systems · Human

VEGA SYSTEM The Vega system is a planetary system in the United Empire of Earth (UEE). It consists of one mesoplanet, two terrestrial planets, one gas giant, one asteroid belt, and a G-type main sequence star. It was discovered in SEY 2402 and colonized only seven years later,…

P5G Gladius

Spacecraft · Military · Human

P5G Gladius The Gladius is a long-serving military light fighter spacecraft developed by Aegis Dynamics and first utilized by the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) in the 26th century SEY. Its frame is easily modified, and has undergone numerous technology retrofits in the past…

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…

Boro

Settlements

Boro was a city on Crion (Caliban II), Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. The capital of Crion, it was the home of the main chambers of the Governors Council and was the main population center of the planet. Particularly popular among long-haul traders and explorers,…

Caliban Belt Alpha

Space

The Caliban belt alpha is an asteroid belt in the Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. When the Caliban system was possessed by the United Empire of Earth(UEE), the belt was a hub for miners, haulers, and salvagers, and was dotted with rest stops in service of…

Condi Hillard

People · Human

Condi Hillard (2659 - 2712) was a security contractor for Orion Defense Protection (ODP), best known for being the first Human to have defeated a Vanduul in ship-to-ship combat. After she completed her Equivalency, she obtained an old Gladius from a scrapyard, repaired it, and…

Lost Squad (Show)

Entertainment · Human

Lost Squad is a Human historical war drama series starring Callum Robb based on the events surrounding the Fall of Caliban. Written and created by Jaina Tatman and Hadrian Weir and produced by Devil May Care Productions, the series dramatizes the history of the 89th UEE Naval…

Esperia

Commerce · Human

Esperia is a Human spacecraft manufacturer that adapts, reproduces, and sells existing spacecraft designs. The company was founded in 2873 by Jovi and Theo Ingstrom, brothers interested in preserving spacecraft-building history. Esperia's current lineup of spacecraft…