Lore

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,…

Orion Belt Alpha

Space

The Orion belt alpha is the only asteroid belt in the Orion system. It orbits the system's sun between Armitage (Orion III) and the gas giant Orion IV. In 2699, Humans discovered deposits of gold and platinum there and set up small mines. However, these were abandoned when…

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…

Warlord Corath'Thal

Tevarin · People

Corath'Thal was a Tevarin Warlord who led an armed insurgency against the United Empire of Earth (UEE) during the Second Tevarin War. A brilliant and charismatic leader, he unified many Tevarin that had been scattered in the First Tevarin War in order to reclaim their homeworld…

Kellog System

Planetary Systems

The Kellog system is a protected planetary system that consists of a G-type main sequence star, five terrestrial planets, and one gas dwarf. Discovered in SEY 2811 by navjumper Patek Coen, initial surveys revealed that Kellog II was home to a sapient species, and the system was…

Suj Kossi

People · Tevarin

Suj Kossi (b.2900) is a Senator for Jalan (Elysium III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). Kossi began his political career after his honorable discharge from the UEE Navy, where he received a Medal of Valor for his service during a dangerous repair mission under fire from the…

Ernst Bishop

People · Human

Ernst Bishop (SEY 2880 - present) is an Admiral in the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN), currently serving as the commander of the 65th Battle Group, 2nd Fleet since 9 February 2939. He previously served as commander of the 6th Battle Group. He was confirmed by the UEE Senate…

Vanduul Kingship

Vanduul · Spacecraft

Kingship is a military designation for Vanduul capital ships that serve as the apparent flagships of some especially large Vanduul Clans. The Kingship is the largest type of Vanduul capital asset encountered and is the most powerful class of known warship. Functionally, a…

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…

Retribution

Spacecraft · Military · Human

Retribution is a dreadnought spacecraft manufactured by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) military in cooperation with multiple major manufacturers. Designed to counter Vanduul Kingships, the Retribution is the largest type of capital ship used by the UEE military at around 2700…

Nova

Ground Transportation · Human · Military

The Nova is a main battle tank developed by Tumbril Land Systems. Built around a large, turreted ballistic cannon, the Nova is used by the United Empire of Earth (UEE) Army and Marine armored units. Early models of the tank were used during the Second Tevarin War and…

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…

Caliban 4d

Moons

Caliban 4d is the fourth moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Composed of silicate rock, it has a water-ice crust with a very smooth surface that completely covers a moon-wide ocean of liquid salt water. The ice is laced with dark…

Caliban 4c

Moons

Caliban 4c is the third moon from the gas giant Caliban IV, Caliban system, located in Vanduul territory. Small and dark, its reddish-brown surface is dusted with iron oxide. The abundant presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes any iron in the dust to oxidize and…

Kellar's Run

Illegal Activity · Human

Kellar's Run is a 2931 intersystem spacecraft chase that started in the outlaw space station Spider in the Cathcart system when Dean Kellar shot and killed an undercover Advocacy agent during a disagreement over Anvil thrusters. Kellar battled his way out of Spider to his…

Armitage (Weapons Manufacturer)

Commerce · Weapons · Human

Armitage is a Human weapons manufacturer founded in 2717 by a group of survivors from the Battle of Orion (2712). Named for the once Human-inhabited planet in the fallen system, Armitage produces weapons that are simple to use by people without training. The company has remained…